Pamela Ford, a college employee and union leader at Antelope Valley College, is running for the Governing Board Area 5 seat in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Ford is challenging incumbent Barbara Gaines in the nonpartisan race, according to the Antelope Valley Press.
Candidate information
- Name: Pamela Ford
- Party: Nonpartisan
- Address on file: Lancaster, CA, according to her candidate filing with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
- Opponent: Barbara Gaines (incumbent, nonpartisan)
Experience and public service
Ford has held several roles at Antelope Valley College spanning staff work and union leadership.
She serves as president of the Antelope Valley College Federation of Classified Employees, Local 4683, according to her candidate filing with the LA County Registrar. In that capacity, she represented the classified employees union at the California Federation of Teachers convention in March 2025, according to an AVCFT union newsletter.
Ford also served as a classified union representative on the college's College Coordinating Council, a shared governance body, according to a Feb. 28, 2024, council meeting agenda.
Ford said she works as a CalWORKs program coordinator at Antelope Valley College, according to remarks she made at a Sept. 9, 2024, Board of Trustees meeting.
On the issues
No issue positions or policy proposals from Ford were available in reviewed sources for this profile.
Endorsements
No endorsements for Ford were identified in reviewed sources.
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