About Zachary | Zachary Typhair

My name is Zachary Typhair, and I am a 22-year-old who is a longtime Kingston resident and wants to make Kingston a better place.

I worked on Bridget Doherty and Robert Kiley’s city council campaigns in 2018 and ran as a candidate in the last provincial election. I got to hear first hand the issues that are affecting Kingstionains. It's these issues that have made me want to get involved on a local level and be a voice for Kingstionains.

Before I moved to Kingston, I lived with my single-parent mother. I grew up not having to worry about food being on the table or a place to sleep at night only because just like most single parents, my mother would work when I and my two brothers were at school, then would come home, cook, clean, then go back to work for the midnight shift. When I was twelve, I moved in with my grandparents who were both small business owners working sometimes 12 hours a day, seven times a week, and yet would still face financial hardship. So many Kingstionains are working harder than ever before and still falling behind. In a society with the wealth and resources that our community has, there is no excuse for having families work so much harder and yet fall further behind. My upbringing has been a mixture of low-income and middle-class, and if I had to retain one thing I learned from my childhood, it would be the sacrifices that my mother and grandmother made for me; these sacrifices are the same sacr

I’m running for city council in Kingston because I'm passionate about serving the community through innovation, collaboration, and compassion. Politicians talk too much and I want to be a counsellor that can bring in young and refreshing ideas but have an open mind to hear from everyone. This is why I have given my personal phone number and email for this campaign.

I’m not like other politicians who pretend they understand how the middle class feels; I don’t need to speak from cards to say what being middle class is like because I’ve lived through it and still am. Most of my money goes towards rent and food; the little bit I have left is for trying to pay my tuition just like so many other students. I understand that Kingston doesn’t have a lot of affordable housing which is why If elected I will work to build more homes that will be affordable.

I have inherited my family's fighting spirit to never back down when it comes to doing what is needed; my family did it for their family and I’m doing it so more people can get further ahead and not work themselves to death. Together we can make Kingston even better.

I’m asking for your support so you can get the action you want. If I am elected as your next councilor I will ensure that I’m easy to get a hold of so we can solve your issues fast.

If you want to get involved with the campaign or learn where I stand on certain issues, then contact me ata:

Email: zacharytyphair@gmail.com

Phone: 613-876-8011