Biography: Little information is available online about Ronnie Amyotte. He previously ran for office as an Independent in the 2006 federal election for Mississauga-Erindale, receiving 0.5 per cent of votes. In 2023, he made a deputation to the City opposing a housing development in his neighbourhood.

Platform: Amyotte says he wants to double the Land Transfer Tax Rebate for homebuyers, which is actually controlled by the province and not by city councillors. Amyotte also says he’ll petition the province for more funding for housing and to address hunger. He says he wants to “stop Landfill,” protect home values from new development, increase funding for first responders, and “engage our youth for health, happiness and protection from Trafficiking.” In a flyer posted to Facebook, Amyotte likens winning election in Mississauga to winning $1 million, and says he has a fantasy of “seizing some power from the 1%.”

Biography: Michelle Baker is a public policy professional who served as the acting chief of staff to then-Mayor Bonnie Crombie in 2021. Previously, she worked in policy roles in a number of provincial ministries, and as a senior advisor in the Premier’s office. Most recently, she was the Executive Director of Ontario’s Big City Mayors, an organization that represents the mayors of Ontario cities with more than 100,000 residents.

Platform: At the time of publication, Baker has not released a policy platform. On her website, she says she aims to focus on neighbourhood safety, efficient spending, maintaining parks, and road and infrastructure improvements.

Biography: Michael Carroll runs a small business at Westdale Mall and, according to his website, serves as president of the Westdale Mall Merchant’s Association. He has served on the board of his housing co-operative for 7 years.

Platform: When it comes to spending, Carroll’s focus is on increasing transparency in municipal procurement processes and setting clear project requirements to avoid cost overruns. His platform also centers around road safety, ensuring more public consultation for major infrastructure projects, increased government transparency, and supporting local businesses.

Biography: Leeann Cole has been a trustee with the Peel District School Board since 2022, serving Mississauga Wards 1 & 7 (each school trustee governs two wards). In her first year, she served as vice-chair of the school board, and has also been vice-chair of the discipline and budget development committees. During her time at the PDSB, she put forward a motion to re-establish the School Resource Officer program in Peel schools, after the Ford government mandated the restoration of the program across the province as part of Bill 33. Cole’s motion was later defeated after opposition from the Peel Elementary Teachers’ Local and advocacy groups such as Policing-Free Schools.

She previously ran for city council in 2018 to represent Ward 7, finishing fourth out of 12 According to her website, she has worked as a registered nurse in child, adolescent and adult mental health and general medicine at Trillium Hospital and Credit Valley Hospital.

Platform: On her website, Cole has published a list of commitments including keeping communities safe, encouraging responsible development, preserving parks, keeping taxes low, and “putting residents first”.

Biography: Tom Ellard is currently a partner at the Paradigm Group, a consulting agency. He is a veteran of the Canadian armed forces, a project manager, and a member of the parent councils at Lorne Park Public School and Lorne Park Secondary School. Last year, he ran as the Conservative candidate in Mississauga-Lakeshore for the federal election, losing to Liberal Charles Sousa. He is a co-founder of the group Libraries Not Landfills, a parent-led organization that advocates for the preservation of library materials in Peel schools.

Platform: Ellard’s platform mentions lower taxes, improving air quality, and community safety, with an emphasis on moderating growth that “respects the character of established neighbourhoods” and increasing police resources to address auto thefts and property crime.

Biography: Samer Fawzi Alghoul is a Project Manager. He has made a number of deputations to City hall, including a proposal to prohibit children from the Beneva Mississauga Marathon, to build highrises on existing blocks of detached homes, and to protect mature trees during development.

Platform: This candidate does not have a platform available online at the time of publication.

Biography:  Little information is available online about Abdul Mukhtar Ghafarzoy. According to his website, he has a master’s in business administration, and has worked as an “educator and community development practitioner” for more than a decade.

Platform: Ghafarzoy’s platform mentions “responsible growth”, road safety, and investing in public amenities like parks, libraries, and recreation facilities. He emphasizes keeping taxes low by advocating for increased funding from the province.

Biography: Syed (Raza) Jaffery is a salesperson with Coldwell Banker IKC Realty in Mississauga, according to Realtor.ca. He previously ran in the 2024 mayoral by-election, for city council in Ward 2 in 2022, and for Ward 9 in 2018. He has also run for political office in Toronto, including in the 2023 Scarborough Southwest municipal by-election, and as the far-right People’s Party of Canada candidate for Toronto Centre in the 2021 federal election.

Platform: On Facebook, Jaffery says he wants to “improve” policing and gun control, expand affordable housing and recreational spaces, tackle parking issues in the ward, and balance the City’s budget.

Biography: According to his LinkedIn, Ross Kutisker-Jacobson recently completed a law degree from the Open University, a UK-based distance learning school. He is self-employed as a real estate investor. He previously worked as a real estate broker for RE/MAX Professionals.

Platform: Kutiskier-Jacobson’s platform includes advocating for lower commercial and residential property taxes, calling for an independent audit of the City budget, and addressing vehicle thefts and home invasions. He wants to advocate for a fairer split of Mississauga and Brampton’s policing costs. He emphasizes the need to curtail access to e-scooters and e-bikes, including through education programs for parents and penalties for violations.

Biography: Ananya Majumder is a licensed paralegal. She says she has worked as a House of Commons policy researcher and a local entrepreneur. She previously ran for Ward 10 in the 2010 municipal election, placing sixth out of nine candidates.

Platform: Majumder’s platform mentions preventing “unnecessary” property tax increases, supporting small businesses, and fostering community safety. She wants to “protect neighbourhood character” as development in the ward grows.

Biography: Olga Polstvin recently completed an MA in Arts Leadership from Queen’s University. According to her LinkedIn, she has worked in communications and marketing at the DAN School of Drama and Music at Queen’s. Last year, she presented a solo exhibition of paintings at the Shevchenko Museum in Toronto.

Platform: This candidate does not have a platform available online at the time of publication.

Biography: Alex Ragozzino is president of the Lorne Park Watercolours Residents’ Association, and says on LinkedIn that he owns a video production business. On its website, the residents’ association says it has lobbied to restore former school boundaries, prevented the installation of hydro poles, opposed the construction of a new power plant, and monitored vandalism. Ragozzino is also president of a community theatre group, The Oakville Players.

Platform: Ragozzino’s platform mentions investments in infrastructure, easing traffic congestion, advocating for seniors and youth, and preserving green spaces. He wants to advocate for changes to federal bail conditions to “keep repeat offenders off our streets,” and wants to find “inefficiencies” in the municipal budget.

Biography: Sue Shanly says she is a medical researcher, and president of the Meadow Wood Rattray Ratepayers Association. She is chair of the Mississauga Residents’ Association Network (MIRANET). In 2025, she wrote a letter on behalf of MIRANET telling the region not to go ahead with a 23.3 percent increase to the Peel police budget, arguing it would make property taxes skyrocket, and that “the Peel Police Service Board (PPSB) is not transparent or publicly accountable for its decisions.” Shanly has also opposed larger property developments, like the nine-storey condo that had been planned for 900 Lakeshore Rd. W but was deferred. She previously ran for Mississauga council in 2022, coming second of eight.

Platform: In her platform, Shanly says she wants to focus on fiscal accountability, community safety, traffic and congestion, and climate resilience. She also mentions delivering infrastructure and investing in youth, seniors and families. She wants to demand a 50/50 funding split between Mississauga and Brampton for Peel Region, appoint an auditor general to scrutinize public spending, advocate for a new police station, and protect the Lake Ontario shoreline.

Biography: Audrey Simpson is an insurance advisor, according to her LinkedIn. She previously ran for provincial office twice with the New Blue Party of Ontario, a further right offshoot of Premier Doug Ford’s conservatives that wants to end “woke activism” in schools and eliminate all climate policies. In 2025, she came fifth out of seven candidates in Mississauga Centre. During the 2022 election, she indicated in a questionnaire for an anti-abortion group that she believed there were no circumstances under which a woman should be allowed access to abortion except life-saving medical circumstances; in the same survey she said that parents should be allowed to exempt their kids from school sex ed curriculums that discuss LGBTQ+ identities, and agreed that “elective” abortions should not be covered by OHIP.

Platform: Simpson says her platform is to lower property taxes and advocate for affordable housing and citizens’ concerns.

Biography: Little information is available online about Tamer Elkateb. He is an engineer with a PhD from the University of Alberta, according to the Professional Engineers of Ontario directory.

Platform: Elkateb’s platform includes advocating for an independent financial oversight committee and the publication of quarterly public financial reports, and establishing standardized exams (a number of which already exist at the PDSB, including the province-wide EQAO evaluation). He mentions mental health and special education supports, a “zero tolerance” approach to bullying, and community engagement from parents.

Biography: Samantha Fung is a recent high school graduate from the United World College in the Netherlands. According to her LinkedIn, she is enrolled in law school at King’s College in London but presently works as a research assistant with the University Health Network. She founded Music for Every Child, a youth-led charity that connects special needs students with weekly group sessions of music therapy. In 2023, she was the recipient of a Diana Award for young changemakers. She has also been part of the Canadian Council of Young Feminists and the PDSB’s Mental Health Advisory Board.

Platform: Fung told Mississauga.com that she wants to create a safe learning environment for students, accommodate diverse learning needs, and foster community between parents, educators, and students.

Biography: Brad MacDonald has been the PDSB trustee for Ward 2 and 8 since 2003. In that time, he served on a number of committees including the Special Education Advisory Committee, Physical Planning and Building, and the Budget Development Committee.

He was chair of the PDSB in 2020, when the board was put under provincial supervision after a report regarding “serious concerns about anti-Black racism and systemic inequities; leadership and governance dysfunction; and unfair human resources practices within the board.” That year, MacDonald came under fire for calling the police during a board meeting about anti-Black racism that grew heated. It remained under supervision until early 2023 (that supervision is separate from the ongoing supervision by the province).

Platform: On his campaign website, MacDonald’s platform includes school safety, parental engagement, and responsible spending. He wants to advocate for an end to the provincial supervision of the PDSB, and advocates for a “fair share of funding” from the province. He also mentions smaller class sizes, and better facilities within schools.

Biography: Little information is available online about Michael Michalias. He has worked as a communications operator and alarm operator at the Toronto Police Services.

Platform: In a flyer posted to his Instagram, Michalias mentions putting students first, supporting teachers and staff, open communication, and accountability.

Biography: Lucita Gonsalves is a Zumba instructor and, according to LinkedIn, an autism spectrum disorder consultant. She is currently endorsed by the Peel Regional Labour Council and the Dufferin-Peel OECTA Elementary Unit (the union representing Catholic elementary teachers).

Platform: Gonsalves told Mississauga.com that she prioritizes safe, inclusive schools, preserving Catholic faith and identity across schools, and bringing more classroom resources. She also says she wants to listen to parents and be transparent with the board’s decision-making and spending.

Biography: Herman Viloria is the incumbent trustee for Wards 2 and 8. He has held office since 2022. Viloria says he’s held multiple staff roles within the DPCDSB, having been a principal, vice-principal, and teacher. During Viloria’s time as trustee, he spoke against having the Pride flag flown outdoors, saying in a 2024 meeting that while the flag is a “symbol of inclusion and acceptance for many, [it] also represents ideologies and practices that contradict Catholic doctrine.” In 2025, during a policy review committee meeting, Viloria voted against a motion amending the board’s flag policies to allow additional flags, like the Pride flag, to be flown at DPCDSB schools.

Platform: On his campaign website, Viloria says the current board is facing financial issues, claiming a collective bargaining agreement made 45 years ago “has developed into a huge financial burden.” Viloria also says he wishes to continue being a voice for the board of trustees with his experience.

Biography: Pierre Gregory has been a trustee for Conseil scolaire Viamonde since 2022, representing Hamilton-Wentworth, Halton, and Brant. He won by acclamation because he ran unopposed in that election.

Gregory has nearly 30 years of experience in education, including as a teacher at a French-language high school. He has previously worked at the Ministry of Education as part of the unit responsible for curriculum development in French-language schools in Ontario. As trustee, Gregory sat on the board’s Parents’ Participation Committee.

Platform: This candidate does not have a platform available online at the time of publication.

Biography: Little information is available online about Mahmad Neezam Chutoo. On LinkedIn, he says he works in bilingual customer service at Aimia, a Toronto-based investment holding company.

Platform: This candidate does not have a platform available online at the time of publication.

Biography: Jennifer Green Frank is running unopposed and therefore has already been elected by acclamation at the Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir. She is a registered immigration consultant with the immigration consulting firm Keith C.A. Frank & Associates. Green Frank is a citizen member of Mississauga’s Governance Committee and on the faculty at Ashton College, an online career college.

Platform: This candidate does not have a platform available online at the time of publication.