Ana Bailão is running for mayor of Toronto in the 2023 by-election. Bailão was a city councillor in Davenport from 2010 until 2022. During her time in municipal politics, Ana Bailão served as Chair of the Affordable Housing Committee and the Planning and Housing Committee. In her Chair roles, she focused on housing and led the creation of a 10-year strategy called HousingTO to address housing issues. She also implemented the Modular Supportive Housing Pilot to combat homelessness.