Safer Neighborhoods
- ✓More deputies on the street and faster response in rural areas
- ✓Crisis teams so trained professionals handle mental health calls
- ✓After-school, mentorship, and job programs for young people
Mom, Mayor, Made by Hard Work.
Maria didn’t inherit an easy path. She fought for a better life for her family, then spent her career helping others do the same.
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Fighting for Working Families
Maria understands Fresno County and our way of life because she’s lived it. She didn’t inherit a path to public office. She built one.
The daughter of farmworkers, Maria worked hard, built a career, raised a family, and put down roots in the community she calls home. And when she saw problems facing her neighbors, she didn’t sit back and wait for someone else to fix them. She stepped up and ran for office.
Now, Maria is taking that fight to the next level: running for Fresno County Supervisor to make sure working families like hers have a voice at the table.
How Maria Will Deliver
Jobs & Affordability
- ✓Protect renters and open paths to homeownership
- ✓Fix water and sewer systems so rural towns can grow
- ✓Apprenticeships in agriculture, construction, health care, and trades
Water & Farming
- ✓A reliable water supply for farms, farmworkers, and families
- ✓Less red tape and better infrastructure for family farms
- ✓Ag-tech and water training so young people can work close to home
Meet Maria
Maria grew up as the daughter of farmworkers, watching her parents rise before dawn to work the fields of Fresno County. Those early mornings taught her the value of hard work, and how often families like hers were overlooked by the people in charge.
She built a career helping others get ahead, first as a human resources manager and then leading a nonprofit, bringing together cities, colleges, and community groups. Along the way she championed first-generation students who too often fall through the cracks, and today she is earning her Master of Social Work at Fresno State.
When Kerman needed leadership, Maria stepped up, becoming the first Latina of Indigenous roots to serve as its mayor. She didn't wait for help to arrive. She went out and got it, securing millions for public safety, parks, and schools, and working across the aisle to get results.
Married for 25 years, Maria is a mother of six and a foster parent. Everything she does comes back to one question: will it make life better for the families who call Fresno County home?