About Mayor Ashley Swearengin

Mayor Swearengin took office in 2009 at one of the most challenging times in Fresno’s history. She has shown true leadership in working to return the City of Fresno to financial health while at the same time focusing on long-term transformational efforts such as downtown and community revitalization, homelessness and adult education. Because of her leadership, Mayor Swearengin was named one of California’s top 10 mayors by Capitol Weekly.

She is a board member of the California League of Cities, chair of the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, and at the national level, she serves on the leadership team of the U.S. Conference of Mayors as a member of its Executive Committee.

Before being elected to office, Mayor Swearengin led a number of economic development programs in the Fresno area, including the Central Valley Business Incubator, Fresno State’s Office of Community and Economic Development, the Regional Jobs Initiative and the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley.

She was born in Texas, raised in Arkansas, moved to Fresno while she was in high school and has called Fresno home ever since. Mayor Swearengin holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from Fresno State. She and her husband, Paul, have two children, Sydney and Samuel.