Aurora: who represents it, and who is running
Town of Aurora — 2026 Municipal Election votes on 2026-10-26. It elects one Mayor (at large; also sits on York Regional Council) and six Ward Councillors (Wards 1–6); York Region DSB, York Catholic DSB and French-language trustees are also elected (not captured here).
Holding office9
the sitting council
On the ballot27
4 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Aurora is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill — Costas Menegakis (Conservative)
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Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gallo ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Mayor | Independent | Town of Aurora | |
| Tom Mrakas ✉️ Elected | Mayor → Running | Independent | Town of Aurora | |
| Shawn Deane ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | Town of Aurora | |
| Yafang Shi ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | Town of Aurora |
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Councillor — Ward 1
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Weese ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | Ward 1 | Town of Aurora |
| Lauren Hanna ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 1 | Town of Aurora |
| Rocco Morsillo ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 1 | Town of Aurora |
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Councillor — Ward 2
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Gilliland ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | Ward 2 | Town of Aurora |
| Angela Daust ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | Town of Aurora |
| Brynn Lansdown ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | Town of Aurora |
| Marco Di Girolamo ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | Town of Aurora |
| Phiona Durrant ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | Town of Aurora |
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Councillor — Ward 3
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Gaertner ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | Ward 3 | Town of Aurora |
| Alexandra Bonham | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | Town of Aurora |
| Harold MacDonald | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | Town of Aurora |
| Nikki Alber | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | Town of Aurora |
| Reza Vaez Ghamsary | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | Town of Aurora |
| Robert James Fraser ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | Town of Aurora |
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Councillor — Ward 4
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor — Ward 4 | Independent | Ward 4 | Town of Aurora |
| Shaheen Moledina | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | Town of Aurora |
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Councillor — Ward 5
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charity Dela Cruz-Toupin | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | Town of Aurora |
| George Tremtsidis | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | Town of Aurora |
| Harbinder (Binda) Thandi ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | Town of Aurora |
| Jessie Fraser ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | Town of Aurora |
| Milton Hart | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | Town of Aurora |
| Terrence Zhu ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | Town of Aurora |
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Councillor — Ward 6
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Kim ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor — Ward 6 | Independent | Ward 6 | Town of Aurora |
| Jibraan Khan ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | Town of Aurora |
| Nicholas Kashef ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | Town of Aurora |
| Zivka Kicic ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | Town of Aurora |
8
Member of Provincial Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Parsa Elected | Member of Provincial Parliament | Conservative | Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | Provincial legislature |
9
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costas Menegakis ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | House of Commons |
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Notes on this record
How the lists were read, and what could not be.
- Aurora is a lower-tier town in York Region; the Mayor is Aurora's member of York Regional Council (no separate regional councillor is elected in Aurora). Mayor race and all six wards included.
- Candidate source: the Town's Certified and Acclaimed Candidates page (https://www.aurora.ca/candidates) and the List of Certified Candidates PDF (https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/aurora-010-ca/media/rv3hi0e2/el316-2-list-of-certified-candidates.pdf). Sitting council from the Town's Council Members page; both retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Ward 5 Councillor John Gallo is a candidate for Mayor against Mayor Tom Mrakas (runningFor Mayor). Ward 1 Councillor Ron Weese, Ward 2 Councillor Rachel Gilliland and Ward 3 Councillor Wendy Gaertner are not on the certified list.
- No acclamations: every office is contested.
- The Town's page prints qualifying addresses and phone numbers; neither copied. Candidate emails kept only where campaign-style; personal-looking addresses left null.
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Sources
Prepared 2026-10-09. Nomination papers are never opened: they carry home addresses. After voting day a candidate list becomes a result; these rows are reconciled, not deleted.