2026 Candidates
CivicWire profiles declared candidates and scores their civic readiness using AI analysis of their professional background.
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Sarah Chen is a civil engineer with 12 years of infrastructure experience at the City of Richmond. She served two terms on the Richmond Public Library Board and volunteers with the Richmond Poverty Response Committee.
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Priya Sharma is a registered nurse with 8 years at Richmond Hospital. She co-founded RichmondHealthAdvocates.ca and has spoken at three consecutive city budget consultations on mental health funding gaps.
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James Kwan is a small business owner who has operated a Richmond restaurant for 15 years. He served on the Richmond Business Improvement Association board and the city's Economic Development Advisory Committee.
Full scorecard →Scoring methodology: Scores are based on publicly available candidate background information, analyzed by AI across three gates: Integrity (Gate 1), Fit (Gate 2), and Jurisdiction (Gate 3). Scores represent editorial opinion, not statements of fact.