Fresno Stonewall Democrats will be conducting our Endorsement Meeting on Tuesday, January 9th, where members will vote to decide which candidates to endorse for the upcoming Primary Election on March 5, 2024. Candidates in local races (Fresno County Supervisor, Fresno City Council, and Mayor) have been invited to attend if they would like to address members before the selection process begins (candidates will be allowed to speak for two minutes).
Fresno Stonewall Democrats has asked candidates to complete our Questionnaire to inform our members as to their positions on issues related to our mission and goals. Below are candidates who completed our questionnaire.
QUESTIONNAIRES RECEIVED:
- Matthew Gillian for City Council D2
- Mike Karbassi for City Council D2
- Tyler Maxwell for City Council D4
- EJ Hinojosa for Fresno County Supervisor D3
- Miguel Arias for Fresno County Supervisor D3
- Jennifer Cruz for Fresno County Supervisor D5
We will also be considering endorsements in two State races:
- U.S. Senate
- State Assembly AD-6
We didn’t receive questionnaires from candidates for these offices but we’d like to mention that Evan Minton for State Assembly AD-6 (click here for his Bio) was our guest speaker in September 2023, is a champion for Transgender issues, and is the only Democrat running for that office.
Candidates being considered for endorsement:
| OFFICE | DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE | QUESTIONNAIRE |
| U.S. Senator | Adam B. Schiff | |
| Hamesh Kumar | ||
| Perry Pound | ||
| Katie Porter | ||
| Christina M. Pascucci | ||
| Douglas Pierce | ||
| David Peterson | ||
| Sepi Gilani | ||
| Barbara Jean Lee | ||
| Akinyemi Agbede | ||
| John Rose | ||
| Raji Rab | ||
| U.S. Senator – Partial/Unexpired | Adam B. Schiff | |
| Katie Porter | ||
| Christina M. Pascucci | ||
| Sepi Gilani | ||
| Barbara Jean Lee | ||
| State Assembly District 6 | Evan Minton | Bio Submitted |
| Supervisor District 2 | Paul Dictos | |
| Bryce Herrera | ||
| Supervisor District 3 | Luis Chavez | |
| Sal Quintero | ||
| Miguel Arias | View / Download | |
| Edward “EJ” Hinojosa | View / Download | |
| Supervisor District 5 | Jennifer A Cruz | View / Download |
| Mary Helen Lopez | ||
| City Council District 2 | Mike Karbassi | View / Download |
| Matthew Gillian | View / Download | |
| City Council District 4 | Tyler Maxwell | View / Download |
Endorsement of a candidate requires 60% of members voting. New members must wait a grace period of twienty-eight (28) days before they are eligible to vote — this means only members who joined on December 12, 2023 or earlier may participate in this process.
5:30 PM – Dinner, drinks, and general discussion of hot topics or current events
6:00 PM – Meeting Calls to Order
The Agenda, previous meeting minutes, and other relevant meeting documents, are available online here:
