Rachel Chernos Lin Explained

Rachel Chernos Lin
Office:Toronto City Councillor
for Ward 15 Don Valley West
Term Start:4 November 2024
Predecessor:Jaye Robinson
Office1:Chair of the Toronto District School Board
Term Start1:15 November 2022
Term End1:6 November 2024
Residence:Toronto

Rachel Chernos Lin is a Canadian politician. She is currently a Toronto City Councillor and previously was the chair of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB).[1] On 4 November 2024, she won a by-election to replace the late Jaye Robinson on Toronto City Council.[2] She represents Ward 15 Don Valley West.[3] In 2018, her political career started when she was elected as a TDSB school trustee for Ward 11.[4] She was re-elected as the Ward 11 trustee in the October 2022 municipal election.[5] On 15 November 2022 she was elected as the TDSB’s chair.[6] While a school board trustee, she led the board to join a class-action lawsuit against social media companies because of how their products can potentially affect students negatively.[7] Chernos Lin lives in the Don Valley West riding with her husband and two children.[8] She is Jewish and her husband is Asian.[9]

2024 Ward 15 by-election

Ward 15's previous councillor, Jaye Robinson, was diagnosed with breast cancer and took a temporary leave of absence from council on 29 October 2019.[10] She returned to council meetings in November 2020, although her attendance was done remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] Robinson died – while still serving as a city councillor – on 16 May 2024, at the age of 61.[12] [13] Following her death, City Council – on 26 June 2024 – approved the 4 November 2024 by-election to fill her seat.[14] Her son Sam Robinson ran in the by-election, and came in third.[1] Near the end of the campaign progressive candidates Dhruv Jain and Evan Sambasivam suspended their campaigns – too late to remove their names from the ballot – and endorsed Chernos Lin due to fears of splitting the vote and enabling an Anthony Furey victory.[15] On election night, Cherson Lin won almost 55 percent of the vote, and her closest competitor, Furey, came a distant second with roughly 31 percent of the vote.[16] Voter turnout was slightly better than the 2022 general election at 31 percent, which was somewhat unusual for a municipal election.[15]

2024 Toronto municipal by-election, Ward 15 Don Valley West
CandidateVotesVote share
Rachel Chernos Lin12,89954.76%
Anthony Furey7,34331.17%
Sam Robinson1,2715.40%
Sheena Sharp5752.44%
Lesley Stoyan3451.46%
Shakhlo Sharipova3011.28%
Evan Sambasivam1860.79%
Habiba Desai1370.58%
Syed Jaffery1240.53%
Dhruv Jain1230.52%
Calvin Xu720.31%
Jason Stevens700.30%
Cleveland Marshall370.16%
Peter Handjis360.15%
Mario Lamanna310.13%
Daniel Trayes50.02%
Total23,555
Source: City of Toronto[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: Spurr . Ben . Cohen . Ben . Rachel Chernos Lin beats Anthony Furey in Don Valley West byelection . . . . 4 November 2024 . 5 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241105051023/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/rachel-chernos-lin-beats-anthony-furey-in-don-valley-west-byelection/article_6815bc4e-985c-11ef-8c46-bf746272c20c.html . 5 November 2024 . live.
  2. News: Passifiume . Bryan . Rachel Chernos Lin former school board trustee wins Ward 15 byelection . . . Toronto . 4 November 2024 . 5 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241105053741/https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/rachel-chernos-lin-former-school-board-trustee-wins-ward-15-byelection . 5 November 2024 . live.
  3. News: CBC Staff . Rachel Chernos Lin wins race for Ward 15 council seat: unofficial results . . . Toronto . 4 November 2024 . 4 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241105041450/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ward-15-byelection-1.7372784 . 5 November 2024 . live.
  4. News: Teotonio . Isabel . Toronto District School Board poised for major turnover . Toronto Star . Torstar . Toronto . 22 October 2018 . 5 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241105194659/https://www.thestar.com/news/municipal-elections/toronto-district-school-board-poised-for-major-turnover/article_62439ef9-cab4-5728-8f80-5503a8665070.html . 5 November 2024 . live.
  5. News: Teotonio . Isabel . Wave of new trustees elected for TDSB . Toronto Star . Torstar . Toronto . 25 October 2022 . A9 . 5 November 2024 . Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Scarborough Mirror Staff . Don Valley West trustee Rachel Chernos Lin elected chair of the Toronto District School Board . . . Toronto . 17 November 2022 . 5 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221117132438/https://www.toronto.com/news/don-valley-west-trustee-rachel-chernos-lin-elected-chair-of-the-toronto-district-school-board/article_6b74cafb-8849-5677-9f88-22cb86011f63.html . 17 November 2022 . live.
  7. News: Stober . Eric . Social media lawsuit: Why school boards are raising red flags over use . . . Toronto . 31 May 2024 . 5 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241105055005/https://globalnews.ca/news/10534120/social-media-lawsuit-research/ . 5 November 2024 . live.
  8. . Rachel Chernos Lin Re-Elected Chair of the TDSB . Toronto . . ENC – Education News Canada . 17 November 2023 . 7 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241107130529/https://educationnewscanada.com/article/education/level/k12/3/1051561/rachel-chernos-lin-re-elected-chair-of-the-tdsb.html. 7 November 2024 . live.
  9. News: Leung . Wendy . How a By-Election in Don Valley West Became a Contentious, Partisan Fight . . The Local TO Publishing . Toronto . 29 October 2024 . 5 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241105214146/https://thelocal.to/don-valley-west-by-election-ward-15/ . 5 November 2024 . live . 2817-4720.
  10. News: Wilson . Codi . October 29, 2019 . City councillor Jaye Robinson undergoing treatment for breast cancer . . Bell Media . Toronto . 5 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191209153051/https://www.cp24.com/news/city-councillor-jaye-robinson-undergoing-treatment-for-breast-cancer-1.4660257 . December 9, 2019 . live.
  11. News: Rider . David . Toronto Star . Jaye Robinson returns to city council after 'very dark days' of cancer treatment during the pandemic . November 25, 2020 . 5 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211225160010/https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2020/11/25/jaye-robinson-returns-to-city-council-after-very-dark-days-of-cancer-treatment-during-the-pandemic.html?rf . 25 December 2021 . live .
  12. News: Spurr . Ben . Hasham . Alyshah . Habibinia . Mahdis . Toronto Star . Toronto city councillor Jaye Robinson, the four-term North York representative, has died . 17 May 2024 . 5 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240518014532/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/toronto-city-councillor-jaye-robinson-the-four-term-north-york-representative-has-died/article_811bdf7c-144d-11ef-82c5-bf6c86d4587f.html . 18 May 2024 . live .
  13. News: Jones . Ryan Patrick . Toronto Coun. Jaye Robinson dies at 61 . CBC News . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Toronto . 17 May 2024 . 5 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240517172742/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jaye-robinson-dead-1.7207554 . 17 May 2024 . live.
  14. News: Lavoie . Joana . Byelection to be held in Toronto's Don Valley West on Nov. 4 . . . Toronto . 2 July 2024 . 5 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240703001949/https://www.cp24.com/news/byelection-to-be-held-in-toronto-s-don-valley-west-on-nov-4-1.6948902 . 3 July 2024 . live .
  15. News: Roy . Inori . Rachel Chernos Lin Wins Don Valley West By-Election . The Local . The Local TO Publishing . Toronto . 4 November 2024 . 5 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241105220507/https://thelocal.to/rachel-chernos-lin-wins-don-valley-west-by-election/ . 5 November 2024 . live.
  16. News: Aguilar . Bryann . Freeman . Joshua . Former Toronto school trustee Chernos Lin wins Don Valley West byelection . CP24 . Bell Media . Toronto . 4 November 2024 . 5 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241105074338/https://www.cp24.com/politics/toronto-city-hall/2024/11/05/former-tdsb-trustee-chernos-lin-wins-byelection-in-torontos-ward-15/ . 5 November 2024 . live.
  17. Web site: Elvidge . John D. . Official Declaration of Results 2024 Councillor Ward 15 By-Election . 6 November 2024 . 18 November 2024 . Toronto City Clerk's Office . https://web.archive.org/web/20241118194020/https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/9727-Declaration-of-Results-for-the-Councillor-Ward-15-ByElectionfor-posting.pdf . 18 November 2024 . live.

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