--- title: "Richmond Education Party in the news | Richmond 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/richmond-education-party/news" last_updated: "2026-10-31T17:02:48.042Z" meta: description: "Dated coverage of Richmond Education Party, with the publisher, the date and a one-line summary of each report." "og:description": "Dated coverage of Richmond Education Party, with the publisher, the date and a one-line summary of each report." "og:title": "Richmond Education Party in the news | Richmond 2026" "twitter:description": "Dated coverage of Richmond Education Party, with the publisher, the date and a one-line summary of each report." "twitter:title": "Richmond Education Party in the news | Richmond 2026" --- Richmond Education Party · Richmond 2026 # Richmond Education Party in the news Dated coverage of Richmond Education Party, each entry naming its publisher and date. This is an index of other people's reporting, not our own. [Back to Richmond Education Party ](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/richmond-education-party) [**2**Candidates](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/richmond-education-party/candidates) [**1/4**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/richmond-education-party/platform) [**17**Sources on file](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/richmond-education-party/money) **6**Questions answered DATED COVERAGE ## Reporting on Richmond Education Party - ### [Richmond Votes: Setting campaigns aside, Richmond trustees prepare for new term ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-setting-campaigns-aside-richmond-trustees-prepare-for-new-term-12911682) Richmond News · October 19, 2026 Hamaguchi said 28 candidates risked turning the vote into a popularity contest, that he expects no major policy changes, and that trustees set aside party labels after an election. Larson said change is fine for the right reason and that trustees must work within set processes. The new board meets first on November 4, 2026. - ### [Richmond Votes: Five incumbents, two newcomers elected to Richmond school board ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-votes-five-incumbents-two-newcomers-elected-to-richmond-bc-school-board-12907486) Richmond News · October 18, 2026 Hamaguchi topped the ballot, followed by Larson. Empower Education Richmond's Debbie Tablotney and David Yang, who were elected with the Richmond Education Party in 2022, lost their seats. - ### [Richmond Votes - Column: Breaking down Richmond's school board candidates ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-votes-column-breaking-down-richmonds-school-board-candidates-12840924) Richmond News · September 30, 2026 Columnist Tracy Sherlock summarizes the organization's five platform areas and notes the board faced a $4.2 million shortfall the previous year. She writes that trustees do not set the budget total or the curriculum, which the Province sets. - ### [Slates, candidates vie for seats on Richmond Board of Education ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/slates-candidates-vie-for-seats-on-richmond-board-of-education-12709865) Richmond News · August 26, 2026 Hamaguchi and Larson were running with the Richmond Education Party, joined by Martin Li and Bill Mok. Debbie Tablotney and David Yang, elected with the organization in 2022, were running with the new Empower Education Richmond. - ### [New school board chair, vice-chair elected in Richmond ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/new-school-board-chair-vice-chair-elected-in-richmond-8064240) Richmond News · January 5, 2024 Larson was acclaimed chair of the Board of Education for 2023-2024 and Hamaguchi was elected vice-chair. - ### [6 Richmond school trustee candidates to run in 'progressive' slate ](https://www.richmond-news.com/election-2018-archive/6-richmond-school-trustee-candidates-to-run-in-progressive-slate-3083685) Richmond News · September 18, 2018 Six candidates formed the Richmond Education Party, headed by sitting trustees Ken Hamaguchi and Sandra Nixon and joined by Jeff Danis, Heather Larson, Karina Reid and Andrew Scallion. Hamaguchi said the group supported the district's new sexual orientation and gender identity policy. ## Sources A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true. 1. [Register of Elector Organizations by Jurisdiction, as of October 30, 2026 ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/List-of-elector-organizations-by-jurisdiction.pdf)Elections BC · published October 30, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 2. [Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/elector-organizations/)Elections BC · checked October 30, 2026 3. [Financial Reports and Political Contributions System: local elections scanned reports search ](https://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/pcs/LESearch.aspx)Elections BC · checked October 30, 2026 4. [Declaration of Election by Voting, September 21, 2026 ](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Declaration_of_Election_by_Voting_-_September_21__202679778.pdf)City of Richmond · published September 21, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 5. [Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/2026_declaration_of_official_result79945.pdf)City of Richmond · published October 21, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 6. [Candidate profile: Ken Hamaguchi, statement to the City ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=105)City of Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 7. [Candidate profile: Heather Larson, statement to the City ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=68)City of Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 8. [Richmond Education Party: home page, with its Vision and Who We Are sections ](https://richmondeducationparty.ca/)SAYS SO ITSELFRichmond Education Party · checked October 30, 2026 9. [Richmond Education Party: Ken Hamaguchi ](https://richmondeducationparty.ca/candidates/ken-hamaguchi)SAYS SO ITSELFRichmond Education Party · checked October 30, 2026 10. [Richmond Education Party: Heather Larson ](https://richmondeducationparty.ca/candidates/heather-larson)SAYS SO ITSELFRichmond Education Party · checked October 30, 2026 11. [6 Richmond school trustee candidates to run in 'progressive' slate ](https://www.richmond-news.com/election-2018-archive/6-richmond-school-trustee-candidates-to-run-in-progressive-slate-3083685)Richmond News · published September 18, 2018 · checked October 30, 2026 12. [Richmond election results in minimal change ](https://www.richmondsentinel.ca/article-detail/27708/richmond-election-results-in-minimal-change)Richmond Sentinel · published October 15, 2022 · checked October 30, 2026 13. [New school board chair, vice-chair elected in Richmond ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/new-school-board-chair-vice-chair-elected-in-richmond-8064240)Richmond News · published January 5, 2024 · checked October 30, 2026 14. [Slates, candidates vie for seats on Richmond Board of Education ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/slates-candidates-vie-for-seats-on-richmond-board-of-education-12709865)Richmond News · published August 26, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 15. [Richmond Votes - Column: Breaking down Richmond's school board candidates ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-votes-column-breaking-down-richmonds-school-board-candidates-12840924)Richmond News · published September 30, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 16. [Richmond Votes: Five incumbents, two newcomers elected to Richmond school board ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-votes-five-incumbents-two-newcomers-elected-to-richmond-bc-school-board-12907486)Richmond News · published October 18, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 17. [Richmond Votes: Setting campaigns aside, Richmond trustees prepare for new term ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-setting-campaigns-aside-richmond-trustees-prepare-for-new-term-12911682)Richmond News · published October 19, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/richmond-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.