Fresno County Supervisor Buddy Mendes will not run for reelection next year, capping a 12-year career at the county.

Mendes announced at a press conference in front of the Fresno County Hall of Records Wednesday morning that he is endorsing former Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims to succeed him in District 4.

The big picture: Mendes is foregoing a bid at his fourth term in office to spend more time with his family and get back to working on the family farm full time. • After growing up on the family dairy farm in Riverdale, Mendes took over operations of it in 1991 and launched a parallel career in public service, serving on various boards and committees over the years. • Some of Mendes’s public service before being elected to the board included as a Trustee on the Riverdale Unifi

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