Gavilan Joint Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 3
What does this office do?
- Setting the college's property tax rate and yearly budget
- Approving tuition, programs, and new campuses
- Hiring and overseeing the college president
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Education Quality
Candidates:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Gabriel Gutierrez, a Gavilan College trustee since 2022, has worked as a school psychologist, community college instructor, and education administrator. He points to free tuition, wider dual enrollment, a student housing plan, and campus safety and repairs as his priorities.
Records: Public Education Quality 3 for, Government Spending Reduction 2 against
Nonpartisan
Shahida S. Merchant is a former industry chemist who taught high school chemistry and physics for 23 years and retired as a Gavilan College STEM lab coordinator. She says she would expand counseling, keep job training tied to local jobs, and make college budgets easier for the public to follow.
Sources: files.santaclaracounty.gov · vote.santaclaracounty.gov