Ro Lawsin
Non-Partisan | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ro Lawsin
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Schools Board of Education, District 1
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
The Citadel, Charleston, Business Administration, 1991
WORK & MILITARY
Air Force, Major, 21
AFFILIATIONS
The Citadel Alumni Association, NC District 12 Board Member, Hough High School PTSA
President, Filipino American Community of the Carolinas, President
NC Asian American Coalition, Vice President, American Legion Unit 321
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
North Carolina Values Coalition
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Mecklenburg County GOP
Derek Partee - Huntersville Town Commissioner
Dan Boone - Huntersville Town Commissioner
Amber Kovacs - Huntersville Town Commissioner
Rob Kidwell - Huntersville Town Commissioner
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Grant Campbell (2022)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Political Committee Disclosure Report - period of 2/16/2022 - 4/30/2022
- $100.00 contribution from Daniel Boone (Commissioner)
- $100.30 expenditure to Anedot
- $75.00 expenditure to Republican Mens Club
- Political Committee Disclosure Report - period of 2/26/2022 - 6/30/2022
- $400.00 contribution from Republican Patriots
OTHER INFORMATION
Election Voting History for Rogelio Loredo Lawsin during time of resident in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Party Primary Election: Republican
- 2020 Party Primary Election: Republican
- Voted in one Republican Primary Election 2004 - 2018
- Voted in seven General Elections 2004 - 2020
**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**
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.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Strongly Disagree
Taxpayer money should be used to EDUCATE students and PROVIDING all the necessary resources to TEACHERS to provide the best education to students. I believe there are other means to lobby the state legislature WITHOUT using taxpayer money as that is NOT what the money is for.
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I believe if schools are recipients of government funding then the School Board and Administration should be held accountable for ALL decisions and transparent with the use of government funds insuring its disbursement is always in the best interests of students
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.
Agree
Students should not be allowed to pray in school.
Strongly Disagree
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
It shouldn't and the choice should be left to the adult and if a minor the consent and authorization by the parents
EDUCATION
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
They NEVER should be ever restricted from speaking in school board meetings.
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, American History, Science, Language Arts, Art & Music, Information Technology, Physical Fitness, Foreign Language, Personal Finances
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.
Strongly 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.
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.
Strongly Agree
What is the function of the local school board?
To be an advocate for students and parents and be held accountable and be transparent at the highest level
Do you support the National School Board Association's characterization of parents who speak out at school board meetings as "domestic terrorists"?
No
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
I think parents should PARTNER with their schools and school boards and collaborate on the curriculum so there is a consensus on what the schools will be teaching children
Who has the ultimate right to control the education of children in public schools? (a) parents (b) teachers (c)school boards.
Ideally Parents but the reality is School Board, Teachers and then Parents
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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.
Strongly Disagree
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents and the age will be up to the parents and only the parents other than what is taught in Biology Class
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 don't
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 Disagree
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Strongly Agree
EQUALITY
I support the teaching that an individual, solely by virtue of his or her race, is inherently racist, whether consciously or unconsciously.
Strongly 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 should not be relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
Strongly 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).
Interviews on Charlotte Observer, WCCB Charlotte, WBT Radio
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I will be a strong advocate for students and parents and do EVERYTHING in my abilities to provide safe schools, improve student outcomes, and hold myself and the CMS School Board accountable and be more transparent. It is time for a chance in CMS BOE School District 1 and I bring the leadership and experience to breath a new vision into a school board that is broken and lacks public confidence.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
None other than what historically has been required for illnesses like Measles, Mumps, etc.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
