Naresh Solanki, Mayor

Mayor Naresh Solanki was elected to the Cerritos City Council in 2015 and re-elected in 2020. He became Mayor Pro Tem in 2016, 2018 and 2023 and Mayor in 2019, 2020 and 2024. A Cerritos resident since 1988, Mayor Solanki previously served as a Cerritos Planning Commissioner from 2007 to 2015.

Boards and Committees

Mayor Solanki serves on the following City Internal Ad Hoc Working Groups:

Auto Mall
Budget/Finance
Business/Industry
Disaster Preparedness/Emergency Management
Personnel
Public Safety
Southeast Gateway Line Project

Mayor Solanki serves on the following external groups:

Gateway Cities Council of Governments
Gateway Cities Council of Governments 91/605/405 Corridor Cities Committee
Gateway Cities Council of Governments Southeast Gateway Line Corridor Cities Committee
Independent Cities Association (Alternate)
League of California Cities 2024 Annual General Assembly
Los Angeles County City Selection Committee
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Board of Directors (Districts 2, 3, 18 & 19)
Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board Policy Board
Southeast Water Coalition Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors (Alternate)

Personal and Professional

Mayor Solanki is a member of the Cerritos Optimist Club and the Cerritos Chamber of Commerce. He is involved with and supports local chapters of the Lions Club and Rotary Club as well as Blind Start of America. He owns and is the CEO/President of retail grocery supermarkets and is also in the hospitality business.

Mayor Solanki and his wife, Priti, have two sons, Mehul and Jay, and three granddaughters.