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Mark Lopez

CA · North Orange County Community College District Trustee, Trustee Area 5

Mark Lopez is a special education teacher and a North Orange County Community College District trustee. He served on a local elementary school board from 2018 until March 2025.

Where Mark Lopez stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Data Privacy (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record)

Mixed record

Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
  • Proposed ending health insurance benefits for Anaheim Elementary board members, starting with 2026 enrollment. The motion failed 2-3.

    February 12, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: drive.google.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Seconded and voted for a new four-year contract for the community college chancellor. It raised his base pay 1.5% to $410,269 and passed 5-1.

    January 28, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: nocccd.community.diligentoneplatform.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted for an $80,970 deal with the Orange County District Attorney's Office for a gang prevention program at five Anaheim elementary schools. It passed 3-2.

    June 8, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: drive.google.com · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
  • Voted for an $80,970 deal with the Orange County District Attorney's Office for a gang prevention program at five Anaheim elementary schools. It passed 3-2.

    June 8, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: drive.google.com · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 1 support
  • Asked the community college board to take up a resolution backing all students and protecting the privacy of student records. He voted for it, and it passed 5-1.

    September 9, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: nocccd.community.diligentoneplatform.com · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support
  • Asked the community college board to take up a resolution backing all students and protecting the privacy of student records. He voted for it, and it passed 5-1.

    September 9, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nocccd.community.diligentoneplatform.com · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — General

General · 8 records
  • Voted no when the Anaheim Elementary board declared his Trustee Area 4 seat vacant, 3-2. The board said holding his seat and a community college board seat broke state law.

    March 3, 2025

    Source: drive.google.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted to post each Anaheim Elementary board member's total pay, health benefits, and retirement online, going back to 2014. The motion failed 2-3.

    February 12, 2025

    Source: drive.google.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Won the North Orange County Community College District board seat for Trustee Area 5. He got 23,429 votes (66.98%) to 11,552 for Steve Slawson.

    November 5, 2024

    Source: ocvote.gov · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted to hire Jesus Chavarria as Anaheim Elementary superintendent and to approve his contract. Both votes passed 4-1.

    June 12, 2024

    Source: drive.google.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted against keeping Anaheim Elementary students in distance learning for the rest of the 2020-21 school year. That motion failed 2-3. He then voted to reopen classrooms in April 2021, which passed 3-2.

    March 3, 2021

    Source: drive.google.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted for a plan to bring Anaheim Elementary students back to school buildings in January 2021, after COVID-19 distance learning. The plan passed 3-2.

    October 14, 2020

    Source: drive.google.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted to renew the GOALS Academy charter school in the Anaheim Elementary School District. The renewal passed 4-1.

    April 1, 2020

    Source: drive.google.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Won the Anaheim Elementary School District board seat for Trustee Area 4. He got 3,875 votes (61.62%) to 2,414 for Norma Campos Kurtz.

    November 6, 2018

    Source: ocvote.gov · researched September 17, 2026

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Profile last researched September 16, 2026.