Colleen Westlake
Non-Partisan | Nevada
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Colleen Westlake
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
Washoe County School District Board of Trustees, District B
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Fullerton JC, Fullerton
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Numerous Animal Organizations, I donate to too many to list, Samaratins Purse
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
WCRA
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
OTHER INFORMATION
Party Primary Election Voting History for Colleen Marie Westlake during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2020 Party Primary: Republican
- 2018 Party Primary: Republican
- Voted in four Republican Primaries 1998 - 2016
Was interviewed by Reno Gazette Journal (5/3/2022)
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?
I would prefer to keep the federal government completely out of the public school system.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Strongly Disagree
I am a Christian however personal platforms should not be in school, stick to the basics!
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
Stick to the basics!
Students should not be allowed to pray in school.
Strongly Agree
If they want to pray at recess or lunch in private I don’t have a problem with that!
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
Establish curriculum and policies
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The School Board, however they are representing the people and should take their wishes into consideration
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
If they become physical or use profanity
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, Reading and Writing, Science, History, Technology, Art and Music, Vocational Learning, Information Technology, Foreign Language, Personal Finance, Physical Fitness
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
I must state both of those platforms should not be in schools
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
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and strongly believe in treating everyone equally with respect 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.
Strongly Disagree
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents and with their permission the school but not until middle school. The curriculum should be just the basics, names of body parts and functions “period”
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, reproductive system
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
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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.
Never
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).
Did not answer
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I am for every child and they are my main focus! I want Nevada children to flourish and be successful, but it must be earned! I will listen to both sides but I will only support what is best kids and that is knowledge!
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Strongly Agree
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
NONE
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
