Mercy Peña
CA · Trustee, Greenfield Union School District Board, Trustee Area C
Mercy Peña is a Greenfield Union School District trustee representing Trustee Area C for the 2024-2028 term. On the school board she has focused on student academic achievement and support for English learners.
Where Mercy Peña stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (4 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Moved to approve $25,080 for a farm-to-school project to bring healthier ingredients into school meals.
February 11, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Asked Kern County supervisors for an itemized account of public spending on litigation over her school board election.
February 25, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: kern.granicus.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Moved to raise state preschool funding for Palla Preschool by about $658,000.
July 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to approve $25,080 for a farm-to-school project to bring healthier ingredients into school meals.
February 11, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to approve $127,400 for parent training in literacy, STEM, family engagement, and social-emotional learning.
September 10, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 4 support
Moved to raise state preschool funding for Palla Preschool by about $658,000.
July 1, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to approve family engagement policies for the district's Title I schools.
February 4, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to approve $127,400 for parent training in literacy, STEM, family engagement, and social-emotional learning.
September 10, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to approve student achievement plans for 13 Greenfield schools.
June 11, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Moved to approve the district's 2026–27 special education inclusion plan with its teachers' union.
August 12, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to approve the district's 2025–26 English Learner Master Plan.
June 9, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Voted to approve the district's 2026–27 education plan and budget.
June 10, 2026
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to join the federal E-Verify program for checking new employees' eligibility to work.
May 13, 2026
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to approve the district's agreement with teachers on pay and working conditions.
October 22, 2025
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Testified in support of a California bill to create education savings accounts that could pay for private school tuition.
March 19, 2025
Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org
A California judge confirmed her Greenfield school board election after finding that elections officials sent some voters the wrong ballot.
February 7, 2025
Source: faith-freedom.com
Past race Mercy Peña ran in:
- Member of City Council, Ward 1 · November 3, 2026 · Bakersfield City Council Ward 1