Jessica Ancona

Candidate for Mayor, El Monte · Mayor/Educator

Jessica Ancona, according to the City of El Monte's official biography, attended public schools in El Monte and holds a bachelor's degree from UCLA, a teaching credential and master's in education from Azusa Pacific University, and an administrative services credential from Cal Poly Pomona. She is a high school assistant principal in the Lynwood Unified School District and previously taught high school for about 10 years, including as Foreign Language Department Chair, cheer advisor and varsity softball coach. She was first elected to the El Monte City School District Governing Board in 2013 (president 2016 and 2017, vice president 2018), served as a California School Boards Association Delegate Assembly delegate in 2017 and 2018, was elected to the El Monte City Council in 2018, and was elected mayor on November 5, 2024.

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