John T. Horner
CA · President, Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 2
John T. Horner is president of the Morgan Hill Unified board and its Trustee Area 2 member, a former semiconductor engineer and manager who owns a local small business. In 2022 he named expanding before- and after-school programs a high priority.
Where John T. Horner stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 4 oppose
Moved to put a $335 million school facilities bond on the November 2026 ballot. It failed 3-3, short of the two-thirds needed.
May 28, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Voted for the district's 2025-26 first interim budget report after a debate over savings and reserves. It passed 4-3.
December 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Voted for a board resolution backing Santa Clara County's Measure A, a sales tax to replace federal health care cuts. It passed 4-2.
October 23, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Voted for the district's 2025-26 annual budget. It passed 4-3.
June 24, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Moved a teacher-layoff resolution after it was changed to spare three school mental-health clinician jobs. It passed 6-1.
March 5, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Moved a resolution to lay off classified (non-teaching) staff for the 2024-25 school year. It passed 6-1.
March 5, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Moved to approve a $1,517,139 contract with AMPLIFY for after-school programs, including middle school before-school care. It passed 7-0.
November 1, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Moved to put a $335 million school facilities bond on the November 2026 ballot. It failed 3-3, short of the two-thirds needed.
May 28, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Moved to raise the fees developers pay the district for new construction (Level 1 developer fees). It passed 7-0.
March 5, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Voted to extend the term of Superintendent Carmen García's employment contract. It passed 4-3.
June 24, 2025
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Was elected board president over Nancy Altman by a 4-3 board ballot.
December 17, 2024
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Moved to fill a vacant board seat by appointment instead of a special election. It passed 5-2.
July 9, 2024
Source: morganhilltimes.com
Voted to give Superintendent Carmen García a satisfactory job evaluation. It passed with five yes votes and one abstention.
June 2, 2023
Source: morganhilltimes.com
Was one of four trustees who rated Superintendent Steve Betando's job performance unsatisfactory. Three trustees rated it satisfactory.
June 18, 2020
Source: morganhilltimes.com
Voted to appoint Adam Escoto to a vacant board seat. Beforehand he told the superintendent that Escoto had given $500 to his 2018 campaign, and the district's lawyer said no recusal was needed.
January 23, 2019
Source: morganhilltimes.com
Won the Morgan Hill Unified Trustee Area 2 seat in the November 2018 election while serving as Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce president. He beat Tara Bevington by 29 votes.
December 13, 2018
Source: morganhilltimes.com
Past race John T. Horner ran in:
- Morgan Hill Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 2 · November 3, 2026 · Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee Area 2 · incumbent