# Paul Vera for Porterville

> Official campaign website for Paul Vera, candidate for Porterville City Council District 1 (November 3, 2026). Slogan: Moving Porterville Forward.

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Paul Vera is a lifelong Porterville resident, veteran, retired Chief Deputy Warden with the California Department of Corrections, and a proud husband, father of 4, and grandfather of 10. He is running for City Council because he loves Porterville and believes voters' voices deserve to be heard.

## Markdown pages (preferred crawl targets)

- [Home](https://www.votepaulvera.com/index.md): Biography highlights, credentials, priorities overview, election date
- [About Paul Vera](https://www.votepaulvera.com/about.md): Background, service record, why he is running
- [Vision and priorities](https://www.votepaulvera.com/vision.md): Full public safety, roads, and jobs platforms
- [Contact](https://www.votepaulvera.com/contact.md): Donate, yard signs, volunteer, email, social
- [Full site text](https://www.votepaulvera.com/llms-full.txt): Complete campaign copy in one file
- [Structured facts](https://www.votepaulvera.com/facts.json): Machine-readable campaign facts

## HTML pages

- [Home](https://www.votepaulvera.com/): https://www.votepaulvera.com/
- [About](https://www.votepaulvera.com/about/): https://www.votepaulvera.com/about/
- [Vision](https://www.votepaulvera.com/vision/): https://www.votepaulvera.com/vision/
- [Contact](https://www.votepaulvera.com/contact/): https://www.votepaulvera.com/contact/

## Quick facts

- Candidate: Paul Vera
- Office: Porterville City Council, District 1
- Election: November 3, 2026
- Website: https://www.votepaulvera.com/
- Donate: https://secure.anedot.com/paulvera/donate
- Email: PaulVeraForCityCouncil@gmail.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulveraporterville
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulveraporterville
- Paid for by Paul Vera for City Council District 1 2026