Florencio Briones
CA · President, El Monte Union High School District Board of Trustees
Florencio Briones has served on the El Monte Union High School District board since 2017 and is its president. A Cal Poly Pomona graduate, he says he will expand college and career pathways, strengthen academic and mental-health support, finish school repairs, and protect district finances.
Where Florencio Briones stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (3 records), Civil Rights (1 record), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Made the motion to back Proposition 13, the March 2020 statewide bond for school construction. The board resolution passed 5-0.
January 8, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted to put a school construction bond on the November 2018 ballot. It passed 4-1, with trustee Ricardo Padilla voting no.
August 1, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Made the motion to adopt the district's proposed budget for the 2018-19 school year. It passed 5-0.
June 20, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 oppose
Voted no on a $436,586 contract for two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies at Rosemead and South El Monte high schools. It passed 4-1.
February 2, 2022Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted no on a $118,758 contract with the City of El Monte for a police officer to serve four district high schools. It passed 3-1.
September 1, 2021Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Made the motion to adopt the district's 2025-26 plan for student goals and spending (the Local Control and Accountability Plan). It passed 3-1.
June 18, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Made the motion to approve a $25,410 contract with UC Irvine to support math teaching at Arroyo High School. It failed 2-3.
October 4, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted to put a school construction bond on the November 2018 ballot. It passed 4-1, with trustee Ricardo Padilla voting no.
August 1, 2018Supports Public Education Quality
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Abstained on a resolution backing the state's draft ethnic studies model curriculum (AB 2016), which passed 3-1-1. The same night he moved a resolution opposing federal rollbacks of health care anti-discrimination rules (Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act), which passed 5-0.
June 24, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Made the motion to start planning a West San Gabriel Valley adult education center at the Rosemead adult school site and to negotiate a long-term lease with Pasadena City College. It passed 4-1.
April 14, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Made the motion to back Proposition 13, the March 2020 statewide bond for school construction. The board resolution passed 5-0.
January 8, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted to put a school construction bond on the November 2018 ballot. It passed 4-1, with trustee Ricardo Padilla voting no.
August 1, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Track record — General
General · 16 records
The Los Angeles County Democratic Party listed him for endorsement in the Trustee Area 4 race on the consent calendar for its September 8, 2026 meeting.
September 8, 2026
Source: assets.nationbuilder.com
Was elected board president for 2025-26 on a 4-1 vote, with Ricardo Padilla voting no.
December 10, 2025
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted to censure fellow trustee Ricardo Padilla, who was accused of misusing his district credit card and breaking board rules. It passed 3-2.
October 8, 2025
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted no on a $19,250 contract to use trained dogs to search district schools for drugs and other banned items. It passed 4-1.
August 7, 2024
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted no on a $1,545,500 design contract for a new Adult Transition Center at Mountain View High School. The contract failed 2-3.
August 2, 2023
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted no on applying to start Junior ROTC programs at all of the district's main high schools. It passed 4-1.
May 3, 2023
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted no when the board cancelled a study on moving the Adult Transition Program for young adults with disabilities. He also voted no on Ricardo Padilla's motion to move those students back onto regular high school campuses. Both passed 3-2.
February 8, 2023
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted no on the new slate of board officers that made Ricardo Padilla president. It passed 3-2, ending Briones's leadership of the board.
December 14, 2022
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted no on delaying the student COVID-19 vaccine requirement until the 2022-23 school year. The delay passed 4-1.
January 5, 2022
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Made the motion to require eligible students to get the COVID-19 vaccine to attend classes in person. It passed 5-0.
October 6, 2021
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Made the motion to keep online-only classes through Term 3 of spring 2021, with a review in February. It passed 4-1, with Ricardo Padilla voting no.
December 9, 2020
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Made the motion to start the 2020-21 school year with online-only classes because of COVID-19, through October 16, 2020. It passed 4-1. He also moved a resolution supporting Proposition 16, which passed 5-0.
July 15, 2020
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
As a deputy for Los Angeles County Supervisorial District 1, represented the county on the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Homelessness Committee. Minutes list him at meetings from 2018 to 2021.
February 5, 2020
Source: sgvcog.org
Was elected board president for December 2019 to December 2020. The vote was 3-1, with Ricardo Padilla voting no.
December 11, 2019
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Made the motion to pass a board resolution calling for action on climate change. It passed 5-0.
March 6, 2019
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Made the motion to pass a board resolution opposing a proposed federal "public charge" immigration rule. It passed 5-0.
November 7, 2018
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Was censured by the school board on a 3-2 vote for conduct unbecoming a trustee. The resolution cited personal attacks on colleagues, breaking meeting rules, using the district logo, and false claims about his degree and job. He voted no.
February 8, 2023
Source: emuhsd.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Past race Florencio Briones ran in:
- El Monte Union High School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4 · November 3, 2026 · El Monte Union High School District Trustee Area 4 · incumbent