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Mayor of Suisun City

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City of Suisun City

Mayor of Suisun City

This person would be Suisun City's directly elected Mayor. The Mayor is one of five members on the City Council. The Council sets the budget, land use, and city ordinances. A professional city manager runs day-to-day operations. Voters in Suisun City elect their Mayor directly, unlike many nearby cities.

Five candidates are running for Suisun City Mayor. They are incumbent Alma Hernandez and sitting Councilmember Amit Pal. Challengers are Chauncey Banks, Lilia Dardon, and Michael Jefferson. Vote for one. There is no primary.

Suisun City's Mayor is directly elected at-large -- one of the few Solano County cities in this dataset where voters pick the Mayor themselves rather than the City Council selecting one of its own members. The winner joins a 5-member Council (alongside two Councilmembers up this cycle in a separate race, plus Amit Pal's own seat if Pal loses this one, plus Parise Shepherd, not up this cycle) that sets the budget, land use, and city ordinances for this Solano County city of 29,518 residents (2020 Census), while a professional city manager runs day-to-day operations. The county's own ballot labels this a "Full Term" seat; no Suisun City resolution or notice specifying the exact number of years in that term was reachable this pass -- the city's own site returned an access error to every attempt.

Amit Pal is a sitting Councilmember (elected 2023) running for Mayor rather than for re-election to their own Council seat, which is not up this cycle -- if they lose the Mayor's race, they keep their current Council seat; if they win, a Council vacancy opens for the remaining Council to fill. Hernandez is the only other candidate with direct City Hall experience, as the sitting Mayor. Dardon brings a different kind of public record -- prior appointed service on the city's Parks, Recreation, Marina and Arts Commission -- while Banks and Jefferson are first-time candidates for city office. Eight of the nine Mayor and Council candidates combined filed an official ballot statement with the county; Jefferson is the only one who did not, so this dataset has no independent description of Jefferson's platform beyond their filed ballot designation, "Political Consultant."

Alma Hernandez

Alma Hernandez is the incumbent Mayor. They are 43 and work as a project manager. They grew up in Suisun City and have over 20 years of community leadership experience. They point to leading economic recovery and bringing in millions of dollars in grants.

Amit Pal

Amit Pal is a sitting Councilmember and small business owner. They have served on the Council since 2023. They came to Suisun City as a child in 1993 after immigrating from India. They pushed for open bidding on the city's garbage contract to save residents money.

Lilia Dardon

Lilia Dardon is a retired Special Education teacher. They have lived in Suisun City for over 20 years. They are running on transparent leadership, fiscal responsibility, and a focus on residents.

Chauncey Banks

Chauncey Banks is 60 and an entrepreneur. They own the Fonky Chicken clothing brand. They pledge to rebuild trust in government and improve public safety. They want to make the marina the heart of the city.

Michael Jefferson

Michael Jefferson is a political consultant. They did not file a candidate statement. They have an active campaign committee. No website or news coverage was found for them.

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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.

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