Candidate for Mayor of Waterloo · Candidate profile
Jerry Jiang
Stated goals and qualifications drawn from the candidate’s campaign website.
- Status
- Campaign sources reviewed
- Candidate record
- August 21, 2026
Political spectrum
Centrist
Entrepreneurship and easier permitting lean right, while public transit, public space and city-backed local pilots keep the platform close to the centre.
The goals and qualifications below summarize statements published by the candidate’s campaign. Each item links to its campaign source.
Goals for the term
Basic Needs
- Make room for more homes. VAGUE Source ↗
Economic
- Make Waterloo a home for entrepreneurship, collaborators and talent who choose to stay. VAGUE Source ↗
Government
- Make opening a business and navigating permits clearer and easier. CLEAR Source ↗
- Make issue-report responsibility and next steps understandable before adding new tools. CLEAR Source ↗
- Use local technical knowledge and experimentation to improve city life. CLEAR Source ↗
- Make City Hall’s problem statements clearer so local people can work on useful solutions. CLEAR Source ↗
- Have the city purchase and test local solutions that meet real needs. CLEAR Source ↗
Public Services
- Create more informal social gathering places and public spaces. CLEAR Source ↗
- Take architecture, aesthetics and livability standards seriously. VAGUE Source ↗
- Improve public transit. VAGUE Source ↗
- Provide places to park bikes. CLEAR Source ↗
- Develop winter gathering places, music and cultural activities. CLEAR Source ↗
- Explore a photo-and-location pothole-reporting tool. CLEAR Source ↗