Kelowna’s newest city councillor, Loyal Wooldridge, announced today, July 18, he’s running for re-election.

“Today I have launched enCOURAGE Kelowna 2022, a re-election campaign focused on community priorities: safety, housing, transportation and the environment,” he posted on his Facebook page.

First elected in 2018, Wooldridge was the only new face on council for the current term as all seven incumbents who were running were re-elected.

He is the first openly gay city councillor, owns Loyal Hair Therapy and was elected as board of the Central Okanagan regional district last fall.

He joins Mohini Singh as the only two incumbents who, so far, have said they’re running for re-election. Coun. Ryan Donn is the only one, so far, to say he’s not running.

Those who have declared their intention to run for council so far include:

Christopher Bocskei, a small businessman.
James Kay, a former City of Kelowna engineer.
Davis Kyle, an “infrastructure procurement professional” with Public Service and Procurement Canada.
Tom Macauley, a business development manager.
Rick Webber, former Global TV news anchor.

Tom Dyas is the only declared candidate for mayor.

Municipal election day in B.C. is Oct. 15.

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