Paul R. Wiggins
Non-Partisan | Florida
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Paul R. Wiggins
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
Broward County Public Schools School Board, District 1
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens, Bus. Admin./Acct, 1981
Asbury Theological Seminary, Orlando, Master of Divinity, 2012
WORK & MILITARY
US Army, Specialist 4th Class, 3
AFFILIATIONS
FMU Lions Athletic Booster Club, Chairman, South Broward Ministerial Alliance
Member, City of Dania Beach Education Advisory Committee, Member
Collins Elementary School Advisory Committee, Community Liaison
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
N/A
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
N/A
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (1)
Tamara James
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (8)
Dania Beach Mayor Tamara James
Former Dania Beach Mayor Bobbie Grace
Former West Park Mayor Bishop Eric Jones
Former Hallandale Beach Commissioner Rev. Dr. Anthony Sanders
Former West Park Vice Mayor Brian Johnson
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Andrew Gillum (2018)
Shevrin Jones (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (12/1/2021 - 12/31/2021)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (1/1/2022 - 1/31/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (2/1/2022 - 2/28/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (3/1/2022 - 3/31/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (4/1/2022 - 4/30/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (5/1/2022 - 5/31/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (6/1/2022 - 6/17/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (6/18/2022 - 7/1/2022)
- 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)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (7/16/2022 - 7/22/2022)
- $25.00 expenditure to Hills Democratic Club
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (7/23/2022 - 7/29/2022)
- $500.00 contribution from Hindu American PAC
- $500.00 contribution from Hindu American PAC
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (7/30/2022 - 8/5/2022)
OTHER INFORMATION
Voter Record from the Florida Department of State indicates candidate's Political Affiliation is Democratic (as of 6/23/2022).
Election Voting History for Paul Wiggins during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- Voted in 1 Primary election (2020)
- Voted in 1 Presidential Preferential Primary election (2020)
- Voted in 1 General election (2012)
**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.
Choose not to answer
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Choose not to answer
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.
Agree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I support funding of education from Pre-K through 12th grade. I am open to further debate of some funding at the college level. But would first like for the District to fine tune it performance relative to what we currently have K - 12th grade.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Agree
I believe that students, in counselor facilitated discussion setting should have be able to speak about matters of conscience and faith.
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.
Agree
Students should not be allowed to pray in school.
Disagree
I believe that time can be set aside for silent prayer.
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
The role of local school board members are to 1: Establish and maintain governance (policy) standards , 2: Hire and evaluate the performance of a superintendent, 3: Review policies, 4: Review budgeting and finance, and 5: evaluate instruction and education.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The Superintendent (and professional staff) in concert with the Board should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources needed.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parents should be able to speak in school board meetings within the established protocols.
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
Social Emotional Learning, Reading, Mathematics, Science, American History, Information Technology, Vocational Learning, Physical Fitness, Foreign Language, Language Arts, Art & Music.
American civics education should emphasize our nation's founding principles of liberty and equality.
Strongly Agree
Absolutely; liberty and equality.
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
Yes
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Agree
Yes! We must be able to maintain local control.
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 Agree
Yes
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.
I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Disagree
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
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
Did not answer
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Did not answer
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.
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 religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Moderate
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.
Strongly Disagree
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
For the safety of our children and all who are employed by the District, I think that it is prudent to follow CDC Guidelines.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Agree
Yes; when required based upon CDC guidelines.
