

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Sofia Pereira
Mayor Sofia Pereira was elected to the Arcata City Council in 2014. During her first term, Councilmember Pereira worked with community...


Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Dennis Mederos
Dennis Mederos was born and raised on a farm west of Tulare. He is a graduate of Tulare Western High School, COS, and he graduated from...


Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Richard Fagundes
Supervisor Richard Fagundes was born on December 10, 1941, raised and still lives on the original family farm in Hanford, Calif. He...


Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Ernest "Buddy" Mendes
Ernest “Buddy” Mendes grew up on his parents’ dairy farm in Riverdale in Western Fresno County. Buddy has been farming in the Central...


Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Dan Tavares Arriola
Dan Tavares Arriola has just been elected to the city council in Tract. He is a Tracy School Board Trustee and a Deputy District Attorney...


Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Brian Pacheco
Supervisor Brian Pacheco was designated as Chairman of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors on January 9, 2017. Brian Pacheco is a...


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Joe Neves, Kings County Supervisor
Born - March 29, 1958, in Hanford, California, and was the fourth-generation farming family that came to Kings County in 1913. Joe Neves...


Henry Stern, State Senator
Senator Henry Stern is a sixth-generation Californian and native of this district. He credits his passion for public service as a family...


Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Scott Silveira
Scott Silveira was born and raised in Los Banos and graduated from Dos Palos High School. Scott’s family have been dairymen for three...

