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Cary Catalano
Cary Catalano ran for election to the Fresno City Council to represent District 1 in California. Catalano lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Catalano was a 2014 nonpartisan candidate for the city council of Fresno, California.
Biography
Catalano was born in Fresno, California. He obtained a B.A. in Public Administration from California State University, Fresno. His professional experience includes working as the chief operating officer at Community Food Bank and owning and operating a public relations and marketing firm called Catalano Fenske & Associates.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Fresno, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Fresno City Council District 1
Annalisa Perea won election outright against Cary Catalano, Mike Briggs, and Jeremy M. Preis in the primary for Fresno City Council District 1 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Annalisa Perea (Nonpartisan) | 58.8 | 5,185 | |
 | Cary Catalano (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 2,119 | |
| Mike Briggs (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 1,092 | ||
| Jeremy M. Preis (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 429 | ||
| Total votes: 8,825 | |||
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2014
The city of Fresno, California held a general election on November 4. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. In the primary election, Cary Catalano and Esmeralda Soria advanced past Lawrence Cano, Mark Castro, Rebeca Rangel, Rama Dawar and Jackson Shepherd. Soria defeated Catalano in the general election on November 4.[2][3][4]
Endorsements
In 2014, Catalano's endorsements included the following:[5]
- Ashley Swearengin, Mayor of Fresno
- Steve Brandau, Council President, City of Fresno
- Lee Brand, Councilmember, City of Fresno
- Craig Scharton, Former Councilmember, City of Fresno
- Linda Calandra, Former Councilmember, City of Fresno
- Jim Patterson, Former Mayor of Fresno, Assembly Member, 23rd Assembly District
- Leonel Alvarado, Former Councilmember, City of Fresno, President of the Fresno and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Margaret Mims, Fresno County Sheriff
- Paul Dictos, Fresno County Assessor
- Phil Rusconi, Central Unified School District Trustee, Area 1
- Judith Geringer, Central Unified School District Trustee, Area 2
- George Wilson, Jr., Central Unified School District Trustee, Area 4
- Cindy Berube, Central Unified School District Trustee, Area 5
- Diana Milla, Central Unified School District Trustee, Area 7
- Dorothy “Dottie” Smith, State Center Community College District Trustee, Area 5
- John Leal, State Center Community College District Trustee, Area 3
- David Wright, Former Fresno Unified School District Trustee, Area 5
- Nick Yovino, Former City of Fresno Planning Director
- Jaime Holt, Chair, Fresno Planning Commission
- Michael Berg, Central Unified School District Superintendent
- Mike Reynolds
- Tim Rios, Wells Fargo Bank Senior Vice President
- Brady Matoian, OK Produce Owner/General Manager
- John Niemann, Cargill Food Distribution President/Business Unit Leader
- Maria L. Gutierrez, Former Regional Director of Univision 21
- Flavia Flores, Owner of P*DE*Q
- Julian R. Perea, Jr., Veteran and Retired Fresno Police Officer
- Sabrina Kelley, Community Leader
- Michael Der Manouel, Jr., Der Manouel Insurance Group
- Consuelo Alvarado, Business Owner
- Bob Reyes, Retired Principal, Fresno High School
- Fresno Chamber of Commerce
- Fresno Association of Realtors
- California Apartment Association of Greater Fresno
- Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cary Catalano did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
On his campaign website, Catalano provided a document titled "Cary Catalano's Plan for District 1: A Vision for our Future." In this document, he highlighted the following issues:[6]
- Safe schools and neighborhoods
- Middle class jobs
- Responsive government
- Homelessness
- Water
- Neighborhood restoration
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cary for Council, "About," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ Fresno County Clerk "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed April 2, 2014
- ↑ Fresno Bee, "Fresno City Council District 1 race heads to Nov. fight," June 4, 2014
- ↑ County of Fresno, "Unofficial 2014 Election Results," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑ Cary for Council, "Endorsements," accessed September 17, 2014
- ↑ Cary for Council, "Cary Catalano's Plan for District 1: A Vision for our Future," accessed October 9, 2014
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