Armando Montero

September 10, 2025  |  Tempe Union High School District

Tempe Union Governing Board President

At just 22 years old, Armando Montero is a leader of one of the biggest school districts in Arizona — a position he was headed toward before he had even graduated from high school.

Tempe Union High School District, where Montero serves as School Board President, serves almost 13,000 students in Tempe, Chandler, Guadalupe, the Gila River Indian Community, and Ahwatukee.

“It’s important to have more young people sitting in office, particularly at this level — at the school board,” Montero said. “To be one of those five voices, to bring a perspective that is not traditionally there.”

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