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# Candidate profiles

## [Scott Gilbert: the Downtown Eastside campaigner running to “end the nonsense”](https://voche.me/news/scott-gilbert-mayoral-candidate-profile)

A sourced profile of the independent mayoral candidate: what he says about his engineering studies and research work, his decade in the Downtown Eastside, his bus, his proposals, and what has not been checked.

## [Kareem Allam: the strategist who elected Ken Sim and now runs against him](https://voche.me/news/kareem-allam-mayoral-candidate-profile)

A sourced profile of the Vancouver Liberals’ founder: his Richmond upbringing, 40 campaigns, three months as the mayor’s chief of staff, the defamation suit Sim filed against him, his lobbying work, and his 2026 promises.

## [Amauri Caliman: the independent who wants City Hall to publish its own scorecard](https://voche.me/news/amauri-caliman-mayoral-candidate-profile)

A sourced profile of the independent mayoral candidate: what reporting says about him, what he has submitted himself, his housing and accountability proposals, and how much remains unverified.

## [Ken Sim: the record of a first term, promise by promise and finding by finding](https://voche.me/news/ken-sim-mayoral-candidate-profile)

A sourced profile of the incumbent: his Vancouver childhood and business career, the 2018 loss and 2022 win, what happened to the 2022 promises, two integrity investigations, two defamation lawsuits, and ABC’s 2026 platform.

## [Muhammad Ahmad: a first-time candidate with a new party and a rent-to-own plan](https://voche.me/news/muhammad-ahmad-mayoral-candidate-profile)

A sourced profile of Bright Future Vancouver’s mayoral candidate: his Lahore upbringing, his campaign-stated career, the party registered in January 2026, the Blueprint platform, and the questions a community group has raised.

## [Rebecca Bligh: two parties, one expulsion, and a run for mayor](https://voche.me/news/rebecca-bligh-mayoral-candidate-profile)

A sourced profile of Vote Vancouver’s founder: her New Zealand childhood, her consulting career, why she left the NPA, why ABC removed her, her national role at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and her 2026 promises.

## [Pete Fry: from Strathcona print shop to the progressive candidate for mayor](https://voche.me/news/pete-fry-mayoral-candidate-profile)

A sourced profile of the Green Party’s mayoral candidate: his family and design career, three losing campaigns before two wins, eight years in opposition, the criticism of his record, and what he promises.

## [Colleen Hardwick: the councillor who said no, and what she promises now](https://voche.me/news/colleen-hardwick-mayoral-candidate-profile)

A sourced profile of TEAM’s mayoral candidate: her family’s civic history, her film and technology careers, four years on Council, 250 abstentions, two election defeats, and her 2026 platform.

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