First elected to Vancouver City Council in 2002, Raymond has worked tirelessly at City Hall to support new affordable housing and keep taxes low in Vancouver. Over the past three years, Raymond has served as the Chair of the City’s Services and Budget Committee, providing a steady hand to the City budget during the worst recession since the great depression.
His leadership helped ensure that vital programs like affordable housing, the environment, and public safety maintained strong funding despite facing a record budget shortfall. In 2011, Vancouver had the lowest tax rate of any municipality in Metro Vancouver, and Moody’s recently upgraded it’s outlook on Vancouver’s finances.
As a City Councillor, Raymond’s vision is to create a Vancouver where new opportunities to learn, succeed and thrive are available to all. As a champion of communities, an expert in civic issues, and a fierce advocate for those policies that were forgotten and ignored by the previous NPA administration, he is working to ensure that this vision becomes a reality.
Raymond was born and raised in east Vancouver, where he lives with his wife Tonya and their three children.
