Monica Ruiz
Non-Partisan | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Monica Ruiz
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Wake County Board of Education, District 2
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, M.S., 2011
University of Maryland, College Park, B.S., 2001
WORK & MILITARY
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Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (4)
North Carolina Values Coalition
Wake GOP
Carolina Teachers Alliance
Liberty First Grassroots PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Liberty Grassroots
Carolina Teachers Alliance
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OTHER INFORMATION
Election Voting History for Monica Lynn Ruiz during time of resident in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Party Primary Election: Republican
- 2020 Party Primary Election: Republican
- Voted in three Republican Primary Elections 2016 - 2018
- Voted in zero Primary Elections 2013 - 2015
- Vote in one Nonpartisan Primary Election 2012
- Voted in five General Elections 2012 - 2020
**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**
Participated in League of Women Voters of Wake County Board of Education 2022 Candidate Forum (9/16/2022)
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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.
Agree
ECONOMY
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 think that we should be able to fund it sufficiently one day, but first we need to fix K-12.
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.
Strongly Disagree
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
I think the standard vaccinations with proven efficacy should continue to be required. I do think personal, medical, and religious exemptions should be allowed. The COVID vaccinations have not been proven to prevent the disease, nor reduce transmission of the virus. For these reasons, the COVID vaccinations should not be required.
EDUCATION
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
A parent should be restricted only if they are threatening harm to the board members or attendees.
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
Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, American History, Physical Fitness, Personal Finances, Art & Music, Foreign Language, Vocational Learning, Information Technology, Social Emotional Learning, Sexuality
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.
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
What is the function of the local school board?
The primary functions of the board are to set policy for the school system and make decisions regarding how monies are spent.
Do you support the National School Board Association's characterization of parents who speak out at school board meetings as "domestic terrorists"?
No
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
I think there should be input from teachers, parents, and students regarding which curriculum and resources to use. Often times, the school system "recommends" a curriculum and implements it without much input from the community. The recommendation is predetermined and input from other community stakeholders is ignored.
Who has the ultimate right to control the education of children in public schools? (a) parents (b) teachers (c)school boards.
Parents.
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and I respect people of all other faiths. The First Amendment must be upheld. Every person's faith must be protected.
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
There are biological differences between males and females. Title 9 was created so that females could have equal access to sports. By having to compete with males, females are at a biological disadvantage and thus, it is inherently unfair.
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Ultimately, parents are responsible for teaching sexual education to their children. However, some parents may not be completely comfortable with this and the option for sexual education to be taught to students in middle school should be made available.
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
Physical and emotional health outcomes; contraceptive methods; consent; abstinence; human anatomy/the reproductive system; stages of pregnancy and fetal development
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
EQUALITY
I support the teaching that an individual, solely by virtue of his or her race, is inherently racist, whether consciously or unconsciously.
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?
Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
I have a speech that I made before the school board about how schools must stop catering to the social constructs of gender. Children must be taught that there are two sexes and that biological differences between males and females exist.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
Being a teacher in Wake County has given me a unique perspective and in that I can advocate for parents, students, teachers, and staff. My goal is to bring a teacher's voice for families to the board.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
I would say that the standard vaccinations should be required. Personal, medical, and religious exemptions should be allowed. Unfortunately, the flu and COVID vaccinations should not be required. They may reduce severity of the disease, but unfortunately, neither has demonstrated the ability to prevent disease or its transmission.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
At this point, masks should be optional everywhere and should never be mandated to wear.
