About Trustee Alton Wang

Alton Wang is the son of immigrants and a second-generation Arcadian educated in our local public schools who understands firsthand that community colleges open doors.

Alton ran for Pasadena City College Trustee to ensure that every person can benefit from an affordable, high-quality education. Alton is a nonprofit attorney, community organizer, and former congressional policy advisor who has worked on improving education, promoting civic engagement, and empowering our neighborhoods.

Alton currently serves as President of the PCC Board of Trustees and is the youngest Board President in the state of California. He has served on the Budget & Audit Committee, Facilities Committee, and formerly chaired the Legislative Advocacy Committee.

As Trustee, Alton works with teachers, students, and our neighbors to make sure that PCC provides outstanding learning opportunities so that every student can achieve their full potential.

Alton’s parents are proud former students at Pasadena City College, an institution that gave them opportunities to learn English, earn credits towards a four-year college degree, and apply their learning to start small businesses that serve our neighborhoods. They are Alton’s inspiration. Their success story is the story of so many San Gabriel Valley residents who strive to achieve the California Dream — and education was their foundation.

His parents raised him in Arcadia because of our community’s renowned public schools. He attended Longley Way Elementary School, Dana Middle School, and ultimately graduated as a salutatorian from Arcadia High School. Public education has made Alton’s past and present a reality.

As an organizer, he drove record voter turnout in California and across the nation to increase our political representation. As a congressional policy advisor, he worked to ensure that all immigrants have the opportunity to succeed in America. Today, he advocates for expanding voting rights and fairer representation to guarantee that all Americans can access their right to vote.

In our community, Alton currently serves on the board of the Arcadia Parks Foundation as Secretary. Alton earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the UCLA School of Law, where he also earned the prestigious Equal Justice Works Fellowship.