Phil Kim
CA · President, San Francisco Board of Education
Phil Kim is president of the San Francisco Board of Education and deputy director at the San Francisco Agency for Human Rights. His priorities are simpler, more predictable school enrollment and stronger student outcomes.
Where Phil Kim stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted with a unanimous school board to reject the district's interim budget plan, which included staff cuts. State fiscal overseers had pressed the district to show it could balance its books.
December 16, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: thefrisc.com
Voted with a unanimous school board to send preliminary layoff notices for 395 positions. The district faced a $113 million budget deficit.
February 25, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: abc7news.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted yes as board president when the school board adopted a permanent ethnic studies curriculum 6-1. Only board member Supryia Ray voted no.
April 28, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: thefrisc.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Won the special election for his school board seat with 136,608 votes (60.92%), defeating Virginia Cheung and Brandee Marckmann.
June 2, 2026
Source: sfelections.org
Received the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board's endorsement for school board. The paper praised his education experience and grasp of the district.
April 17, 2026
Source: sfchronicle.com
Received the endorsement of SF Parents Action, a parent political group, for the June 2026 school board election.
January 22, 2026
Source: sfparentaction.org
Was unanimously re-elected by fellow board members to a second term as president of the San Francisco Board of Education.
January 13, 2026
Source: sfusd.edu
Was appointed and sworn in to the San Francisco Board of Education by Mayor London Breed. He filled the rest of Lainie Motamedi's term.
August 23, 2024
Source: sf.gov
Past race Phil Kim ran in:
- San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education Member · November 3, 2026 · San Francisco Unified School District, California · incumbent