Ron Higgins
Non-Partisan | Washington
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ron Higgins
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary
Race
Supt. of Public Instruction
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, Masters, 1980
University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, Masters, 1970
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, Bachelors, 1969
WORK & MILITARY
Pasco, Richland, Kennewick school districts in WA., Substitute Teacher, 2009-2016
Los Angeles Unified School District, Substitute Teacher, 2015
US Department of Energy + Nuclear Regulatory Comm., Engineer, 1981-2009
US Marine Corps, active and reserve, Lieutenant Colonel, 1969-1991
AFFILIATIONS
Gideons, Scripture Coordinator, Union Gospel Mission
Chapel speaker, Republican Party, Precinct Committee Officer
Boy Scouts, Troop Committeeman, Cub Scouts
Cub Scout Master, Youth Soccer, Referee
Bible Study Fellowship, Children's Leader
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2012
Richland School Board, 2013 and 2015
Race
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Scott Walker
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure children are properly educated.
Disagree
Any teaching to children on sex education in public schools must include all contraceptive methods, and should not show preference to abstinence.
Strongly Disagree
Biology textbooks which do not teach both the scientific strengths and weaknesses of the theory of evolution should be rejected.
Strongly Agree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
Students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Strongly Agree
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Strongly Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Abortion is a violation of the Right to Life guaranteed in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. Abortion should only be allowed to save the life of the mother, and with modern medical technology, abortion would almost never be needed to save a mother’s life.
Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God, followed by the Constitution, are always the most authoritative. The next highest authority depends upon the issue. Political: Congress, Voters, Supreme Court; Research: Academia; Technical: Industry; Breaking News: Media.
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
By nature, man is sinful and corrupt. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Jeremiah 17:9, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; Who can know it?" God is righteous; Deuteronomy 32:4: "He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He." Separation of powers comes from Isaiah 33:22: "For the Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our King;"
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe that: the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, infallible Word of God; God created the Universe through His Son; Jesus is the only way to heaven; humans are inherently sinful and are lost without Jesus; we can't earn our way to Salvation, we can only accept the free gift of Salvation through Jesus; our conduct can reflect badly on our testimony; we saved FOR good works, not BY good works; Jesus satisfied the ceremonial law, but the moral still applies; God created man and woman in the beginning; men and women have different roles but are both made in God's image; life begins at conception and is a gift from God; God made the institution of marriage to be between one man and one woman, and Jesus affirmed this definition in the gospels of Matthew and Mark; when we die, we face the judgment; the gospel is open to all who believe; Jesus forced no one to believe in Him, so we have freedom of religion, but unless Jesus is our Lord and Savior, we are doomed to an eternity without God.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Very Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
Twice ran for both school board and State Superintendent of Public Instruction opposing Common Core; supporting parents as ultimate authority of their child's education; advocating instruction on the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence principles; + supporting parental rights to homeschool. Belong to the Gideons + Gun Owners of America. Wrote letters to the editor ridiculing "molecules-to-man" evolution. Republican Party Precinct Committee Officer; attended numerous Republican Party County + State conventions. Donated to the American Family Association, Concerned Women for America, Citizens United, American Policy Center, Tri-City Pregnancy Network, Tri-City Human Life, + Family Policy Institute of Washington. Campaigned for Biblical marriage + the sanctity of life. As a substitute teacher, had students read Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789 during Thanksgiving week. Our dysfunctional society calls my views very conservative.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
educate@higgins4spi.com 509-578-4738
Additional comment from candidate:
Common Sense, NOT Common Core! Treat boys as boys and girls as girls. Most “sex education” is “promiscuity promotion” to destroy children's modesty and encourage sexual experimentation. My “sexual education” curriculum: “Billy: you're a boy: use the boys’ bathroom and boys’ locker room; Suzie: you're a girl: use the girl’s bathroom and girl’s locker room. We'll review sex education the same way next year. Let's move on to more academic subjects.” I support parental right to homeschool; I oppose: mandatory vaccinations; federal involvement in education; and government-controlled early childhood education. Question 2: The Washington State Constitution, Article IX, Section 1, states: "It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders." Parents still have the ultimate responsibility for their children's education.
