Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria, District 27 (D-Merced)
Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria serves as California’s 27th Assembly District Representative, serving the communities of: Biola, Cantua Creek, Caruthers, Coalinga Firebaugh, Fresno, Huron, Kerman , Mendota, Raisin City, San Joaquin, Three Rocks, Tranquility, Westside, Chowchilla, Fairmead, La Vina, Madera, Madera Acres, Parksdale, Parkwood, Atwater, Bear Creek, Cressey, Delhi, Dos Palos, El Nido, Franklin, Le Grand, Livingston, Los Banos, McSwain, Merced, Planada, Santa Nella, South Dos Palos, and Tuttle. The Assemblywoman is currently serving in her 2nd term as Representative for Assembly District 27.
Assemblywoman Soria currently serves as Chair of the Agriculture Committee, and has held that position since 2023, she was recently reappointed as Chair by Speaker Robert Rivas in January of 2025. Soria also serves as a member of the Governmental Organization, Banking & Finance, and the Economic Development, Growth & Household Impact committees.
A first-generation American and daughter of farm workers, Assemblywoman Soria knows firsthand about hard work and sacrifice, having worked alongside her parents in the Central Valley’s agricultural fields throughout her childhood. She then worked her way through college and law school. She was born and raised in the Central Valley.
Prior to her work in the Assembly, Soria served as an educator, community advocate, and Fresno City Councilmember. As Councilmember, she led efforts to increase public safety and community development, create thousands of good-paying jobs, build affordable and accessible housing, tackle homelessness, and expand access to parks and greenspace.
During her service in the Assembly, Soria worked quickly to address serious issues facing the Central Valley. In 2023, Assemblywoman Soria authored AB 112, securing $300 million dollars for the Distressed Hospital Loan Program, which helped disperse those funds to hospitals throughout the state at risk of closing or closed, and seeking to reopen. Over $50 million of that money would go to saving the Madera Community Hospital, a critically needed hospital in the Central Valley that had announced it was closing in 2022.
Assemblywoman Soria also helped to secure $20 million dollars for flood recovery efforts in the community of Planada after unprecedented storm surges hit the area in 2023.
The Assemblywoman also fought to deliver millions of dollars in funding to the Central Valley for public safety, student housing, parks and community centers, and agriculture. Assemblywoman Soria will continue fighting for the residents of the Central Valley while in Sacramento on the issues that matter the most to them.
She resides in Fresno with her husband Terance, their 5 children, and her dog Buddy.