- coalinga.com (opens in a new tab)City of Coalinga -- "City Council Elections" page: states the four elected City positions open for nomination this cycle -- Council Districts 1, 2 (a short 2-year term), 3, and 5 -- and the July 13-Aug. 7, 2026 filing period (extendable to Aug. 12 for an unfiled incumbent)
- coalinga.com (opens in a new tab)City of Coalinga -- "Council Districts" page: confirms Coalinga moved from an at-large system to five geographic Council districts in 2018, each electing one Councilmember, with boundary lines last redrawn in April 2022
- coalinga.com (opens in a new tab)City of Coalinga -- "City Council" page: names the sitting Council -- Nathan Vosburg (Mayor, District 3), Roger Schindler (Mayor Pro-Tem, District 1), Jeremy Lowder (District 2), Jose Manny Ramirez (District 4, not up this cycle), and Abel Arroyo (District 5) -- plus an appointed City Clerk (Shannon Jensen) and City Treasurer (Dawn Kahikina), neither an elected office
- www2.fresnocountyca.gov (opens in a new tab)Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters -- CFMR009 "Candidate List" for the Nov. 3, 2026 Consolidated Statewide General Election (printed 8/12/2026 5:37:13PM, post-filing-deadline): lists Coalinga's four City Council district contests (5008, 5011, 5012, 5017), each Vote For 1 with exactly one qualified candidate -- Roger Schindler (District 1, "Incumbent"), Jeremy Lowder (District 2, "Appointed Incumbent"), Nathan Vosburg (District 3, "Business Owner"), and Abel Arroyo (District 5, "Appointed Incumbent")
- www2.fresnocountyca.gov (opens in a new tab)Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters -- CFMR001 "Contest/Candidate Proof List," filtered to Contests on Ballot, for the Nov. 3, 2026 election (printed 8/18/2026 8:39:55AM): independently confirms the same four Coalinga City Council district contests, each flagged ON BALLOT despite having only one qualified candidate apiece -- not cancelled under Elections Code Section 10229 -- and separately lists each seat's incumbent-of-record, including "Appointed to Vacancy" for Lowder (District 2) and Arroyo (District 5) and "Elected" for Schindler (District 1) and Vosburg (District 3)
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia's Coalinga, California article: population 17,590 (2020 census), incorporated April 3, 1906
- leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Government Code Section 36801 (via the Legislature's own leginfo site): the default rule for a city without a charter provision otherwise -- after each general municipal election, "the city council shall... choose one of its number as mayor, and one of its number as mayor pro tempore"
- coalinga.novusagenda.com (opens in a new tab)City of Coalinga -- Special City Council meeting minutes, November 13, 2025 (fetched and read directly as a PDF): lists Vosburg presiding as Mayor and Horn as the then-Mayor Pro-Tem; records Mayor Pro-Tem Jim Horn's District 2 seat as vacated and three candidates (Jeremy Lowder, Ron Lander, James Horn II) addressing the Council; Councilmen Hedgecock, Schindler, and Ramirez each nominated Lowder, and the Council "approved the appointment of Jeremy Lowder to serve as the District 2 City Council representative" by a 5/0 roll-call vote
- coalinga.novusagenda.com (opens in a new tab)City of Coalinga -- Special City Council meeting minutes, January 8, 2026 (fetched and read directly as a PDF): refers throughout to "Mayor Pro-Tem Schindler," confirming the Council had reassigned that title to Roger Schindler; recognizes outgoing Councilman Lonnie Hedgecock's service and records his District 5 seat as vacated, with three candidates (Ron Ramsey, Pedro Garcia, Abel Arroyo) addressing the Council; Hedgecock, Lowder, and Mayor Pro-Tem Schindler each nominated Arroyo, and the Council "approved the appointment of Abel Arroyo to serve as the District 5 City Council representative" by a 4/0 roll-call vote (Ramirez absent)
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia -- "Roger Schindler (Coalinga City Council District 1, California, candidate 2024)": states Schindler was on the ballot in the special general election for the District 1 seat on November 5, 2024, and lists him as the incumbent candidate in that election; carries no further biographical detail
Last updated September 1, 2026.
City of Coalinga
Coalinga City Council, District 1
This person would hold one of Coalinga's five district-elected City Council seats. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. Coalinga is a Fresno County city of about 17,600 residents. The term is four years. This cycle's District 2 seat has a shorter, two-year term. Coalinga's Council picks a Mayor and a Mayor Pro Tem after each election. It picks them from its own members. Voters do not choose either office directly. Coalinga has no elected City Clerk or City Treasurer.
Only one candidate qualified for this seat. Incumbent Mayor Pro Tem Roger Schindler appears unopposed. This contest is settled, so your vote here does not change the outcome.
This person holds Coalinga's District 1 seat on a five-member, district-elected City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use for this Fresno County city of about 17,600 residents. The term is four years. The Council selects a Mayor and a Mayor Pro Tem from among its own members after each election rather than voters choosing either office directly -- Schindler currently holds the Mayor Pro-Tem title -- and Coalinga has no elected City Clerk or City Treasurer.
With no opponent, the useful question is not who to choose but what's known about the officeholder and what to watch next. An unopposed return means accountability for this seat over the next four years runs through public records and the next election rather than through this ballot.
Roger Schindler
Roger Schindler is the incumbent Mayor Pro Tem, unopposed for another term. His filed ballot designation is simply "Incumbent." His current term traces to a special election for this seat on November 5, 2024. He ran in that election as the sitting incumbent. City Council minutes from January 2026 confirm he still held the Mayor Pro Tem title. The Council assigns that role from among its own members, not through a separate election. No independent detail about his occupation, background, or platform was found. The only record is his role on the Council.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.