Ross Siemens

Ross Allan Siemens (born c. 1963) is a Canadian politician. He has served as the mayor of Abbotsford, British Columbia since 2022.

Early life Siemens was born in Abbotsford, and grew up there. His paternal grandparents were Mennonites from Russia who immigrated to Saskatchewan in 1925, before settling in the Abbotsford region in 1951. Siemens' maternal ancestors were one of the original settlers of the Matsqui Prairie. and worked for the party in the 1986 British Columbia general election.

Political career Siemens was first elected to Abbotsford District Council in 1986 at the age of 23, At the time, he was a partner and assistant manager at Siemens Garage Ltd. He ran on a campaign that included "growth, a positive approach to investment and business and a long term approach to municipal planning". Siemens was re-elected in the 1988 municipal elections, winning 1,612 votes, the most of all candidates running.

While serving on district council, he was involved in creating Business Improvement Area legislation which would form the Abbotsford Downtown Business Association. Siemens placed fourth on the eight seat council race, winning 11,255 votes city-wide. Siemens was re-elected in the 2018 municipal election, placing sixth with 14,872 votes.

Following the retirement of his predecessor, Henry Braun, Siemens ran for mayor of Abbotsford in the 2022 municipal election, as an Independent, stating that AbbotsfordFirst does not run mayoral candidates.

As mayor, Siemens welcomed the clearing of the controversial Lonzo Road tent encampment, citing safety concerns.