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"twitter:title": "Jennifer Jennekens: candidate for Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in Zone 7, Ottawa 2026" --- ** Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in Zone 7 · Ottawa 2026 # Jennifer Jennekens Sitting Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee for Zone 7 since her election in October 2018, seeking a third term in 2026. Jennifer Jennekens is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee in Zone 7, which covers City Wards 20 and 22, with a nomination dated May 4, 2026. CBC News reported that she was first elected on October 22, 2018, and the City’s results give her 7,794 of 11,329 votes, 68.8 percent, in the 2022 race. CBC News reports that she is one of two sitting trustees seeking re-election and that she has served two terms. CBC News names her among the seven trustees who voted for the 2025-2026 budget on June 11, 2025. The board has been under provincial supervision since June 27, 2025, so a Supervisor makes the decisions that trustees would make. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Jennifer Jennekens, from Jennifer Jennekens campaign (jenniferjennekens.com).](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/images/candidates/jennifer-jennekens-640.webp) *Jennifer JennekensOttawa-Carleton District School Boardv.* [Image: Jennifer Jennekens campaign (jenniferjennekens.com)](https://jenniferjennekens.com/) 01 / Introduction ## About Jennifer Jennekens The City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates shows Jennifer Jennekens’s nomination for trustee of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in Zone 7 dated May 4, 2026. The City’s open data file shows no withdrawal. The other candidate in the zone is Sasha Clayton. The City list gives her a campaign website. CBC News reported on August 24, 2026 that she is one of two current trustees seeking re-election, with Julia Fortey in Zone 2, and that she has served two terms. CBC News reported in October 2018 that she was elected for the first time on October 22, 2018, chosen by voters in the Gloucester-South Nepean and Osgoode wards to represent Zone 7. The City’s official results for the October 24, 2022 election give her 7,794 of the 11,329 votes cast in the Zone 7 race, which is 68.8 percent, against one other candidate, Maria Inam Khan, who had 3,535. In 2018 she told CBC News that she favoured the 2015 health curriculum, which covers issues such as consent, and that she would advocate for provincial funding for a new high school in Riverside South. Board documents list her committee work. The document of November 14, 2023 lists her as an alternate on the Parent Involvement Committee and on the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority, and as a member of the Community Member Recognition committee. The document of November 12, 2024 lists her as Chair of the Committee of the Whole Budget, as a member of the Audit Committee for a one-year term to 2025 and of the Community Member Recognition committee, and as an alternate on the transportation authority and Agenda Planning. CBC News reported that on June 11, 2025, after two nights of discussion as a committee of the whole, seven trustees voted in favour of the 2025-2026 budget as staff had presented it, and it names her among them. The budget included $18.1 million in cuts. Two trustees opposed it, one abstained, and the report says the board approved the budget in a later vote on June 17, 2025. The CBC update gives only the totals for that later vote, so voche.me does not attribute it to her. CBC News reported on August 24, 2026 that she said she is seeking re-election because she believes in the importance of a local voice on the board, and that she worries about losing local representation as the province changes the English school system. CBC says she feels passionate about the role of school trustee, and quotes her: “I still think I can make a difference. Even though our powers may be diminished, we can still raise awareness.” CBC says she is also concerned about the Supporting Children and Students Act, which lets the Minister of Education investigate whether boards, members and directors carry out their duties in an appropriate manner. Her campaign website says she has experience in politics, in the House of Commons and in the Senate of Canada, and her X profile reads “Senate of Canada | OCDSB Public School Trustee”. These are her own statements, and voche.me has not checked them. The board’s page says that since June 27, 2025 the board has been under supervision by the Minister of Education, and that decisions normally made by trustees are made by the appointed Supervisor, Robert Plamondon. The sources read hold no complaint or allegation about her. 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 ### A local voice on the board She told CBC News that she is seeking re-election because of the importance of a local voice on the board, and that she worries about the loss of local representation as the province changes the English school system.
Read the full position She also named the Putting Student Achievement First Act and the Supporting Children and Students Act as her concerns, as CBC describes them.
[CBC News · Candidates contest all OCDSB trustee zones despite provincial supervision, August 24, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/candidates-contest-all-ocdsb-trustee-zones-despite-provincial-supervision-9.7316165) 02 ### Raising awareness while trustee powers are reduced She told CBC News that, even though trustee powers may be diminished, trustees can still raise awareness and she still thinks she can make a difference. [CBC News · Candidates contest all OCDSB trustee zones despite provincial supervision, August 24, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/candidates-contest-all-ocdsb-trustee-zones-despite-provincial-supervision-9.7316165) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 7, 2026: the City’s list of certified candidates for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (an Internet Archive copy) and its open data file of nominations, the City’s 2022 official results for the Zone 7 race, her campaign website, the public part of her X profile, CBC News of October 23 and 24, 2018, June 17, 2025 and August 24, 2026, the board’s organizational documents of November 14, 2023 and November 12, 2024, its page on supervision, and the CTV News Ottawa list of school board candidates of September 9, 2026. Gaps. Board minutes could not be opened (the meeting site refused the request), so only the budget vote that CBC News reports is described, and her other votes and motions are not covered. Her Facebook and Instagram accounts could not be read without logging in. Her experience in the House of Commons and the Senate of Canada is her own statement. The 2025 vote counts come from CBC News and were not checked against minutes. The voche.me questionnaire has not been sent. 03 / Background ## Experience & community October 2018 to present, with decision-making suspended since June 27, 2025 ### Trustee, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Zone 7 CBC News reports that she was first elected on October 22, 2018, and the City’s results show her re-election in 2022. The board’s page says decisions normally made by trustees have been made by the appointed Supervisor since June 27, 2025. [CBC News · New OCDSB trustees vow to fight against sex-ed policy, October 24, 2018](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/new-school-board-trustees-ottawa-1.4874827) 2024 to 2025 ### Chair of the Committee of the Whole Budget, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board A board document of November 12, 2024 lists her as Chair of the Committee of the Whole Budget, and as a member of the Audit Committee and the Community Member Recognition committee. [Ottawa-Carleton District School Board · Board Organizational Meeting, November 12, 2024, positions for 2024-2025](https://www.ocdsb.ca/download/482352) 2023 to 2024 ### Committee roles, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board A board document of November 14, 2023 lists her as an alternate on the Parent Involvement Committee and on the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority, and as a member of the Community Member Recognition committee. [Ottawa-Carleton District School Board · Board Organizational Meeting, November 14, 2023, positions for 2023-2024](https://www.ocdsb.ca/download/482351) Dates not given ### Experience in the House of Commons and the Senate of Canada Her campaign website says she has a strong background in the House of Commons and experience in the Senate of Canada. It gives no titles or dates. voche.me did not check this. [Jennifer Jennekens campaign · Re-Elect Jennifer Jennekens, OCDSB Trustee Zone 7](https://jenniferjennekens.com/) 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 Jennifer Jennekens 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 Jennifer Jennekens's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Jennifer Jennekens? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Jennifer Jennekens's own campaign.
Does Jennifer Jennekens currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Jennifer Jennekens.
How many sources does this Jennifer Jennekens profile cite? This profile lists 14 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Jennifer Jennekens's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Jennifer Jennekens 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 is the election Jennifer Jennekens is running in? The 2026 Ottawa municipal election, including the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board race, is decided on October 26, 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 Ottawa · certified candidates, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates)Checked October 7, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Zone 7 (Wards 20, 22), list last updated September 29, 2026; Internet Archive copy ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-school-board-trustees/certified-candidates-school-board-trustee-ottawa-carleton-district-school-board)Checked October 7, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2026 Municipal Elections, nominated candidates ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/5b79177ae7524c9fa68f79e852527604)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for Ottawa school board trustee, September 9, 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-ottawa-school-board-trustee/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Jennifer Jennekens campaign · Re-Elect Jennifer Jennekens, OCDSB Trustee Zone 7 ](https://jenniferjennekens.com/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Jennifer Jennekens · X profile (public part) ](https://twitter.com/jenjennekens)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CBC News · Candidates contest all OCDSB trustee zones despite provincial supervision, August 24, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/candidates-contest-all-ocdsb-trustee-zones-despite-provincial-supervision-9.7316165)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CBC News · OCDSB to finalize $18.1M in budget cuts, June 17, 2025 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ocdsb-setup-final-board-vote-budget-1.7562388)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CBC News · New OCDSB trustees vow to fight against sex-ed policy, October 24, 2018 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/new-school-board-trustees-ottawa-1.4874827)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CBC News · Your Ottawa school board trustees-elect, October 23, 2018 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/school-board-trustees-winners-ottawa-election-2018-1.4863690)Checked October 7, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2022 Elections Official Results (Statement of Votes Cast), sheet OCDSB\_Zone\_7 ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/ec1423ac43254bff8692fabd5d47772b)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Ottawa-Carleton District School Board · Board Organizational Meeting, November 14, 2023, positions for 2023-2024 ](https://www.ocdsb.ca/download/482351)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Ottawa-Carleton District School Board · Board Organizational Meeting, November 12, 2024, positions for 2024-2025 ](https://www.ocdsb.ca/download/482352)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Ottawa-Carleton District School Board · Board of Trustees (statement on supervision) ](https://www.ocdsb.ca/about-us/board-of-trustees)Checked October 7, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Jennifer Jennekens campaign website](https://jenniferjennekens.com/) [Jennifer Jennekens on X](https://twitter.com/jenjennekens) [Jennifer Jennekens on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/JenJennekens/) [Jennifer Jennekens on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/jenjennekens/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates) [Ottawa-Carleton District School Board**Alan Riddell**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/alan-riddell) [Ottawa-Carleton District School Board**Alykhan Abdulla**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/alykhan-abdulla) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Jennifer Jennekens 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](/on/ottawa-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.