Sion Roy
CA · Chair, Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees
Sion Roy is a physician and chair of the Santa Monica College board, now finishing his second term. He created the college's Allied Health Taskforce, which added nursing assistant and home health aide certificate programs.
Where Sion Roy stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 4 oppose
Voted to commit $126 million of Measure SMC bond money to build affordable student housing with about 250 apartments and 746 beds. It passed 6-1.
September 8, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: admin.smc.edu
Voted to make final the layoffs of classified college staff that the board started in February, after a hearing officer's decision. It passed 5-2.
May 5, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: admin.smc.edu
Made the motion to put every dean and other educational administrator job on the list of contracts the college might not renew, so all could be considered for cuts. It passed 6-1.
February 3, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: admin.smc.edu
Made the motion to add every classified manager job to a layoff resolution that cut 57 classified staff positions for lack of funds. The goal was to weigh all manager jobs in a restructuring. It passed 4-3.
February 3, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: admin.smc.edu
Made the motion to approve a 2021-2024 contract with the classified staff union (CSEA). It gave raises of 7.5% for 2021-22 and 2.5% plus a $3,000 one-time payment for 2022-23. It passed 6-0.
January 17, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: admin.smc.edu
Made the motion to adopt the college's 2022-23 budget, which had a $323 million general fund. It passed 5-0.
September 13, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: admin.smc.edu
Voted with the full board to put a $375 million college construction bond (Measure SMC) on the Nov. 8, 2022 ballot to repair and upgrade campus buildings. The vote was 7-0.
June 7, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: admin.smc.edu
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted with the full board to put a $375 million college construction bond (Measure SMC) on the Nov. 8, 2022 ballot to repair and upgrade campus buildings. The vote was 7-0.
June 7, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: admin.smc.edu
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Voted with the full board to change the college president's contract so she retires Dec. 31, 2026. The change added a post-retirement payment of $25,000 per year of service, up to $250,000, and two paid 30-day sabbaticals.
October 7, 2025
Source: admin.smc.edu
Nominated Kera Blades to fill a vacant board seat and seconded the motion to appoint her, which failed 3-3. He then voted against appointing Luis Barrera Castañón, who was approved 4-2.
February 4, 2025
Source: admin.smc.edu
Made the motion to hire an outside firm, for up to $57,000, to review how the college handled the Oct. 14, 2024 campus shooting. It passed 5-0.
December 12, 2024
Source: admin.smc.edu
Seconded a board resolution denouncing the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that ended race-conscious college admissions. It passed 6-0.
December 5, 2023
Source: admin.smc.edu
Seconded the motion to start picking a private developer to partner with the college on affordable student housing. It passed 5-1.
November 7, 2023
Source: admin.smc.edu
Seconded a board resolution urging Congress to pass a carbon fee and dividend climate bill (HR 763). It passed 7-0.
October 6, 2020
Source: admin.smc.edu
Made the motion declaring a COVID-19 emergency at Santa Monica College and letting the president take any needed steps to respond. All seven trustees voted yes.
March 17, 2020
Source: admin.smc.edu
Past race Sion Roy ran in:
- Santa Monica Community College District Governing Board Member · November 3, 2026 · Santa Monica Community College District · incumbent