Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto
CA · Trustee, Fremont Union High School District Board of Trustees
Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto has been a Fremont Union High School District trustee since 2018, including two terms as board president, and has been a Sunnyvale and Cupertino family community leader since 1991.
Where Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Public Education Quality (2 records), Civil Rights (5 records),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 3 oppose
Moved ratification of a three-year labor contract (2023-2026) with the classified employees union, CSEA. It passed 4-0.
May 30, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Cast the only no vote on the Measure G bond project budget. She questioned building a new Lynbrook High makerspace while district enrollment was falling. It passed 4-1.
February 14, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Voted yes to put a school construction bond (Measure G) on the June 2022 ballot. The board approved it 5-0.
February 15, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Voted yes to call a parcel tax election to fund the high school district. It passed 5-0, and the tax went to voters as Measure M in November 2020.
July 21, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Moved approval of an agreement with the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, reviewed as part of the school safety plan. It passed 5-0.
February 14, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Voted yes on an agreement with Sunnyvale's public safety department to place a police resource officer at Fremont High School. It passed 5-0.
July 12, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Seconded a new board policy that sets rules for school resource officer (campus police) programs. It passed 5-0 with revisions.
November 16, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Moved approval of a new Ethnic Studies course for 2023-24. The board approved it 5-0.
June 13, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Voted yes to call a parcel tax election to fund the high school district. It passed 5-0, and the tax went to voters as Measure M in November 2020.
July 21, 2020Supports Public Education Quality
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 5 support
Introduced and moved a resolution opposing any ICE immigration detention center in Santa Clara County, requested by an immigrant rights network. It passed 5-0.
August 25, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Moved a resolution to switch board elections from at-large to trustee-area elections under the California Voting Rights Act. It passed 5-0.
March 7, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Moved a board resolution condemning violence against Asian Americans. It passed 5-0.
March 23, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Moved adoption of a resolution denouncing racism and racial discrimination, which commits the district to anti-racism work. It passed 5-0.
July 7, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Asked the board to adopt a resolution denouncing xenophobia after attacks on Asian and Pacific Islander people, and moved its adoption. It passed 5-0.
May 5, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted yes to put a school construction bond (Measure G) on the June 2022 ballot. The board approved it 5-0.
February 15, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Seconded a one-year extension of Superintendent Graham Clark's contract after his review. It passed 4-1 after a motion to table got no second.
August 11, 2026
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Moved a climate action resolution brought by students that builds on the district's 2021 climate commitment. It passed 5-0.
December 9, 2025
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Cast the no vote that blocked repaying other districts for substitute costs when a teacher-trustee takes paid leave for board duties. The motion failed 2-1 for lack of three votes.
September 23, 2025
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Elected board president for 2025 by a unanimous vote. The board had also chosen her as president for 2022 in December 2021.
December 17, 2024
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Seconded the final trustee-area map, which set Areas 1, 3 and 4 to elect trustees in 2026. It passed 5-0.
April 24, 2024
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Nominated Allison Joe for a board vacancy, but no one seconded. She then voted no twice on appointing Rod Sinks, who was appointed 3-1.
May 8, 2023
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Won re-election to the FUHSD board, placing first of five candidates with 39,595 votes (29.29%).
November 8, 2022
Source: rafu.com
As board president, voted yes to hire Graham Clark as superintendent under a new employment contract. It passed 5-0.
May 24, 2022
Source: fremontunionhighschoolca.iqm2.com
Past race Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto ran in:
- Fremont Union High School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4 · November 3, 2026 · Fremont Union High School District Trustee Area 4 · incumbent