Kim Taboada-Arzate
MI · Kentwood Public Schools Board of Education Trustee
Kim Taboada-Arzate is a Kentwood Public Schools trustee and lifelong Kentwood resident who founded East Kentwood High's Black Awareness Club as a student. She received the district's Bill Joseph Excellence in Diversity Award.
Where Kim Taboada-Arzate stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (2 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Moved to pay the College Board $86,200 to cover exam fees for 1,686 Advanced Placement tests taken by East Kentwood High School students. The motion carried.
June 23, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: kentwoodps.org · researched September 17, 2026
Moved to spend $106,830.44 from the general fund on library books for the new Hamilton Elementary School. The motion carried.
March 10, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: kentwoodps.org · researched September 17, 2026
Moved to approve $4,185,386 in construction bids to renovate Crestwood Middle School, paid for with 2021 bond money. The motion carried.
February 10, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: kentwoodps.org · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Moved to pay the College Board $86,200 to cover exam fees for 1,686 Advanced Placement tests taken by East Kentwood High School students. The motion carried.
June 23, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: kentwoodps.org · researched September 17, 2026
Moved to spend $106,830.44 from the general fund on library books for the new Hamilton Elementary School. The motion carried.
March 10, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: kentwoodps.org · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Moved to approve $4,185,386 in construction bids to renovate Crestwood Middle School, paid for with 2021 bond money. The motion carried.
February 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: kentwoodps.org · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Moved to approve an "effective" rating for Superintendent Kevin Polston in his job evaluation. The motion carried.
November 11, 2024
Source: kentwoodps.org · researched September 17, 2026
Moved to approve the school district's final 2023-24 budgets for the General Fund, school meals, and student activities. The motion carried.
June 10, 2024
Source: kentwoodps.org · researched September 17, 2026
Won a seat on the Kentwood Public Schools Board of Education in the Nov. 8, 2022 general election. She got 9,505 votes, second of four candidates for three seats.
November 8, 2022
Source: electionstats.kentcountymi.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Race Kim Taboada-Arzate is in:
- Board Member Kentwood Public Schools 4 Year Term · November 3, 2026 · Kentwood Public Schools, Michigan · incumbent
Profile last researched September 16, 2026.