Foothill-De Anza Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
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
Liang Chao is Cupertino's vice mayor, was mayor in 2025, and earlier served on the Cupertino Union School District board; she has a Princeton Ph.D. in computer science and decades in tech. Her priorities are affordable, accessible classes and job-ready learning, including AI literacy.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 2 for, 1 against
Nonpartisan
Bill Wilson teaches math part-time at De Anza College and is a former Fremont Union High School District trustee who served as board president. Earlier he founded the software firm Arca Systems; we found no published campaign priorities.
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