Phillip CothranIncumbent
Candidate for City Council Member, Fontana, District 1 · Fontana Councilmember / Businessman
Phillip Cothran was born and raised in Fontana and began volunteering with the Fontana Police Explorers at age 14, later earning the city's Community Youth Hero award. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from California Baptist University and a master's degree in Business Administration, opened his own small business in Fontana in 2015, and was elected to the Fontana City Council's District 1 seat in 2018. He serves on the boards of the Rotary Club of Fontana, the Miss Fontana pageant, and the CBU Robert K. Jabbs School of Business alumni board.
Positions in brief
Cothran emphasizes support for local business owners, career-readiness and vocational pathways for youth, and infrastructure partnerships with utility agencies.
Cothran has pledged to be a voice for fellow business owners and to keep Fontana a good place to do business, supports career-readiness opportunities so every child can pursue a path to success, and has worked with local utility agencies on infrastructure projects such as recycled-water programs.
On the issues
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