Jim Rice

Non-Partisan | Texas

Candidate Profile*

Moderate

*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Jim Rice

Party

Non-Partisan

Election Year

2022

Election

Texas May School Board

Race

Fort Bend ISD, Position 3

Incumbent

Yes

Links

Jim Rice websites
Jim Rice emailFacebookXLinkedIn

EDUCATION

University of Houston

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Christ United Methodist Church, Building Committee Chair, Troop 441 Boy Scouts of America

Troop Committee Chair, Fort Bend Cares, Co-Founder

Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, Vice Chair Education Division, Tomahawk District Boy Scout of America Sam Houston Area Council

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Fort Bend ISD Trustee Position No. 3, 12

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

None

Race

View election

ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
OTHER (1)

*Fort Bend Business Coalition

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)

Dean Hrbacek Former Mayor City of Sugar Land

James Thompson Former Mayor City of Sugar Land

Allen Owen Former Mayor City of Missouri City

Robin Elackatt Mayor of Missouri City

Charlie Jessup City of Meadows Place

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (11)

Donna Bahorich (2016)

John Cornyn (2019)

John Zerwas (2018)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2021)

National Republican Senatorial Committee (2018)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Responsible Government PAC (2013)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)

Borris Miles (2008)

Ron Reynolds (2015)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

Campaign Finance Documents

OTHER INFORMATION

Application for a Place on the Ballot

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not be a resource for instruction or services in the school.

Strongly 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.

Strongly 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?

Pre-K through 12th grade only.

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

Students should not be allowed to pray in school.

Neutral

This is currently against the law.

EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

Provide governance of the School District, including approval of text books, the budget, local board policy, setting the tax rate, calling for bond elections and evaluating Superintendent effectiveness.

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

The State Board of Education determines the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. The Superintendent works with staff to set the curriculum to match the TEKS.

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

Never.

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

Language arts, mathematics, American History, Physical Fitness, Art & Music, Foreign Language, Vocational Learning

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.

Strongly Agree

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

Neutral

We need federal funding for Child Nutrition.

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.

Strongly Disagree

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.

Neutral

VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian.

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

Disagree

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

A combination of parents and school normally around age 13.

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

Physical and emotional health outcomes, contraceptive methods, consent, abstinence, stages of pregnancy and fetal development.

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.

Strongly Agree

No school official should be involved in the sexual 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.

Strongly Disagree

ABOUT YOU

Which of the 11 objectives specified in the Texas Education Code is your highest priority?

Parents will be full partners with educators in the education of their children.

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 immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?

Moderate

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

The Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustee meetings which have been videotaped and during which I have cast votes for the past 12 years.

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

I work hard with my fellow trustees and the superintendent to ensure all children receive a quality education.

2ND AMENDMENT

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

Strongly Disagree

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

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

Extraordinary circumstances.

I support mask mandates.

Neutral

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