I Am Arturo Jiménez
and I am running for Pomona Unified School Board
Pomona’s been my home for over 47 years. I grew up here. Now my wife Monica and I are raising our four children here. We are the proud parents of one CalPoly student and three others attending Pomona Unified Schools.
My wife and I have built a business here, a technical college that readies adults for meaningful jobs. And my wife is an elementary school teacher here.
We’ve invested our lives and our hearts here. We’re proud of Pomona, and we’re raising our children to be proud of Pomona too.
But we all know that Pomona Schools face many challenges. I’ve served as a Pomona Planning Commissioner and been an active part of community coalitions formed over the years to address key issues in our schools and city. Through this work, I’ve been blessed to meet many wonderful people who truly love Pomona and who contribute so much to it. And we all know there’s more work to do.
Why I am running for School Board
I know that PUSD can be a school district that truly works for everyone—for all our students and all our working families, and I want to do what I can to make sure that happens.
I believe that our community deserves an effective school district, an efficient government that’s open, accountable, transparent, and genuinely responsive to the needs of its people.
I believe that to be that kind of school district, PUSD needs innovative ideas developed and implemented through strong collaboration among our institutions and community members.
I would be honored to have your support! Let’s work together for our Pomona Schools.
Community Service
- Pomona Council of PTAs-Member
- Served As A Decker Elementary PTA Member
- Served As A Decker Elementary School Site Council Board Member
- Served As A Armstrong Elementary PTA Board Member
- Past President & past member of the board of directors of the Pomona Valley Democratic Club
- Pomona Optimist Club Member
- NAACP-Member
- Past Treasurer & current member of the board of directors of the Pomona Public Library Foundation
- Historical Society of Pomona Valley – Lifetime Membership
- Current City of Pomona Community Life Commissioner District Three
- City of Pomona Planning Commissioner – over nine (9) years of dedicated service (1993-1995) (2006-2012)
- City of Pomona Planning Commission Chairman (2010-2011)/ Vice-Chairman (2009-2010)
- City of Pomona Community Life Commissioner City of Pomona Community Life Commissioner – over seven (7) years of dedicated service (1995-2002)
- City of Pomona Charter Review Commission (2011)
- Past Member of City of Pomona Cultural Plan Advisory Committee
- Past President of The Latino Chamber of Commerce of Pomona Valley
- Pomona Chamber of Commerce – member
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Pomona Valley -- a past member
- Past Chair & Past member of the board of directors of Parents Against Cancer/Padres Contra El Cancer – a charitable organization working to aid parents with children suffering from the horror of cancer-based in The Los Angeles Children’s Hospital/ Oncology wing
- Past Pomona Habla/Pomona Speaks Community Coalition – Spokesperson & member
- Latino Roundtable – member
- Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) -- a member
- Citizens for Better Pomona Schools – member
- Pax Christi, a Catholic Social Justice Ministry -- member
- Knights of Columbus –member
- Served As A Sacred Heart Church Catechist Teacher
- Co-Founder of “The Old Pomona Hot Rod and Custom Car Show” held in Downtown Pomona for the benefit of The Pomona Youth and Family Master Plan Foundation
Consider Making a Contribution
If you believe in my mission, I humbly request that you consider making a donation to my campaign for any amount that you can afford.
Arturo Jiménez
As your school board member, I will ensure that our school district is responsive to the values, beliefs and priorities of our communities.
