# Paul Vera for Porterville — full campaign text Source: https://www.votepaulvera.com/ Election: Porterville City Council District 1, November 3, 2026 Paid for by Paul Vera for City Council District 1 2026 This document is the complete official campaign copy for AI crawlers and LLM indexers. Text and data mining is allowed. --- # Home — https://www.votepaulvera.com/ Vote for Paul Vera. Moving Porterville Forward. Porterville City District 1. Proven executive leadership. Retired Chief Deputy Warden, California Department of Corrections. - Led 1,200 employees - Managed $200 million budgets - 12 years, California Army National Guard - Equal Opportunity Officer - Proud father of 4 plus 10 grandchildren I'm Paul Vera. I'm a lifelong Porterville resident, a proud husband, father, and grandfather, a veteran, and someone who believes in hard work, integrity, and putting our community first. I'm running for City Council because I love this city and your voice deserves to be heard! Vote November 3, 2026. votepaulvera.com ## Paul Vera's Priorities ### 1. Public Safety Is Not Optional Rules only matter when they are enforced. Parks, streets, and storefronts belong to the people and families who respect them. No camping in our parks. No open drug use. No exceptions. Firm rules, real help—and a Porterville where everyone is safe. ### 2. Better Roads and Basic Infrastructure You feel our roads every single day. In your tires, your alignment, and your commute. We already pay for good roads. We should get them. Basic infrastructure is not extra. It is the job. ### 3. More Jobs and Local Opportunity Porterville raises great kids. A city of our size should have a real, vibrant local economy. Build a Generational Community where families can put down roots and stay. ## Why Paul Vera Proven experience. Local values. Real accountability. I spent 31 years keeping law and order in one of the toughest environments there is. I managed public budgets bigger than Porterville's. I know how public systems work — and I will bring that discipline home to Porterville City Hall. Hard work. Integrity. Community first. --- # About — https://www.votepaulvera.com/about/ About Paul Vera. Proven experience. Local values. A lifelong Porterville resident ready to put executive leadership to work for District 1. I'm Paul Vera. Hard work. Integrity. Community first. I'm a lifelong Porterville resident, a proud husband, father, and grandfather, a veteran, and someone who believes in hard work, integrity, and putting our community first. I'm running for City Council because I love this city and your voice deserves to be heard! I spent 31 years keeping law and order in one of the toughest environments there is: a prison full of criminals and gangs. That taught me two simple truths: rules only matter when they are enforced, and people can turn their lives around when the help is real. I managed public budgets bigger than Porterville's. I know how public systems work. I will maximize community investments and build local accountability for results. ## Credentials - Retired Chief Deputy Warden - California Department of Corrections - Led 1,200 employees - Managed $200 million budgets - 12 years, California Army National Guard - Equal Opportunity Officer - Proud father of 4 plus 10 grandchildren - Lifelong Porterville resident Why I'm running: I'm running for City Council because I love this city and your voice deserves to be heard! --- # Vision — https://www.votepaulvera.com/vision/ Paul Vera's priorities: Public Safety. Better Roads. More Jobs. Moving Porterville Forward. ## 1. Public Safety Is Not Optional I spent 31 years keeping law and order in one of the toughest environments there is: a prison full of criminals and gangs. That taught me two simple truths: rules only matter when they are enforced, and people can turn their lives around when the help is real. In Porterville, that means our parks, streets, and storefronts belong to the people and families who respect them. No camping in our parks. No open drug use. No exceptions. It also means connecting people struggling with addiction to real treatment, not endless programs that measure "good intentions" instead of real results. Compassion without accountability helps no one. I will deliver both: firm rules, real help—and a Porterville where everyone is safe. ## 2. Better Roads and Basic Infrastructure You feel our roads every single day. In your tires, your alignment, and your commute. We already pay for good roads. We should get them. For too long we have watched our city focus on everything but the essentials, while raising taxes and increasing utilities. I am dedicated to ensuring that streets, parks, and libraries being built are first-line budget priorities, not afterthoughts. I managed budgets that were larger than the size of our city's. I know how public systems work. I will maximize community investments and build local accountability for results. Basic infrastructure is not extra. It is the job. ## 3. More Jobs and Local Opportunity Porterville raises great kids. As a grandfather, I have watched great talent leave our city because the quality jobs are few and far between. A city of our size should have a real, vibrant local economy. We are primed for growth. We just need to unlock it and allow it to thrive. I will bring focused attention to making Porterville the easiest place in the Valley to start a business. That means backing young and local entrepreneurs, cutting the runaround at City Hall, and building a Generational Community where families can put down roots and stay. --- # Contact — https://www.votepaulvera.com/contact/ Follow the campaign. Request a yard sign. Volunteer. Donate to help us win. Donate: https://secure.anedot.com/paulvera/donate Every contribution supports outreach, yard signs, and getting Paul's message to District 1 voters. Yard signs: email name, address, and phone number to PaulVeraForCityCouncil@gmail.com Campaign email: PaulVeraForCityCouncil@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulveraporterville (@paulveraporterville) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulveraporterville (@paulveraporterville) Paid for by Paul Vera for City Council District 1 2026