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Jose Barraza
Jose Barraza ran in a special election to the Fresno City Council to represent District 5 in California. He lost in the special general election on March 18, 2025.
Biography
Barraza earned his master's degree in public administration from California State University, Fresno. He worked for the Fresno County Administrative Office from 1974 until his retirement in 2010.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Fresno, California (2025)
General election
Special general election for Fresno City Council District 5
G. Brandon Vang defeated Elizabeth Jonasson-Rosas, Jose Barraza, Paul Condon, and Nickolas Wildstar in the special general election for Fresno City Council District 5 on March 18, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | G. Brandon Vang (Nonpartisan) | 50.2 | 2,324 |
| Elizabeth Jonasson-Rosas (Nonpartisan) | 35.0 | 1,621 | ||
| Jose Barraza (Nonpartisan) | 12.3 | 568 | ||
Paul Condon (Nonpartisan)  | 2.3 | 106 | ||
 | Nickolas Wildstar (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 11 | |
| Total votes: 4,630 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Leon-Barraza in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Fresno City Council District 5
Incumbent Luis Chavez defeated Paula Yang in the general election for Fresno City Council District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Luis Chavez (Nonpartisan) | 61.4 | 7,912 |
| Paula Yang (Nonpartisan) | 38.3 | 4,930 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 12,884 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Fresno City Council District 5
Incumbent Luis Chavez and Paula Yang defeated Jose Barraza and Paul Condon in the primary for Fresno City Council District 5 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Luis Chavez (Nonpartisan) | 41.0 | 2,495 |
| ✔ | Paula Yang (Nonpartisan) | 36.4 | 2,216 | |
| Jose Barraza (Nonpartisan) | 18.2 | 1,105 | ||
| Paul Condon (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 271 | ||
| Total votes: 6,087 | |||
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2016
Fresno held elections for the mayor's chair and four seats on the city council in 2016. A general election took place on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on June 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 11, 2016. Luis Chavez defeated Jose Leon-Barraza and Antonio Gastelum in the race for the District 5 seat on the Fresno Municipal Assembly.
| Fresno District 5 City Council, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Luis Chavez |
58.11% | 8,079 |
| Jose Leon-Barraza | 24.42% | 3,395 |
| Antonio Gastelum | 17.12% | 2,380 |
| Write-in votes | 0.35% | 48 |
| Total Votes | 13,902 | |
| Source: Fresno County Elections, "Fresno County Official Final Results," December 6, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
Barraza provided the following answer to a question from the Fresno Bee about his qualifications for office:
| “ |
I am the most qualified candidate for the Fresno City Council District 5 because I have extensive experience in various aspects of local government and community-based programs. I am the former Director of Economic Development for Fresno County. In this job I created a countywide enterprise zone (14 cities) and served as Chair of the Fresno County Blue Ribbon Business Committee, I worked 34 years for the County Administrative Office where as an administrative analyst performed duties in the areas of personnel, budgeting & finance, policy development, administrative oversight, management audits and capital projects preparing reports and making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. Negotiated tax sharing agreements with cities in Fresno County, including an agreement with Fresno to add police officers. Additionally in the area of public safety, I served on SE Fresno Police Advisory Committee , was foreman of a federal grand jury for two years and participated in securing funds for the expansion of Fresno County jail and courtrooms. More recently was CEO and co-founder (six years) of the Southeast Fresno Community Economic Development Association where we provided technical assistance to businesses, job training and employment referrals. and advocated for more parks and recreation facilities for our youth, families and senior citizens.[2][3] |
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| —Jose Leon-Barraza (2016) | ||
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jose Leon-Barraza," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ Fresno Bee, "Fresno Bee voter guide," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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