Esmeralda Soria '11 Leads Primary Contenders in Assembly Race, Heads for Runoff

Fresno City Councilmember Esmeralda Soria ’11 led the four contenders vying in the June 7 primary election for the newly draw District 27 Assembly seat. Soria appears headed for a runoff in the November general election against former Merced County sheriff Mark Pazin. Read the Fresno Bee story.

Soria is finishing up her second term on the Fresno City Council. She is the first woman to represent Fresno’s District 1, and the second Latina ever to serve on the council.