2026 Municipal Election candidate list Region

2026 Municipal Election
The next municipal election will be held on Monday, October 26, 2026.
The deadline to become a candidate was August 21 at 2 p.m.
Below is a list of the certified Regional candidates for the 2026 municipal election.
Regional Chair*
Regional Councillor - Cambridge

Name
Phone
Email
Website
Financial Statement

Pam Wolf
647-407-9874
pam_wolf@rogers.com
TBD
TBD

Doug Craig
TBD
douggcraig@icloud.com
dougcraig.ca
TBD

Salman Arefin
TBD
salman@salmanforregionalcouncillor.ca
salmanforregionalcouncillor.ca
TBD

Prakash Venkataraman
1-800-311-5611
info@voteprakash.ca
voteprakash.ca
TBD

Bryan Causarano-Bolton
TBD
hello@causbolt.ca
causbolt.ca
TBD
Regional Councillor - Kitchener

Name
Phone
Email
Website
Financial Statement

Kim Huxted
226-220-2862
kim@kimhuxted.com
kimhuxted.com
TBD

Joe Gowing
226-898-3250
electjoegowing@gmail.com
joe-gowing.com
TBD

Simon Guthrie
226-841-8513
hello@simonguthrie.ca
simonguthrie.ca
TBD

Colleen James
226-241-2617
hello@colleen-james.ca
colleen-james.ca
TBD

Michael Harris
TBD
michael@michaelharriswr.ca
TBD
TBD

Matt Rodrigues
226-799-1406
vote@mattrodrigues.ca
mattrodrigues.ca
TBD

Michael Wisniewski
226-203-1555
mikewisniewski2010@gmail.com
TBD
TBD

Sajid Kolsawala - WITHDRAWN
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

Anna Meksavanh
226-285-1447
meksavanhanna@gmail.com
annameksavanh.ca
TBD

Eve Elizabeth Simson
TBD
voteevesimson@hotmail.com
TBD
TBD

Kevin White
TBD
kw4wrc@gmail.com
kw4wr.wordpress.com
TBD

Mac Graham
519-721-7254
TBD
www.votemacgraham.com
TBD

Ed Edwards
TBD
elect.ed.edwards@gmail.com
TBD
TBD

Regional Councillor - Waterloo

Name
Phone
Email
Website
Financial Statement

Chantal Huinink
TBD
reelectchantalhuininkwr2026@gmail.com
reelectchantalhuininkwr2026.ca
TBD

Jim Erb
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

Sarvesh Pratap Singh
647-527-7040
talktosarvesh@gmail.com
sarveshsingh.ca
TBD

Chris Moser
226-898-4256
chris@chrismoser.ca
chrismoser.ca
TBD

Lindsay Manary
519-588-7521
elect@lindsaymanary.ca
lindsaymanary.ca
TBD

Soo Bok Lee
519-500-5797
sobokdh24@gmail.com
TBD
TBD

Rami Said
519-577-1091
vote@ramisaid.ca
ramisaid.ca
TBD
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