Jeromy Farkas

Jeromy Farkas
City of Calgary Councillor
In office
2017–2021
Preceded byBrian Pincott
Succeeded byKourtney Branagan
ConstituencyWard 11
Personal details
Born1986
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
Other political
affiliations		Wildrose Party (former)
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
WebsiteOfficial website

Jeromy Farkas is a Canadian fundraiser,[1][2] filmmaker,[3] athlete, columnist,[4][5] and former politician. He was elected to Calgary City Council in the 2017 municipal election to represent Ward 11 for a four-year term.[6]

Farkas is the first and only Calgary City Councillor known to have declined the municipal pension and transition allowance. Following his term, the Canadian Taxpayer's Federation estimated that these rejected entitlements saved Calgarian taxpayers $308,234.[7][8]

He ran as a candidate for Calgary mayor in the 2021 municipal election on October 18, 2021,[6] placing second to Jyoti Gondek.[9]

  1. ^ Toombs, Aryn (September 21, 2022). "Jeromy Farkas run for Big Brothers Big Sisters raises nearly $210,000". LiveWire Calgary. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Farkas surpasses fundraising goal for the Alex Community Health Centre". LiveWire Calgary. January 30, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Krause, Darren (January 27, 2023). "Farkas Pacific Crest Trail finale screens at Calgary cinema". LiveWire Calgary. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Farkas: Working together as neighbours is the Calgarian way". calgaryherald. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "Farkas: We can promote Calgary's western roots and its amazing diversity". calgaryherald. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Coun. Jeromy Farkas launches bid for mayor's seat in 2021 Calgary election". CBC. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "Taxpayers release Naughty and Nice List". www.taxpayer.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Jeromy supports ending mayor's double pensions". Jeromy Farkas. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "Jyoti Gondek elected as Calgary's first female mayor". CTV News Calgary. CTV News. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.