City of Burlington Releases Official List of Certified Candidates for 2022 Municipal Election

*Please see below a news release issued by the City of Burlington.Burlington, Ont. — Aug. 22, 2022 — A total of 52 candidates are certified to run in the 2022 municipal election in Burlington. The candidate nomination period for the 2022 Burlington municipal election closed on Aug. 19, 2022 at 2 p.m. The official list of certified candidates running for positions, including those on City Council, Regional Chair and School Board trustee, is as follows:

OFFICE	NAMES OF CANDIDATES (in alphabetical order)
Mayor	Jim Kerr Anne Marsden Marianne Meed Ward Steven Rieck William Tuck
City and Regional Councillor Ward 1	Kelvin Galbraith Robert Radway
City and Regional Councillor Ward 2	Keith Demoe Lisa Kearns Tim O-Brien
City and Regional Councillor Ward 3	Jennifer Hounslow Luke McEachern Rory Nisan
City and Regional Councillor Ward 4	Tony Brecknock Olivia Duke Shawna Stolte Eden Wood
City and Regional Councillor Ward 5	Guy D'Alesio Andrew Hall Denny Pirzas Paul Sharman
City and Regional Councillor Ward 6	Angelo Bentivegna Rick Greenspoon Renato Velocci
Regional Chair	Gary Carr Andrea Grebenc Jane McKenna
Halton District School Board Trustee -- Wards 1 and 2	Matthew Diodati Sebastian Dumitrescu-Georgescu Omar Kayed
Halton District School Board Trustee -- Wards 3 and 6	Nathaniel Arfin Chris Goff Stephen Green Alison Hodd Anna Sophia Jodhi Dan Smith Xin Yi Zhang
Halton District School Board Trustee -- Ward 4	Roxanne Anderson Michael Beauchemin Varun Bhardwaj Michael Duhacek Margo Shuttleworth
Halton District School Board Trustee -- Ward 5	David Biagioni Amy Collard
Halton Catholic District School Board Trustee -- Wards 1 and 2	Vincent Enzo Iantomasi Kirsten Kelly
Halton Catholic District School Board Trustee -- Wards 3 and 6	David Cherry Trish Nicholls-Powell
Halton Catholic District School Board Trustee -- Wards 4 and 5	Brenda Agnew Rick Giuliani
Conseil scolaire Viamonde	Pierre Gregory (acclaimed)
Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir	Dominique Janssens (acclaimed)

A list of all the candidates that have been certified by the City Clerk to run in the municipal election is available online at myvoteburlington.caBurlington is a city where people, nature and businesses thrive. Sign up to learn more about Burlington at burlington.ca/subscribe and follow @CityBurlington on social media.

"Nearly 65% of Canada’s core infrastructure is owned, operated and maintained by municipalities. The City of Burlington oversees many of the services the community relies on every day such as fire response, transit, roads and recreation programs. The 2022 municipal election is your opportunity to choose who makes key decisions for you and your city." -- Kevin Arjoon, City Clerk, City of Burlington

Quick Facts:

• Voting for the Burlington municipal election takes place between Oct. 11 and 24, 2022.
• There are three ways to vote:
  • online, using Internet voting, from Oct. 11 to 20, 2022
  • in person, at advance polls on Oct. 15 and 18, 2022
  • in person, on election day, Oct. 24, 2022.
• Individuals eligible to vote in the Burlington municipal election must be:
  • a Canadian citizen
  • at least 18 years old
  • a resident in the City of Burlington (own or rent property)
  • a non-resident of Burlington, but you or your spouse own or rent property in Burlington.

Links & Resources:

• Visit myvoteburlington.ca for all your 2022 Burlington election news, updates and information.
• To receive the latest news and updates about the city’s 2022 municipal election, residents can subscribe to the “News and Updates” at myvoteburlington.ca
• To confirm if you are on the registered Voters List for the 2022 municipal election, visit voterlookup.ca. Being on the Voters List saves you time when you vote.