Ralph Velador
CA · President, Palmdale School District Board of Trustees
Ralph Velador has served on the Palmdale School District board since 2017 and is its president. An Army veteran, former Palmdale planning commissioner, and union organizing director, he says he will keep making the board more responsive to parents, teachers, and staff.
Where Ralph Velador stands, based on their records
Supports
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Public Education Quality (3 records), Data Privacy (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Voted to authorize temporary cash borrowing through transfers from the School Pools Fund maintained by the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector.
June 23, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Moved and voted to authorize up to $40 million in general obligation bonds for school improvements, including roof and window repairs, lab modernization and learning technology.
October 7, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Seconded and voted for Palmdale’s 2025–26 accountability plan, allocating $1.9 million to English-learner support and $8.7 million to continued extended learning and curriculum access.
June 17, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Moved and voted to adopt the Palmdale School District's annual budget for the 2025–2026 school year.
June 17, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Moved and voted for school protocols limiting immigration-status data collection and student-information disclosure, and requiring judicial warrants or exigent circumstances for immigration enforcement’s campus entry.
February 18, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Voted for an agreement with California State University, Bakersfield for the Boundless Educator Teaching Residency program, providing resident and mentor stipends at $22,000 per resident for up to five residents annually.
June 23, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Moved and voted to authorize up to $40 million in general obligation bonds for school improvements, including roof and window repairs, lab modernization and learning technology.
October 7, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Seconded and voted for Palmdale’s 2025–26 accountability plan, allocating $1.9 million to English-learner support and $8.7 million to continued extended learning and curriculum access.
June 17, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Moved and voted for school protocols limiting immigration-status data collection and student-information disclosure, and requiring judicial warrants or exigent circumstances for immigration enforcement’s campus entry.
February 18, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Moved and voted for school protocols limiting immigration-status data collection and student-information disclosure, and requiring judicial warrants or exigent circumstances for immigration enforcement’s campus entry.
February 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Moved and voted to authorize up to $40 million in general obligation bonds for school improvements, including roof and window repairs, lab modernization and learning technology.
October 7, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Proposed a crosswalk in front of Highland High School after raising concerns about students crossing away from the traffic light.
January 14, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 20 records
Served as first vice commander of American Legion District 20 in California's Area 6.
October 23, 2026
Source: calegion.org
Worked in LIUNA's organizing department for 26 years, including 13 years as a coordinator.
October 18, 2026
Source: avdailynews.com
Worked as an aircraft electrician on Apache helicopters during his U.S. Army service.
October 18, 2026
Source: avdailynews.com
Served on the American Legion's National Security Council.
October 18, 2026
Source: avdailynews.com
Served as commander of American Legion Post 348 in Palmdale and vice director of its American Legion Riders chapter for 2025–2026.
August 4, 2026
Source: legion348.org
Spoke against Pomona Unified School District’s Community Workforce Agreement at a school board meeting, where the minutes identified him as a LIUNA Southern California District Council of Laborers member.
June 10, 2026
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Was selected as president of the Palmdale School District Board of Trustees for 2026.
December 16, 2025
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Spoke for LIUNA in support of a 160-acre Palmdale industrial development with two buildings totaling about three million square feet and a stormwater detention basin.
August 14, 2025
Source: d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.net
Voted to apply for an exemption from required spending on classroom teachers' salaries for fiscal year 2023–2024.
June 17, 2025
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Seconded and voted to authorize a $4.9 million purchase of five Palmdale land parcels using expanded-learning program funds, with environmental review deferred.
February 18, 2025
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Was selected as clerk of the Palmdale School District Board of Trustees for 2025.
December 17, 2024
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Spoke in support of a 309-unit mixed-use housing development at 5700 Hannum Avenue in Culver City, praising the developer's construction wages.
November 11, 2024
Source: culvercrescent.com
Received the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council's endorsement for Palmdale school board in the 2022 election.
October 6, 2022
Source: laocbuildingtrades.org
Received the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor's endorsement for Palmdale school board in the 2022 election.
September 25, 2022
Source: thelafed.org
Spoke in support of the South Ontario Logistics Center plan on behalf of LIUNA, citing construction jobs with good wages, health care and pensions.
March 1, 2022
Source: pbssocal.org
Spoke favorably about Carson's Imperial Avalon mixed-use project at a public scoping meeting, pointing to skilled union tradespeople available for its construction.
January 28, 2021
Source: ci.carson.ca.us
Received a unanimous appointment to the Palmdale School District Board of Trustees at a special board meeting.
February 3, 2017
Source: schoolnewsrollcall.com
Supported a proposed 420,000-square-foot medical and commercial complex near Palmdale Regional Medical Center, citing access to medical care and new jobs.
January 12, 2017
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Moved approval of a 56-unit Habitat for Humanity duplex development for low-income residents, including its subdivision and site plan and recommendations for related City Council zoning and density-bonus approvals. His motion passed 5–0.
January 12, 2017
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Moved and voted for a conditional use permit for a 1,648-student Palmdale Aerospace Academy campus for grades 6–12, and recommended the related land-use and zoning changes to the City Council. The motion passed 3–0 with one abstention.
February 11, 2016
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Past race Ralph Velador ran in:
- Palmdale School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 1 · November 3, 2026 · Palmdale School District Trustee Area 1 · incumbent