José is a devout Catholic, proud American, and pro-Trump Republican. He graduated from Pima Community College with an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts, and is currently a junior at the University of Arizona, where he was accepted into the W.A. Franke Honors College and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. He is majoring in Political Science and doing a double minor, with his first minor in Leadership Studies and Practice and his second minor in Public Relations. José chairs the Latino Outreach Committee for the UA College Republicans and is currently running to become the vice president of the Students for Life club on campus.