Esmeralda Soria
Soria was elected to the Fresno City Council in 2014. She was on the city council eight years. She was the only woman on the council. Soria represented more than 72,000 people from her community. She helped homeless people and worked for affordable housing. Soria also wanted better parks. Soria was a member of the Fresno City Council until her win as a California State Assembly member in 2022. She was elected president of the Council in 2018. She was the first Latina council president in Fresno city history.