Welcome!

My name is Kevin Nehring and I’m running for Mayor for the City of Kerman in the 2024 November election.

In 2003, my Wife, Lora, and I were living in Fresno, looking for a place to raise our young family. After looking all over Fresno County and the surrounding area, we were drawn to Kerman, its schools, its proximity to agriculture, and its rich Valley history. Impressed by the City’s focus on family and community - made obvious by Kerman’s many parks, churches and community events - we knew almost immediately that this was the place for us. In 2004 we moved to Kerman and after 18 years, we're here to stay.

Lora and I have both taken active roles in serving Kerman in one capacity or another.  Lora has served as the President of the Kerman Friends of the Library board since 2010, and she sits on the City of Parks and Recreation commission since 2017, presently serving as Vice Chair.  I have served on the Kerman Planning Commission since 2008, serving as the Commission’s Vice Chair from 2016-2018, and as Commission Chair for 2019-2020.  In 2012, I was appointed to the Successor Agency to the City of Kerman Redevelopment Agency as an Oversight Board Member by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors.  Lora and I both have served on the Kerman Downtown Revitalization Committee.

In January of 2021, I stepped down from my seat on the Planning Commission to serve as an appointed member of the City Council.  There was a vacancy left by Council member Gary Yep who had been elected Mayor in the 2020 elections in the middle of his City Council term. In a desire to continue serving the City of Kerman with the momentum I've acquired sitting on the Council these past few months, I'm running for Mayor in the upcoming election.

I'm proud to call Kerman home. I want to continue to take an active part in the continued growth and management of the City for my family and yours. Please join me in my campaign for the Mayor of the City of Kerman. I appreciate your consideration and will be thankful for your vote on November 8th.

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Experience:

• City of Kerman Council Member (June 2016 - Dec. 2016, Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2022)
• City of Kerman Planning Commission Vice Chair (Dec. 2012 - May 2016, Jan. 2024 - Present)
• City of Kerman Planning Commissioner (Apr. 2008 - Jan. 2012, 2023)
• Past Member of the Oversight Board for the Successor Agency to the Kerman Redevelopment Agency

Endorsed by:

• Gary Yep, Kerman Mayor (2010-2014, 2020-2022)
• Jennifer Coleman, Kerman City Council, District 2 (2020-Current)
• Rhonda Armstrong, Kerman Mayor (2016-2020)
• Kerman Chamber of Commerce

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