A Canadian Man Is Going Viral For Winning A City Council Election After Telling Voters He Was Unqualified And Has No Idea What He's Doing

Posted on Oct 20, 2026 UTC

Congratulations are in order for Brady Rogers, the newest city council member in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada!

(I think.)

Brady, running for his first-ever political office, had campaigned with signs that read, "I barely want to do this."

"Just trying to pay my rent."

"How hard could it be?"

And "Fine. I'll do it."

(He did, by the way, acknowledge the spelling mistake in the sign posted on his Instagram, where it says "City Coucil.")

His website also made things abundantly clear: He doesn't enjoy politics, doesn't know what he's doing, and isn't qualified.

He even created an attack ad video against himself.

Brady used the video to show that although he hadn't previously been involved in politics, he has experience in problem-solving. He also said in the caption, "The campaign is unserious. The candidacy isn't."

He did have a platform, too. Brady ran on improving transit infrastructure, creating pathways out of homelessness, and building housing.

And earlier this week, the people of Kelowna elected him to the city council, despite his best efforts.

In a video posted to his Instagram, Brady thanked people for voting for him and said, "I'm looking forward to it. I did not start this campaign lightly, as much as it may have seemed. I'm well aware of what the job is, and what interests me is not the work, but the opportunity to do some genuine good. To lend a new perspective that I have seen lacking."

"There's other voices out there that need to be represented strongly, and that's what I want to do. So I'm excited about the new council and the mayor, looking forward to working with all of them...and I think it's gonna be a good four years, so thanks, everybody."

For what it's worth, people are absolutely loving the vibe. "finally a politician whose campaign promises i actually believe," said one person.

"New political strategy just dropped. Apparently it's called 'actually being honest for once'. People are sick of politicians," said another.

"Most honest campaign in political history. Every other candidate has no idea what they're doing either, he's just the only one who said it out loud."

"Plato essentially said the best person to govern a democracy is a person that doesn’t want to do it in the first place."

And finally, "The 'someone's got to do something' thoughts finally got to him. Good lad."

Here's hoping he enjoys the new gig!

Thoughts? Let us know in the comments.

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