Contra Costa County Board of Education Member, Area 2
What does this office do?
- Overseeing the county office of education's budget and programs
- Hearing student expulsion and transfer appeals from local districts
- Approving charter schools the local districts turned down
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Education Quality
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
Pamela West is a small business owner with an MBA who served eight years as a trustee of the Orinda Union School District. She lists excellent schools for every student, stronger school funding, and quality student counseling and health services as her priorities.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Sarah Butler has been a Contra Costa County Board of Education trustee since 2018 and is its 2026 board president; she earlier served on the Orinda school board. An environmental planner, she lists transparency, school safety, and more mental health counselors as priorities.
Nonpartisan
Sibyl Minighini is a school psychologist with San Francisco Unified who holds a master's degree in counseling psychology. She says she will push for stable, transparent district budgets and stronger special education and mental health support for students.
Sources: contracostavote.gov2