Pete Fry is a Canadian politician and business owner who has served as a Vancouver city councillor since 2018 as a member of the Green Party of Vancouver. Fry is running for mayor of Vancouver in the 2026 Vancouver municipal election under the Green Party.
Early life and career Born in Ireland to Anglo-Trinidadian parents, Fry immigrated with his family to Vancouver as a child. His mother is Hedy Fry, the federal Member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver Centre.
Owner of a graphics and communications agency in Vancouver, Fry became involved in community activism, serving as community representative for the City of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan, as well as chair of the Strathcona Residents’ Association.
Political career Fry is a prominent member of the Green Party of Vancouver.
Fry first ran for the Vancouver City Council in the 2014 municipal election, but was not elected.
In 2016, Fry secured the nomination of the Green Party of British Columbia in a provincial by-election in the riding of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, where he lost to British Columbia New Democratic Party candidate Melanie Mark. In 2017, he ran for the Vancouver City Council a second time, in the by-election following the resignation of Geoff Meggs; he lost to Non-Partisan Association candidate Hector Bremner. At the 2018 city council election, Fry received the second highest number of votes and was elected as a councillor. He was re-elected as a city councillor in the 2022 Vancouver municipal election.
Fry is currently running for mayor of Vancouver in the 2026 Vancouver municipal election. His platform emphasizes addressing public stress in Vancouver related to cost of living, housing, mental health, and public safety, by focusing on community-centered services, alongside environmentally responsible urban planning solutions, with an open, transparent approach to local government, aiming to restore public trust of local government. A primary focus of his campaign is streamlining permits for building new low-rise apartments, townhomes, and row homes, favouring wooden-frame and infill construction with locally sourced lumber, as well as retrofitting existing buildings to reduce their carbon footprint. Additionally, Fry is a proponent of harm reduction in community services, supporting the interests of small and local businesses, and bolstering the arts and culture scene in Vancouver.
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