Aaron Paquette — brand, terms, 2025 outcome

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Councillor for Ward Dene (formerly Ward 4), first elected Oct 2017; re-elected 2021; re-elected 2025 — three terms. Cree/Métis artist and author. Brand: progressive, Indigenous. Ran as the NDP candidate in Edmonton Manning in the 2015 federal election (lost to a Conservative). Reconciliation, equity, and Indigenous-rights framing throughout his public work. Runs as Independent municipally. 2025 outcome: re-elected to a third term (Independent), Ward Dene. On the current council. Self-styled progressive: Yes (progressive / NDP-aligned background; not socialist).