Jake Rowland
Non-Partisan | Oklahoma
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jake Rowland
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
Sapulpa City Council & Tulsa Co. School Boards General
Race
Bixby School Board, Seat 2
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, B.S., 1999
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
House District 30, 2018
House District 30, 2020
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
OTHER INFORMATION
Board of Education Declaration of Candidacy
Primary and Local Election Voting History for Jacob E Rowland during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- Voted in 2 Primary elections 2008 - 2020
- Voted in 2 Presidential Preferential Primary elections 2008 - 2020
- Voted in 1 local election (Annual School Election) 2009
Voter Record from Tulsa County Clerk indicates candidate's Political Affiliation is Republican (as of 1/12/2022).
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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.
Disagree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I am not in support of government funding education into and through college. Higher education is a privilege not a right. In pursuance of higher education, an individual takes on that financial responsibility themselves.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
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.
Agree
Students should not be allowed to pray in school.
Disagree
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
To oversee the business operation of the school district, evaluate proposed projects from the school administration, oversee the financial responsibility of the district to the taxpayers within the district. Overall, have oversight of the districts business operation.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
That authority should came from the bottom up, classroom teachers should submit desired curriculum and/or resources to a formed committee which review the request and pass their recommendation to administration who either deny or approve the request.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
When they have not requested to be on the agenda, when they get off of subject as to the matter in which they desire to speak, when their speaking is in a threatening manner toward a Board member or administration or a teacher.
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
Reading/writing, math, science, finance, vocational learning, IT, social studies, history, physical fitness, foreign language, arts/music
American civics education should emphasize our nation's founding principles of liberty and equality.
Strongly Agree
Before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL), they must opt-in with written parental permission.
Agree
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Agree
I support the teaching of curricula (such as the 1619 Project, No Place for Hate, Second Step, etc.) that emphasizes slavery and racism as the foundation of American history.
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
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in the Golden Rule. I believe everyone makes mistakes, can be forgiven and deserve a second chance. I believe in God, Family and Country, in that order.
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
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents, when the parent believes it is appropriate.
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
Did not answer
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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.
Agree
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Agree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Agree
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 should not be relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
Disagree
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).
My Facebook posts, shares, “likes”
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I do not and won’t fall into line and just go with the majority. I will question items of discussion and seek further explanation of items that are at hand before the school board.
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Agree
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
None
I support mask mandates.
Agree
When there is a rise in cases within the school or area, a mandate should be put into place until the case count lowers. It should be on an as needed basis.
