Debbie Taylor
Non-Partisan | Oklahoma
Candidate Profile*
Conservative (Conditional)
*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Debbie Taylor
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
Tulsa County School Boards Primary
Race
Broken Arrow School Board, Zone 2
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS*
*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (1)
*Christie Glesener
OTHER INFORMATION
Board of Education Declaration of Candidacy
Primary and Local Election Voting History for Debra Stavis Taylor during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- Voted in 11 Primary elections 2000 - 2020
- Voted in 4 Presidential Preferential Primary elections 2000 - 2020
Tulsa County GOP support of Debra Taylor
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.
Strongly Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly 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.
Strongly Disagree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
State government has a role to play in their education and funding, nOT the Federal government.
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.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
to advocate for their community and be a link between schools and the public, to advise the superintendent, choose quality curriculum and oversee the finances.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The school board with input from the parents
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, personal finances, science, physical fitness, vocational learning, art & music, information technology
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
These subjects have no place in school. These are personal family topics.
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Strongly Agree
The federal government cannot know what is best for our children
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
Our schools should be filled with Truth, Unity & Compassion
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
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe there is one God Who created mankind for His family and provided for every need. God provided a Savior and an eternal home for His children.
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
I wonder if children would be so confused if teachers were teaching truth
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents are responsible and they are able to decide when their child is ready to learn these things.
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.
Strongly 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
Therapy to help children turn from unwanted same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria should be banned.
Strongly Disagree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
There must be some type of ID to be checked to verify who the voter is.
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.
Did not answer
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?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
Did not answer
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
Our students should not move to the next grade if they have not mastered the lessons of the current grade. We must have transparency in what is being taught, what books are in the school libraries, how the students are being encouraged to treat each other.
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Agree
Every place in America has the Constitution protecting the individual's God given rights.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
None. Medical issues are personal & family issues and decisions.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
Masks can be very hazardous to your health and I may take the advice of my doctor about a medical device, but even my doctor cannot MANDATE me to take a procedure or use a device.
