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Councillor · Richmond 2026
# Sheldon Starrett
- Elected, Councillor13,576 votes, 4th of 55. Official count, City of Richmond. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/results#councillor)
Elected to Richmond City Council on October 17, 2026, with 13,576 votes, fourth among 55 council candidates. The founder of Keep Richmond Safe by his own account, he ran with Advance Richmond on closing the temporary modular housing sites, overturning the 2024 council decision on a supervised consumption site, a freeze on tax increases and a detox and treatment centre.
Sheldon Starrett was elected to Richmond City Council on October 17, 2026, with 13,576 votes in the City's official count, fourth among the 55 council candidates. He ran with Advance Richmond, which elected three councillors and three trustees. The City's 2022 results show him eighteenth for council with 5,573 votes, and Richmond News reported that he ran that year on Chak Au's slate. Richmond News reported that he announced a run for mayor with the Conservative Electors Association in May 2026, left it on September 1, and joined Advance Richmond as a council candidate on September 9. Global News quoted him for Keep Richmond Safe at a rally against low-barrier housing. His site promises to vote to close every temporary modular housing site, make supportive housing drug-free, bring a motion to overturn Council's 2024 decision on a supervised consumption site, and press the Province for a detox centre and secure treatment facility.
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Advance Richmond2026
*Sheldon StarrettCouncillorv.*
[Image: Advance Richmond](https://www.advancerichmond.com/team/sheldon-starrett/)
Promise tracker
## 20 promises. What Sheldon has done since.
Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.
- No action yet**Vote to close every temporary modular housing site in Richmond**Housing · Own promise
His site says he will vote to close and shut down all of Richmond's temporary modular housing sites, which he says have become centres for drug use, crime and disorder. His statement to the City lists ending the drug sites first among his priorities, and at Advance Richmond's watch party he repeated the promise, Richmond News reported.
> “I will vote to close and shut down all of Richmond's Temporary Modular Housing (TMH) sites that have become centres for drug use, crime, and disorder.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Sheldon Starrett campaign · home page, with his platform (opens in a new tab), City of Richmond · candidate profile, Sheldon Starrett (his statement) (opens in a new tab), Richmond News · Richmond Votes: Newly formed slate Advance Richmond elects three councillors, October 18, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Make all supportive housing in Richmond drug-free**Housing · Own promise
His site says he will ensure that all supportive housing in Richmond is mandatory drug-free.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Sheldon Starrett campaign · home page, with his platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Bring a motion to overturn Council's 2024 decision on a supervised consumption site**Public safety · Own promise
His site says that, if elected, he will bring forward a motion to overturn Council's 2024 decision directing staff to work with Vancouver Coastal Health on a supervised consumption site at Richmond Hospital, and ensure no consumption or injection site is approved in the city. After the vote he told Richmond News this would be his first agenda item.
> “If elected, I will bring forward a motion to overturn this decision and ensure that no drug consumption or injection site is ever approved in our city.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Sheldon Starrett campaign · home page, with his platform (opens in a new tab), Richmond News · Richmond Votes: Five fresh faces on Richmond city council, October 18, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Require councillors to publish a record of events attended in an official capacity**City services · Own promise
His site says he will introduce a motion that all councillors make a public record of their attendance, under their official title, at any event, celebration or meal put on by corporations, lobbyists, associations, foreign governments, charities and other groups.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Sheldon Starrett campaign · home page, with his platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Press the Province for a drug detox centre and secure treatment facility in Richmond**Health · Own promise
His site says he commits to advocating for the provincial government to work with the City to implement a drug detox centre and a secure treatment facility in Richmond. After the vote he told Richmond News he wants the City to work with Vancouver Coastal Health on a secure detox and treatment centre.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Sheldon Starrett campaign · home page, with his platform (opens in a new tab), Richmond News · Richmond Votes: Five fresh faces on Richmond city council, October 18, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Work with all levels of government on mental health and well-being initiatives**Health · Own promise
His site says he commits to working with all levels of government to support mental health and well-being initiatives, from housing support for adults with mental health and developmental disabilities to programs for families and treatment for people recovering from addiction.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Sheldon Starrett campaign · home page, with his platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Freeze tax increases and stop wasteful spending**Taxes and spending · Own promise
In the statement he gave the City he listed freezing tax increases and stopping wasteful spending among his five priorities. He gives no year and no amount.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Sheldon Starrett (his statement) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Champion affordable and aspirational home ownership for younger families**Housing · Own promise
His statement to the City lists championing affordable and aspirational home ownership among his priorities, and his page on Advance Richmond's site says he will prioritize it for younger families. Neither names a program.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Sheldon Starrett (his statement) (opens in a new tab), Advance Richmond · Sheldon Starrett (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Deliver pragmatic transit solutions**Transportation · Own promise
His statement to the City lists delivering pragmatic transit solutions among his priorities, and his page on Advance Richmond's site promises transportation solutions that get people moving safely in and out of Richmond. Neither names a route or project.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Sheldon Starrett (his statement) (opens in a new tab), Advance Richmond · Sheldon Starrett (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Protect parks and agricultural land**Environment · Own promise
In his statement to the City he wrote that his vision includes protecting Richmond's parks and agricultural land.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Sheldon Starrett (his statement) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Cut red tape and support local businesses**Business · Own promise
In his statement to the City he wrote that his vision includes supporting local businesses and cutting red tape, and his page on Advance Richmond's site lists supporting local businesses and public infrastructure.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Sheldon Starrett (his statement) (opens in a new tab), Advance Richmond · Sheldon Starrett (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Find ways to give residents access to physicians and nurse practitioners**Health · Own promise
His page on Advance Richmond's site lists finding creative solutions to help Richmond residents get access to physicians and nurse practitioners among his priorities.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Advance Richmond · Sheldon Starrett (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Stand against supervised drug consumption sites and housing that allows illicit drug use**Public safety · Party platform
Advance Richmond's home page says the organization stands against drugs and will protect families against harmful drug policies, and its news page says it led the campaign against drug injection sites.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Advance Richmond · home page and five priorities (opens in a new tab), Advance Richmond · Latest News, the campaign posts (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Freeze municipal property taxes for restaurants and grocery stores**Taxes and spending · Party platform
A post on Advance Richmond's news page before the vote promises to freeze municipal property taxes for restaurants and grocery stores. It gives no cost.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Advance Richmond · Latest News, the campaign posts (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Make City-run parking free for Richmond residents**Transportation · Party platform
A post on Advance Richmond's news page before the vote promises to make all City-run parking free for local residents while visitors from outside Richmond keep paying. It does not say how residents would be told from visitors.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Advance Richmond · Latest News, the campaign posts (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Press Ottawa and Victoria for a new bridge between Richmond and Burnaby**Transportation · Party platform
A post on Advance Richmond's news page before the vote promises to push Ottawa and Victoria to build a new bridge across the North Arm of the Fraser River, with the City paying its fair share. It gives no cost and no share.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Advance Richmond · Latest News, the campaign posts (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Hire family doctors as City employees on the Colwood model**Health · Party platform
A post on Advance Richmond's news page before the vote proposes that the City hire family doctors as employees with a salary, benefits and a pension, which it calls the Colwood model, funded by provincial patient-care payments.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Advance Richmond · Latest News, the campaign posts (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Public timelines, realistic budgets and cost reporting on City projects**Taxes and spending · Party platform
Posts on Advance Richmond's news page before the vote promise a builder's discipline on municipal projects, with clear plans, realistic budgets, firm timelines and accountability for delays and cost overruns, and demand transparent timelines and public cost reporting after the Gilbert Road sewer project.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Advance Richmond · Latest News, the campaign posts (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Cut red tape so housing gets built**Housing · Party platform
A post on Advance Richmond's news page before the vote, about a housing project it says was still an empty lot seven years after its 2019 target, calls for a council that cuts through red tape, makes housing affordable and gets it built.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Advance Richmond · Latest News, the campaign posts (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Regulate shared e-scooters with the City and the Province**Transportation · Party platform
A post on Advance Richmond's news page before the vote says the organization calls for proper regulation of shared e-scooters, worked out with the City and the provincial government.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Advance Richmond · Latest News, the campaign posts (opens in a new tab).
Read the full position
After the vote he told Richmond News that rescinding the 2024 motion would be his first agenda item.
[Sheldon Starrett campaign · home page, with his platform ](https://sheldonstarrett.ca/)
02
### A detox centre and secure treatment facility
His site says he will advocate for the provincial government to work with the City on a drug detox centre and a secure treatment facility in Richmond, and work with all levels of government on mental health and well-being initiatives.
[Sheldon Starrett campaign · home page, with his platform ](https://sheldonstarrett.ca/)
03
### Freeze tax increases and stop wasteful spending
In the statement he gave the City he listed freezing tax increases and stopping wasteful spending among his five priorities. His site says City Hall has failed on transparency and accountability.
[City of Richmond · candidate profile, Sheldon Starrett ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=94)
04
### A public record of councillors' official appearances
His site says he will introduce a motion requiring every councillor to publish a record of the events, celebrations and meals they attend in an official capacity that are put on by corporations, lobbyists, associations, foreign governments, charities and other groups.
[Sheldon Starrett campaign · home page, with his platform ](https://sheldonstarrett.ca/)
05
### Home ownership, transit, parks and farmland
His statement to the City lists affordable and aspirational home ownership and pragmatic transit solutions among his priorities, and says his vision includes improving infrastructure and city services, supporting local businesses, protecting parks and agricultural land, and cutting red tape. His page on the organization's site adds creative ways to give residents access to physicians and nurse practitioners.
[City of Richmond · candidate profile, Sheldon Starrett ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=94)
06
### Advance Richmond's platform
The organization's site promises to stand against harmful drug policies, a freeze on municipal property taxes for restaurants and grocery stores, free City-run parking for residents, a new bridge between Richmond and Burnaby pressed on senior governments, family doctors employed by the City on the Colwood model, and public timelines and cost reporting on City projects.
[Advance Richmond · Latest News, the campaign posts ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/latest-news/)
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, his campaign site (one page, in English and Chinese), his page on Advance Richmond's site with the organization's home, news and results pages, his 2022 VoteMate page, Richmond News reports of February 2024, September 2026 and October 18 and 19, 2026, Global News's report of the Keep Richmond Safe rally, and the City's official results of 2022.
His birthplace, his work at the BC Liquor Distribution Branch, his Rotary service and his account of leading the opposition to the consumption site and the Cambie housing project are his own or the organization's and were not checked with those bodies. His claims about the conduct of two sitting councillors are his own. His Facebook, Instagram and X accounts showed a login page or no posts to scripts, so no post was read. No 2026 VoteMate page with his promises and no newspaper questionnaire with his answers was found, and Richmond News reported that Advance Richmond's candidates did not attend the council debate of October 8, 2026.
03 / Background
## Experience & community
2022
### Candidate for Councillor, City of Richmond
The City's official results of October 19, 2022 give him 5,573 votes, eighteenth of 22 council candidates. Richmond News reported that he ran on Chak Au's slate, the Richmond Community Coalition.
[City of Richmond · 2022 General Local and School Election, Official Results, October 19, 2022](https://citycouncil.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/2022_General_Local_and_School_Election_Results65824.pdf)
2024 to 2026, by his own account
### Founder, Keep Richmond Safe
His site says he founded Keep Richmond Safe and led the opposition to the proposed consumption site at Richmond Hospital and to the Cambie Permanent Housing project. Global News quoted him for the group at a rally at City Hall, and Richmond News reported his press conference of February 2024.
[Global News · Scores rally against supportive housing, B.C. drug policy in Richmond, 2025](https://globalnews.ca/news/11022267/richmond-rally-drug-housing/)
Now, by his own account
### Product consultant, BC Liquor Distribution Branch
His page on Advance Richmond's site and his 2022 VoteMate page say he works for the BC Liquor Distribution Branch as a product consultant. voche.me has not checked this with the Branch.
[Advance Richmond · Sheldon Starrett](https://www.advancerichmond.com/team/sheldon-starrett/)
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How did Sheldon Starrett do in the 2026 Richmond municipal election?
Sheldon Starrett was elected Councillor with 13,576 votes, 4th of 55 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 Sheldon Starrett?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Sheldon Starrett's own campaign.
What party did Sheldon Starrett run with?
Sheldon Starrett ran for Councillor with Advance Richmond.
Does Sheldon Starrett currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Sheldon Starrett.
How many sources does this Sheldon Starrett profile cite?
This profile lists 18 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Sheldon Starrett's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Sheldon Starrett 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 Sheldon Starrett ran in?
The 2026 Richmond municipal election, including the Councillor race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
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## 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, Sheldon Starrett ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=94)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Sheldon Starrett campaign · home page, with his platform ](https://sheldonstarrett.ca/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Advance Richmond · Sheldon Starrett ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/team/sheldon-starrett/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Advance Richmond · home page and five priorities ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Advance Richmond · Latest News, the campaign posts ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/latest-news/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Advance Richmond · Advance Richmond Congratulates Six Team Members Following the 2026 Richmond Election ](https://www.advancerichmond.com/latest-news/richmond-2026-election-results/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [VoteMate · Sheldon Starrett, Richmond Community Coalition for Richmond Council, 2022 BC Local Elections ](https://www.votemate.org/c/6944?riding=27)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Richmond News · Richmond council votes 8-1 to explore safe drug consumption site, February 2024 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-opioid-crisis-news/richmond-council-votes-8-1-to-explore-safe-drug-consumption-site-8214640)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Global News · Scores rally against supportive housing, B.C. drug policy in Richmond, 2025 ](https://globalnews.ca/news/11022267/richmond-rally-drug-housing/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Richmond News · Advance Richmond adds four more candidates to slate, September 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/advance-richmond-adds-four-more-candidates-to-slate-12760189)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Richmond News · Richmond Votes: Five fresh faces on Richmond city council, October 18, 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-four-fresh-faces-on-richmond-council-12908027)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Richmond News · Richmond Votes: Newly formed slate Advance Richmond elects three councillors, October 18, 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-votes-advance-richmond-elects-three-councillors-12907463)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Richmond News · Richmond Votes: Municipal election turnout rises by 15K in 2026, October 19, 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-municipal-election-turnout-rises-by-15k-in-2026-12911501)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Richmond · 2022 General Local and School Election, Official Results, October 19, 2022 ](https://citycouncil.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/2022_General_Local_and_School_Election_Results65824.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026
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