2026 CHATHAM-KENT ELECTION – CANDIDATES
MAYOR
Lauren Anderson
Lauren Anderson is a nurse, mother and Ward 1 councillor running for mayor of Chatham-Kent. A Chatham-Kent resident, she worked 16 years as an obstetrics nurse at Leamington Hospital before entering municipal politics. As a councillor, she helped lead the Wheatley emergency response, which raised more than $200,000 for displaced families and helped secure more than $36 million in provincial funding for recovery. Her platform focuses on building the infrastructure for growth, bringing public health, police and social services together on mental health, addiction and homelessness, and making responsible investments that create jobs and keep young people in the community.
Learn more at https://www.laurenandersonofficial.ca/.
Michael Bondy
Nelson Burm
Darrin Canniff
April Colby
Ryan Gow
Randy Hope
WARD 5 – WALLACEBURG
Bill Arends
Brendan Authier
Loree Bailey
Jim Blake
Dave Brunditt
Steven Burritt
Mark Childs
Jason Debuck
Brent DeNure
David Hyatt
Zac Nicholson
Victoria Stewart
Bill Wolsing
Chris Young
WARD 4 – NORTH WEST KENT
John Cummings
Kirk Hooker
Rhonda Jubenville
WARD 1 – SOUTH WEST KENT
Tom Askew
Mark Authier
Michael Bond
Melissa Harrigan
Andréa Palmer
Gerhard Taves
WARD 2 – SOUTH EAST KENT
Chad Carnie
Anthony Ceccacci
Matthew Giffin
Fred Hooper
Matt Lamarche
Denise Maynard
Albert Pilbeam
Brad Snobelen
Spencer Stinson
Hassan Tariq
WARD 3 – NORTH EAST KENT
Lauren Aziz
Kyle Carter
Cory Couture
Mark Huston
Emery Huszka
Matthew Pietens
James Plunkett
WARD 6 – NORTH WEST CHATHAM
Jeff Comiskey
Ben Labadie
F. Brian Machado
Sheila Moir-Martin
Karen Montgomery
Dave Palmer
Bonny Pigeon
Alysson Storey
Marc Westerman
WARD 7 – NORTH EAST CHATHAM
Steve Adkins
Marjorie Crew
Penelope Duchesne
Michael Fife
Amy Finn
Dustin Gawne
Michael Gibbons
Rick Hottot
Larry Hutchins
Steve Kenney
Marc King
Jason Reynolds
Jonathan Meriano
Doug Robbins
Karen Robinet
Dustin Ryan
Dale VanDusen
WARD 8 – SOUTH CHATHAM
Connor Allin
Bruce Caldwell
Cynthia Côté
Sandra Dorner
Ryan Drouillard
John Duquette
Andy Fisher
Paulo Graciano
Deb Martin – WITHDRAWN
Brock McGregor
Rick Nicholls
Stephani Shill
Scott Thompson
Luke Van Der Vliet
