Avenal City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Ginger
Wallis
Ginger Wallis is running for Avenal City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 13 candidates are running for 4 seats.
The race · City Council
- 01Dalila Barajas
- 02Jose G. Barrera
- 03Paul R. Cobine
- 04Jessica Enriquez
- 05Sergio Trejo Grajeda
- 06Lou Gravelle Jr.
- 07Francisco "Frank" Lopez
- 08Martin Leonardo Maldonado II
- 09Margie M. Meza
- 10Alvaro Preciado
- 11Alex Ramirez
- 12Jose Manuel Santillana
- 13Ginger WallisYou’re reading
Background
- About
- Avenal resident and recall organizer who advocated keeping Kings County fire service.
- Party
- Nonpartisan race. California Constitution, Article II, Section 6
On the record: Ginger Wallis
5 sourced01City fire department1 sourced position
as reported by Hanford Sentinel; not a direct quote
Began advocating for the city to return to Kings County fire coverage after hearing Avenal was leaving the county fire contract.
Own statementHanford Sentinel · Sep 21, 2026
02City manager1 sourced position
Joint position of Dalila Barajas and Ginger Wallis, as reported by Hanford Sentinel; not a direct quote
With Dalila Barajas, said she would work to hire new city management and replace City Manager Antony Lopez if elected.
Own statementHanford Sentinel · Sep 21, 2026
03Transparency1 sourced position
Said council members should be reachable by phone and that holding meetings in a larger venue could increase public participation.
“Communicating needs to be an open door policy. Whoever is elected on City Council, our community should be have access to our phone number so they can call us,””
Forum answerHanford Sentinel · Sep 30, 2026
04Local hiring1 sourced position
Said businesses and organizations in Avenal should hire locally and cited the fire department's hiring.
“We were told when our fire department opened that it would be giving jobs to people within our community. Half of them are from the Fresno-Clovis area,””
Forum answerHanford Sentinel · Sep 30, 2026
05Public meetings1 sourced position
as reported by Hanford Sentinel; not a direct quote
Said city meetings should have Spanish translation services because the community is majority Hispanic.
Forum answerHanford Sentinel · Sep 30, 2026
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