Paul A. Shanklin
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Paul A. Shanklin
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board & Special HD2
Race
Aldine ISD School Board, Position 2
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
UH Law Center, Houston, JD, 1992
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Aldine ISD, Trustee, Position 2, Harris County Housing Authority
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (1)
Aldine AFT
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
OTHER INFORMATION
- Partisan Primary Election Voting History from Harris County Clerk's Elections Department for Paul Anthony Shanklin during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary election: no record
- 2020 Primary election: Republican
- Voted in five Republican Primary elections 2000 - 2018
- Voted in one Democratic Primary election 2008
**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.
Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should 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.
Strongly Disagree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Neutral
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Neutral
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Agree
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Agree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Our society is in a much better position when all citizens have an education. It would benefit the citizens if the government would fund education from Pre-K through college and when appropriate even higher degrees.
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Our society is in a much better position when all citizens have an education. It would benefit the citizens if the government would fund education from Pre-K through college and when appropriate even higher degrees.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Agree
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.
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?
We establish the vision and goals for the public schools in our district, and set standards for the performance of schools and superintendents. In Aldine, we are elected by people in our community to represent their values, views, and desires for the public schools.
What is the function of the local school board?
We establish the vision and goals for the public schools in our district, and set standards for the performance of schools and superintendents. In Aldine, we are elected by people in our community to represent their values, views, and desires for the public schools.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The Superintendents and her staff.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The Superintendents and her staff.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
As the long as the parent has a sense of decorum, there should no restriction (other than time limits) on the discussion topic.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
As the long as the parent has a sense of decorum, there should no restriction (other than time limits) on the discussion topic.
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, science, Physical Fitness, IT, Vocational Learning, Social Emotional learning, Art & Music, Personal Finances, American History coupled with Critical Race Theory and Foreign language.
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, science, Physical Fitness, IT, Vocational Learning, Social Emotional learning, Art & Music, Personal Finances, American History coupled with Critical Race Theory and Foreign language.
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
Liberty and equality
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?
Educational equity means that each child receives what they need to develop to their full academic and social potential.
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
Educational equity means that each child receives what they need to develop to their full academic and social potential.
Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Neutral
Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Neutral
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Strongly Agree
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Strongly 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
However when public funds are involved parental options should be limited.
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
However when public funds are involved parental options should be limited.
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
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?
Yes
with guidance and supervision from the appropriate authorities.
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
Yes
with guidance and supervision from the appropriate authorities.
All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.
Agree
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
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 a practicing Catholic,
I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Neutral
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a practicing Catholic,
I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Neutral
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Strongly Disagree
No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.
Neutral
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Strongly Disagree
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents play a crucial role in teaching their children about sex education from a young age, creating an open and safe environment for their children to ask questions, and addressing any concerns they may have. In Addition, Education in school is very important . The school has educated teachers who provide the correct information based on the age of the student. It also provides sex education programs, talking to them without creating confusion. Since children spend a lot of time in schools. Therefore educating them is a mutual responsibility. This is a topic that not all parents know how to talk to their children since for many, culture has a lot to do with it. In my case, my parents never educated me about sexuality, everything I learned was in school through Health Class and peers.
No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.
Neutral
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
I agree with what is listed.
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents play a crucial role in teaching their children about sex education from a young age, creating an open and safe environment for their children to ask questions, and addressing any concerns they may have. In Addition, Education in school is very important . The school has educated teachers who provide the correct information based on the age of the student. It also provides sex education programs, talking to them without creating confusion. Since children spend a lot of time in schools. Therefore educating them is a mutual responsibility. This is a topic that not all parents know how to talk to their children since for many, culture has a lot to do with it. In my case, my parents never educated me about sexuality, everything I learned was in school through Health Class and peers.
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
I agree with what is listed.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
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.
Neutral
Biological males should be allowed in female locker rooms and bathrooms.
Disagree
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.
Neutral
Biological males should be allowed in female locker rooms and bathrooms.
Disagree
No school official should be involved in the social or medical transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Disagree
No school official should be involved in the social or medical transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Disagree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
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.
Neutral
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.
Neutral
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?
Moderate
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?
Moderate
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
I do not believe I have ever had the opportunity to publicly provide my opinion.
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
I do not believe I have ever had the opportunity to publicly provide my opinion.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I obtained my Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston Law Center in 1992 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Houston in 1990. I have a master’s degree in Counseling from Sam Houston State University and is certified by the State of Texas as an Academic Advisor. My practice includes personal injury litigation, general business matters, family law and probate matters. I am certified by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, serves as a Commissioner for the Harris County Courts, and is a Certified Ad Litem for the Family and Probate Courts of Harris County. I have been appointed by Harris County Commissioner Court as a Commission on the Board for Harris County Housing. For ten years, I served as the Government affairs director for Harris County Commissioner Jack Cagle where I worked directly with Harris County Commissioners. I have been immersed in issues impacted by the County Attorney’s office. On behalf of Harris County precinct 4, I served as liaison to the Harris County Appraisal District, Harris Health, as well as the Harris County Community Services Offices. In Addition to practicing law, I am an elected official serving as a Trustee on the Board of the Aldine Independent School District. The trustees are called upon to serve the needs of the district and its school children not the wishes of a particular block of voters. To meet this end, the Texas Legislature has adopted a governance structure unique to the public education environment. I am very familiar with the legislation and the codes of enforcement. I have extensive public service experience and is the General Counsel for the United States Tennis Association-Texas Section, as well as a life member of the Houston Tennis Association and the United States Tennis Association. I serve as an Executive Board Member for the Center for the Professional Development of Teachers at the University of Houston-Downtown. I am on the Board of Directors for Dress Up Houston which provides clothing for the needy, and The Guardian Angels Academy, a charter school. I also served on the Board of Directors of the Country Playhouse and is a member of the Houston Bar Association’s Speakers Bureau where I discus social and legal trends in schools and civic organizations. I am divorced with no children and I have three cats Picasso, Dante and Chloe.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I obtained my Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston Law Center in 1992 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Houston in 1990. I have a master’s degree in Counseling from Sam Houston State University and is certified by the State of Texas as an Academic Advisor. My practice includes personal injury litigation, general business matters, family law and probate matters. I am certified by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, serves as a Commissioner for the Harris County Courts, and is a Certified Ad Litem for the Family and Probate Courts of Harris County. I have been appointed by Harris County Commissioner Court as a Commission on the Board for Harris County Housing. For ten years, I served as the Government affairs director for Harris County Commissioner Jack Cagle where I worked directly with Harris County Commissioners. I have been immersed in issues impacted by the County Attorney’s office. On behalf of Harris County precinct 4, I served as liaison to the Harris County Appraisal District, Harris Health, as well as the Harris County Community Services Offices. In Addition to practicing law, I am an elected official serving as a Trustee on the Board of the Aldine Independent School District. The trustees are called upon to serve the needs of the district and its school children not the wishes of a particular block of voters. To meet this end, the Texas Legislature has adopted a governance structure unique to the public education environment. I am very familiar with the legislation and the codes of enforcement. I have extensive public service experience and is the General Counsel for the United States Tennis Association-Texas Section, as well as a life member of the Houston Tennis Association and the United States Tennis Association. I serve as an Executive Board Member for the Center for the Professional Development of Teachers at the University of Houston-Downtown. I am on the Board of Directors for Dress Up Houston which provides clothing for the needy, and The Guardian Angels Academy, a charter school. I also served on the Board of Directors of the Country Playhouse and is a member of the Houston Bar Association’s Speakers Bureau where I discus social and legal trends in schools and civic organizations. I am divorced with no children and I have three cats Picasso, Dante and Chloe.
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2014 Democratic Primary 2014 General Election 2016 Democratic Primary 2016 General Election 2018 General Election 2020 General Election 2022 General Election
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2014 Democratic Primary 2014 General Election 2016 Democratic Primary 2016 General Election 2018 General Election 2020 General Election 2022 General Election
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Disagree
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Disagree
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Public schools should always have the public interest of all the students and as such should require vaccinations for the public good.
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Public schools should always have the public interest of all the students and as such should require vaccinations for the public good.
I support mask mandates.
Agree
I support mask mandates.
Agree
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Agree
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.
Agree
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Agree
