Joseph Manacmul
CA · Member, Downey Unified School District Board of Education
Joseph Manacmul was appointed to the Downey Unified school board in 2025 and has run small businesses and a local nonprofit. He says he will focus on safe schools, reading and math basics, career pathways, less digital distraction, and careful spending.
Where Joseph Manacmul stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Voted to adopt the district's 2026-27 budget and its yearly plan for student goals and spending (LCAP). Both passed 7-0.
June 23, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: web.dusd.net
Voted for a resolution to cut the number of teachers and other certificated staff by reducing or ending some services for 2026-27. It passed 7-0.
March 10, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: web.dusd.net
Voted to approve new contracts for the district's classified (non-teaching) staff unions, including a 2% ongoing raise for 2025-26. Both passed 7-0.
February 10, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: web.dusd.net
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted to adopt the district's 2026-27 budget and its yearly plan for student goals and spending (LCAP). Both passed 7-0.
June 23, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: web.dusd.net
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Voted to extend Superintendent Roger Brossmer's contract to June 30, 2030. It passed 7-0.
August 5, 2026
Source: web.dusd.net
Was appointed by the Downey Unified school board, on a 4-2 vote, to fill the vacant Trustee Area 7 seat until the November 2026 election.
October 28, 2025
Source: web.dusd.net
Was named operations director of Stay Gallery, a community art gallery in downtown Downey, in a local news profile.
March 21, 2013
Source: thedowneypatriot.com
Past race Joseph Manacmul ran in:
- Downey Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 7 · November 3, 2026 · Downey Unified School District Trustee Area 7 · incumbent