Calgary mayoral candidate Jeromy Farkas is demanding all candidates running for office in the municipal election on October 20 to disclose their campaign donor lists, specifically targeting sitting Mayor Jyoti Gondek. To that end, the Farkas campaign has launched a public petition calling on Gondek to immediately release her donor list. Currently, Farkas says he is the only candidate who has released a full donor list, which is updated on a regular basis at www.jeromy.ca/donate In an interview with Western Standard, Farkas said there are concerns about Gondek continuing to fund raise and not release her list at the same time as she is voting on major city decisions. “If you’re fundraising while voting on billion-dollar deals, the public has a right to know who’s backing you,” he said. “At a time when backroom deals, political parties, and special interests are creeping into municipal politics, voters deserve to know who is funding their current and future mayor. By voluntarily releasing and regularly updating my donor list in full, I am showing my commitment to open and honest leadership.” By law, all candidates in municipal elections, which take place in the month of October every four years in Alberta, must release their donor lists no later than the following March. .“While Mayor Gondek met the bare minimum legal requirement by publishing her 2024 donor list, she has not released any donor names from 2025, despite actively fundraising since January 1,” said Farkas. “This information should be available today, not months after an election,” he added. “Right now, incumbent candidates are asking for donations for their campaigns while simultaneously voting on things like a billion-dollar arena, the private development of parks, and deciding who gets lucrative city contracts.” “Proactive disclosure makes Calgarians more confident that their elected officials aren’t making backroom deals or decisions influenced by donor cash.” In Alberta, personal, corporate and trade union donations can range from $20.25 up to a maximum of $5,000 in total, per calendar year, regardless of how many candidates a donor supports. “The lack of transparency from the mayor and other incumbent candidates leaves Calgarians with questions, especially when big decisions are on the table,” said Farkas. "Our petition is a way Calgarians can send a clear message: if you want to lead this city, show us who’s backing you, now, not after the fact.” Farkas is a former Calgary city councillor and finished second behind Gondek in the mayor's race in 2021."The petition is at ShowUsTheList.ca, giving Calgarians the chance to demand real-time donor disclosure, not delayed reports after the votes are counted," said Farkas. The Western Standard has reached out to Gondek for comment.