--- title: "Donna Sargent: elected School Trustee, Richmond 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/donna-sargent" last_updated: "2026-10-31T17:02:47.063Z" meta: description: "Elected School Trustee in the Richmond 2026 election with 15,764 votes, 7th of 28 (official count). Donna Sargent was re-elected to the Richmond Board of E..." "og:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Richmond 2026 election with 15,764 votes, 7th of 28 (official count). Donna Sargent was re-elected to the Richmond Board of E..." "og:title": "Donna Sargent: elected School Trustee, Richmond 2026" "twitter:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Richmond 2026 election with 15,764 votes, 7th of 28 (official count). Donna Sargent was re-elected to the Richmond Board of E..." "twitter:title": "Donna Sargent: elected School Trustee, Richmond 2026" --- School Trustee · Richmond 2026 # Donna Sargent - Elected, School Trustee15,764 votes, 7th of 28. Official count, City of Richmond. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/results#school-trustee) Re-elected school trustee of Richmond on October 17, 2026, with 15,764 votes, seventh of 28 trustee candidates and 305 ahead of the next. A trustee for 25 years by her own account and a past chair of the Board, she ran without an organization on funding for student supports, seismic upgrades and a City Centre school, and policies for AI in schools. Donna Sargent was re-elected to the Richmond Board of Education on October 17, 2026, with 15,764 votes in the City's official count, declared on October 21, 2026, seventh of 28 candidates for the seven seats and 305 ahead of Sophia Woo of Advance Richmond. The City's declaration of election by voting prints no elector organization for her; Richmond News reported that she ran as an independent after running with Richmond First in 2014 and 2018 and with Richmond United in 2022. The paper described her as board chair in 2011 and 2014, reported her 18,176 votes in 2014, the most that year, and her 13,855 votes in 2022, second of 15. The BC School Trustees Association listed her among its directors in 2019 and thanked her for past service in 2022, and the BC Public School Employers' Association lists her as its Metro Region trustee director. Her platform promises advocacy to the Province for funding for student supports and names seismic upgrades, maintenance and a new City Centre elementary school as the district's capital needs. In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to more basics, trades training, drug awareness, outdoor education, a cellphone ban, more support workers and the SOGI policies, and wrote that the board should give educators professional development, policies and frameworks for AI. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Donna Sargent, from Donna Sargent campaign.](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/images/candidates/donna-sargent-640.webp) *Donna SargentSchool Trusteev.* [Image: Donna Sargent campaign](https://votesargent2026.ca/) Promise tracker ## 10 promises. What Donna has done since. Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it. -
No action yet**Advocate to the Province for funding for student support resources and programs**School funding · Own promise Her platform says the needs of students in classrooms are more diverse than ever and that the district must advocate strongly to the provincial government for funding for the support resources and programs those students need. Richmond News's column of October 2026 described the pledge the same way. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Donna Sargent campaign · Platform: key issues (opens in a new tab), Richmond News · Richmond Votes, Column: Breaking down Richmond's school board candidates, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Engage industry experts and provincial leaders on AI and other technologies**Programs · Own promise Her platform says AI and other technologies are changing how students and staff learn and that the district must engage industry experts and provincial leaders to keep equipping students for future success. In the Richmond News questionnaire she wrote that the board should prioritize AI, protect reading, writing, math and critical thinking, and work with educators on professional development, policies and frameworks. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Donna Sargent campaign · Platform: key issues (opens in a new tab), Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Donna Sargent, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Keep the SOGI policies and the work on safe and welcoming schools**Inclusion · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to supporting SOGI policies in Richmond schools, writing that every school should be a safe and welcoming environment for all students and that she is committed to continuing that work. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Donna Sargent, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Yes to more educational support workers in schools**Inclusion · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to more educational support workers in schools. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Donna Sargent, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Yes to more basics such as reading and math, and more trades training**Programs · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to schools teaching more basics such as reading and math, and yes to a curriculum with more focus on trades training. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Donna Sargent, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Yes to teaching drug awareness in high school**Safe schools · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to teaching drug awareness in high school. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Donna Sargent, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Yes to more outdoor education opportunities**Programs · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to more outdoor education opportunities for students. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Donna Sargent, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Yes to a cellphone ban in Richmond schools**Safe schools · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to banning cellphones in Richmond schools. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Donna Sargent, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Keep consulting students, parents and staff on the elementary track meet**Programs · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she wrote that the district's recent survey of staff, parents and students showed a range of views on track meets and that she looked forward to continuing the dialogue so the board supports teachers and staff in creating the best program, with competitive achievement and physical wellness for all students. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Donna Sargent, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Support the district's Equity in Action Plan and its obligations to Indigenous students and families**Inclusion · Own promise Her campaign site says she is committed to supporting the Richmond School District's work under its Equity in Action Plan and its obligations to Indigenous students and families. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Donna Sargent campaign · home page, votesargent2026.ca (opens in a new tab).
01 / Introduction ## About Donna Sargent Donna Sargent was re-elected to the Richmond Board of Education on October 17, 2026. The City's official count gives her 15,764 votes, seventh of 28 candidates for the seven seats; Richmond News reported that she took the last seat by 305 votes over Sophia Woo of Advance Richmond. The City's declaration of election by voting of September 21, 2026 prints no elector organization for her, and Richmond News reported that she announced she would run as an independent. On October 19, 2026 the paper quoted her saying she had squeaked in on the last poll of the night, that she hoped the tone of the campaign would not carry over, and that making schools welcoming and safe and protecting staff were her priorities. Richmond News reported her as the sitting board chair in 2011 and again in 2014, when she was re-elected with 18,176 votes, the most of any trustee candidate, and said her agenda was the district's inclusion policies, a facilities review and relations with partner groups. In 2018 she was re-elected with Richmond First, the paper reported, and in October 2022 with Richmond United, with 13,855 votes, second of 15. At the Richmond Teachers' Association meeting of October 2022 she said her vote for the sexual orientation and gender identity policy was one of the most important she had taken, Richmond News reported. In late 2023 she was nominated for vice-chair and lost the vote to Ken Hamaguchi, the paper reported. The BC School Trustees Association's release of April 30, 2019 lists her among the directors elected to its 2019-20 board, and its post of April 27, 2022 thanks her for past service on that board. The BC Public School Employers' Association's board page, read on October 30, 2026, lists her as the trustee director for the Metro Region. Her campaign site says she served eight years on the first board and four on the second. By her own account, in the statement she gave the City, on her campaign site and on the School District's page, she has been a trustee for 25 years, has lived in Richmond for more than 40 years, has been involved with the district since 1991, was president and vice-president of the Richmond District Parents Association, chaired the trustees association's Metro branch, is a past president of a Lions Club, has been vice-chairperson of The Maple Residences for eight years and is a member of the Canadian Federation of University Women. voche.me has not checked these with the clubs 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 ### Funding for student supports Her platform says the needs of students are more diverse than before and that the district must advocate strongly to the provincial government for funding for the support resources and programs those students need. In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to more educational support workers. [Donna Sargent campaign · Platform: key issues ](https://votesargent2026.ca/platform) 02 ### Seismic upgrades, maintenance and a new City Centre elementary school Her platform names the district's capital needs: seismic upgrades, with 15 schools done and more than 20 outstanding, ongoing maintenance and repair funding, and a new City Centre elementary school. Her 2018 bio to Richmond News promised to keep advocating for capital funding. [Donna Sargent campaign · Platform: key issues ](https://votesargent2026.ca/platform) 03 ### AI and new technologies in schools Her platform says the district should engage industry experts and provincial leaders on AI and other technologies. In the Richmond News questionnaire she wrote that the board should prioritize AI, protect reading, writing, math and critical thinking, and give educators professional development, policies and frameworks. [Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Donna Sargent, questionnaire, October 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-school-trustee-candidate-donna-sargent-12838437) 04 ### Safe and inclusive schools, the SOGI policies and drug awareness In the questionnaire she answered yes to the SOGI policies, writing that every school should be a safe and welcoming place and that she is committed to continuing that work, yes to drug awareness in high school, yes to more basics and trades training, yes to more outdoor education and yes to a cellphone ban. [Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Donna Sargent, questionnaire, October 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-school-trustee-candidate-donna-sargent-12838437) [Her platform page](https://votesargent2026.ca/platform) 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, her campaign site (home, about, platform and trustee role pages), her VoteMate page, her answers to the Richmond News questionnaire of October 2026, Richmond News reports of 2011, 2014, 2018, 2022, late 2023 and of the 2026 campaign and result, the bios she submitted to the paper in 2011, 2014 and 2018, Richmond Sentinel reports of 2022, the School District's trustee page through the Internet Archive's copy of May 11, 2026, two BC School Trustees Association announcements and the BC Public School Employers' Association's board page. Her account of her years on the Board, her community roles and her years on the two provincial boards comes from her own statements and the School District's page; the two associations' own pages confirm a seat on each board. Her City profile lists Facebook, Instagram and X accounts (votesargent2026); each showed a login page to scripts, so no post was read. The School District's site (sd38.bc.ca) answers 403 to scripts, so her recorded votes at the Board were not read. The Richmond News questionnaire was found by web search, because the paper's search pages refuse scripts. 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2022 to 2026 ### Trustee, Richmond Board of Education Richmond News reported her re-election in October 2022 with Richmond United, with 13,855 votes, second of 15 candidates, and her nomination for vice-chair in late 2023, which Ken Hamaguchi won. The School District's trustee page of May 2026 lists her as school liaison for MacNeill and McRoberts secondary schools and five elementary schools. [Richmond News · Three new trustees elected to Richmond Board of Education, October 15, 2022](https://www.richmond-news.com/2022-civic-election/three-new-trustees-elected-to-richmond-board-of-education-5962336) 2018 to 2022 ### Trustee, Richmond Board of Education Richmond News reported her re-election in October 2018 with Richmond First. [Richmond News · Pro-SOGI trustee candidates dominate Richmond school board, by Eve Edmonds, October 21, 2018](https://www.richmond-news.com/election-2018/pro-sogi-trustee-candidates-dominate-richmond-school-board-1.23471287) 2014 to 2018 ### Trustee and chair, Richmond Board of Education Richmond News reported in November 2014 that she was the sitting board chair and was re-elected with 18,176 votes, the most of any trustee candidate that year. Her 2011 profile in the paper says she was chair then too, in her third term. [Richmond News · Richmond Board of Education draws new blood, by Graeme Wood, November 18, 2014](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-board-of-education-draws-new-blood-2989290) Read on October 30, 2026 ### Trustee director, Metro Region, BC Public School Employers' Association The association's board page lists her as the trustee director elected for the Metro Region. Her site says she has served four years. [BC Public School Employers' Association · Board of Directors](https://bcpsea.bc.ca/?p=2014) 2019 to 2022, at least ### Director, BC School Trustees Association The association's release of April 30, 2019 lists her among the directors elected for 2019-20 and says the members re-elected the whole 2018-19 board; its post of April 27, 2022 thanks her for past service. Her site says she served eight years. [BC School Trustees Association · BCSTA Installs New Board of Directors at Annual General Meeting, April 30, 2019](https://bcsta.org/media-release-bcsta-installs-new-board-of-directors-at-annual-general-meeting/) 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 Donna Sargent 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 Donna Sargent's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
How did Donna Sargent do in the 2026 Richmond municipal election? Donna Sargent was elected School Trustee with 15,764 votes, 7th 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 Donna Sargent? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Donna Sargent's own campaign.
What party did Donna Sargent run with? Donna Sargent ran for School Trustee as an independent, with no party affiliation listed on the City's candidate list.
Does Donna Sargent currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Donna Sargent.
How many sources does this Donna Sargent profile cite? This profile lists 31 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Donna Sargent's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Donna Sargent 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 Donna Sargent 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, Donna Sargent ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=95)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Donna Sargent campaign · home page, votesargent2026.ca ](https://votesargent2026.ca/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Donna Sargent campaign · About: experience ](https://votesargent2026.ca/about)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Donna Sargent campaign · Platform: key issues ](https://votesargent2026.ca/platform)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Donna Sargent campaign · What do trustees do ](https://votesargent2026.ca/trustee-role)Checked October 30, 2026 - [VoteMate · Donna Sargent, Independent for Richmond School Board, 2026 BC Local Elections ](https://www.votemate.org/c/14136?riding=797)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Donna Sargent, questionnaire, October 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-school-trustee-candidate-donna-sargent-12838437)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 · 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 - [Richmond News · New school board chair, vice-chair elected in Richmond, January 2024 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/new-school-board-chair-vice-chair-elected-in-richmond-8064240)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Three new trustees elected to Richmond Board of Education, October 15, 2022 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2022-civic-election/three-new-trustees-elected-to-richmond-board-of-education-5962336)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond trustee candidates asked about school closures, October 7, 2022 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2022-civic-election/richmond-trustee-candidates-asked-about-school-closures-5926454)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Bios: Richmond's school trustee candidates, October 2018, with the bio she submitted ](https://www.richmond-news.com/election-2018/bios-richmond-s-school-trustee-candidates-1.23462180)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Pro-SOGI trustee candidates dominate Richmond school board, by Eve Edmonds, October 21, 2018 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/election-2018/pro-sogi-trustee-candidates-dominate-richmond-school-board-1.23471287)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond Board of Education draws new blood, by Graeme Wood, November 18, 2014 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-board-of-education-draws-new-blood-2989290)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond Votes archive: candidate bio, Donna Sargent, 2014, submitted by the candidate ](https://www.richmond-news.com/richmond-votes-archive/candidate-bio-donna-sargent-2986968)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Candidate for school trustee: Donna Sargent, 2011, submitted by the candidate ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/candidate-for-school-trustee-donna-sargent-2947692)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Your 2011 trustee candidates, November 18, 2011, profiles submitted by the candidates ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/your-2011-trustee-candidates-2948568)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond Sentinel · Richmond's 2022 trustee candidates in their own words, September 30, 2022 ](https://www.richmondsentinel.ca/article-detail/27277/richmonds-2022-trustee-candidates-in-their-own-words)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond Sentinel · Richmond election results in minimal change, by Hannah Scott, October 15, 2022 ](https://www.richmondsentinel.ca/article-detail/27708/richmond-election-results-in-minimal-change)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond School District · Our Trustees: Donna Sargent (Internet Archive copy of May 11, 2026) ](https://web.archive.org/web/20260511063931/https://sd38.bc.ca/board-of-education/our-trustees/donna-sargent/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [BC School Trustees Association · BCSTA Installs New Board of Directors at Annual General Meeting, April 30, 2019 ](https://bcsta.org/media-release-bcsta-installs-new-board-of-directors-at-annual-general-meeting/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [BC School Trustees Association · BCSTA's Board of Directors for 2022-23, April 27, 2022 ](https://bcsta.org/bcstas-board-of-directors-for-2022-23/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [BC Public School Employers' Association · Board of Directors ](https://bcpsea.bc.ca/?p=2014)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. [Her campaign site, votesargent2026.ca](https://votesargent2026.ca/) ## 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**Danny Chang**](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/danny-chang) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Donna Sargent 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.