Keziah Valdes Farrar
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Keziah Valdes Farrar
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
Texas May School Board
Race
Mansfield ISD, Place 4
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Business, 2003
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Casa Of Tarrant County, Court Appointed Special Advocate, Rotary International
member, Reagan Legacy Republican Women, membership
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Mansfield ISD School Board Trustee Place 4, 2021-current
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
Previous Races
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
David Cook (TX) (2020)
Republican Women's Organizations (2021)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer - 1/19/2022
Please note: The following information was received by iVoterGuide after Panel Evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 1/15/2022-3/28/2022
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 3/29/2022-4/27/2022
- $1,828.91 contribution from Mansfield First PAC
- $1,828.91 contribution from Mansfield First PAC
OTHER INFORMATION
Code of Fair Campaign Practices - 1/19/2022
Party Primary Election Voting History for Keziah Monique Farrar (as of 3/1/2022) during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2020 Party Primary: Republican
- 2018 Party Primary: Republican
- Voted in four Republican Primaries 2008 - 2016
Participated in Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum - 4/2022
*Please note: This information was received by iVoterGuide after Panel Evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
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.
Disagree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
While government funding through college sounds great on the surface, there is a cost associated. Nothing is FREE. I am a prime example. My parents did not save for my college education. I went to a county college for 2 years while working full time, then found a job that had tuition reimbursement. I worked during the day and went to school at night. It was not easy but was doable, and gives me a sense of pride when I reflect back on how hard I worked to graduate.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
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
Students should not be allowed to pray in school.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
Hire and continually evaluate the superintendent. Establishing policy that will govern the district. Continually review policies and make changes when necessary. Approve the budget, oversee the spending of the district and ensure district is being fiscally responsible with tax payers funds. Develop goals and continually review data to ensure goals are being met. Make adjustments when needed.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
Currently the State Board of Education adopts curriculum standards. This is such an important position that is often overlooked by voters. The district should have the authority to determine the curriculum and resources used so long as the TEKS are being met.
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
Math, Language Arts, Science, American History, Personal Finance, Vocational Learning, Physical Fitness, Art & Music, Information Technology, Foreign Language
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
The more local control, the better in my opinion, but public education does require funding.
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
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Conservative 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 are ultimately the ones who should be responsible for this and will differ depending on the child.
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 truly believe it is the parents responsibility to teach this. Every family handles the topic of sex differently.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
This country was founded on Christian values.
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.
Neutral
If a teacher is okay with using alternative names or pronouns then I am not against that. Many students do not go by their biological names. I am not in favor of forcing or disciplining teachers/administrators/other students being forced to use preferred pronouns.
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?
School campuses will maintain and safe and disciplined learning environment conducive to student learning. Expectations for each student should be clear and consistent. It is imperative that we hold students accountable so that they are able to reach their full potential.
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 immigration, 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).
Did not answer
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
Did not answer
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Neutral
While I am not completely opposed to this, I do think that it would require additional, ongoing training. I don't want teachers carrying in schools that just completed the CHL course the week before.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Students have always been able to get vaccination waivers and that should continue.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
I have never supported them. It should have always been a choice for the individual wearing it.
