Disparities are emerging between the top campaign fundraiser and No. 2 in four competitive Fresno City Council races.

Candidates have five more weeks to make their pitches to voters for the June 2 primary. Ballots go out in the first week of May.

Naindeep Singh, a Central Unified trustee running for District 1 in west Fresno, has the most cash on hand of all candidates at $148,279. That is nearly double that of Rob Fuentes, a State Center Community College District trustee. Singh, Fuentes, and two other candidates are running to succeed Annalisa Perea, who opted to run for state Assembly.

Brandon Vang is the only incumbent running for re-election, seeking a full term in the District 5 seat representing southeast Fresno. He raised the most money for the most recent reporting period — Jan. 1 to April 18 — at $72,270. He has a sizable lead in money raised for the period and overall cash on hand over Danielle Parra.

Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula is running for District 3, which includes southwest Fresno and downtown. He has a significant fundraising lead over Fresno Unified trustee Keshia Thomas.

In District 7 in east central Fresno, attorney Nav Gurm has significant leads over community activist Ariana Martinez Lott and businessperson AJ Rassamni.

District 1

The maximum individual contribution under state law is $5,900 per election cycle. Singh, also executive director of the Jakara Movement, received the max from one contributor this reporting period, Jasdeep Atwal, a southern California attorney.

Several of Singh’s contributions come from business owners in the Fresno area. He also received $2,000 from the carpenters union.

Fuentes, also a federal prosecutor, received the maximum from the Fresno City Employees Association PAC, the union representing city workers. He also received $5,000 each from the California Real Estate PAC, the Central Valley Council, the Fresno Teachers Association PAC, and Karen Spencer — a frequent contributor to local campaigns — along with her husband, developer Richard F. Spencer.

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer contributed $2,000 left over from his 2024 campaign account to Fuentes.

District 3

District 3 candidates are seeking to replace Miguel Arias, who is termed out.

Arambula has loaned himself $25,000 for his campaign. He received the maximum this period from the FCEA PAC and Nadezhda Sargsyan, a Fresno dentist.

The FTA PAC contributed $5,000 to Arambula instead of Thomas, the Fresno Unified trustee. Andrew Levine, a fellow Fresno Unified trustee and Fresno State lecturer, contributed $100 to Arambula.

The carpenters union contributed $5,000 to Arambula.

Arambula is also supporting several other candidates with his campaign funds, including judicial candidates Deidre Adams, Jamie Xiong-Vang, and Rosalina Nunez.

Several of Thomas’ contributors are in the $100 to $200 range from local donors. Fresno Unified trustee colleague Elizabeth Jonasson Rosas contributed $500.

The plumbers and pipefitters union PAC contributed $4,000. Blue Ocean Development America, a Clovis developer founded by Sylvesta Hall, contributed $3,000.

Apodaca’s top contributors are Nathan Magsig for Supervisor 2028 ($2,500), Brooke Ashjian of Seal Rite Paving ($2,500), and Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp ($2,500). Magsig is running for state Senate this year.

Alvarez’s top contributor is the Central Valley Council at $1,400.

District 5

Vang is running for re-election after winning a special election last year for the vacant seat.

He has one maximum contributor this period, the FCEA PAC. The Fresno Firefighters Legislative Action Committee, which can give more as a small contributor committee, gave $10,000. Nubchi Thao, a Clovis doctor, gave $5,000.

Parra received the maximum from the California Real Estate PAC. She also received $5,000 from Kure Medical Solutions Inc. in Clovis.

Leon Barraza’s figures include a $10,000 loan from his wife, Elsa Leon.

Jonasson Rosas, who ran for the seat in the 2025 special election, filed paperwork with the city clerk’s office to raise funds for the 2030 election.

District 7

Gurm also loaned $15,000 to his campaign. He received the maximum contribution from the FCEA PAC. He also received $5,000 each this period from the California Real Estate PAC; Sikhjit Chahal, a retired Fresno resident; and Baljinder Grewal of Grewal Farms.

Martinez Lott also received a maximum contribution from the FCEA PAC.

Gurm and Martinez Lott received contributions from the FTA PAC, $2,500 each.

Rassamni received only two contributions: the maximum from Karen Spencer and $500 from Gurdip Sangha, owner of Tandoori Night.

District 7 Councilmember Nelson Esparza is termed out. He is running for the Board of Equalization.