Kelly Barrera

Non-Partisan | Florida

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Kelly Barrera

Party

Non-Partisan

Election Year

2022

Election

Primary

Race

St. Johns County School District School Board, District 4

Incumbent

Yes

Links

Kelly Barrera websites
Kelly Barrera emailFacebookX

EDUCATION

Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL, Bachelor's

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, Master's

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Shultz Center for Teaching and Learning, Board member, Jacksonville University

President's Parents Council, Leadership St. Johns, Class of 2013

Young Life, Regional Board Chair

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

Race

View election

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (2)

Paul Renner

Trump Club of St. John's County

OTHER (2)

Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Florida

Travis Hutson

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)

State Senator Travis Hutson

Speaker-Designate Paul Renner

State Representative Cyndi Stevenson

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (8)

Accountability in Government, Inc. (2022)

Americans For Liberty and Prosperity (2022)

Building Florida's Future (2022)

Committee for Responsible Representation (2022)

Conservative and Principled Leadership for Florida (2022)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

National Education Association (national, state & local affiliates) (2014)

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

Campaign Finance Documents:

  • Campaign Treasurer's Report (12/1/2021 - 12/31/2021)
  • Campaign Treasurer's Report (1/1/2022 - 1/31/2022)
    • $1,000.00 contribution from Committee for Responsible Repr
    • $1,000.00 contribution from Building Florida's Future
    • $1,000.00 contribution from Accountability in Government, 
    • $1,000.00 contribution from Americans for Liberty and Pros
    • $1,000.00 contribution from Good Government for Florida
  • Campaign Treasurer's Report (2/1/2022 - 2/28/2022)
    • $1,000.00 in contributions from Faith, Family and Freedom PC
    • $40.30 expenditure to Anedot
  • Campaign Treasurer's Report (3/1/2022 - 3/31/2022)
  • Campaign Treasurer's Report (4/1/2022 - 4/30/2022)
    • $1,000.00 contribution from Florida Foundation for Liberty
    • $1,000.00 contribution for Principled L
    • $70.90 in expenditures to Anedot
  • Campaign Treasurer's Report (5/1/2022 - 5/31/2022)
    • $93.20 in expenditures to Anedot
  • Campaign Treasurer's Report (Amended) (5/1/2022 - 5/31/2022)
  • Campaign Treasurer's Report (Amended) (5/1/2022 - 5/31/2022)
  • Campaign Treasurer's Report (6/1/2022 - 6/17/2022)
    • $55.80 in expenditures to Anedot
  • Campaign Treasurer's Report (6/18/2022 - 7/1/2022)
    • $32.90 in expenditures to Anedot
  • Please note: The following information was received by iVoterGuide after Panel Evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only:
    • Campaign Treasurer's Report (7/2/2022 - 7/15/2022)
      • $22.90 in expenditures to Anedot
    • Campaign Treasurer's Report (7/16/2022 - 7/22/2022)
      • $5.30 in expenditures to Anedot
    • Campaign Treasurer's Report (7/23/2022 - 7/29/2022)
      • $2.30 in expenditures to Anedot
    • Campaign Treasurer's Report (7/30/2022 - 8/5/2022)
      • $8.30 expenditure to Anedot
    • Campaign Treasurer's Report (Amended) (7/30/2022 - 8/5/2022)

OTHER INFORMATION

Forwarded a motion for the board to remove controversial titles from school libraries. (5/24/2022)

Filing Documents:

Endorsed by St. Johns County Legislative Delegation (June 27, 2022)

Voter Record from the Florida Department of State indicates candidate's Political Affiliation is Republican (as of 6/23/2022).

Election Voting History for Kelly Barrera during time of residence in district and/or at current address:

  • Voted in 6 Primary elections (2010 - 2020)
  • Voted in 3 Presidential Preferential Primary elections (2008 - 2016)
  • Voted in 7 General elections (2006 - 2020)

**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**

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.

Neutral

It is our responsibility to be fiscal stewards of tax payer dollars.

What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?

I support Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's education budget related to public school funding.

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.

Disagree

EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

Kelly Barrera plays a strategic role in guiding the top-rated school district in Florida, overseeing more than 46,000 students and a $425.8 million operating budget. During her tenure, Barrera has addressed concerns about school overcrowding, with the opening of five new K-8 schools, one new high school, one new elementary school, along with the expansion of Crookshank, Mill Creek, Liberty Pines, Nease and a current high school under construction.

Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?

This is a shared responsibility that should include parents in addition to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, his Commissioner of Education, the elected School Board, and our teachers. All are important and parents deserve a seat at the table.

When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?

Never. Kelly Barrera is a strong proponent of parental rights.

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

I proudly support Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's education policy.

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.

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.

Kelly Barrera is an active member of her family's church.

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?

This is a private decision belonging to the student's parents.

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

As previously answered, this is a private decision belonging to the student's parents.

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

I support state and federal laws related to elections.

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.

No.

A candidate's personal moral values should not be relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.

Strongly Disagree

Moral values and a track record of moral behavior are very relevant to voters when casting a vote for an elected school board.

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).

Kelly Barrera is one of only 2 school board members that voted in May 2022 to remove controversial books from the classroom. See https://www.staugustine.com/story/news/education/2022/05/25/st-johns-county-school-board-votes-down-objections-library-books/9914971002/

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

Kelly Barrera is one of only 2 school board members that voted in May 2022 to remove controversial books from the classroom. See https://www.staugustine.com/story/news/education/2022/05/25/st-johns-county-school-board-votes-down-objections-library-books/9914971002/

2ND AMENDMENT

Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.

Agree

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?

Never without parental consent.

I support mask mandates.

Disagree

I oppose mask mandates in the classroom and further oppose refusing education to students who refuse to wear masks.

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