 Serving as President of the statewide University of California Student Association while attending UC Riverside, Quintero has continuously fought against proposed college fee increases.Andre is a major proponent of El Monte Promise, a program where the city provides funding for the first two years at Rio Hondo College for local residents.Andre is married to Deborah Quintero, a U.S. History and World Geography teacher at Redlands East Valley High School and has a daughter, Emma Olivia.