Michael Ryan

Non-Partisan | Texas

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Michael Ryan


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2025


Election

May Uniform


Race

Fort Worth ISD Board of Education, District 7


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Michael Ryan websites
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EDUCATION

Texas A&M, Commerce, Ed.D., 1995

Texas A&M, Commerce, M.Ed., 1982

TCU, Fort Worth, B.S., 1980

TCU, Fort Worth, B.M.Ed., 1974

WORK & MILITARY

None

AFFILIATIONS

Killeen Evening Rotary, President Elect, Boy Scouts

Assistant Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts, District Membership Chair

Cub Scouts, Pack Treasurer, United States Naval academy

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Fort Worth ISD Trustee, 4

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

None

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

Campaign Finance Report - January 15 (07/16/2024 - 01/15/2025) from Fort Worth ISD

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Campaign Finance Report - 30th day before election (01/01/2025 - 03/26/2025) from Fort Worth ISD

Selected contributions/expenditures:

  • $2,000.00 contribution Great Cities-Great School PAC

Please note: This information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for educational purposes only.

Campaign Finance Report - 8th day before election from Fort Worth ISD

Please note: This information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for educational purposes only.

Campaign Finance Report - January 15 (07/01/2023 - 12/31/2023) from Fort Worth ISD

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Campaign Finance Report - January 15 (04/22/2021 - 01/15/2022) from Fort Worth ISD

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Campaign Finance Report - 8th day before election (03/31/2021 - 04/21/2021) from Fort Worth ISD

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Campaign Finance Report - 30th day before election (01/16/2021 - 03/30/2021) from Fort Worth ISD

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OTHER INFORMATION

Party Primary Election Voting History for James Michael Ryan during time of residence in district and/or at current address:

  • 2020 Party Primary: Republican
  • 2018 Party Primary: Republican
  • Voted in 4 Republican Primaries 2010 - 2016

**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Strongly Agree

What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?

Make sure the student is immediately medically safe and call the parents


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Teachers should be required to refer to students by pronouns which are misaligned with their gender at birth even if it would violate the teacher's moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?

The state is responsible for an appropriate and free education provided by the public schools in grades K-12. For college or trade schools. the government should provide assistance to Veterans and special needs students.


EDUCATION

Abortion and gender-affirming providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.

Strongly Disagree

Consistent discipline creates a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning.

Strongly Agree

Do you believe print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review, including those without children enrolled in school?

Yes

Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.

Strongly Agree

I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Strongly Disagree

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Neutral

I believe that the department should exist in a very small scale that makes sure that the dollars transferred to the states is then spent in a responsible model to make sure that our tax money is not wasted on schemes to make some people rich.

Please list in order the following priorities in relation to the role of a K-12 public school (omitting any that do not apply): American History, Art & Music, Civics, Critical Race Theory, Foreign Language, Gender Identity, Information Technology, Language Arts, Mathematics, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, Political Activism, Science, Sexuality, Social Emotional Learning, Vocational Learning

Language Arts, Civics, Science, Mathematics, American History, Personal Finance, Art & Music, Physical Fitness, Vocational Learning. After Language Arts, All the following receive equal rank as they all have important factors in making us human and making us good citizens.

The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child instead of the bureaucracy, through a program which allows parents the freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.

Disagree

Since I have worked in public education for the past 48 years, I do not buy the desire to have politicians who are receiving political funding from private, charter, tech & publishing firms place children in schools that are not responsible to the public and the parents.

Which should students have: equity of outcomes or equality of opportunities?

Equality of Opportunities. I have interviewed hundreds of students for the United States Naval Academy. Everyone within the admissions limitations can apply, only 7% make it in and they are the best possible students to lead our country in the future.

Which type of written parental consent should be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE)? (A) Opt-In. (B) Opt-Out. (C) None.

Opt In.


2ND AMENDMENT

Faculty who are licensed to carry and have had ongoing training should be allowed to carry guns at school in order to respond to an active shooter situation.

Agree

Only if they choose to and can pass the training. All training should be paid for by the school district.


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

In the event of a pandemic, school districts can mandate whatever health precautions they deem necessary (including masks and vaccines) to protect students and staff.

Strongly Disagree


ABOUT YOU

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

2014 Republican Primary 2014 General Election 2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Republican Primary 2018 General Election 2020 Republican Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Republican Primary 2022 General Election

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian and decided to run for office after a discussion with Tim Barton of Wallbuilders as he talked about Nehemiah building the wall of Jerusalem to protect the people and needing people now to be the wall to continue to protect our children.`

Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?

Parents need to and with the insertion of social media into our lives they need to discuss it at various levels throughout school from K on.

If you support the teaching of Sex Ed, please answer the following question: Sexual education should include these topics (list all that apply and add your own, if needed) -- abortion methods and side effects; abstinence; consent; contraceptive methods; human anatomy/the reproductive system; physical and emotional health outcomes; sex acts and pleasures of sex; sexual orientation and gender identity; stages of pregnancy and fetal development

As noted, parents need to do this. I have seen too many wait until high school if they even do so then.

Children have a right to reach maturity without chemical or surgical castration, which would damage their healthy bodies through surgeries and may cause infertility and a life-long dependence on cross-sex hormones.

Strongly Agree

Children have the right to be protected from hypersexualization (including drag shows and explicit materials) in schools and libraries.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman essential to the formation and sustaining of a civil and prosperous society.

Strongly Agree

Parents have the fundamental right to raise their child in accordance with their beliefs and values, including the right to make decisions about the child's education and healthcare.

Strongly Agree

Parents should have full and timely access to any and all records, including school and medical records, associated with their minor children.

Strongly Agree


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports.

Strongly Agree

Biological males should not be allowed to occupy women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, women's shelters, prisons, or sororities.

Strongly Agree

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