Django: 2026 DSF Board Candidates

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Thank you to the 19 individuals who have chosen to stand for election. This page contains their candidate statements submitted as part of the 2026 DSF Board Nominations.

Our deepest gratitude goes to our departing board members who are at the end of their term and chose not to stand for re-elections: Sarah Abderemane and Thibaud Colas; thank you for your contributions and commitment to the Django community ❤️.

Those eligible to vote in this election will receive information on how to vote shortly. Please check for an email with the subject line “2026 DSF Board Voting”. Voting will be open until 23:59 on November 26, 2025 Anywhere on Earth. There will be three seats open for election this year.

Any questions? Reach out on our dedicated forum thread or via email to foundation@djangoproject.com.

All candidate statements ¶

To make it simpler to review all statements, here they are as a list of links. Voters: please take a moment to read all statements before voting! It will take some effort to rank all candidates on the ballot. We believe in you.

1. Aayush Gauba (he/him) — St. Louis, MO
2. Adam Hill (he/him) — Alexandria, VA
3. Andy Woods (he/they) — UK
4. Apoorv Garg (he/him) — India, now living in Japan
5. Ariane Djeupang (she/her) — Cameroon
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