Biography
Annalisa Perea is the Democratic candidate for California State Assembly District 31 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Republican Jim Polsgrove.[1][2] She is a member of the Fresno City Council, representing District 1 since January 2023, and previously served on the State Center Community College District Governing Board.[2]
Perea won election to the State Center Community College District Governing Board, Trustee Area 5, in the November 6, 2018 general election, defeating Daren Miller and Theresa Orantes, and served from 2018 to 2022.[2] In the June 7, 2022 nonpartisan primary for Fresno City Council District 1 she won outright against three other candidates, and she assumed office on January 3, 2023; her term ends on January 5, 2027.[2] She is not running for re-election to the council in 2026.[2]
Perea and Polsgrove advanced from the June 2, 2026 nonpartisan Assembly primary, in which Perea received 44.6 percent, Polsgrove 34.4 percent and Democrat Sandra Celedon 21.0 percent; there is no incumbent in the race.[2]
- 1.California State Assembly elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Annalisa Perea · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
California Assembly District 31
Annalisa Perea is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for California Assembly District 31 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.