Thomas Kelly

Strongly Agree

As a business that profits from abortion, they would not be a reliable source.

When the life of the mother is in immediate danger, such as an ectopic pregnancy.

Strongly Disagree

It is the government's responsibility to ensure everyone has the liberty to pursue a livable income. That's it.

There should be no government funding for pre-school. Public education should be state and local only with no input from the US Department of Education. Government has no business funding or directing private and home schools.

Agree

Government should recognize marriage, but there's no need to subsidize it with taxpayer money.

Strongly Disagree

Amendment I prohibits the establishment of an official church to avoid a "Church of the United States" like there is a Church of England. It does not prohibit expression of religious beliefs in the public square. American law is founded in the principles of the Ten Commandments anyway.

Strongly Agree

Absolutely. Kids should never be taught that censorship by a government authority is acceptable.

Strongly Agree

In addition to properly funding and equipping our service members, America has to stop policing the entire world and getting involved in other countries civil wars, especially in the Middle Eastern countries.

Strongly Disagree

Common Core standards are part of why American education failing. The federal government has no business coercing or pressuring states to adopt a one-size-fits-all approach to education.

Strongly Agree

It is up to parents to decide if their children will attend public, private, or home schools. If they choose public or private schools, then they collaborate with other parents to influence curriculum.

Strongly Agree

These subjects shouldn't be the business of public schools anyway, but if a school adopts them parents have a right to see the curriculum ahead of time and decide for themselves.

Strongly Disagree

1619 is historical fiction, even criticized by liberal scholars. Anti-racism, social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion are just euphemisms for critical race theory, which has no place in any school. It's antithetical to the American way of life to teach kids to judge each other by their skin color, sex, or religion. CRT is a derivative of critical theory, which is essentially Marxism. In short, don't preach socialism to kids dressed up as "tolerance."

Strongly Agree

Federal money and its strings are the #1 threat to Wyoming's way of life. If Wyoming continues to sacrifice principles, values, and liberty in exchange for money, we will be Wyoming in Name Only shortly. Values of liberty, family, and faith will be replaced with socialism, state, and secularism.

Strongly Agree

The freest and most prosperous nations in history depended on people who could be trusted to do the right thing without government oversight. It's no coincidence that as America becomes more secular, issues of violence and addiction increase while communities and families disintegrate.

Strongly Disagree

Girls sports were created for one reason, the biological physical advantages males have in general over females. Hormone injections and plastic surgery do not erase these differences. For example, I'm 6'9". If I artificially suppress my testosterone levels to play women's basketball, I'm still 6'9". While it is not the job of the government to tell kids how to dress or identify, it is their job to protect girls' sports that they fund.

My Christian values guide how I raise my children and conduct myself. They guide my decision-making and my efforts in life. However, my personal relationship with God is just that, and I don't make a public spectacle of it.

Strongly Agree

I strongly agree if we're talking abortions, "gender-affirming treatment," or vaccinations. The one exception is emergency medical treatment where every second is critical.

Conservative

There's only one reason I say "conservative" and not "very conservative." I have libertarian leanings on the size and scope of government. Sometimes some people on the right side of the spectrum are attracted to using government power to implement their viewpoints, like censoring left-wing views. Liberty is my primary concern, and left-wing ideology is better defeated by dismantling it in the public arena, not censoring it.

I've been on podcasts such as Cowboy State Politics, The Ramble Room, and GoBeWyo, which can be found at Cross Creek Media. https://crosscreekmedia.com/opinion-and-podcasts

No

The Bible, F.A. Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom," Ludwig von Mises "Socialism," and Thomas Sowell's "Knowledge and Decisions." The latter three explain why socialism and government control not only always fail, but why the worst people get in charge.

I'm probably both the most qualified and most unlikely candidate running for statewide office. I'm no politician. I'm an introverted family man who has quietly worked hard to take care of my wife and six children, through my daughter's leukemia, through my wife's breast cancer, and through the complications of my son's Down syndrome. I wasn't blessed to be born in Wyoming, having come from parts of the country where liberal ideology has already failed spectacularly. I chose to bring my wife and children here three years ago because it's a way of life that aligns with our values. I have no desire for political power or prestige. I was asked by the people of Wyoming and the many members of the Wyoming State GOP to be the next Superintendent because of my values, knowledge, intellect, and educational expertise. Furthermore, I earned my degrees in Chicago, the home of Barack Obama. I know the language of the left and CRT. I know their tactics of hiding behind children to advance causes, and I know how to fight these tactics. I didn't choose for our children's schools to be the front line in the culture war. The far left did that. That's why I'm stepping up to the front line myself to run for Superintendent. I'm running due to my sense of civic duty and answering the call to serve. I'm doing this to protect my children and yours.

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Strongly Agree

This is the only solution that increases security right now. The next deranged shooter already has his gun, his ammo, and his plans. Teachers have already demonstrated across American that they will die to protect their students. They shouldn't have to.

No. This is a parents' decision. I am also strongly against offering even voluntary vaccinations at schools of highly experimental COVID shots for which we won't know the long term effects for many years.

Strongly Disagree

They violated the rights of parents and students, and in practical terms, mandates provide no health benefits overall. They have nothing to do with safety, just political symbolism of authority and control.