Justin Ray

Non-Partisan | Texas

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Justin Ray


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2023


Election

School Board & Special HD2


Race

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees, Position 3


Incumbent

No


Links

Justin Ray websites FacebookX

EDUCATION

University of Houston, Houston, Texas, B.S., 2002

South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, J.D., 2006

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Jersey Village Baptist Church, member, Cy-Fair Educational Foundation

volunteer

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Jersey Village, Texas Mayor, 2015-2019

Jersey Village, Texas City Council, 2012-2015

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

(Candidate did not provide)

Race

Previous Races

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (6)

Harris County Republican Party GOP

Tom Ramsey

Texas Latino Conservatives

Republican Party of Texas

Texans for Educational Freedom

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (8)

Harris County Republican Party

Republican Party of Texas

Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey

Texas State Representative Tom Oliverson

Harris County Constable Ted Heap

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)

Republican Women's Organizations (2020)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2019)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (22)

Gary Elkins (2021)

Kevin Roberts (2021)

Cole Hefner (2020)

Dan Crenshaw (2020)

Dan Patrick (2020)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)

International Union of Police Associations (2020)

Janiece Longoria (2020)

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

OTHER INFORMATION

    • 2022 Primary election: Republican
    • 2020 Primary election: Republican
    • Voted in six Republican Primary elections 1996 - 2018

**Election Voting History is not considered during panel evaluations.**

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

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

Strongly Disagree

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

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

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

Agree

School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.

Neutral

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

The Texas Constitution sets forth the requirement for a 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. Taypayer funded schools therefore must utilize funds efficiently, transparently and provide a good return to the tax paying public.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.

Strongly Agree

School districts should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.

Strongly Agree


EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

The local school board's function is to engage with the community and utilize that feedback to develop the culture and direction of the school district. It sets policy and direction in collaboration with the Administration for the Superintendent to ultimately execute.

Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?

It is typically a shared authority. School staff have the experience to evaluate curriculum, but the School Board has the ultimate authority to determine a curriculum’s fitness for instruction.

When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?

Parental and Community comments are an essential part of school board proceedings. It is an important opportunity for board members to hear firsthand their needs and concerns. Parent and Community comments should only be restricted in the rare circumstances of a physical threat or for unnecessary disruptions.

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

Tier 1: Mathmatics, Language Arts, Tier 2: IT, Science, American History, Art & Music, Vocational Learning Tier 3: Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, Foreign Language Tier 4: Social Emotional Learning No Tier (Not Suitable for Public Schools): Gender Identity, CRT, Sexuality,

Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.

Liberty and Equality

What does "equity in education" mean to you?

There has been a push in public schools for a one-size fits all mentality to close achievement gaps. Those attempts have been unsuccessful in the pursuit of equity for all. Public Schools can't allow the goal of equity to undermine the quality of education and cause them lose sight of the goal of preparing students for an increasingly competitive global workforce.

Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

Agree

The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.

Agree

Parents are the ultimate authority in their child’s education and should be able to freely pursue whatever educational options they deem best for their child.

Agree

School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.

Agree

Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?

No

All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.

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


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am Christian and adhere to Biblical values and doctrine

I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

Strongly Disagree

No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.

Strongly Agree

No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.

Strongly Agree

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

Parents have the ultimate authority but can consent to sexual reproduction education around 5th or 6th grade.

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) -- Physical and emotional health outcomes; contraceptive methods; consent; abstinence; sexual orientation and gender identity; human anatomy/the reproductive system; abortion methods and side effects; stages of pregnancy and fetal development; sex acts and pleasures of sex

Can Be Included: Physical and Emotional Health Outcomes, Contraceptive Methods, abstinence (as best form of contraceptive), human anatomy/the reproductive system, stages of pregnancy & fetal development

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.

Agree

I support allowing public middle and high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

Strongly Disagree

Biological males should be allowed in female locker rooms and bathrooms.

Strongly Disagree

No school official should be involved in the social or medical transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.

Strongly Agree


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Disagree


ABOUT YOU

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

No

A candidate's personal moral values are relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.

Agree

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

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

N/A

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

N/A

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

From the best of my recollection.


2ND AMENDMENT

Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.

Agree

Agree within the paramters set forth in recent HB 3 that provides for a school marshal or a school district employee who has completed school safety training provided by a qualified handgun instructor certified in school safety.


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?

School districts should follow the mandates outlined by the Texas Department of State Health Services and should not unilaterally imposes any vaccinations requirements above State minimums.

I support mask mandates.

Strongly Disagree

All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.

Agree

All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.

Neutral

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