Mike Karbassi
Candidate for Fresno County Supervisorial District 1 · Council President/Businessman
Mike Karbassi is a member of the Fresno City Council for District 2. That district overlaps with county supervisorial District 1. About 18% of that district's electorate lives there. He is a nonpartisan candidate. His race is the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, District 1. This is for the 2026 election. He is not the incumbent. In the June 2026 primary, Karbassi advanced to the November runoff. His opponent is Kerman Mayor Maria Pacheco. His campaign reported raising nearly $200,000 in contributions during 2026. He has been endorsed by three sitting Fresno County supervisors. They are Buddy Mendes, Gary Bredefeld, and Luis Chavez. He is also endorsed by Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni. He is endorsed by Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp too. Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer has endorsed him too. So have county law enforcement and firefighting groups. Talking about his campaign coalition, Karbassi said: "We built a coalition of business, labor and law enforcement. I've been through this before (in my City Council races), and I'm going to work hard all the way through November. People are tired of talk and want to see results, and that's what I'm going to deliver."
Positions in brief
Mike Karbassi is a Fresno City Councilmember for District 2. He is running for Fresno County Board of Supervisors, District 1. He led the June 2026 primary, with broad endorsements.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Pledges to only vote for budgets that maintain or add public safety personnel to reduce emergency response times, pointing to his city council record advocating for 900 police officers and 300 firefighters.
“only vote for budgets that maintain or add public safety personnel”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Cites reducing Fresno's homeless population by more than 25% since he took city council office in 2019, and commits to deploying additional resources for housing and treatment as county supervisor.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Platform emphasizes building affordable housing and addressing illegal dumping in west Fresno County neighborhoods.
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Platform emphasizes road improvements, school safety infrastructure, and park expansion for west Fresno County neighborhoods; on the city council he says he advocated for synchronized traffic signals, safe school routes, and completion of Veterans Boulevard.
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Says he championed fiscally responsible budgeting and policies to reduce bureaucratic barriers for entrepreneurs on the city council, and sponsored economic-development partnerships and an ordinance addressing metal theft affecting local businesses.
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