2026 Municipal Election Endorsements

The Durham Region Labour Council is proud to share our endorsed candidates for the 2026 municipal elections. These candidates are committed to standing up for workers, strong public services, and the communities we live and work in.

Municipal Election Endorsements

Ajax

Ward 1 Local Councillor: Malcolm Barrington

Ward 1 Regional Councillor: Stephen Sullivan

Brock

Regional Councillor: Cria Pettingill 

Ward 1 Councillor: John Rush

Clarington

Ward 1 Local Councillor: Sami Elhajjeh 

Ward 2 Local Councillor: Kathleen Flynn

Oshawa

Mayor: Derek Giberson

Ward 2 City Councillor: Sarah Chiapparro 

Ward 3 City Councillor: Shailene Panylo 

Ward 3 Regional & City Councillor: Katherine Pollard

Ward 4 City Councillor:  Deb Oldfield

Ward 4 Regional and City Councillor: Jack O’Donnell

Ward 5 Regional & City Councillor: Kristen McKinnon

Pickering

Mayor:  Doug Cornell 

Ward 1 City Councillor: Jamie Nye

Ward 2 City Councillor: Mara Nagy 

Whitby

Centre Ward Local Councillor: Akuah Frempong

Centre Ward Regional Councillor: Niki Lundquist 

West Ward Regional Councillor: Debbie Lewis

Trustee Endorsements

Ajax

Michelle Macnamara and Zubair Hussain

North (Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge)

Paul Breeze and Dave Brown

Oshawa

Krista Laing and Jim Van Allen

Pickering

Amjad Muhammad

KPRDSB Clarington

Cathy Abraham, Pranay Gunti and Bunmi Oyinsan

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Workers’ voices matter, and they belong in our municipal elections.