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Chelsie Napiza

Canadian Man Who Said He Had No Idea What He Was Doing Wins With Bizarre 'Just Trying To Pay My Rent' Campaign

Brady Rogers won a Kelowna City Council seat in British Columbia after going viral for campaign signs saying he was unqualified (Credit: Screenshot: iambradythecreator/Instagram)

A Kelowna entrepreneur who joked to voters that he did not enjoy politics and was not qualified for office has won a seat on the British Columbia city's council.

Brady Rogers, 33, finished fourth of 37 candidates in the municipal election on Saturday 17 October 2026, according to unofficial results. His campaign signs carried slogans including 'Just trying to pay my rent' and 'I barely want to do this', and went viral online.

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