Rob Howard

He was a Richmond city councillor from 2001 to 2008 and BC Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly for Richmond Centre from 2009 to 2013. In March 2026 he announced a run for mayor, and he was a candidate for Mayor of Richmond in the 2026 election.

Career

Howard was a Richmond city councillor from 2001 to 2008. He sat in the BC Legislative Assembly for Richmond Centre for the BC Liberal Party from May 2009 to May 2013, chaired the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, and was Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transportation from March to September 2012.

Positions

Wikipedia records that Howard championed open-skies agreements for airline competition and supported the harmonized sales tax. On council he advocated casino expansion, the Olympic speed-skating oval and convention centre development.

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