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Board of Equalization Member District 2
2026 California Board of Equalization Member District 2 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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John Pimentel Democratic
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20 Park St · Burlingame, CA 94010 · Member, Board of Trustees, San Mateo County Community College Distric
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Member, Board of Trustees, San Mateo County Community College District
20 Park St
Burlingame, CA 94010
Member, Board of Trustees, San Mateo County Community College Distric
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Member, Board of Trustees, San Mateo County Community College District
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Member, Board of Trustees, San Mateo County Community College District
I gained alignment to prioritize converting city-owned, downtown parking lots to additional housing supply and parking capacity to improve housing affordability and access to small businesses.”
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I gained alignment to prioritize converting city-owned, downtown parking lots to additional housing supply and parking capacity to improve housing affordability and access to small businesses.”
I’ve created projects and companies that built over $1.5 billion of clean energy and water recycling infrastructure. These investments have reduced electricity costs for major California employers and consumers while generating thousands of construction jobs.”
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I’ve created projects and companies that built over $1.5 billion of clean energy and water recycling infrastructure. These investments have reduced electricity costs for major California employers and consumers while generating thousands of construction jobs.”
California's families face rising costs and an unfair tax system. We need practical, balanced leadership focused on fairness, affordability, and accountability. I'm a common sense Democrat who will: End the sales tax on food. It's regressive and burdens working families, seniors, and young people. Close tax loopholes so large corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share. Strengthen transparency and accountability to ensure our government deserves the public's trust. I've delivered results throughout my career. I developed more than $1.5 billion in renewable energy projects in wind, solar, biofuels, and water recycling—creating thousands of union jobs while reducing energy costs. As California's Deputy Secretary for Transportation I implemented innovative incentive-based contracts that rapidly rebuilt earthquake-damaged freeways, consolidated agencies to eliminate duplication, and expanded the CHP to improve public safety. As community college Trustee, I led efforts to create Free College. Enrollment rose 24% and 35,000 people have used the program to reduce the cost of college or enhance their skills and earnings. My story reflects California's Promise. My grandfather was a farmworker. My father entered kindergarten speaking no English. My generation is first to graduate college. I attended community college in Stockton, transferred to UC Berkeley, and completed grad school at Harvard. Public education transformed my life trajectory. I want to pay it back. I plan to fix California's broken taxing and spending policies, lower the cost of living for working families, and ensure our tax system is fair. I respectfully ask for your vote.
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California's families face rising costs and an unfair tax system. We need practical, balanced leadership focused on fairness, affordability, and accountability. I'm a common sense Democrat who will: End the sales tax on food. It's regressive and burdens working families, seniors, and young people. Close tax loopholes so large corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share. Strengthen transparency and accountability to ensure our government deserves the public's trust. I've delivered results throughout my career. I developed more than $1.5 billion in renewable energy projects in wind, solar, biofuels, and water recycling—creating thousands of union jobs while reducing energy costs. As California's Deputy Secretary for Transportation I implemented innovative incentive-based contracts that rapidly rebuilt earthquake-damaged freeways, consolidated agencies to eliminate duplication, and expanded the CHP to improve public safety. As community college Trustee, I led efforts to create Free College. Enrollment rose 24% and 35,000 people have used the program to reduce the cost of college or enhance their skills and earnings. My story reflects California's Promise. My grandfather was a farmworker. My father entered kindergarten speaking no English. My generation is first to graduate college. I attended community college in Stockton, transferred to UC Berkeley, and completed grad school at Harvard. Public education transformed my life trajectory. I want to pay it back. I plan to fix California's broken taxing and spending policies, lower the cost of living for working families, and ensure our tax system is fair. I respectfully ask for your vote.
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“I will close unfair loopholes so billionaires and corporations pay their fair share, strengthen oversight to stop corruption and favoritism, and fight to end sales tax on restaurant, prepared, and delivered food.”
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“I will close unfair loopholes so billionaires and corporations pay their fair share, strengthen oversight to stop corruption and favoritism, and fight to end sales tax on restaurant, prepared, and delivered food.”
The Board has failed to stop corruption and favoritism at the county-assessor level and has rubber-stamped sweetheart tax breaks for powerful utilities. John will strengthen oversight, increase transparency, and reform the Board so it operates effectively and earns back the public’s trust.
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The Board has failed to stop corruption and favoritism at the county-assessor level and has rubber-stamped sweetheart tax breaks for powerful utilities. John will strengthen oversight, increase transparency, and reform the Board so it operates effectively and earns back the public’s trust.
(2) Close tax loopholes so that large corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share. The Water’s Edge Election, Invest/Borrow/Die, and Carried Interest top my list.
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(2) Close tax loopholes so that large corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share. The Water’s Edge Election, Invest/Borrow/Die, and Carried Interest top my list.
(2) Close tax loopholes so that large corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share. The Water’s Edge Election, Invest/Borrow/Die, and Carried Interest top my list.
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(2) Close tax loopholes so that large corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share. The Water’s Edge Election, Invest/Borrow/Die, and Carried Interest top my list.
(2) Close tax loopholes so that large corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share. The Water’s Edge Election, Invest/Borrow/Die, and Carried Interest top my list.
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(2) Close tax loopholes so that large corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share. The Water’s Edge Election, Invest/Borrow/Die, and Carried Interest top my list.
John is part of the first generation in his family to go to college. He understands the life-changing power of education. That’s why as Community College Trustee, John led efforts to create Free College, leading to a 24 percent rise in enrollment, with 35,000 students using the program to reduce the cost of college or enhance their skills and earnings.
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John is part of the first generation in his family to go to college. He understands the life-changing power of education. That’s why as Community College Trustee, John led efforts to create Free College, leading to a 24 percent rise in enrollment, with 35,000 students using the program to reduce the cost of college or enhance their skills and earnings.
On the community college board, John found and fixed massive fraud that saved taxpayers millions and made the culture radically transparent. As CA Dep. Sec. for Transportation he fixed earthquake damaged freeways in record time and enhanced public safety. He will bring that same focus to BOE, strengthening transparency and accountability to earn the Public’s trust.
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On the community college board, John found and fixed massive fraud that saved taxpayers millions and made the culture radically transparent. As CA Dep. Sec. for Transportation he fixed earthquake damaged freeways in record time and enhanced public safety. He will bring that same focus to BOE, strengthening transparency and accountability to earn the Public’s trust.
I helped create unique incentive-based contracts that rebuilt Southern California’s highway system in record time. I led the effort to merge the State Police into the Highway Patrol and effectively eliminated a state agency creating tens of millions of dollars in annual savings, forever. I also enhanced public safety by securing budget authority to hire an additional 400 CHP officers.”
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I helped create unique incentive-based contracts that rebuilt Southern California’s highway system in record time. I led the effort to merge the State Police into the Highway Patrol and effectively eliminated a state agency creating tens of millions of dollars in annual savings, forever. I also enhanced public safety by securing budget authority to hire an additional 400 CHP officers.”
I helped create unique incentive-based contracts that rebuilt Southern California’s highway system in record time. I led the effort to merge the State Police into the Highway Patrol and effectively eliminated a state agency creating tens of millions of dollars in annual savings, forever. I also enhanced public safety by securing budget authority to hire an additional 400 CHP officers.”
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I helped create unique incentive-based contracts that rebuilt Southern California’s highway system in record time. I led the effort to merge the State Police into the Highway Patrol and effectively eliminated a state agency creating tens of millions of dollars in annual savings, forever. I also enhanced public safety by securing budget authority to hire an additional 400 CHP officers.”
I helped create unique incentive-based contracts that rebuilt Southern California’s highway system in record time. I led the effort to merge the State Police into the Highway Patrol and effectively eliminated a state agency creating tens of millions of dollars in annual savings, forever. I also enhanced public safety by securing budget authority to hire an additional 400 CHP officers.”
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I helped create unique incentive-based contracts that rebuilt Southern California’s highway system in record time. I led the effort to merge the State Police into the Highway Patrol and effectively eliminated a state agency creating tens of millions of dollars in annual savings, forever. I also enhanced public safety by securing budget authority to hire an additional 400 CHP officers.”
I gained alignment to prioritize converting city-owned, downtown parking lots to additional housing supply and parking capacity to improve housing affordability and access to small businesses.”
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I gained alignment to prioritize converting city-owned, downtown parking lots to additional housing supply and parking capacity to improve housing affordability and access to small businesses.”
Complete available explicitly attributed local governing-body records with selected highlights
The searchable archive contains 394 exact attributed records from the official San Mateo County Community College District Board of Trustees minutes archive (222 yes, 7 no, 0 present, 0 not voting, 0 abstained, 0 recused, and 165 other explicitly attributed actions, statements, or unlabeled choices). The examples below are representative highlights, not a scorecard.
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John Pimentel is recorded as voting yes in the official record for pursuant to gov. code §54956.9(d)(1): conference with legal counsel regarding existing.
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Agenda item 2.1: Pursuant to Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(1): Conference with Legal Counsel Regarding Existing
Aye: Lisa Petrides, John Pimentel, Richard Holober, and Wayne Lee
Motion Carried 4-0
Motion Carried 5-0
John Pimentel is recorded as voting yes in the official record for approval of minutes from april 29, 2026 regular board meeting of the.
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Agenda item 10.1: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM APRIL 29, 2026 REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE
Aye: Lisa Petrides, John Pimentel, Michael Guingona, Richard Holober, and Wayne
Motion Carried 5-0
Motion Carried 3-1
John Pimentel is recorded as voting no in the official record for adoption of resolution no. 26-17 approving compensation for absent.
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Agenda item 15.1: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 26-17 APPROVING COMPENSATION FOR ABSENT
Nay: John Pimentel
Motion Carried 3-1
Motion Carried 4-1
John Pimentel is recorded as voting no in the official record for ratification of emergency change order for the skyline college.
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Agenda item 15.10: RATIFICATION OF EMERGENCY CHANGE ORDER FOR THE SKYLINE COLLEGE
Nay: John Pimentel
Motion Carried 4-1
John Pimentel is recorded as making the directly attributed statement shown in the official record for capital improvement project prioritization.
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Agenda item 8.4: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PRIORITIZATION
Trustee Pimentel stated he has started a conversation with a group that is interested in discussing a facility such as an athletic performance center at CSM for the college's athletic teams.
Motion Carried 5 - 0
John Pimentel is recorded as taking the explicitly attributed action shown in the official record for approval of inte rim board policies.
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Agenda item 12.4: APPROVAL OF INTE RIM BOARD POLICIES
Seconded by: John Pimentel
Motion Carried 5 - 0
John Pimentel is recorded as taking the explicitly attributed action shown in the official record for federation of state, county and municipal employees, afl - cio (afscme).
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Agenda item 11.3: Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL - CIO (AFSCME)
Motion to Approve by: Vice President Lee
Second by: Trustee Pimentel
John Pimentel is recorded as making the directly attributed statement shown in the official record for introduction of municipal advisor: isom advisors.
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Agenda item 15.2: Introduction of Municipal Advisor: Isom Advisors
President Pimentel stated the Board will not return to Closed Session, and the next meeting of the Board will be a Special Board Meeting held on December 1 3 , 2024 , at the District Office Board Room.
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CAL-ACCESS candidate: PIMENTEL, JOHN (ID 1485710)
Candidate: JOHN PIMENTEL
Committee: PIMENTEL FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026 (ID 1485721)
Office code: BOE, district 2
Reporting period: 2026-05-17 through 2026-06-30
Total contributions 1/1/2026 through 2026-06-30: $325250.32
Total expenditures 1/1/2026 through 2026-06-30: $318218.94
Ending cash: $11031.38
Outstanding debts: $104000.00
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