Maria Pacheco for SupervisorWhy Karbassi Is Wrong for Fresno County

The Record

Mike Karbassi is looking out for himself.

On the Fresno City Council, Karbassi tried to raise his own pay, is supported by developers, and kept running for his next job. Fresno County can’t afford another politician working for himself.

Mike Karbassi

$16,400

Taken from the Assemi family, developers who own land in SEDA

69%

Raise for City Council seats he co-sponsored, worth $55,000 a year

Up to 11

Schools Fresno Unified warns SEDA could close

5

Campaigns for office in seven years

01

Developers Fund His Campaign. He Backs Their Projects.

Mike Karbassi supports SEDA, a massive development on Fresno's edge.

  • He took $16,400 from the Assemi family, developers who own land in SEDA.
  • SEDA could leave the city with an $86 million bill before a single home is built.
  • Fresno Unified warns the SEDA mega-development could close up to 11 local schools.
  • Hundreds of residents packed City Hall to push back. It was the biggest crowd in over a decade.

02

A Career Politician

Five campaigns in seven years. Mike Karbassi is always looking for his next job.

  • Three runs for City Council since 2019.
  • A run for State Assembly in 2022. He lost in the primary.
  • An announced run for County Clerk in 2025.
  • Now he wants to be Supervisor.

03

Your Money, His Priorities

Karbassi couldn't keep his own restaurant open. Then he pushed a 69% raise for City Council.

  • He co-sponsored a 69% raise for City Council seats, worth $55,000 a year.
  • When that drew backlash, he voted for a 39% raise instead.
  • His restaurant company has been suspended by the state since 2020.

04

Out of Touch with Working Families

Karbassi has taken positions that favor wealthy insiders over working families.

  • He's endorsed by the Nisei Farmers League, which opposed expanding union rights for farmworkers.
  • In 2022 the League formally opposed AB 2183, the state law that expanded farmworkers' rights to unionize.
  • When the law passed, the League's president said he was "very disappointed."
  • Karbassi accepted the League's endorsement in his run for Supervisor.

We need a Supervisor who works for us.

Maria Pacheco has spent her career fighting for Fresno County's working families.

Meet Maria Pacheco