Jerry Dyer
2021 - Present
2029
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Jerry Dyer is the Mayor of Fresno in California. He assumed office on January 5, 2021. His current term ends in 2029.
Dyer won re-election for Mayor of Fresno in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
The office of mayor is nonpartisan. In May 2019, Dyer told The Fresno Bee that he was a Republican.[1]
Biography
Dyer was born in Fresno, California. He graduated from California State University, Fresno with a bachelor's degree in criminology and from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, with a master’s degree in management. Dyer's career background includes working in the Fresno Police Department for 40 years. During his tenure, he held the positions of lieutenant, captain, deputy chief, assistant chief of police, and chief of police. At the time of his election as mayor, Dyer was the department's longest-serving police chief.[2][3]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Fresno, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Fresno
Incumbent Jerry Dyer won election outright against James Barr and Samantha Dussell in the primary for Mayor of Fresno on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jerry Dyer (Nonpartisan) | 80.0 | 55,872 |
| James Barr (Nonpartisan) | 14.2 | 9,910 | ||
 | Samantha Dussell (Nonpartisan)  | 5.8 | 4,046 | |
| Total votes: 69,828 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Renteria (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dyer in this election.
2020
See also: Mayoral election in Fresno, California (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Fresno
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Fresno on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Dyer (Nonpartisan) | 51.6 | 50,914 |
 | Andrew Janz (Nonpartisan) | 39.9 | 39,430 | |
| Floyd Harris Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 2,262 | ||
| Bill Gates (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 2,262 | ||
| Richard Renteria (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 2,076 | ||
 | Nickolas Wildstar (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 1,284 | |
| Brian Jefferson (Nonpartisan) | 0.5 | 510 | ||
| Total votes: 98,738 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Noteworthy events
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On November 10, 2020, Dyer announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[4]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Fresno Bee, "Q&A with Police Chief Jerry Dyer: His run for mayor, his past and his vision for Fresno," May 30, 2019
- ↑ City of Fresno, "About Mayor Dyer," accessed January 2, 2022
- ↑ Fresno Police Officers' Association, "Jerry Dyer Biography," accessed January 2, 2022
- ↑ Los Angeles Times', "Fresno mayor-elect tests positive for coronavirus," November 10, 2020
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| Preceded by Lee Brand |
Mayor of Fresno 2021-Present |
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