--- title: "Joe Muego: elected School Trustee, Delta 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/candidates/joe-muego" last_updated: "2026-10-31T17:01:02.516Z" meta: description: "Elected School Trustee in the Delta 2026 election with 11,444 votes, 6th of 18 (official count). Joe Muego was re-elected to the Delta Board of Education o..." "og:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Delta 2026 election with 11,444 votes, 6th of 18 (official count). Joe Muego was re-elected to the Delta Board of Education o..." "og:title": "Joe Muego: elected School Trustee, Delta 2026" "twitter:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Delta 2026 election with 11,444 votes, 6th of 18 (official count). Joe Muego was re-elected to the Delta Board of Education o..." "twitter:title": "Joe Muego: elected School Trustee, Delta 2026" --- School Trustee · Delta 2026 # Joe Muego - Elected, School Trustee11,444 votes, 6th of 18. Official count, City of Delta. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/results#school-trustee) Re-elected school trustee of Delta on October 17, 2026, with 11,444 votes, sixth of the 18 trustee candidates. A trustee since 2022, the Board's vice-chair in 2023 and its chair since November 2024, an architect by his own account, he ran with Achieving for Delta on early literacy and numeracy, financial planning and oversight, including a zero-based budget once a term, and a healthy workforce. Joe Muego was re-elected to the Delta Board of Education on October 17, 2026, with 11,444 votes in the City of Delta's official count, sixth of the 18 candidates for seven seats. The Chief Election Officer declared the result on October 21, 2026. The City's candidates page prints Achieving for Delta as his elector organization; he and Erica Beard were the two of its seven trustee candidates elected. The Delta School District's trustee page gives 2022 as the year he was first elected and lists him as chair; its posts record his election as vice-chair in November 2023 and as chair in November 2024 and November 2025. The Delta Optimist reported in 2023 that he had chaired the Delta District Parent Advisory Council, and the Cloverdale Reporter reported in 2018 that he ran for the Board that year with Independents Working for You. By his own account he is a registered architect. In the North Delta Reporter's questionnaire he named early literacy and numeracy, financial planning and oversight, and a healthy and empowered workforce as his priorities. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Achieving for Delta2026 ![Joe Muego, from Achieving for Delta.](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/images/candidates/joe-muego-640.webp) *Joe MuegoSchool Trusteev.* [Image: Achieving for Delta](https://www.afdelta.com/team-member/joe-muego/) Promise tracker ## 10 promises. What Joe has done since. Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it. -
No action yet**Require a zero-based budget at least once per term**School funding · Own promise In the North Delta Reporter's questionnaire he wrote that one strategy he intends to move forward if re-elected is a requirement for a zero-based budget at least once per term, which starts from a clean slate and requires a fresh reason for every expense. The Achieving for Delta platform release of September 21, 2026 carries the same commitment, with stronger three-year financial planning, the Reporter reported. > “One of the strategies that I intend to move forward if re-elected is the requirement for a zero-based budget at least once per term.” No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Joe Muego (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Identify learning gaps early, with literacy screening for every elementary student**Programs · Party platform Achieving for Delta's school trustee platform promises to identify learning gaps early and get students the right support at the right time. The North Delta Reporter reported that the slate's release of September 21, 2026 commits to literacy screening for all elementary students, which it said then covered kindergarten to grade 3. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Expand Math Minds to every elementary school, with measures of how well it works**Programs · Party platform The North Delta Reporter reported that the slate's release commits to expanding the Math Minds program to all elementary schools and developing clear metrics to measure it. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Strengthen support for diverse learners, with an annual review of staff ratios**Inclusion · Party platform The platform promises to strengthen accessibility and support for diverse learners and to focus resources on the people, programs and tools that help students take part. The Reporter reported a commitment to an annual review of staff-to-diverse-learner ratios in Inclusive Education, including education assistants. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Fund the Justice and Equity Action Plan and the Accessibility Plan**Inclusion · Party platform The North Delta Reporter reported that the slate's release commits to strong funding of the district's Justice and Equity Action Plan and Accessibility Plan so learners with challenges can thrive without systemic or physical barriers. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Protect teachers, education assistants and classroom resources when budgets are tight**School funding · Party platform The platform promises to look for efficiencies across the district while protecting teachers, education assistants, student services and classroom resources, and to manage reserves carefully so short-term decisions do not create long-term pressure. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Freeze district rental and facility fees for 2026/27**Facilities · Party platform The North Delta Reporter reported that the slate's release commits to freezing school district rental fees and facility fees for 2026/27. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Share costs with the City of Delta and senior governments to improve school and community facilities**Facilities · Party platform The platform promises to work with the City of Delta and other governments to share costs and improve school and community facilities together, naming the Seaquam Secondary track as the model. The Reporter reported a commitment to seek provincial and federal funding for capital projects such as the Sunshine Hills Elementary playground. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Safer routes to school, with a trustee on Council's Transportation Advisory Committee**Safe schools · Party platform The platform promises to work with the City of Delta and other partners on crossings and sidewalks and to address traffic and safety concerns near schools. The Reporter reported commitments to promote Safe Walk to School Routes and to ask the City to add a trustee or designate to Council's Transportation Advisory Committee. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Open budget discussions, strong financial oversight and clear reporting**Board governance · Party platform The platform promises to support open budget discussions, strong financial oversight and clear reporting so the community can understand the choices facing the Board. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab).
01 / Introduction ## About Joe Muego Joe Muego was re-elected to the Delta Board of Education on October 17, 2026. The City of Delta's official count gives him 11,444 votes, sixth of the 18 candidates for seven seats, and the Chief Election Officer declared him elected on October 21, 2026. The North Delta Reporter reported that this was 7 per cent of the ballots cast for trustee and that he and Erica Beard, both running with Achieving for Delta, each won another term. The District's post of November 9, 2022 says he was sworn in as a new trustee that day. Its post of November 8, 2023 records his election as vice-chair, and the Optimist reported that he was acclaimed. Its post of November 6, 2024 records his election as chair, succeeding Val Windsor, and its post of November 5, 2025 his re-election as chair for a second year. On October 1, 2026 the District published his World Teachers' Day message as chair. The District's trustee page lists him as chair and as liaison trustee for Delta Secondary and four elementary schools, and the District's posts say he sits on the BC School Trustees Association's provincial council, on the Council and Board liaison committee and chairs the District's audit committee. The Cloverdale Reporter reported in September 2018 that he was the District Parent Advisory Council's chair and was running for the Board that year with Independents Working for You, and the Reporter printed his answers to its 2018 questionnaire; he was not elected that year. The Optimist reported in 2022 that he ran with Achieving for Delta, and in June 2026 that he was one of three sitting trustees on the slate's 2026 team. By his own account, in his 2022 statement to the Optimist, on the slate's team page and in the 2026 questionnaire, he has lived in Delta for 20 years, held parent advisory council positions for 14 years, is a registered architect with his own practice since 2002, and served on City committees including the Advisory Design Panel. voche.me has not checked his registration with the Architectural Institute of BC or his City appointments. In the Reporter's questionnaire he named three priorities: student success through early literacy and numeracy, strong financial planning and oversight, and a healthy and empowered workforce. He wrote that the District's budget is about $250 million a year, and that one strategy he intends to move forward is a requirement for a zero-based budget at least once per term, which starts from a clean slate and requires a fresh reason for every expense. In the slate's platform release of September 21, 2026, the Reporter reported, he said the system is strong and needs steady, data-driven leadership. The Achieving for Delta school trustee platform carries the slate's promises, listed on this page as the organization's. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### Early literacy and numeracy In the Reporter's questionnaire he named student success through an early literacy and numeracy focus first. The Achieving for Delta platform promises to find learning gaps early, with literacy screening for every elementary student. [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Joe Muego (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-joe-muego/) 02 ### Financial planning and oversight His second priority. He wrote that the District's budget is about $250 million a year and that the Board must keep high standards of oversight, and that he intends to bring forward a requirement for a zero-based budget at least once per term. [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Joe Muego (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-joe-muego/) 03 ### A healthy and empowered workforce His third priority. In his World Teachers' Day message as chair he thanked the District's educators, support staff and administrators. The questionnaire names no act for this priority. [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Joe Muego (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-joe-muego/) [Achieving for Delta school trustee platform](https://www.afdelta.com/platform/school-trustees/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Researched on 2026-10-30 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's declaration of results, results by polling location, declaration of candidates and candidates page; the Delta School District's trustee page, its posts of November 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 on the election of the chair and its World Teachers' Day post of October 1, 2026; his Achieving for Delta team page and the slate's school trustee platform; his VoteMate page; the North Delta Reporter's questionnaire, its 2018 questionnaire and its reports of September 22 and October 18, 2026; the Cloverdale Reporter's report of September 5, 2018; and the Delta Optimist's reports of September, October and November 2022, November 2023, November 2024 and June 2026, each read from an Internet Archive copy because the Optimist's article pages refuse scripts. His years on the Board and his terms as chair and vice-chair come from the District's own pages. His architecture practice and his City committee roles are his own account. The slate's Facebook and Instagram accounts, which he named, were not read, because both sites show a login page to scripts. The Board's minutes were not read for this page. No report of a 2026 all-candidates meeting quoting him was found. 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2022 to now ### Trustee, Delta Board of Education The District's post of November 9, 2022 records his swearing-in as a new trustee, and its trustee page gives 2022 as the year he was first elected. He ran with Achieving for Delta in 2022 and 2026, the Optimist reported, and with Independents Working for You in 2018, when he was not elected. [Delta School District · Inaugural Board Meeting and the Annual Election of the Chair and Vice Chair, November 9, 2022](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/news/inaugural-board-meeting-and-the-annual-election-of-the-chair-and-vice-chair/) 2024 to now ### Chair, Delta Board of Education The District's post of November 6, 2024 records his election as chair, succeeding Val Windsor, and its post of November 5, 2025 his re-election for a second year. [Delta School District · Delta Board of Education Annual Election of the Chair and Vice Chair, November 5, 2025](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/news/delta-board-of-education-annual-election-of-the-chair-and-vice-chair/) 2023 to 2024 ### Vice-chair, Delta Board of Education The District's post of November 8, 2023 records his election as vice-chair under chair Val Windsor; the Optimist reported that he was acclaimed. [Delta School District · Annual Election of the Delta Board of Education Chair and Vice Chair, November 8, 2023](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/news/annual-election-of-the-delta-board-of-education-chair-and-vice-chair/) Before 2022 ### Chair, Delta District Parent Advisory Council The Cloverdale Reporter described him as the district PAC chair in September 2018, and the Optimist reported in 2023 and 2024 that he had chaired the council. By his own account he held school and district council positions for 14 years. [Cloverdale Reporter · School board vice-chair Val Windsor seeking re-election, by James Smith, September 5, 2018](https://www.cloverdalereporter.com/municipal-election/school-board-vice-chair-val-windsor-seeking-re-election/) 2002 to now ### Registered architect By his own account, in the Reporter's questionnaire, his 2022 Optimist statement and the slate's team page, with his own practice since 2002. voche.me has not checked this with the Architectural Institute of BC. [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Joe Muego (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-joe-muego/) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Joe Muego directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Joe Muego's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
How did Joe Muego do in the 2026 Delta municipal election? Joe Muego was elected School Trustee with 11,444 votes, 6th of 18 in the official count. The City of Delta published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Joe Muego? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Joe Muego's own campaign.
What party did Joe Muego run with? Joe Muego ran for School Trustee with Achieving for Delta.
Does Joe Muego currently hold public office? Yes. Joe Muego currently serves as Trustee and chair, Delta Board of Education.
How many sources does this Joe Muego profile cite? This profile lists 24 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Joe Muego's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Joe Muego in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Joe Muego ran in? The 2026 Delta municipal election, including the School Trustee race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Delta · Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/Declaration%20of%20Official%20Election%20Results%20for%202026%20General%20Local%20%26%20School%20Elections.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Delta · 2026 General Local and School Elections, Results by Polling Locations ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/Results%20by%20Polling%20Location_0.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Delta · Declaration of Candidates, September 11, 2026 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/2026%20Declaration%20of%20Candidates_September%2011%2C%202026%20%40%20401%20pm.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Delta · Candidates, 2026 General Local Election ](https://www.delta.ca/elections/candidates)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta School District · Trustees ](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/board/trustees/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta School District · Delta Board of Education Annual Election of the Chair and Vice Chair, November 5, 2025 ](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/news/delta-board-of-education-annual-election-of-the-chair-and-vice-chair/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta School District · Annual Election of the Chair and Vice Chair, November 6, 2024 ](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/news/annual-election-of-the-chair-and-vice-chair-3/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta School District · Annual Election of the Delta Board of Education Chair and Vice Chair, November 8, 2023 ](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/news/annual-election-of-the-delta-board-of-education-chair-and-vice-chair/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta School District · Inaugural Board Meeting and the Annual Election of the Chair and Vice Chair, November 9, 2022 ](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/news/inaugural-board-meeting-and-the-annual-election-of-the-chair-and-vice-chair/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta School District · World Teachers' Day 2026, a message from Board Chairperson Joe Muego, October 1, 2026 ](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/news/world-teachers-day-2026/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Achieving for Delta · Meet Joe Muego, for School Board ](https://www.afdelta.com/team-member/joe-muego/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform ](https://www.afdelta.com/platform/school-trustees/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [VoteMate · Joe Muego, Achieving for Delta for Delta School Board, 2026 BC Local Elections ](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13224)Checked October 30, 2026 - [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Joe Muego (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-joe-muego/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/09/22/achieving-for-delta-releases-school-trustee-platform/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [North Delta Reporter · Melissa Granum is Delta's new mayor, by James Smith, October 18, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/18/melissa-granum-deltas-new-mayor/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [North Delta Reporter · Delta school trustee candidate Q&A: Joe Muego (his own answers), October 19, 2018 ](https://www.northdeltareporter.com/municipal-election/delta-school-trustee-candidate-qa-joe-muego/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Cloverdale Reporter · School board vice-chair Val Windsor seeking re-election, by James Smith, September 5, 2018 ](https://www.cloverdalereporter.com/municipal-election/school-board-vice-chair-val-windsor-seeking-re-election/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Achieving for Delta announces full election team, June 9, 2026 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/achieving-for-delta-announces-full-election-team-12391799)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Delta School Board elects new chair, November 16, 2024 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/delta-school-board-elects-new-chair-9770812)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Back as Delta School Board chair, Windsor urges better ELL funding, by Sandor Gyarmati, November 13, 2023 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/back-as-delta-school-board-chair-windsor-urges-better-ell-funding-7804792)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Val Windsor elected school board chair, by Ian Jacques, November 9, 2022 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/val-windsor-elected-school-board-chair-6079387)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Many questions for Delta school board candidates at debate, by Sandor Gyarmati, October 4, 2022 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/many-questions-for-delta-school-board-candidates-at-debate-5905179)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Candidate bio: Joe Muego (his own statement), September 5, 2022 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/2022-civic-election/candidate-bio-joe-muego-5845731)Checked October 30, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Achieving for Delta: Meet Joe Muego](https://www.afdelta.com/team-member/joe-muego/) [Delta School District: Trustees](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/board/trustees/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/candidates) [School Trustee**Ammen Dhillon**](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/candidates/ammen-dhillon) [School Trustee**Erica Beard**](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/candidates/erica-beard) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Joe Muego a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/delta-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.