Nikila Walker Gibson
CA · Vice Chair, First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission
Fairfield business owner who ran a preschool for 10 years, a Tri-City NAACP leader, and vice chair of the First 5 Solano commission. Her priorities are growing jobs and the tax base to close the city's budget deficit and safer neighborhoods.
Where Nikila Walker Gibson stands, based on their records
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Voted yes, as a First 5 Solano commissioner, to cut $607,408 a year from children's program grants for 2026-27 and 2027-28, including Help Me Grow Solano and parent classes, so the fund would not run out. The vote was 7-0.
December 17, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: content.solanocounty.gov
Voted yes, as a First 5 Solano commissioner, to give $2.6 million from reserves to Child Start to finish renovating the Early Learning Center in Vallejo. The vote was 7-0.
December 18, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: content.solanocounty.gov
Voted yes, as a First 5 Solano commissioner, to set aside up to $1.72 million from reserves to close the funding gap for phase 1 of the Early Learning Center. The vote was 8-0.
October 18, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: content.solanocounty.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes, as a First 5 Solano commissioner, to cut $607,408 a year from children's program grants for 2026-27 and 2027-28, including Help Me Grow Solano and parent classes, so the fund would not run out. The vote was 7-0.
December 17, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: content.solanocounty.gov
Voted yes, as a First 5 Solano commissioner, to give $2.6 million from reserves to Child Start to finish renovating the Early Learning Center in Vallejo. The vote was 7-0.
December 18, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: content.solanocounty.gov
Voted yes, as a First 5 Solano commissioner, to set aside up to $1.72 million from reserves to close the funding gap for phase 1 of the Early Learning Center. The vote was 8-0.
October 18, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: content.solanocounty.gov
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Spoke at the Fairfield City Council meeting and urged the council to leave the vacant mayor's seat open until the November election, calling that the most democratic path. The council appointed Rick Vaccaro 5-1.
June 16, 2026
Source: dailyrepublic.com
Opened Tiny Town Solano, a children's play and learning center in the Solano Town Center mall in Fairfield, in November 2025.
January 25, 2026
Source: dailyrepublic.com
Was elected 2026 vice chair of the First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission by a 7-0 vote.
December 17, 2025
Source: content.solanocounty.gov
Was named Solano County Woman of the Year by State Sen. Bill Dodd for her work as a Black business advocate and president of the Tri-City NAACP.
March 9, 2023
Source: tri-citynaacp.org
Past race Nikila Walker Gibson ran in:
- Mayor, City of Fairfield · November 3, 2026 · Fairfield city, California