Yader Zeledon
Candidate for City Council Member, Merced, District 6 · Small Business Owner
Yader Zeledon is a Merced barber who started his own business on Main Street before also becoming a Realtor. He has spoken about overcoming a difficult youth marked by violence, surviving open-heart surgery, and later beating cancer.
Positions in brief
Zeledon frames his candidacy around personal perseverance and self-determination.
He has described his path as demonstrating 'second chances with determination, resilience, hard work and most importantly faith.'
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Says public safety requires both adequate police staffing and a fully staffed fire department, not police alone.
“Safety is not only about having enough police officers, but also about having a full fire department staff.”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Supports modernizing roads and utilities and encouraging residential development in District 6.
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