As one tweet put it, “Kelowna council candidate Brady Rogers is an engineer and business owner who hates politics and meetings, and admits on his own campaign site that he barely wants to do this, but cares about Kelowna and thinks he can help.” Now he has his chance, as his unlikely campaign just landed him a city council seat.
Source: Castanet
Despite all the signs, campaign events and political messaging circulating around Kelowna, the biggest challenge of this municipal election may be getting people to pay attention.
But, for one council candidate it hasn’t been a problem.
Brady Rogers, who wasn’t even expecting to run for council this year, made an unorthodox pitch and has found himself in the spotlight across Canada and parts of the U.S.
Here it is: “I guess I’m running for Kelowna city council.”
Then there’s his bio: “Hi, I’m Brady. Do I enjoy politics? No. Do I know what I’m doing? No. But am I qualified? Also no.”
That seemingly underwhelming introduction caught the eye of a U.S. social media creator MandiFromtheInternet, or Mandi Jung, picked up his campaign and highlighted it through her own socials.
Jung is a U.S. teacher and social media creator who has built a substantial following through commentary on education, politics and policy.
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