Jess Phillips for Nelson City Council
Jess Phillips

Jess Phillips for Nelson City Council

For the Nelson We Love. For the Future We Share.

Why I’m running My priorities How, when and where to vote

Illustrated portrait of Jess Phillips with her family beside Nelson’s orange bridge in autumn

Illustration by Jaimie MacGibbon.

Meet Jess

Inclusive. Collaborative. Practical.

My family moved here in 2016, just in time for our oldest child to begin public school. We arrived in this gorgeous little mountain town hoping we had found a good place to raise our family. A bit more than a decade later, I can say with enormous gratitude that Nelson has given us even more than we had ever hoped for.

It has given us a home, community, friendships, arts, culture, and sports opportunities for our kids, beautiful public spaces, enduring events, and meaningful inclusion in our chosen communities. Basically, the feeling that we really belong somewhere.

Nelson has been a wonderful place for our family to thrive.

Read why Jess is running

What Jess will work on

“Are we helping Nelson remain a place where families and all residents can create a good home?”

Jess asks that question of every decision, whether it’s about housing, infrastructure, public safety, transportation, parks and public spaces, climate resilience, local business, arts and heritage, or taxes.

Read Jess’s priorities

Voting day is Saturday, October 17, 2026

Jess Phillips is a candidate for Nelson City Council in the October 17, 2026 general local election. Nelson votes for its mayor and six councillors that day at the Prestige Lakeside Resort & Convention Centre, from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. You can also vote early at City Hall on Wednesday, October 7 or Wednesday, October 14, from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.

Find out how, when and where to vote in Nelson

Where to find Jess

See all of Jess’s dates

  1. Chamber of Commerce all-candidate meet and greet

    Adventure Hotel banquet room

  2. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

    Rotary Shelter, Lakeside Park

  3. Rotary Club of Nelson: 20×20 Ideas Over Lunch

    Hume Hotel & Spa, 422 Vernon St

Get involved

Have a question or an idea for Nelson, or want to help with the campaign? Jess wants to hear from you.

Contact the campaign Request a lawn sign Donate to the campaign

A colouring page for Nelson Kids (of all ages)

Nelson’s Streetcar 23, drawn by local illustrator Jaimie MacGibbon for Nelson Kids. Print it out and colour it in, and you can add your own flowers at the bottom!

Download the colouring page (PDF, 256 KB)

Illustrations by Jaimie MacGibbon.

Colour illustration: two children wave as Nelson’s Streetcar 23, with a Baker St. sign on its front, rolls past trees and wildflowers Line drawing to colour in: two children wave as Nelson's Streetcar 23, with a Baker St. sign on its front, rolls past trees and wildflowers, with the Jess Phillips for Nelson City Council badge in the corner