2024 Candidate Statement
Paul Fong for West Valley-Mission Community College District Trustee Area 2

I’m a Community College Educator with 48 years of professional experience teaching in the Community Colleges and San Jose State University. I was named the California Community College Legislator of the Year in 2010 by the Board of Governors. I’ve introduced and passed State Laws to assist the Community Colleges with maintaining their excellence. In the year 2008-9, I was the President-elect of the California Community College Trustees Assn. the same year that I was elected to the State Assembly, so I was never able to serve as President of this Assn. I have a passion for the Community Colleges so much that I served as an Elected Trustee to the Foothill De Anza Community College District for 15 years from 1993-2008. 

I was proud to have founded the Tri-Caucus of Latino(x) Trustees Assn., the African American Trustees Assn., and Asian American Pacific Islander and Native American Trustees Assn., in the National “Association of Community College Trustees” with over 7700 Trustee members. I also founded the Tri-Caucus of the CA Community College Trustee Assn., where I was the founder of the Asian American Pacific Islander Trustee Assn. Although, a trailblazer, I understood the importance of excellence in program and services to our Community and Students. I’m an experienced former Trustee and State Legislator. Vote for Paul Fong to the West Valley Mission Community College Distrist. Thank you