The residents of Fresno City Council District 7 will be voting to elect a new Council Member on the June 2 primary. District 7 is currently represented by Nelson Esparza who has been “termed out.” The district represents the east-central Fresno area. There are four people running for the seat. If none of the candidates garner more than 50% of the vote there will be a runoff in November 2026.
The Community Alliance sent questionnaires to three of the four candidates. We received responses from self-described community activist and small business owner Ariana Martinez-Lott and a businessperson, AJ Rassamni.
Despite repeated requests, attorney and small businessperson Nav Gurm did not respond before our press deadline. We were unable to contact Jason Keomanee as there was no contact phone number, website or e-mail available on the county Registrar of Voters’ website…