Most candidates promise to fix City Hall. Tom Said believes it starts with listening to the people who deal with it every day.

A former financial planner and business owner, Tom now works as a realtor, helping families buy their first homes and working with developers to bring projects forward.

That work has shown him how City Hall's decisions land on real people. A permit delay can mean a family waiting longer to move in, or a small business facing costs it didn't plan for. Those aren't numbers on a spreadsheet, they're people's time and money.

On Council, Tom will bring a common-sense approach: spend taxpayer dollars carefully, make permitting easier to navigate, support local businesses, and focus on the everyday services residents rely on.

Good local government is simple: listen, spend responsibly, and make life easier for the people who call Surrey home.