Alma M. BeltranIncumbent
Candidate for Mayor, Parlier · Incumbent
Alma M. Beltran has served as Parlier's mayor since being first elected in 2014, when she was working as a correctional officer; she became the city's first female Latina mayor. She has also chaired the Fresno Council of Governments. In 2026 she has faced criticism from a political opposition campaign over city staff turnover and unpaid municipal water bills.
Positions in brief
No detailed public platform specific to this race was found in available sources; recent coverage has focused on criticism of city management rather than a stated policy platform.
Local and regional coverage describes Beltran's background as a correctional officer before her initial election in 2014, her status as Parlier's first Latina mayor, and her role chairing the Fresno Council of Governments Policy Board, alongside recent scrutiny of city staff turnover and unpaid water bills. No campaign website or issues page with specific policy positions could be located; a website in her name (almabeltran.com) is a paid political opposition site, not her own campaign site.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Backed voter-approved tax measures to fund the police department and establish 24/7 firefighter service, and credits this with restoring community trust in the police department.
“We worked on our deficit. We got that fixed. When we started to do that, the community started to see that there was more progress, and (put) the trust back with the police department.”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Acknowledges Parlier's history of frequent turnover among police chiefs and city managers, and says the city now uses a professional search consultant rather than past ad hoc hiring practices.
“hire an actual consultant to do a search”
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