--- title: "Danny Chang: elected School Trustee, Richmond 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/danny-chang" last_updated: "2026-10-31T17:02:47.122Z" meta: description: "Elected School Trustee in the Richmond 2026 election with 16,773 votes, 4th of 28 (official count). Danny Chang was elected to the Richmond Board of Educat..." "og:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Richmond 2026 election with 16,773 votes, 4th of 28 (official count). Danny Chang was elected to the Richmond Board of Educat..." "og:title": "Danny Chang: elected School Trustee, Richmond 2026" "twitter:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Richmond 2026 election with 16,773 votes, 4th of 28 (official count). Danny Chang was elected to the Richmond Board of Educat..." "twitter:title": "Danny Chang: elected School Trustee, Richmond 2026" --- School Trustee · Richmond 2026 # Danny Chang - Elected, School Trustee16,773 votes, 4th of 28. Official count, City of Richmond. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/results#school-trustee) Elected school trustee of Richmond on October 17, 2026, with 16,773 votes, fourth of 28 trustee candidates. A newcomer who ran with Advance Richmond on a business advisory committee for the district, more work experience programs, financial literacy and employable skills, and adequate funding for public education. Danny Chang was elected to the Richmond Board of Education on October 17, 2026, with 16,773 votes in the City's official count, declared on October 21, 2026, fourth of 28 candidates for the seven seats. The City's declaration of election by voting prints Advance Richmond as his elector organization; Richmond News called him and Dean Billings the organization's newcomers on the board, and their colleague Rod Belleza was re-elected. In the statement he gave the City he promised a Richmond Business Community Advisory Committee, more fundraising and easier rental of school facilities, more co-op, internship, job shadowing and volunteer programs, financial literacy and employable skills with preparation for an AI-driven economy, and advocacy for adequate funding of public education. By his own account he is a Richmond parent, a business director and the owner of an import and wholesale company, and a business graduate of Simon Fraser University. Richmond News reported on October 19, 2026 that he told the organization's election night gathering to expect a new Richmond school system, and that his first priority would be to expand after-school care. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Advance Richmond2026 ![Danny Chang, from Advance Richmond.](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/images/candidates/danny-chang-640.webp) *Danny ChangSchool Trusteev.* [Image: Advance Richmond](https://www.advancerichmond.com/team/danny-chang/) Promise tracker ## 9 promises. What Danny has done since. Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it. -
No action yet**A Richmond Business Community Advisory Committee, more fundraising, and easier rental of school facilities**Board governance · Own promise In the statement he gave the City he promised to establish a Richmond Business Community Advisory Committee, to expand fundraising opportunities and to make school facilities easier for community organizations to rent. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Danny Chang (opens in a new tab), VoteMate · Danny Chang, Advance for Richmond School Board, 2026 BC Local Elections (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**More co-op, internship, job shadowing, business field trip and volunteer programs**Programs · Own promise In the statement he gave the City he promised to expand co-op programs, internships, job shadowing, business field trips and volunteer opportunities that give practical work experience. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Danny Chang (opens in a new tab), VoteMate · Danny Chang, Advance for Richmond School Board, 2026 BC Local Elections (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Financial literacy, employable skills and preparation for an AI-driven economy, with closer work with the City and the Province**Programs · Own promise In the statement he gave the City he promised to strengthen financial literacy, employable skills and preparation for an AI-driven economy, and to improve collaboration with the City and the provincial government. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Danny Chang (opens in a new tab), VoteMate · Danny Chang, Advance for Richmond School Board, 2026 BC Local Elections (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Advocate for adequate funding of public education**School funding · Own promise In the statement he gave the City he promised to advocate for adequate funding of public education. It names no amount. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Danny Chang (opens in a new tab), VoteMate · Danny Chang, Advance for Richmond School Board, 2026 BC Local Elections (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Let the public speak on agenda items at board and committee meetings, and open advisory committees**Board governance · Party platform Advance Richmond's school platform, which the statements of Dean Billings and Danny Chang to the City describe as the statements of all its trustee candidates, promises to allow delegations from the public on agenda items and at public committee meetings, and to open the Indigenous and other board advisory committees to the public. The organization's posts of September 25 and October 2, 2026 say the two-week rule for delegation requests should go. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Dean Billings (opens in a new tab), Advance Richmond · community update of September 25, 2026, on public input at board and committee meetings (opens in a new tab), Advance Richmond · community update of October 2, 2026, by Dean Billings, on the two-week delegation rule (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Publish data on substance use, racism, bullying, class evacuations and violence against staff**Safe schools · Party platform Advance Richmond's school platform, which the statements of Dean Billings and Danny Chang to the City describe as the statements of all its trustee candidates, promises to publish data on substance use on school grounds, racism, bullying, class evacuations and violence against staff, and to evaluate changes, pilots and outside vendors in a systematic way instead of ad hoc opinion surveys. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Dean Billings (opens in a new tab), Advance Richmond · community update of September 21, 2026, by Dean Billings, on violence data in schools (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Get Richmond to first place in BC in literacy, math and graduation rates**Programs · Party platform Advance Richmond's school platform, which the statements of Dean Billings and Danny Chang to the City describe as the statements of all its trustee candidates, sets the goal of first place in BC in literacy scores, math scores and graduation rates. It names no measure and no date. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Dean Billings (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**A safe and inclusive learning environment, life skills for students and a stronger student voice**Safe schools · Party platform Advance Richmond's school platform, which the statements of Dean Billings and Danny Chang to the City describe as the statements of all its trustee candidates, promises to foster a safe and inclusive learning environment in schools, to develop students' life skills to improve their well-being and to enhance students' voice, from Rod Belleza's statement to the City. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Rod Belleza (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Better individual education plans, a diverse learners advisory committee, teacher training incentives and more mini-schools**Inclusion · Party platform Advance Richmond's post of October 3, 2026 proposes better individual education plan processes, a Diverse Learners PAC and Advisory Committee, sustainable funding, teacher training incentives and exploring more mini-school options for gifted and diverse learners. It names no cost. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Advance Richmond · community update of October 3, 2026, on gifted and diverse learners (opens in a new tab).
01 / Introduction ## About Danny Chang Danny Chang was elected to the Richmond Board of Education on October 17, 2026. The City's official count gives him 16,773 votes, fourth of 28 candidates for the seven seats, behind Ken Hamaguchi, Heather Larson and Rod Belleza. The City's declaration of election by voting of September 21, 2026 prints Advance Richmond as his elector organization, and the organization's post of October 18, 2026 counts him among its six candidates elected. Richmond News reported on October 18 that he and Dean Billings were the organization's newcomers on the board. Richmond News reported on October 19, 2026 that he promised change at the board in his election night speech and said people should look forward to a new Richmond school system, and that in an interview afterwards he said he wanted to learn from the returning trustees and work in peace over the four years, that he was there to do what is best for his child and for students, and that his first priority as a trustee would be to expand after-school care programs. In the statement he gave the City he named four priorities: a Richmond Business Community Advisory Committee with more fundraising and easier rental of school facilities; more co-op programs, internships, job shadowing, business field trips and volunteer opportunities; financial literacy, employable skills and preparation for an AI-driven economy, with closer work with the City and the Province; and advocacy for adequate funding of public education. His page on his organization's site lists school safety and anti-bullying, academic competitiveness, and financial planning and delivery as his priorities. Richmond News's candidate list of September 11, 2026 says his focus is protecting children from bullying and drug-related risks in schools. By his own account, in the statement he gave the City and on his organization's page, he is a Richmond parent with a daughter in the Richmond School District, a business director and the owner of an import and wholesale company, a graduate of Simon Fraser University in business administration with a concentration in marketing and management information systems, and a volunteer on federal and provincial election campaigns. voche.me has not checked these with the university or any other body. 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 ### A Richmond Business Community Advisory Committee, fundraising and school rentals In the statement he gave the City he promised to establish a Richmond Business Community Advisory Committee, to expand fundraising opportunities and to make school facilities easier for community organizations to rent. [City of Richmond · candidate profile, Danny Chang ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=103) 02 ### Work experience programs for students His statement to the City promises to expand co-op programs, internships, job shadowing, business field trips and volunteer opportunities that give practical work experience. [City of Richmond · candidate profile, Danny Chang ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=103) 03 ### Financial literacy, employable skills and an AI-driven economy His statement to the City promises to strengthen financial literacy, employable skills and preparation for an AI-driven economy, and to improve collaboration with the City and the provincial government. [City of Richmond · candidate profile, Danny Chang ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=103) 04 ### School safety and anti-bullying, academic competitiveness, and adequate funding His page on his organization's site lists school safety and anti-bullying, academic competitiveness, and financial planning and delivery as his priorities, and his statement to the City promises to advocate for adequate funding of public education. Neither names an act on safety or an amount. [Advance Richmond · Danny Chang, Richmond School Board Trustee Candidate 2026 ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/team/danny-chang/) [Advance Richmond, his candidate page](https://www.advancerichmond.com/team/danny-chang/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Researched on 2026-10-30 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's candidate profile, results and declarations, Advance Richmond's home page, its 2026 candidates page, his page there, its September and October 2026 posts on schools and its results post, his VoteMate page, and Richmond News reports of September and October 2026. His account of his business, his degree and his volunteering comes from his statement to the City and his organization's page and was not checked with any other body. His City profile lists a Facebook account (dannychang1979), which shows a login page to scripts, so no post was read. No earlier candidacy, no questionnaire page with his own 2026 answers and no report of a 2026 trustee debate quoting him was found. He held no public office before the vote, so there is no record of votes to read. 03 / Background ## Experience & community ### Background not supplied Work, public service and community involvement will appear here when supplied. No experience has been added to this profile. 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 Danny Chang 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 Danny Chang's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
How did Danny Chang do in the 2026 Richmond municipal election? Danny Chang was elected School Trustee with 16,773 votes, 4th of 28 in the official count. The City of Richmond published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Danny Chang? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Danny Chang's own campaign.
What party did Danny Chang run with? Danny Chang ran for School Trustee with Advance Richmond.
Does Danny Chang currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Danny Chang.
How many sources does this Danny Chang profile cite? This profile lists 22 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Danny Chang's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Danny Chang 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 Danny Chang ran in? The 2026 Richmond 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 Richmond · Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/2026_declaration_of_official_result79945.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Richmond · Election Results, 2026 General Local Election ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/electionresults/Results.aspx)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Richmond · Declaration of Election by Voting, September 21, 2026 ](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Declaration_of_Election_by_Voting_-_September_21__202679778.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Richmond · 2026 Candidate List ](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/elections/candidateslist.htm)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Richmond · candidate profile, Danny Chang ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=103)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Advance Richmond · home page, with the five values and the team ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Advance Richmond · Danny Chang, Richmond School Board Trustee Candidate 2026 ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/team/danny-chang/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Advance Richmond · 2026 Richmond Election Candidates ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/election-2026/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Advance Richmond · Advance Richmond Congratulates Six Team Members Following the 2026 Richmond Election, October 18, 2026 ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/latest-news/richmond-2026-election-results/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Advance Richmond · community update of October 3, 2026, on gifted and diverse learners ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/latest-news/community-gifted-and-diverse-learners-deserve-an-education-that-challenges-and-s-67954f18/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Advance Richmond · community update of September 25, 2026, on public input at board and committee meetings ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/latest-news/community-there-s-a-reason-school-board-meetings-can-feel-like-53169385/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Advance Richmond · community update of October 2, 2026, by Dean Billings, on the two-week delegation rule ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/latest-news/community-welcome-to-the-richmond-school-board-s-two-week-time-25169385/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Advance Richmond · community update of September 21, 2026, by Dean Billings, on violence data in schools ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/latest-news/community-a-new-report-highlights-thousands-of-incidents-of-vi-25169385/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [VoteMate · Danny Chang, Advance for Richmond School Board, 2026 BC Local Elections ](https://www.votemate.org/c/13344?riding=797)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond election 2026: A complete list of local candidates, September 11, 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/heres-who-running-in-richmond-come-election-time-in-october-12771026)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Advance Richmond adds four more candidates to slate, September 9, 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/advance-richmond-adds-four-more-candidates-to-slate-12760189)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Slates, candidates vie for seats on Richmond Board of Education, 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/slates-candidates-vie-for-seats-on-richmond-board-of-education-12709865)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond Votes, Column: Breaking down Richmond's school board candidates, October 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-votes-column-breaking-down-richmonds-school-board-candidates-12840924)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond Votes: Five incumbents, two newcomers elected to Richmond school board, October 18, 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-votes-five-incumbents-two-newcomers-elected-to-richmond-bc-school-board-12907486)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond Votes: Setting campaigns aside, Richmond trustees prepare for new term, October 19, 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-setting-campaigns-aside-richmond-trustees-prepare-for-new-term-12911682)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Richmond · candidate profile, Dean Billings ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=98)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Richmond · candidate profile, Rod Belleza ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=101)Checked October 30, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Advance Richmond, the organization's site](https://www.advancerichmond.com/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates) [School Trustee**Alice Wong**](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/alice-wong) [School Trustee**Dean Billings**](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/dean-billings) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Danny Chang 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/richmond-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.