Drew Dilkens

He has been mayor of Windsor since 1 December 2014, after serving as Ward 1 city councillor from 2006 to 2014. He is the incumbent seeking a fourth term as mayor of Windsor in the 26 October 2026 municipal election.

Career

Wikipedia gives his education as a Bachelor of Commerce and a law degree from the University of Windsor, an MBA from Wayne State University and a doctorate of business administration from the International School of Management in Paris; he was called to the bar in 2012. He lost a Ward 1 race in 2003, won it in 2006 and 2010, and was elected mayor in 2014 with 55.36 per cent, re-elected in 2018 with 59.40 per cent and in 2022 with 52.51 per cent. He chairs the Windsor Police Services Board and was appointed in August 2022 to chair the Ontario Housing Supply Action Plan Implementation Team.

Positions

Reporting by CTV Windsor on 21 August 2026 says he is seeking a fourth term as mayor and that, if elected, it will be his last. Wikipedia lists him as an independent with no party affiliation. The sources opened do not set out his platform in more detail.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · CTV News Windsor · Wikipedia

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