The Sooke Teachers’ Association Political Action Committee sent a questionnaire to each of the trustee candidates running in the Sooke School Board Trustee Election. Click on the links below to read the responses from the candidates who returned their questionnaires.
Belmont Zone (4 trustees to be elected):
- Tom Davis
- Mattie McMillan
- Cendra Beaton
- Russ Chipps
- Trudy Spiller
- Mike Manhas
Milnes Landing Zone (3 trustees, all acclaimed):
- Ed Berlando
- Amanda Dowhy
- Laurie Szadkowski
The Sooke Teachers’ Association has endorsed the following candidates:
Belmont Zone (Area 1)
Tom Davis
Milnes Landing Zone (Area 2)
Ed Berlando
Amanda Dowhy
The Victoria Labour Council (VLC) has made endorsements of trustee and council candidates in Victoria, Saanich, and Sooke who support workers. The VLC-endorsed candidates are:
SD 61 – Greater Victoria
Highlands/View Royal (Area 3)
Alexandra Bomphray
Victoria (Area 5)
James Le
Ann Whiteaker
Saanich (Area 6)
Darren Companion
Tracy Humphreys
Oak Bay (Area 7)
Andrea Mears
SD 62 – Sooke
Belmont Zone (Area 1)
Tom Davis
Mattie McMillan
Milnes Landing Zone (Area 2)
Ed Berlando
Amanda Dowhy
Laurie Szadkowski
SD 63 – Saanich
Central Saanich (Area 3)
Joey Martin
More information is available at https://victorialabour.ca/2026-municipal-endorsements/
The BCTF has published a list of locally endorsed candidates for every district in the province. It can be viewed at https://www.bctf.ca/iteachivote