Tamara Bryan
Republican | Oklahoma
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Tamara Bryan
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary & Special
Race
State Rep., Dist. 5
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
North Western Oklahoma State University, Alva, M.Ed, 2013
Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, B.S. Ed, 2008
Liberty University, Lynchburg, NA, 2021
WORK & MILITARY
Oklahoma Army National Guard, E4, 5
AFFILIATIONS
William B. Barnes Child Advocacy Board of Directors, Board Member, Oklahoma Commission for Children and Youth Parent Partnership Board
Board Member, Life Fellowship Church, Member
Children of Incarcerated Parents Advisory Council, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Abortion should be allowed only when the mother's life is at stake.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
We should do everything we can to lower taxes. This would include doing away with income tax and moving it all to sales tax.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
All corporate welfare and monies going to special interest groups should be done away with.
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
The government should not have the right to close churches.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.
C
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Under no circumstance should the government have control over our healthcare.
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
1. Stop funding corporations and special interest groups that support such terrorism. 2. Stop immigration until we can get it under control. 3. Build our military up to enforce borders and increase strength.
I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.
Strongly Disagree
I support Isreal.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Those who legally receive a visa should be able to migrate to the U.S.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition
Strongly Agree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a believer in Jesus Christ. He is my Lord and Savior because of the work he did on the cross and I serve others in obedience and worship to Him for what he has done for me.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
ID enforcement
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No, racism is not a threat to domestic security in the U.S.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.
A
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Agree
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
The general purpose of government is to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, and secure the blessings of liberty.
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
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
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
Tamara Bryan was born and raised in Oklahoma and is an active advocate for children around the state. She and her husband have four grown children and two grandchildren and have helped to raise 14 foster children. Tamara homeschooled her own children prior to serving in public education as a teacher, counselor, and now as a public school principal in her community. In addition to creating systems that lead to academic achievement, she has led in creating schoolwide leadership programs and mentorship programs for children of incarcerated parents within the school system. She currently serves on the William B. Barnes Child Advocacy Center Board of Directors, the Children of Incarcerated Parents Advisory Council, and has also served to reduce incarceration, recidivism, and homelessness, by adding to the workforce with reentry programs. She is also a member of the Parent Partnership Panel for Oklahoma Commission for Children and Youth. Tamara has been working on attaining a Ph.D. in Policy and Law at Liberty University in an effort to pursue prosecutions of crimes made against children, protect parental rights, and reduce nonviolent incarcerations and incarcerations targeting those stuck in poverty. Tamara has served in the Oklahoma Army National Guard as Military police. Her goal in running for office is to ensure Oklahoma individuals and families have protected freedoms to live, worship, and prosper as they see fit. Tamara Bryan has never been involved in politics; but, intrusions on our liberty and medical freedom, impending socialism and corporate welfare motivated her: Tamara believes the work of the corporate welfare and lobbying entities currently run our state by buying politicians and pushing liberal agendas. If elected, Tamara wants to set a different example: Stay true to our values, by rejecting the thousands of lobbyist dollars that are normally provided to legislative incumbents. Tamara Bryan's Platform Freed from the constraints of the lobbyists and special interests, Tamara Bryan will stay true to our values. • Support life and end abortion; • Defend 2nd-amendment and states' rights; • Ensure our education system is efficient and above par; • Protect parental rights, medical freedom, and individual liberties; • Ensure that crimes against children are prosecuted; • Proof our election system against outsider influence and fraud; • Work towards eliminating a debtor's prison system and revamping drug courts; • Create workforce programs and reentry programs for those leaving prison and rentering society; and • Lower taxes so that our people can provide for their families and spend their money where they see fit.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Disagree
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Allow the people to bear arms, this is the best protection for public safety.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
