FOR JOURNALISTS & EDITORS
Press kit
Everything you need to cover this campaign accurately, in one place: a verified biography, photographs cleared for editorial use, and a direct line for questions. No embargo, no registration.
THE FACTS
Verified details
- Full name
- Oday Brahem
- Office sought
- Councillor, City of Richmond
- Elector organization
- Conservative (Conservative Electors Association)
- Election
- 2026 General Local and School Election, Saturday, October 17, 2026
- Official listing
- City of Richmond Declaration of Candidates, September 11, 2026
- Background
- Technology founder; about a decade in enterprise software. Served two years part-time in the Canadian Armed Forces reserves (2021–23).
- Founded
- vote.direct (verified community voting) and governance.center (meetings, records and decisions)
- Financial agent
- David Denhoff, Conservative Electors Association
Candidacy and office confirmed against the City of Richmond’s Declaration of Candidates (PDF), declared September 11, 2026 by Claudia Jesson, Chief Election Officer. Election dates: City of Richmond Elections.
Biography
Richmond council candidate. Tech founder & builder. Personal views.
I’m Oday Brahem, a technology founder and candidate for Richmond City Council in 2026. I build community voting and governance tools, and I write about careful spending, housing, city services, and accountable public service. These are my personal views and proposals, not official party statements. Read more at https://odaybrahem.ca/blog.
How to describe this campaign
Oday Brahem is one of 55 candidates running for eight Richmond council seats. He is endorsed by the Conservative Electors Association and appears on the declaration under the elector organization “Conservative.”
This is my personal website and blog. The views and proposals I share are my own and may evolve. They are not official statements or policy of the Conservative Electors Association or any other political party.
Please attribute positions and proposals on this website to Oday Brahem personally. He is not a spokesperson for the association.
Interviews and questions
Oday is available for interviews, candidate questionnaires, all-candidates meetings, and editorial board meetings, in person or remotely. Fact-checking requests are welcome and answered first.