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Diego Martinez

CA · Trustee, Oak Grove School District Board of Trustees, Trustee Area 2

Diego Martinez is the Trustee Area 2 member of the Oak Grove School District Board of Trustees, elected in 2022.

Where Diego Martinez stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Education Quality (7 records), Civil Rights (2 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)

Mixed record

Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 5 oppose)

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 5 oppose
  • Voted for a teachers' union (OGEA) contract raising pay 5.5% in 2025-26 and 4.5% in 2026-27. It passed 4-1.

    February 12, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Voted for a plan to close the district's structural deficit by cutting about $3 million in 2026-27 and $2 million in 2027-28. It passed 4-1.

    December 11, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Voted to issue up to $71.5 million in Measure P school construction bonds approved by voters in 2022. It passed 5-0.

    December 11, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Seconded adoption of the district's 2025-26 budget. It passed 5-0.

    June 26, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Moved approval of an early-retirement incentive for teachers and managers, which staff estimated would save about $50,000 per retiree. It passed 4-0.

    February 4, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Seconded a resolution backing Proposition 2, a $10 billion state bond for school repairs and modernization. It passed 4-0.

    September 12, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Seconded and voted for a three-year contract with the district's classified staff union (CSEA Chapter 412). It raised pay 4%, 4% and 5% and passed 5-0.

    January 19, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 7 support
  • Voted for a teachers' union (OGEA) contract raising pay 5.5% in 2025-26 and 4.5% in 2026-27. It passed 4-1.

    February 12, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Seconded adoption of a screening test to find kindergarten through second-grade students at risk of reading problems. It passed 5-0.

    April 10, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Seconded a motion to add more school choices for families in the shared Anderson/Baldwin attendance area for 2025-26. It passed 5-0.

    October 17, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Seconded a resolution backing Proposition 2, a $10 billion state bond for school repairs and modernization. It passed 4-0.

    September 12, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Seconded a resolution supporting community schools, which pair schools with family and community services. It passed 4-0.

    May 9, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Seconded the district's Local Control Accountability Plan, its yearly plan for spending state money on student goals. It passed 5-0.

    June 20, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Moved adoption of a new K-8 science curriculum, the district's first science update since 2001 for grades K-5. It passed 5-0.

    January 19, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 2 support
  • Moved a resolution reaffirming the district's support for students and families facing immigration enforcement at schools. It passed 5-0.

    February 13, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Seconded adoption of a district equity policy (Board Policy 0415) developed by its diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging committee. It passed 5-0.

    June 15, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Voted to issue up to $71.5 million in Measure P school construction bonds approved by voters in 2022. It passed 5-0.

    December 11, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

Track record — General

General · 2 records
  • Cast the only no vote on the board's vice president election, which passed 3-1 with one abstention.

    December 11, 2025

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Served with Vice President Carla Hernandez on the board subcommittee that screened applicants for a vacant Area 5 seat. He then voted with the board 4-0 to appoint Nancy Yue.

    October 3, 2024

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

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