Mayor of Ottawa
Jacob Solomon
Jacob Solomon is a certified candidate for Mayor of Ottawa in the October 26, 2026 municipal election, registering on the final day of the nomination period after resolving an invalid nomination signature. He previously ran for mayor in 2022, receiving 0.14% of the vote. His 2026 campaign platform includes decriminalizing transit fare evasion, public pianos, more murals, improved bike paths, a Para Transpo overhaul, more trash bins, and a more walkable downtown.
What the public record shows
Jacob Solomon is a certified candidate for Mayor of Ottawa in the October 26, 2026 municipal election.
“Jacob Solomon is running for Ottawa mayor in the 2026 election after sorting out a last-minute problem with his nomination papers.” cbc.ca
“Candidacy registered: August 21, 2026” en.wikipedia.org
Solomon registered his 2026 candidacy on the final day of the nomination period, after one of his required nomination signatures was found to have an invalid address and he obtained a replacement signature from a man named Chris at a nearby Value Village.
“He had to go next door to Value Village to find a new one — and got it with just over an hour to spare from a man named Chris.” cbc.ca
“Candidacy registered: August 21, 2026” en.wikipedia.org
Solomon also ran for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2022 municipal election, receiving 432 votes, or 0.14% of the vote.
“Solomon ran in the last election as well, winning 0.14 per cent of the vote.” cbc.ca
“Jacob Solomon | 432 | 0.14 | –” en.wikipedia.org
Solomon's campaign platform for the 2026 mayoral race includes decriminalizing fare evasion on OC Transpo buses, installing public pianos, adding more murals, improving bike paths, overhauling Para Transpo, adding more trash bins, and making downtown more walkable.
“DECRIMINALIZE HOPPING THE BUS / PIANOS IN PUBLIC / MORE MURALS / IMPROVE BIKE PATHS / PARA TRANSPO OVERHAUL / MORE TRASH BINS / WALKABLE DOWNTOWN” sites.google.com
“https://sites.google.com/view/jacobsolomon/home” en.wikipedia.org
Where to hear it from them
Also on this ballot
- Mark Sutcliffe (incumbent)
- Jeff Leiper
- Alex Lawson
- Neil Saravanamuttoo
- Zed Chebib
- Peter Westaway
- Suraj Harish
- Queen Divine Priya Amber Bakshi
- Bernard Couchman
- Ali Shayvard
- Amjad Ali Syed
- Josh Rachlis
- Geoff Nicholas
How this page was put together
This is compiled from public sources, not independently or personally researched by ottown. We have not interviewed Jacob Solomon, attended their events, or verified anything beyond what the sources quoted above actually say. Every statement here needed two independent public sources before it was included, and both are linked so you can read them yourself.
It is not an endorsement, a ranking, or a complete account of the candidate or their platform. For the ballot itself, the City of Ottawa's certified list is the authority, not this page. Ottawa votes on Monday, October 26, 2026. Last checked 2026-09-28.
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