Christina Martinez
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Christina Martinez
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees - District 6
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, B.A. English and Communications, 2005
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
The Dee Howard Foundation, Executive Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas
Vice President of External Relations, San Antonio Youth Literacy, Executive Director
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Trustee, SAISD District 6, 6
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (2)
Jose Menendez
Diego Bernal
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
State Representative Diego Bernal
Senator Jose Menedez
State Board of Education Member Marisa Perez Diaz
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
ActBlue (2021)
Annies List PAC (2020)
Beto O'Rourke (2021)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Campaign Finance Documents:
- Campaign Finance Report - 30th Day Before Election (period of - 01/16/2023 through 03/27/2023
- Please note: The following information was received by
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- $242.25 expenditure to Texas Democratic Party
OTHER INFORMATION
- Election Voting History from the Bexar County Elections Department for Christina Marie Martinez during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary election: no record
- 2020 Primary election: Democrat
- Voted in two Democrat Primary elections 2002 - 2018
- Voted in 10 General elections 2002 - 2022
**Voter 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.
Neutral
I believe our students should have factual and nonbiased instruction on sexual education, STD/STI, safe sex, and pregnancy prevention.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Choose not to answer
ECONOMY
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.
Neutral
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Public Education provides a critical infrastructure in our society and it should be funded accordingly. Access to high-quality education that is free and accessible to everyone PreK - College is the only way to ensure that all students have the opportunity to attain a life full of choice.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Agree
We must create schools where students feel safe enough to express themselves without judgment, We must also teach and role model the importance of civil discourse and the need to listen and empathize with all different perspectives.
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.
Disagree
School board members are voted in to carry forth the values and vision of those that elect them. A school board then creates and enforces local policy that is reflective of the community they serve, In our district, and strive to surround ourselves with those that are just as inclusive as us.
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
The school board has 3 main goals. 1. School boards create, review, and ensure state and local policy compliance. 2. Board members are fiscally responsible for setting, voting on, and reporting back to the community about the district's financial state. 2. School Boards directly manage the superintendent.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
I believe that those closest to students are the ones that should be making decisions about what students need.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parent's should never be restricted from speaking in school board members.
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
Social Emotional Learning, Language Arts, Foreign Language, Math, Art & Music, Science, Information Technology, American History, Physical Fitness, Vocational Learning, Personal Finances,
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
American history is extremely nuanced and should not be put into just one of those two buckets.
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
That we monitor data, align goals and shift resources to those students that are not achieving at the same level as other students.
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.
Neutral
Local school boards with good governance will always do whatever is necessary to support it's students. Especially when working in alignment with the community's wants for its schools.
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
I do believe that all caregivers should be able to make decisions about what is best for their children. But it is also true that some families will not always know how to access those choices or have the ability or bandwidth to understand their options or make decisions about their's child's education. Therefore we also need high-performing public neighborhood schools that are the kinds of places that make students, families, and staff feel safe and want to learn and grow.
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
Strongly Agree
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
Choose not to answer
I do not believe in banning books.
All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.
Agree
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in a higher power, prayer, and faith. I also practice a life of tolerance, humility, and kindness.
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
These are decisions that need to be made in partnership with students, their families, and their eductors.
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Neutral
Our job is to make students feel safe. When they feel safe they are more apt to learn. I believe in inclusivity and responsiveness, words matter and I believe we should call them what makes them feel safe and welcome.
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
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
We are all responsible for teaching children the correct names of their body parts. Teaching them the word consent and letting them know that they have every right to set boundaries that help keep them safe.
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
Human anatomy/the reproductive system, consent, physical and emotional health outcomes, Contraceptive Methods, stages of pregnancy, and fetal development,
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Disagree
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 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?
Lean Liberal
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
You can watch any of our board meetings or review our year goals to know our board is committed to equity.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I am the mother of 3 students who are all part of SAISD. I believe in honest, upfront, and transparent governance. I am currently the board president and have led mor Team of 8 through two of the toughest years of education. Good Governance is Good for Kinds
2ND AMENDMENT
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?
Schools should always be allowed to require vaccinations.
I support mask mandates.
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
