# Henry Perea

Henry T. Perea (born June 29, 1977, in Fresno, California) is a Chevron lobbyist who was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2010. He is a Democrat who formerly represented the 31st district, encompassing western Fresno.

## Career

Perea has been described as a leader of the moderate, more business-friendly wing of the state legislature's Democrats. On December 1, 2015, he announced that he would resign his seat at the end of 2015, a year early, to seek a lucrative position as a lobbyist.
Prior to his election to the Assembly, Perea served on the Fresno City Council from 2003 to 2010. He was first elected to the council at the age of 25 and served as council president in 2007.
Perea also ran, unsuccessfully, in the 2008 Fresno mayoral election.

## Family

He is married to Yahaira Garcia-Perea and they have three children.
His father, Henry R. Perea, was a member of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors and the Fresno City Council.

## Electoral history
### City council

2002 Fresno City Supervisor seat 7 election :
| Candidates | First round | First round | Runoff | Runoff |
| | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| Henry T. Perea | 2,712 | 46.36 | 3,769 | 50.26 |
| Richard Caglia | 2,391 | 40.87 | 3,713 | 49.51 |
| Keith Chun | 739 | 12.63 | | |
| Write-ins | 8 | 0.14 | 17 | 0.23 |
| Total | 5,850 | 100 | 7,499 | 100 |
2004 Fresno City Supervisor seat 3 election :
| Candidates | First round | First round | Runoff | Runoff |
| | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| Henry T. Perea | 6,569 | 43.12 | 14,565 | 53.30 |
| Sal Quintero | 6,134 | 40.27 | 12,666 | 46.35 |
| Debilyn Molineaux | 1,732 | 11.37 | | |
| Jose Guadalupe Camac | 760 | 4.99 | | |
| Write-ins | 38 | 0.25 | 95 | 0.35 |
| Total | 15,233 | 100 | 27,326 | 100 |
2006 Fresno City Supervisor seat 7 election :
| Candidates | Votes | % |
| Henry T. Perea (incumbent) | 3,729 | 97.80 |
| Write-ins | 84 | 2.20 |
| Total | 3,813 | 100 |
2008 Fresno City Supervisor seat 3 election :
| Candidates | Votes | % |
| Henry T. Perea | 9,655 | 96.96 |

### Mayoral

2008 Fresno mayoral election :
| Candidates | First round | First round | Runoff | Runoff |
| | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| Ashley Swearengin | 15,410 | 27.11 | 72,784 | 54.35 |
| Henry Perea | 15,626 | 27.49 | 54.35 | 45.40 |
| Jerry Duncan | 6,495 | 11.43 | | |
| Jeff L. Eben | 5,572 | 9.80 | | |
| Tom Boyajian | 5,286 | 9.30 | | |
| Mike Dages | 4,601 | 8.09 | | |
| Doug Vagim | 1,226 | 2.16 | | |
| Barbara Ann Hunt | 1,089 | 1.92 | | |
| Henry M. Montreal | 682 | 1.20 | | |
| Jim Boswell | 533 | 0.94 | | |
| Ignacio C. Garbibay | 256 | 0.45 | | |
| Write-ins | — | — | 336 | 0.25 |
| Total | — | — | 140,192 | 100 |
2016 Fresno mayoral election :
| Candidates | First round | First round | Runoff | Runoff |
| | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| Lee Brand | 25,491 | 30.79 | 71,776 | 51.20 |
| Henry Perea | 37,006 | 44.70 | 68,053 | 48.54 |
| H. Spees | 15,089 | 18.23 | | |
| Doug Vagim | 2,910 | 3.52 | | |
| Richard B. Renteria | 2,090 | 2.52 | | |
| Write-ins | 199 | 0.24 | 363 | 0.26 |
| Total | 69,795 | 100 | 140,192 | 100 |

### State assembly

2010 California's 31st State Assembly district Democratic primary :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Henry Perea | 14,071 | 75.5 |
| Democratic | Rosaline Velasco | 2,597 | 14.0 |
| Democratic | Romelia Nino Castillo | 1,973 | 10.5 |
2010 California's 31st State Assembly district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry Perea | 40,947 | 59.8 |
| | Republican | Brandon Shoemaker | 27,606 | 40.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,553 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent |
2012 California's 31st State Assembly district election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry Perea (incumbent) | 22,255 | 98.7 |
| | Republican | James (JD) Bennett (write-in) | 299 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,554 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Henry Perea (incumbent) | 55,626 | 64.0 |
| | Republican | James (JD) Bennett | 31,282 | 36.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,908 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2014 California's 31st State Assembly district election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry Perea (incumbent) | 24,853 | 99.9 |
| | No party preference | Walter O. Villarreal (write-in) | 24 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,877 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Henry Perea (incumbent) | 36,165 | 66.7 |
| | No party preference | Walter O. Villarreal | 18,017 | 33.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,182 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |