Review note: Lionel Lopez, Jr.'s own campaign site for Parlier Mayor: gives his registered FPPC committee ID (#1489459) and three platform themes -- "Innovating for our future," "Respecting our roots," "Building a stronger community together" -- no further biographical or occupational detail beyond what the county's own candidate list gives. may have more bias because it is an advocacy voter guide compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- 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 Parlier's three city-section contests -- Mayor (5140), City Council District 2 (5142), and City Council District 4 (5144) -- with each qualified candidate's filed ballot designation: Fernando Banuelos ("Retired Instructor"), Lionel Lopez, Jr. ("Licensed General Contractor"), and Alma M. Beltran ("Incumbent") for Mayor; Trinidad "Trino" Pimentel ("Father"), Marcie Villalpando ("Student"), and Yesenia "Yesi" Flores ("Administrative Secretary") for District 2; and Andrew Lopez ("Patient Care Technician") and Diego Garza ("Incumbent") for District 4
- 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 three Parlier contests, each flagged ON BALLOT, and separately names each seat's incumbent-of-record as "Elected" -- Alma M Beltran (Mayor), Juanita Torres Molina (District 2, who did not file for reelection, leaving the seat open), and Diego Guadalupe Garza (District 4, who did file and qualify)
- parlier.ca.us (opens in a new tab)City of Parlier -- "City Council" page: states Parlier is "a general law City governed by a five-member City Council" under a "City Council-City Manager form of government," where "Four council members are elected by their respective districts and the Mayor is elected at large"; names the sitting Council -- Alma M. Beltran (Mayor), Sabrina Rodriguez (Mayor Pro Tem, District 1), Juanita "Janie" Molina (District 2), Cathryn "Kathy" Solorio (District 3), and Diego G. Garza (District 4)
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia's Parlier, California article: population 14,576 (2020 census), incorporated November 15, 1921
- lopezforparlier2026.com (opens in a new tab)Lionel Lopez, Jr.'s own campaign site for Parlier Mayor: gives his registered FPPC committee ID (#1489459) and three platform themes -- "Innovating for our future," "Respecting our roots," "Building a stronger community together" -- no further biographical or occupational detail beyond what the county's own candidate list gives
- sjvsun.com (opens in a new tab)The San Joaquin Valley Sun -- "'As Loca as They Come': Parlier Mayor Beltran faces blitz over city turnover, unpaid water bills," byline senior editor Daniel Gligich: reports Beltran was concurrently running for the Fresno County Board of Supervisors' District 4 seat against former Sheriff Margaret Mims; reports a critic (former Fresno Unified Trustee Brooke Ashjian, who had clashed with Beltran over the Measure C renewal process) registered a website in Beltran's own name (AlmaBeltran.com) calling for her removal, citing a $1 million lawsuit a former Police Chief won alleging retaliatory firing, six police chiefs and six city managers over her roughly decade-long tenure, and documented missed water-bill payments; quotes Beltran's own Facebook response calling it a racially charged "smear campaign" and Ashjian's rebuttal -- reported here as claims in a documented public dispute, not as this dataset's own independently verified findings
- cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)A negative-result campaign-finance search: California's Cal-Access filer search returned only an Incapsula bot-detection interstitial for a direct query against Lionel Lopez's FPPC committee ID (#1489459) this session -- the same recurring failure mode already documented elsewhere in this dataset (Coalinga, Orinda, Danville). Documents the absence of a reachable financial-disclosure source for this contest, not any candidate's actual finances
Last updated September 1, 2026.
City of Parlier
Parlier Mayor
This person would serve as Parlier's Mayor. Voters elect the Mayor directly and at-large, not by district. The Mayor presides over the City Council and city government. Parlier is a Fresno County city of about 14,600 residents. The city uses a City Council-City Manager government. The term is four years. Parlier's four other council seats are elected by district. The city has no elected City Clerk or City Treasurer.
Three candidates are running for Mayor. They are incumbent Alma Beltran, retired instructor Fernando Banuelos, and licensed contractor Lionel Lopez, Jr.
This person would serve as Parlier's Mayor, elected directly and at-large rather than by district. They preside over the City Council and city government for this Fresno County city of about 14,600 residents, under a City Council-City Manager form of government. The term is four years. Unlike the Mayor, Parlier's four other City Council seats are elected by district, and the city has no elected City Clerk or City Treasurer.
Whichever candidate gets the most votes wins -- no runoff or ranked-choice voting is used. Beltran, Mayor for roughly a decade, was also a candidate this year for the Fresno County Board of Supervisors' District 4 seat against former Sheriff Margaret Mims; that race does not appear on Fresno County's November ballot, meaning it was decided without a runoff at the June primary, and she is now seeking another term as Mayor instead.
Alma Beltran
Alma Beltran is the incumbent Mayor, seeking another term after about a decade in office. She did not file a candidate statement for this race. She also ran for Fresno County Supervisor this year, but did not reach a runoff. A critic ran a website calling for her removal, citing a $1 million lawsuit. She called it a racially charged smear campaign, and no source has confirmed the claims.
Fernando Banuelos
Fernando Banuelos is a first time candidate for Mayor. Their filed occupation is Retired Instructor. No other information about them could be found.
Lionel Lopez, Jr.
Lionel Lopez, Jr. is a first time candidate for Mayor. Their platform focuses on innovation, respecting roots, and building a stronger community. They were the only Mayor candidate to file a candidate statement.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.