Jay Lundgren: Township of Langley mayor

Jay Lundgren was elected mayor of the Township of Langley on October 17, 2026. He ran with the Langley Strong slate and won 18,302 votes (54.21%) in the Township’s results, in a two-person race for the mayor’s chair. This page collects what he, his slate and local news outlets have published about his background. It is a neutral summary, not an endorsement or a review. The Township’s individual mayor page still showed the outgoing mayor when we checked, so we link the main council page.

Background

On his Langley Strong profile, Lundgren lists a Bachelor of Business Administration from Trinity Western University, with a major in marketing and a minor in economics. The same page says he also studied journalism and sports broadcasting at BCIT, and worked in broadcasting at CityTV and CTV earlier in his career.

The profile describes charity and event work: it says he has emceed or helped fundraise at more than 17 charity events and has emceed more than 500 weddings in the Township. It also lists coaching basketball, ball hockey and baseball for over a decade, with groups including Elevate Basketball Club, Langley Girls Academy, Valley Ball Hockey, Langley Baseball and local high school teams.

Daily Hive’s election-results story describes him as a longtime Township resident and business leader who coaches young athletes, and says he ran on affordability, stronger neighbourhoods and a “government that listens”. The Langley Advance Times reported that he had first planned to run for council only, and was persuaded to run for mayor.

Business and community affiliations

As listed on his Langley Strong profile:

• Employer: Vice president of business development and partnerships at Agency Media.
• Business interests: partner in Ava.ai (described as an AI marketing platform) and in Coastal Drone.
• Past nonprofit role: formerly vice president of marketing and philanthropy at Habitat for Humanity.
• Coaching and fundraising: the groups named in the Background section above.

The profile lists no board seats. We have not seen the Township or Elections BC disclosures for 2026 yet (see below).

Official disclosures: Elections BC publishes candidates’ campaign financing disclosure statements for local elections, due 90 days after the election, so the Township 2026 statements should appear there in early 2027. Councillors also file a statement of financial interest with the Township; ask the Township’s corporate office via the Mayor and Council page how to view it.

Previous public service

No prior elected office is listed on his Langley Strong profile or in the Langley Advance Times or Daily Hive reports we checked.

On the record

Campaign commitments (2026)

• A published debt plan with targets and timelines, a schedule to rebuild reserves, and two numbers for every capital project: the cost to build and the annual cost to run (summary) — Langley Strong: Jay Lundgren, page updated Oct 3, 2026
• “every project carries a public price tag and a plan to pay for it before work begins.” (slate platform) — Langley Strong: fair share for every Langley community, Sept 14, 2026
• A forensic audit, then a public repayment plan for the debt (summary) (slate platform) — Langley Strong: fair share for every Langley community, Sept 14, 2026
• Consult the public before major decisions, “publish quarterly legal-spending totals” and “schedule meetings when working residents can attend” (slate platform) — Langley Strong: tenth pillar, restore respect at Township Hall, Oct 10, 2026
• Make Township recreation facilities free for children under 12 (summary) (slate platform) — Langley Strong: free rec for kids under 12 and one voice for new schools, Sept 16, 2026
• Firm time limits on permit and licence decisions, and reinstate the Township’s Economic Development Department (summary) (slate platform) — Langley Strong: small business pillar, Sept 20, 2026
• “Replace the aging Walnut Grove Fire Hall, and begin planning now.” (slate platform) — Langley Strong: Where does Langley Strong stand on the fire department?, Oct 10, 2026

Quoted

• “Every community in this Township pays taxes, and every community deserves its fair share, close to home.” — Langley Strong: fair share for every Langley community, Sept 14, 2026
• “Township Hall works for job creators, not the other way around.” — Langley Strong: small business pillar, Sept 20, 2026
• “Safety is the first thing a family asks of its local government” — Langley Strong: safety plan release, Sept 28, 2026
• “Ten pillars. Dozens of commitments. One goal: restore respect at Township Hall.” — Langley Strong: full ten-pillar platform release, Sept 23, 2026
• “Every Langley kid deserves that childhood.” — Langley Strong: free rec for kids under 12 and one voice for new schools, Sept 16, 2026
• “It’s time Township Hall checked on them.” — Langley Strong: mental health support for frontline responders, Aug 25, 2026

This section exists so readers can check later whether commitments were kept. Know of something on the record we’ve missed? Send us the source.

Related pages

• 2026 Township of Langley election results
• Township of Langley council: who they are and how to reach them

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