Occupation:
Businesswoman/District Director
Political experience:
Past member, Fresno City/County Commission on the Status of Women and the City’s Historic Preservation Committee; District Director for then Senator Jim Costa for 6 years and Senator Dean Florez for 5 years.
Education:
Associate of Arts Degree from Reedley College and Bachelor’s Degree, Summa Cum Laude, from California State University, Fresno. Post graduate work at the University of Oklahoma and the University of San Diego.
Family:
Married 22 years to David Wilson; sister Isabel Good, a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves and Public Health Nurse with the County of Fresno; mother, Elsbeth Bates; niece Marianne Jonassen, KPMG, and nephew Kristian Jonassen, CSUF student.
Endorsements:
Senator Dean Florez; Former Assemblywoman Sarah Reyes; Fresno County Board of Education member Barbara Thomas; State Center Community College District Trustees Dottie Smith and Phil Forhan; retired Superior Court Judge Annette LaRue; former District 4 Councilmembers Linda Mack, Ken Steitz, Brad Castillo and Karen Humphrey; Former Councilman Rod Anaforian; President of the Fresno Unified School District Board of Education Ruth Gadebusch and current FUSD Board President Dr. Tony Vang; Retired owners of Hallowell Chevrolet and Community Leaders James and Coke Hallowell; Veteran and active community volunteer in a number of Veteran’s organizations Alfred Flores; Portals Neighborhood Association President Jean Allen; the Fresno-Madera-Kings-Tulare Central Labor Council; the Amalgamated Transit Union; Operating Engineers 3; United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 8.