Richard Renteria
Richard Renteria ran for election for Mayor of Fresno in California. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Renteria's professional experience includes working as a businessman and as an insurance broker.[1]
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 Renteria 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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2016
Henry R. Perea and Lee Brand defeated H. Spees, Doug Vagim, and Richard Renteria in the Fresno mayoral primary election.[2]
| Mayor of Fresno Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Henry R. Perea |
44.70% | 37,006 |
| Lee Brand |
30.79% | 25,491 |
| H. Spees | 18.23% | 15,089 |
| Doug Vagim | 3.52% | 2,910 |
| Richard Renteria | 2.52% | 2,090 |
| Write-in votes | 0.24% | 199 |
| Total Votes | 82,785 | |
| Source: Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Election results," accessed October 3, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Richard Renteria did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Richard Renteria did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Renteria participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Infrastructure[1][3] | ” |
When asked what he would most like to change about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Accountability[1][3] | ” |
When asked what he is most proud of about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Location[1][3] | ” |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Government transparency | |
| Crime reduction/prevention | |
| Homelessness | |
| Housing | |
| K-12 education | |
| Transportation | |
| Unemployment | |
| Civil rights | |
| Environment | |
| City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | |
| Recreational opportunities | |
| Public pensions/retirement funds | |
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer four questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column:
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Very important | |
| State | |
| Public outreach/education programs. Community Policing w/youth as top priority. Gang prevention programs. Neighborhood Police sub-stations, similar to Fire Stations. | |
| Recruiting new businesses to your city. Which will help with unemployment, bring new technologies to the city. The most important is "Infrastructure" for all area's of the city. Increases employment. |
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2016, "Richard Renteria's Responses," June 14, 2016
- ↑ City of Fresno, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed March 23, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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