Councillor in Ward 2 Orléans West-Innes · Ottawa 2026
Jenna Jessop
Federal public servant in change management, running for Councillor in Ward 2.
Jenna Jessop is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 2 Orléans West-Innes, with a nomination dated July 31, 2026. CBC News describes her as a public servant who works in change management. She is a first-time candidate. Her campaign lists local transit, growth with matching infrastructure, safer neighbourhoods, communication from City Hall and family and community life as priorities. She is one of three candidates, and the sitting Councillor, Laura Dudas, is another.
Jenna Jessop's campaign website says she is a Convent Glen resident, public servant and mother who has built a career in change management (helping staff and groups adjust to new ways of working), communications and public engagement. In the CTV News questionnaire she says she has been a federal public servant since 2020, has more than 10 years of experience in the private sector in corporate travel, moved to Ottawa in 2004 to attend university and has lived here since. In the CBC News questionnaire she says she has lived in the ward for six years. These are her own statements, and voche.me has not checked them with an employer. The City's list shows her nomination dated July 31, 2026.
In the CTV News questionnaire she says she is a first-time candidate who has campaign experience as a volunteer and canvasser. Ontario municipal candidates have no party on the ballot.
Her campaign website says she is running because residents deserve a stronger voice in the decisions that affect their daily lives, and that people too often hear about changes after decisions have been made. It says a Councillor should be visible and available throughout the term.
In the CBC News questionnaire she says that she would start from the current 3.75 percent property tax increase and work to keep any increase as affordable as possible, and that she would not commit to a cap before seeing the full 2027 budget. She chose a transit levy (a separate tax for transit) to cover OC Transpo deficits, and wrote that Ottawa needs a properly funded police service with strong accountability.
Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
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Reliable local transit
Her campaign says it will work to keep the E1 bus after the east train extension opens, set up an express bus plan for major train disruptions that does not send every rider to Blair Station first, and add more direct rush-hour service for neighbourhoods far from the train.
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She also lists public reports on delays, cancellations and missed trips.
In the CBC News questionnaire she says she would explore bringing back a direct Orléans-to-downtown service like the former Route 95 and review the size, location and fees of Park & Ride lots, which are car parks at transit stations.
Her campaign says development reports should state the roads, transit and safety work each project needs, who delivers it, how it is funded and when, that developers should pay a fair share and that residents should be heard before final decisions.
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She proposes a public Ward 2 Community Tracker that shows major projects, who is responsible, whether money is secured and the progress.
Her campaign proposes traffic calming where speeding is a repeated problem, safer crossings and school zones, sidewalk and pathway links, and better accessibility, with a focus on preventing problems before they grow.
Her campaign says residents should be told early about projects that affect them, told afterward what was heard and what changed, and given clear explanations of her votes before and after major Council decisions.
Evidence reviewed on October 6, 2026: the City's list of certified candidates for Ward 2, her campaign website, and the CBC News and CTV News Ottawa questionnaires and articles.
Gaps. Her social media could not be read. Her work history is her own statement, and her employer is not named in the sources read. The questionnaire has not been sent.
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When is the election Jenna Jessop is running in?
The 2026 Ottawa municipal election, including the Councillor race, is decided on October 26, 2026.
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