Michael Janz
Michael Janz is a Canadian politician who currently serves on Edmonton City Council as Councillor for Ward papastew. He was first elected to the Edmonton City council on October 18, 2021.[1]
Michael Janz | |
|---|---|
| City of Edmonton Councillor for Ward papastew | |
| Assumed office October 18, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Henderson (as Ward 8) |
| Personal details | |
| Residence | Garneau, Edmonton |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
Prior to Janz's election to Edmonton City Council, he was Edmonton Public School Board Trustee for Ward F (2010-2021), and served as Chairman of the Board from 2015-2017.[2][3]
Life and career
Janz received a Bachelor of Arts in History, as well as a Master's in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Alberta.[4] During his studies, Janz was elected President of the University of Alberta Students' Union from 2007-2008.[5] He also sat on the University of Alberta Board of Governors for two years.[4]
Janz was Director of Communications with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada from 2015-2021, and worked as the Marketing Director of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues from 2009-2012.[4] He also served on the Board of Trustees for the Edmonton Public Library from 2009-2015.[5]
He lives in the Garneau neighbourhood of Edmonton with his spouse, and has two children.[6]
Politics
Janz has been described as a progressive.[7] He has advocated for policing reforms,[7] a mansion tax,[8] and anti-urban sprawl policies.[9]
Controversy
On May 29, 2022, Janz retweeted a post which referred to a police officer as a "pig."[10] The City of Edmonton's Integrity Commissioner found that this action violated the Edmonton City Council's code of conduct, however, Janz avoided any official sanctions after his apology was deemed to be "sufficient remorse" by the Integrity Commissioner as well as by Council.[11]
Electoral record
2021 Edmonton municipal election
| Ward papastew | ||
|---|---|---|
| Edmonton City Council | ||
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Michael Janz | 8,614 | 40.58% |
| Susan Field | 4,354 | 20.51% |
| Kirsten Goa | 4,089 | 19.27% |
| Haruun Ali | 1,713 | 8.07% |
| James Cameron | 1,384 | 6.52% |
| Tarcy Schindelka | 630 | 2.97% |
| Byron Vass | 441 | 2.08% |
2017 Edmonton municipal election
| Ward F | ||
|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Public School | ||
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Michael Janz | 15,671 | 71.40% |
| Yemi Philip | 4,220 | 19.23% |
2013 Edmonton municipal election
| Ward F | ||
|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Public School | ||
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Michael Janz | 14,709 | 80.0% |
| Noah Shillington | 3,670 | 20.0% |
2010 Edmonton municipal election
| Ward F | ||
|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Public School | ||
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Michael Janz | 9,198 | 53.6% |
| Bev Sawyer | 5,845 | 34.1% |
| Joanna Rozmus | 2,114 | 12.3% |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2021 Election Results". www.edmonton.ca. October 18, 2021. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ↑ Cook, Dustin (March 15, 2021). "Three-term Edmonton Public School Board trustee Michael Janz running for city council". Edmonton Journal.
- ↑ Heidenreich, Phil (February 16, 2017). "Edmonton Public School Board chair announces he's leaving his position". Global News. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "About Michael". Councillor Michael Janz. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lukacs, Emily (2021-10-18). "Ward papastew Election 2021 Meet the Candidates: Michael Janz". The Gateway. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ↑ "Ward papastew - Michael Janz | City of Edmonton". www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gerein, Keith (September 2, 2022). "Keith Gerein: Edmonton's Michael Janz walks tricky path between intriguing and infuriating". Edmonton Journal.
- ↑ Boothby, Lauren (February 15, 2023). "Janz's mansion tax idea dies in Edmonton, lower taxes for apartments possible". Edmonton Journal.
- ↑ "Housing for All". Councillor Michael Janz. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ↑ Riebe, Natasha (August 5, 2022). "Edmonton councillor broke code of conduct, integrity commissioner finds". CBC News.
- ↑ Riebe, Natasha (August 17, 2022). "No reprimand for Michael Janz after Edmonton city councillor's offensive retweet". CBC News.
- ↑ "Official Election Results (Text View)". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ City of Edmonton (October 26, 2010). "2010 Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2010. Unknown parameter
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