BarrieVotes.ca 2026 municipal election

Kay Sayer

Candidate for Mayor in the 2026 Barrie municipal election.

Campaign contact

Contact details are from the City's candidates list, except any marked inferred, searched or supplied; hover the mark to see where that detail came from. We do not reproduce the home addresses the City also publishes.

In their own words

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Compiled in a research batch dated September 11, 2026, reviewed by hand before publication on October 8, 2026. Passages are capped at 60 words and listed newest first. Campaign pages are undated, so only the retrieval date is shown for them, and they sort by it. A candidate with nothing located on an issue is listed as such, with the date their sources were checked; a race is shown only once every candidate in it has been checked. See methodology.

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  • Third, I want Jesus on the table — not to divide but to feed, clothe, house.

    Source: As quoted in barrietoday.com, Sayer's top concerns include daylight saving time, free speech, October 1, 2026 (paragraph 11, first sentence). Read October 7, 2026. news

  • Since the convoy, the government froze bank accounts paid for with our taxes because people disagreed. That must be addressed by (Ontario Premier Doug) Ford and every mayor.

    Source: As quoted in barrietoday.com, BARRIE ELECTION: State of emergency debated after full year in effect, September 10, 2026 (paragraph 21). Read September 11, 2026. news

  • Publish the shelter budget. Publish the police budget. Publish the outreach budget. Let residents and front-line staff — nurses, medics, fire, police — vote in 24 hours on how to spend it

    Source: As quoted in barrietoday.com, BARRIE ELECTION: State of emergency debated after full year in effect, September 10, 2026 (paragraph 22). Read September 11, 2026. news

  • Publish the shelter budget. Publish the police budget. Publish the outreach budget.

    Source: As quoted in barrietoday.com, BARRIE ELECTION: State of emergency debated after full year in effect, September 10, 2026 (paragraph 22). Read September 11, 2026. news

  • Sayer said the most important issues are transparency, the Province of Ontario and the schools.

    Source: As reported by barrietoday.com, BARRIE ELECTION: Mayoral candidates asked about top issues facing city, August 31, 2026 (paragraph 12). Read September 11, 2026. news reported

  • Sayer, who has been a Barrie resident since May 2026, focused her campaign responses on government transparency, taxation and what she described as provincial responsibility for municipal pressures.

    Source: As reported by CompassNews, Mayoral candidates’ visions for homelessness & affordability, August 28, 2026 (paragraph 23 (under subhead 'The emergency is secrecy')). Read September 11, 2026. news context

  • Sayer also called for greater transparency across municipal spending, a stronger focus on community organizations and a more unified approach from Ontario mayors in dealing with the provincial government.

    Source: As reported by CompassNews, Mayoral candidates’ visions for homelessness & affordability, August 28, 2026 (paragraph 27). Read September 11, 2026. news reported

  • ‘I just want to be a squeaky wheel, whether I’m the mayor…something has to be said,’ says candidate Kay Sayer

    Source: As quoted in barrietoday.com, Race for Barrie mayor has one more candidate signed up, August 11, 2026 (Feed summary (article page not archived)). Read September 11, 2026. news

Not yet checked for this race: social media posts.

Electoral record

Kay Sayer has not appeared on a Barrie ballot at any level before 2026, on the records we hold. Municipal records begin in 2003.

Compiled from the public electoral record. If anything here is wrong, please tell us on the corrections page. Names are linked across elections only where we have confirmed by hand that the records refer to the same person; where we are unsure, they are kept separate.

Common questions

Who is Kay Sayer?

Kay Sayer is a candidate for Mayor in the 2026 Barrie municipal election. This is their first Barrie municipal candidacy in the records this site holds, which run from 2003.

What is Kay Sayer running for in Barrie?

Mayor, on the ballot in the 2026 Barrie municipal election. Election day is October 26, 2026; internet and telephone voting opens October 16. See everyone running in this race.

Is Kay Sayer an incumbent?

No. Kay Sayer does not currently hold the seat being contested. The sitting members are listed at incumbents.

Has Kay Sayer run for office before?

Not in the records this site holds, which cover every Barrie municipal election since 2003 and federal and provincial races for Barrie-area ridings.

How do I contact Kay Sayer's campaign?

The campaign published an email address on the City of Barrie's certified candidates list; they are shown under campaign contact above. This site does not reproduce home addresses.

Who can vote for Kay Sayer?

Every eligible Barrie voter: the mayor is elected city-wide. See how to vote.

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