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Rancho Santiago 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

Beatriz Mendoza is a businesswoman and parent who served as a Santa Ana planning commissioner and on the district's Measure E bond oversight committee. A former community college student and UCLA graduate, Mendoza stresses access to good resources and facilities for student success.

Records: Government Efficiency 2 for, Government Spending Reduction 2 against, Public Education Quality 2 for

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Daisy Tong is a sitting trustee and a past board president. Tong says she will help students transfer to four-year universities, expand chances for working adults to earn degrees and certificates, and spend taxpayer money carefully.

Records: Public Education Quality 47 for, Government Spending Reduction 3 for, 17 against, Government Efficiency 12 for

Sources: ocvote.gov2