"I am proud to serve as a council member to our working class and families in my ward and the City of Eureka.”

G Mario Fernandez, a local school board member and community organizer, is enthusiastic to become the next 3rd Ward Eureka City Council Member. With a strong Voter turnout, Fernandez has extended his lead to 53%. He is excited and prepared to serve the 3rd Ward Community and City of Eureka. 

“I am proud to serve as a council member to our working class and families in my ward and the City of Eureka.” Fernandez said, “I want to thank Voters for their continued confidence and their collaboration as we head into the next four years. I had a lot of great conversations when I knocked on your doors, and got a chance to listen to what you folks had to say. Now I get the chance to act on that.”

About leaving the Eureka City School board, Fernandez said “I’ll miss working with the school board. I gained a great range of experience working with the trustees and the community. I value the hard work and dedication of the faculty and staff and I look forward to collaborating with the school board from an alternate point of view.”

Fernandez and his team also want to give special thanks and recognition to all of the campaign’s volunteers and supporters. “I absolutely couldn’t have done this without a great team showing up to help me out. A special thank you goes out to Dani Burkhart, Thomas Edrington, and Karen Paz Dominguez. My partner, Lisa, deserves credit for supporting me in this endeavor and for all the time and energy she put into keeping the campaign motivated. I also appreciate the organizations and public figures that stood up to endorse me. Without the help of the Labor community, and our local Democrats and Progressive this would have been a much tougher campaign to win.”

While an election may become divisive by nature it also creates a momentum for resolution to bring the community together. Fernandez said, “Eurekans largely agree on the challenges and issues we have before our city, though, they may differ on the solutions.  My role is to serve the residents and represent their best interests resolving conflict through cooperation, coordination, and collaboration."