Qui Nguyen
CA · Member, El Monte Union High School District Board of Trustees
Qui Nguyen has served on the El Monte Union High School District board since 2022. A UCLA graduate and retired electrical engineer and financial planner, he lists stronger English and STEM programs, campus safety with a police presence, and careful budgeting as priorities.
Where Qui Nguyen stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Public Education Quality (1 record), Civil Rights (2 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 2026-27 budget and its yearly plan for student goals and spending (the LCAP). Both passed 5-0.
June 17, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to sell a new series of school construction bonds from the 2018 voter-approved bond measure. It passed 5-0.
June 11, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Made the motion for a resolution raising concerns about a planned business park at 825 Lexington-Gallatin Road in South El Monte. It asks for enforceable conditions to protect students and neighbors, and passed 5-0.
August 8, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted for a contract with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for police services at district schools in 2025-26. It passed 4-1.
August 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Seconded and voted to adopt the district's 2026-27 budget and its yearly plan for student goals and spending (the LCAP). Both passed 5-0.
June 17, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Seconded and voted for a resolution supporting students and families threatened by immigration enforcement. It passed 4-0.
December 11, 2024Supports Civil Rights
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Made the motions to award the South El Monte High School modernization contract and to adopt resolutions supporting bullying prevention and National Coming Out Day. All passed.
October 4, 2023Supports Civil Rights
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Made the motion to sell a new series of school construction bonds from the 2018 voter-approved bond measure. It passed 5-0.
June 11, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Made the motions to award the South El Monte High School modernization contract and to adopt resolutions supporting bullying prevention and National Coming Out Day. All passed.
October 4, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 5 records
Voted against censuring fellow trustee Ricardo Padilla. The censure passed 3-2.
October 8, 2025
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Seconded an 8.22% raise for confidential staff and a plan to lay off some classified staff. Both passed 5-0.
March 6, 2024
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Seconded and voted to apply for a Junior ROTC program at all of the district's main high schools. It passed 4-1.
May 3, 2023
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Made the motion to cancel a study on moving the district's Adult Transition Center, keeping its planned move to the Rosemead Center; it passed 3-2. He also seconded a resolution censuring fellow trustee Florencio Briones, which passed 3-2.
February 8, 2023
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Was chosen as board clerk for 2023 at his first El Monte Union board meeting. The officer slate passed 3-2.
December 14, 2022
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Past race Qui Nguyen ran in:
- El Monte Union High School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 3 · November 3, 2026 · El Monte Union High School District Trustee Area 3 · incumbent