Palomar Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 1
Source: livevoterturnout.com
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:
Anthony Wiley
LostNonpartisan
Anthony Wiley is a retired software executive who led product development and was a lab director at Hewlett-Packard Research Laboratories. His priorities are rebuilding enrollment with affordable, relevant programs and reviewing college funding to lower student costs.
Frank Xu
LostNonpartisan
Frank Xu is a parent and nonprofit executive who has co-founded several nonprofits focused on equal opportunity and education. His priorities are financial accountability and refocusing the college on academics and career training instead of DEI and anti-racism programs.
Records: Public Education Quality 4 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 for
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Judy Patacsil is a Palomar College trustee and a longtime professor and counselor who founded San Diego Miramar College's mental health counseling program. She focuses on workforce and career pathways and on careful management of taxpayer funds.
Sources: sdvote.com2 · palomar.edu