Jaime Patino
Candidate for City Council Member, Union City, District 2 · Councilmember/Finance Manager
Jaime Patiño has served on the Union City Council since 2018 and grew up in the Decoto District, where he raised his daughter as a single parent. He holds Associate's degrees in Business Administration and Administration of Justice from Chabot College, a BA in Political Science from CSU Hayward, and an MBA from CSU East Bay, and works as a Finance Manager for a national healthcare corporation managing multi-million-dollar contracts. He previously served on Union City's Human Relations Commission (2011-2018, chairing it 2013-2016) and co-authored the city's Compassionate City Resolution. He has been a Community Emergency Response Team member since 2014, recognized by Cal Fire in 2020, chairs the Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center board's finance committee, and chairs the League of California Cities' Governance Committee.
Positions in brief
Describes his motivation simply as running 'for the people of my community – my home,' with a record built on public-safety volunteerism, health-center governance, and regional municipal leadership.
Patiño's campaign materials emphasize his record over a specific new platform: co-authoring the city's Compassionate City Resolution, serving on the Ava Community Energy board (2018-2025) and StopWaste board (2018-2022), and chairing the League of California Cities' Governance Committee (2024-2025). He is also a board member of the National League of Cities and NALEO.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
As incumbent, cites increasing police staffing and restoring the COPPS (community policing) and Traffic units to address quality-of-life and traffic issues.
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Points to over $28 million invested in road rehabilitation projects across Union City during his term.
“Invested over $28 million in road rehabilitation projects across Union City”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Says he secured funding for a fire station renovation and a new fire engine.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Says he helped balance the city budget for the first time in years without raising taxes.
“Balanced the Budget for the first time in years WITHOUT Raising Taxes”
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Says he strengthened city climate action efforts and emergency preparedness training.
Source → - Immigration & Border
Advocates for comprehensive federal immigration reform through leadership roles in HELO (Hispanic Elected Local Officials) and NALEO.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Says he worked to help keep St. Rose Hospital open and accessible to the community.
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