Toronto Votes 2026: Toronto-Danforth councillor candidate Maria Voutsinas profile

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Local voters will cast their ballots on Monday, Oct. 26, in Toronto’s municipal election. Along with voting for mayor and school trustee, local voters will also be electing a new councillor for Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth.
There are 18 candidates running for the council seat in Toronto-Danforth. The seat is open as incumbent councillor Paula Fletcher announcd in August that she was stepping down after representing the area for the last 23 years. For this Candidate Profile feature, Beach Metro Community News reached out to the candidates who we could find contact information for and asked them to send their profile and a photo in by a set deadline. We are only printing the profiles of those who responded by the deadline. The 18 candidates registered to run for councillor in Toronto-Danforth in this month’s municipal election are Maqsood Ahmad, Susan Chapelle, Michael Connor, Dennis Corcoran, Robb Dagenais, Peter De Marco, Sara Ehrhardt, George Fawcett, Mary Fragedakis, John Kladitis, Michael Mitchell, Caryma Sa’d, Dianne Saxe, Devyn Stackhouse, Jason Stevens, Christiane Tetreault, Maria Voutsinas and Denise Walcott.)

Hello Neighbours,

I’m Maria Voutsinas and I’m running to be your City Councillor here in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth.

I raised my family here and I love the diversity, cultures and small businesses that make our community feel like home. Like you, I have watched our city change. The cost of living keeps rising. Road congestion. Concerns about safety. I want to help find solutions we can all live with.

For over 20 years I have served as Executive Director of the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada. From my office at City Hall, I have worked with all levels of government to ensure voices in diverse communities are heard. I know how the system works and how to turn advocacy into action.

I will be knocking on doors across Toronto-Danforth, listening to what matters to you and working to earn your support.

Let’s build a safer, more affordable and more liveable community together