--- title: "Andy Potega: candidate for Councillor in Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park, Toronto 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/andy-potega" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:10:18.631Z" meta: description: "Andy Potega is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park, with a nomination filed on August 19, 202..." "og:description": "Andy Potega is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park, with a nomination filed on August 19, 202..." "og:title": "Andy Potega: candidate for Councillor in Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park, Toronto 2026" "twitter:description": "Andy Potega is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park, with a nomination filed on August 19, 202..." "twitter:title": "Andy Potega: candidate for Councillor in Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park, Toronto 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park · Toronto 2026 # Andy Potega Candidate for Councillor in Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park who says he has worked for the City of Toronto since 2006. Andy Potega is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park, with a nomination filed on August 19, 2026. His campaign website says he is a blue-collar worker who has worked for the City of Toronto since 2006, that he accepts no donations and pays for the campaign himself, and it sets out a numbered plan and a page on High Park. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 Andy PotegaToronto municipal election *Andy PotegaCouncillorv.* 01 / Introduction ## About Andy Potega Andy Potega appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as August 19, 2026 and the campaign website potega.ca. His campaign website says he is not a seasoned politician and is a blue-collar worker who has worked for the City of Toronto since 2006. It says he will not ask for or accept donations and is paying for the campaign with his own money. These are the campaign’s own statements. voche.me did not check his employment against a City record. The Local says little information is available online about him and quotes his website’s description of him as a blue-collar worker who has worked for the City. It lists no platform beyond his pledges. 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 ### Auto theft and police tools The first item of his numbered plan is to stop auto theft. His plan page says crime can be lowered by giving the police proper tools.
Read the full position The page attaches dollar savings to this item. voche.me did not check those figures against any City record and does not repeat them.
[Andy Potega · What I will do ](https://potega.ca/plan) 02 ### Free school meals, jobs and local food His plan page lists free lunch and dinner for students from kindergarten to Grade 8, hundreds of well-paying jobs, a hydrogen initiative, waste to energy at the Greenlane landfill, and indoor food growing with training programs and jobs.
Read the full position These are the campaign’s own proposals. No City report or vote is cited here.
[Andy Potega · What I will do ](https://potega.ca/plan) 03 ### Litter bin contract His plan page says the City should take back the litter bin contract from Bell Media and says this would return profits and create jobs.
Read the full position The page states a profit figure. voche.me did not check it and does not repeat it.
[Andy Potega · What I will do ](https://potega.ca/plan) 04 ### High Park His High Park page says the park should stay open and free to everyone. It proposes a 3.8-kilometre half-elevated cycling track on Lakeshore, review of renovation money for the High Park Nature Centre, rebuilt public tennis courts and a public basketball court.
Read the full position The page cites an 1873 deed with restrictions on the park’s use. voche.me did not check that deed.
[Andy Potega · High Park ](https://potega.ca/high_park) [Andy Potega · What I will do](https://potega.ca/plan) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates, its Members of Council page and the Ward 4 Councillor profile, the home, What I will do and High Park pages of his campaign website, The Local’s Ward 4 candidate page and The Green Line’s Ward 4 guide. The sitting Ward 4 councillor is Gord Perks, listed on the City’s Members of Council page. He is not on the City’s list of certified candidates, and The Local and The Green Line report that he is not seeking re-election. Every statement taken from his campaign website is written as the campaign’s own account. Gaps. The Media page of his website held no posts when opened. His claim of City employment since 2006 and the dollar figures on his plan page were not checked against any City record. His Facebook and Instagram pages could not be read. No news report with his own words was found. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/) [City of Toronto · Members of Council](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/) [City of Toronto · Councillor Gord Perks](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/councillor-ward-4/) [Andy Potega · home page](https://potega.ca) [Andy Potega · What I will do](https://potega.ca/plan) [Andy Potega · High Park](https://potega.ca/high_park) [The Local · Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park candidates, updated September 21, 2026](https://thelocal.to/ward-4-parkdale-high-park-2026/) [The Green Line · Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park guide, October 1, 2026](https://thegreenline.to/stories/parkdale-high-park-ward-profile-toronto/) 03 / Background ## Experience & community Since 2006, as stated on his campaign website ### Worker for the City of Toronto His home page says he is a blue-collar worker who has worked for the City of Toronto since 2006. voche.me did not check this against a City record. [Andy Potega · home page](https://potega.ca) 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 Andy Potega 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 Andy Potega's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Andy Potega? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Andy Potega's own campaign.
Does Andy Potega currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Andy Potega.
How many sources does this Andy Potega profile cite? This profile lists 8 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Andy Potega's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Andy Potega 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 Andy Potega is running in? The 2026 Toronto municipal election, including the Councillor 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 Toronto · list of certified candidates ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City of Toronto · Members of Council ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City of Toronto · Councillor Gord Perks ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/councillor-ward-4/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Andy Potega · home page ](https://potega.ca)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Andy Potega · What I will do ](https://potega.ca/plan)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Andy Potega · High Park ](https://potega.ca/high_park)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Local · Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park candidates, updated September 21, 2026 ](https://thelocal.to/ward-4-parkdale-high-park-2026/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Green Line · Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park guide, October 1, 2026 ](https://thegreenline.to/stories/parkdale-high-park-ward-profile-toronto/)Checked October 4, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Andy Potega campaign website](https://potega.ca) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Aanchal Vashistha**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aanchal-vashistha) [Councillor**Aaron Lal**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aaron-lal) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Andy Potega 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/toronto-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.