Jordan Walker is a Green Party-affiliated political candidate and arts sector worker based in the Tairāwhiti/Gisborne region of New Zealand [35].
Prior to entering public life, Walker accumulated a range of roles across the arts and media sectors. According to a single reputable secondary source, these included work as a producer and researcher [3], a line producer [2], a creative producer [8], a freelance artistic producer [10], and an independent producer in the arts world [11]. Walker is also reported to have worked as a researcher [4], a bartender [7], a social anthropologist [14], and a guest writer at The Spinoff [1]. Walker attended Massey University, according to a single reputable secondary source [29].
Walker is reported to have founded and directed Maraki Productions, with which they also worked as a freelance art producer [9][28]. According to a single reputable secondary source, Walker also served as a line producer with Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival [12], as a producer with Touch Compass [13], and as a worker at the Adelaide Fringe Festival [15]. Walker is confirmed to have a connection to Arts Access Aotearoa [23].
In civic roles, Walker is a confirmed board member of OutLine Aotearoa [20], with a single secondary source also reporting they served as secretary of that organisation [27]. Walker is a confirmed member of the Local Advisory Committee for Fire and Emergency [26]. According to a single reputable secondary source, Walker also served on the Consumer Council at Te Whatu Ora [16] and as a member of the Consumer Council of Gisborne Hospital [25]. Walker is reported to have been a Gisborne advocate for rainbow rights [17] and is connected to local community organisation Gizzy Local, with single secondary sources reporting roles as both board member [19] and co-chair [22].
Sources differ on the period of Walker's candidacy for the Gisborne District Council's Tairāwhiti General Ward — one source places this in 2022 [34], while another variant dates it differently [32]. According to a single reputable secondary source, Walker also stood as a candidate in the 2022 local body elections more broadly [21] and as a Green Party candidate for the East Coast electorate in 2023 [33]. From 16 May 2024, Walker is reported to have held the role of Tairāwhiti schools co-ordinator, according to a single reputable secondary source [5].