Drew Bessinger
CA · Member, Clovis City Council
Clovis City Council member since 2017 and former mayor; retired Clovis police captain, former Fresno Yosemite airport police chief, and Army veteran. Focuses on equal services and safety across old and new neighborhoods and on supporting local businesses.
Where Drew Bessinger stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (2 records),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Cast the only no vote on a tougher ordinance on tobacco retailers. It passed 3-1.
August 18, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Moved to appoint a citizens' advisory committee to review the police department's funding, staffing and operations. It passed 4-1.
January 10, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 3 oppose
Moved to approve the 2025-26 city budget, including Measure Y spending. It passed 3-2.
June 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Cast the only no vote on a $100,000 consulting contract to meet the state's food waste recycling law (SB 1383). It passed 4-1.
March 11, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Moved to add $1.5 million to the budget to improve a building for the senior center. It passed 3-2.
November 6, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted no on a $599,900 contract for new utility billing software. It passed 3-2.
February 13, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Seconded a 4% raise for council members to start after the November 2022 election. It passed 3-1.
April 11, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Seconded putting a 1% city sales tax for police, fire and city services (Measure Y) on the November 2024 ballot. It passed 5-0.
August 5, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Moved to change land at Ashlan and De Wolf avenues from low-density homes to high-density apartments. It passed 3-2.
April 15, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Moved to allow medium-high-density housing on 1.04 acres on Alluvial Avenue once a traffic plan was presented. It failed 2-2.
March 6, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Moved to add $1.5 million to the budget to improve a building for the senior center. It passed 3-2.
November 6, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Seconded raising city development fees, with sewer, water and street fees going up 15%. It passed 3-2.
June 20, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Voted no on putting council term limits of three four-year terms on the November 2026 ballot. It failed 2-3.
May 11, 2026
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Moved to let storage facilities into part of the Shaw Avenue Specific Plan. It passed 3-2.
April 13, 2026
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Seconded a motion rejecting a three-year trash contract extension with Republic Services and restarting bidding. It passed 3-2.
April 7, 2025
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted no on repealing the council's 2024 change to its meeting day and time. It passed 3-2.
February 4, 2025
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Moved to switch Clovis from at-large to district elections starting in 2026. It passed 4-1.
October 7, 2024
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Moved to uphold the city's denial of a request to allow backyard chickens. It passed 4-1.
May 1, 2023
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Moved to have the council oppose Proposition 26, the 2022 ballot measure to allow sports betting at tribal casinos and racetracks. It passed 4-0.
July 18, 2022
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
As mayor, took part in a press conference with Fresno leaders calling for Valley schools to reopen for in-person classes.
July 30, 2020
Source: sjvsun.com
Past race Drew Bessinger ran in:
- Member of the City Council, District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Clovis city, California · incumbent