Anne J. Kepner
CA · Trustee, West Valley-Mission Community College District Board of Trustees, Trustee Area 3
Anne Kepner has served on the West Valley-Mission college board since 2014 and is a San José attorney and mediator who spent eight years on a City of Santa Clara housing committee. She names access to a quality education as her top priority.
Where Anne J. Kepner stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (4 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Seconded and voted to adopt the district's 2023-24 final budget after a public hearing. It passed 7-0.
September 12, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted to use the district's general fund to waive tuition and enrollment fees for students living in its service area, starting in spring 2024. It passed 7-0.
September 12, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 4 support
Voted for a board resolution endorsing AB 3158, a state bill letting the district use its own local funds to waive tuition and fees for students. It passed 7-0.
March 19, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted to use the district's general fund to waive tuition and enrollment fees for students living in its service area, starting in spring 2024. It passed 7-0.
September 12, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Seconded and voted for a board resolution supporting AB 288, a state bill to stop colleges from cutting a student's financial aid when the student wins a private scholarship. It passed 7-0.
June 1, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Seconded and voted for a board resolution supporting Proposition 15, a ballot measure proposing higher property taxes on large commercial and industrial properties to fund schools and local services. It passed 6-1.
October 6, 2020Supports Public Education Quality
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — General
General · 14 records
Was endorsed by the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council for Trustee Area 3, in a dual endorsement shared with her opponent, Colin Glaves.
October 21, 2026
Source: southbaylabor.org
Was endorsed by the Santa Clara County Democratic Party for West Valley-Mission Community College District Trustee Area 3.
October 8, 2026
Source: sccdp.org
Moved to accept a $2.27 million pledge from Howard Gore and Kimberly Hawkins-Gore to the district's foundation. It passed 7-0.
March 17, 2026
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted for a board resolution committing the district to end hunger among its students. It passed 7-0. As board president, she said it carried on the free meals students get in K-12 schools.
March 18, 2025
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Was elected president of the West Valley-Mission college board for 2025 by a 6-0 vote, with one trustee abstaining.
December 16, 2024
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Was named Woman of the Year for the 26th Assembly District by Assemblymember Evan Low.
March 17, 2023
Source: svvoice.com
As board president, voted to adopt the district police department's policy on buying and using military-style equipment, as a new state law (AB 481) required. It passed 6-0.
June 21, 2022
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted with a unanimous board to tell the City of Santa Clara that the district would not grant road access through Mission College land for the Patrick Henry Drive development.
December 21, 2021
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted against a resolution to keep holding board meetings remotely under a state pandemic law (AB 361). The motion failed 3-4.
November 9, 2021
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Seconded and voted for a $75,000 consulting contract to study demand for and cost of student and staff housing on the West Valley and Mission campuses. It passed 7-0.
July 6, 2021
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Moved a board resolution supporting AB 306, a state bill to speed up building housing for college and school district employees. It passed 7-0.
July 6, 2021
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Moved a board resolution condemning hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and backing state House Resolution 23. It passed 7-0.
March 16, 2021
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Seconded and voted for a board resolution backing ACA 5, the state ballot measure to repeal Proposition 209's ban on race and sex preferences in public hiring, contracting and admissions. It passed 7-0.
June 2, 2020
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Was admitted to the State Bar of California. She practices law in San Jose at the firm Needham Kepner & Fish.
December 15, 1995
Source: apps.calbar.ca.gov
Past race Anne J. Kepner ran in:
- West Valley-Mission Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 3 · November 3, 2026 · West Valley-Mission Community College District Trustee Area 3 · incumbent