Tom Maynard
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Tom Maynard
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
State Bd. of Educ., Dist. 10
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, BS, 86
WORK & MILITARY
Texas FFA Association, Executive Director, 16
Various School Districts, Classroom Teacher, 13
AFFILIATIONS
Nat'l Assn of Supervisors of Agri. Educatio, President, Cal Farleys Boys Ranch Alumni Association
President, Southern Baptist Churches, Minister of Music (17 years)
Southern Baptist Churches, Deacon, Southern Baptist Churches
Licensed to Gospel Ministry, Texas FFA Foundation, Board Member
American Boer Goat Association, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Local School Board Trustee, 6
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
State Senator Charles Schwertner
State Representative Larry Gonzales
State Representative Paul Workman
State Representative Tony Dale
State Representative Marsha Farney
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Republican Women's Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Gail Lowe
National Right to Life Committee
Thomas Ratliff
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.
Agree
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.
Neutral
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 Disagree
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 Disagree
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
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 should be allowed to protect the life of the mother and in cases of rape and incest.
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, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
The Founders recognized that passion and interest were permanent features of human nature.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a born-again follower of Jesus Christ.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
I have consistently supported limited government, local control of schools, the teaching of the American free enterprise system and patriotic values. While I support the notion of college and career readiness, I believe that the overarching constitutional charge for education is preparation for informed, discerning citizenship.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
tom@maynardfortexas.com
Additional comment from candidate:
I should address the few of my responses from an earlier portion of the survey. "It is the government’s responsibility to be sure children are properly educated." The Texas Constitution describes this as a responsibility of the legislature: "A general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people, it shall be the duty of the Legislature of the State to establish and make suitable provision for the support and maintenance of an efficient system of public free schools." Texas Constitution, Article 7. "Biology textbooks which do not teach both the scientific strengths and weaknesses of the theory of evolution should be rejected." In Texas, by law, a textbook which meets 50% of state standards and does not contain a factual error, cannot be rejected from the approved list. Therefore, because I subscribe to the notion of the rule of law, I cannot make a definitive response to this statement.
