Official Ballot Candidate Statement

By Jim Moreno

The official statement is an important investment for a candidate. The money spent by my campaign gives you, the voter, an opportunity to learn something about me and where I stand on the issues by simply reading your voter pamphlet. I have added my official candidate statement from your voting pamphlet to my website. Openness is an important attribute in someone asking for your vote.

Occupation: Budget Administrator, Educator

My values are integrity and honesty. I have been endorsed by the full-time faculty in the Coast District.

Community colleges provide an invaluable role to our community. I am a product of the Community College system. I live in Huntington Beach and my daughters attended Golden West and Orange Coast Colleges. Like me, they, too, earned advanced degrees. My wife and two daughters are O.C. educators. From my own classroom experience teaching English and Spanish to adult learners, I understand education and needs of our diverse students. We need solid academic, transfer, and vocational training programs.

Energy, computer, medical, and environmental technologies are the waves of the future. Growth of our middle-class depends on our youth learning these skills to compete in a world market.

My goals are to expand curriculums for emerging technologies; develop vocational training programs for local apprentices; promote the development of the highest quality faculty, and maximize funding directly to the classroom.

I spent 35 years as a budget watchdog to be sure funds were used appropriately, and I pledge as your Trustee to protect your tax dollars. Visit http://www.districtone.info or call (714) 892-3939 for more information.

Thank you,

Jim Moreno, M.P.A.