Jerry.for Mayor
of Waterloo

JERRY JIANG · FOR MAYOR OF WATERLOO

Make roomfor ambition.

I’m Jerry, and I’m running for Mayor of Waterloo. I want this to be Canada’s home for ambition—a beautiful, lovable city where people can start from scratch and use what we know to improve life for everyone.

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Jerry Jiang taking a group selfie with a Waterloo founder and students at an event.
A FOUNDER EVENT I ORGANIZED WITH STUDENTS IN WATERLOO

It startedwith a house.

AKATOS
A place to begin.

I founded Akatos, a Waterloo startup community and hacker house for young builders.

My role is simple: help people clarify what they are making, remove blockers, connect them with opportunities, and let them build.

Waterloo is full of people doing extraordinary work that the world never sees. I’m running to make their work harder to ignore—and make it easier for the next person with a big idea to begin.

People gathered inside Akatos during an evening event.
A night at Akatos.
People sitting on blankets during a backyard community picnic.
A community picnic I organized in Waterloo.

WHAT I BELIEVE

Entrepreneurship is not an industry.
It is a way of taking responsibility.

See a problem. Decide it matters. Make something useful.

  1. 01

    Start from scratch.

    You should not need status, permission, or five smaller lives before beginning the work that matters to you.

  2. 02

    Build a city worth loving.

    Beauty, businesses, third places and a full life after school are not extras. They are why people choose a place.

  3. 03

    Solve what matters.

    Use Waterloo’s engineering culture to make ordinary life work better—and let more people help.

STUDENTS CAN VOTE.

Live here for school?
This city is yours too.

Canadian citizen. Waterloo address. 18+ on October 26.

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THE PLATFORM

A home for
ambition.

Read the platform
  1. 01Canada’s Home for AmbitionWaterloo should be the place for people with unreasonable plans—to start from scratch without waiting their turn or climbing somebody else’s ladder.4 min read
  2. 02A Beautiful City Worth LovingBeauty, belonging, active streets and businesses of every size are not extras. They are how Waterloo becomes a place people choose for a whole life.4 min read
  3. 03A City That Fixes ThingsWaterloo knows how to solve problems within real constraints. City Hall should work the same way: expose problems, test useful ideas and improve ordinary life.4 min read

THERE’S WORK TO DO.

Come build
with me.

Jerry Jiang balancing a stack of caps on his head.
The campaign’s least official portrait.

You do not need campaign experience. If you can build, write, design, organize, research, film, host—or simply care—there is useful work to do.

Tell me how you want to help