Orlando Salinas
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Orlando Salinas
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Round Rock ISD Board of Trustees, Place 3
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Texas, Brownsville, B.S. Biology, 2009
University of Phoenix, MBA, 2012
University of Phoenix, MHA, 2015
WORK & MILITARY
State of Texas, Program Specialist
AFFILIATIONS
RRISD Capitol Project Oversight Committee, Member, St. Elizabeth of Hungary
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (5)
1776 Projects PAC
Travis County Republican Party
Republican Party of Texas
Round Rock One Family PAC
Focus on Education in RRISD
OTHER (1)
Republican National Hispanic Assembly - Texas (RNHA Texas)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
OTHER INFORMATION
Election Voting History for Orlando Christopher Salinas from the Williamson County Elections Department during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary Election: Republican
- 2020 Primary Election: Republican
- Voted in one Republican Primary election 2016 - 2018
- Voted in five General elections 2016 - 2021
**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.
Strongly Disagree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Money should follow the child. I favor a system where public education institutions must compete with private entities for students. This fosters a competitive environment that favors the students.
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
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
The local school board must manage their sole employee, the superintendent. The board must set the goals for the district and hold the superintendent accountable for meeting those goals. The board sets the tax rate for its jurisdiction and they have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the taxpayers, in my opinion. The board must also set the budget for the district.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
Teachers are the subject matter experts, but given the decline in student outcomes in Round Rock ISD I favor a collaborative effort involving teachers, parents, community members, and board members.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parents should not be restricted from speaking in school board meetings. The attempts to silence parents around the nation is concerning.
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
1. Mathematics 2. Science 3. American history 4. Personal Finances 5. Vocational Learning 6. Information Technology 7. Physical Fitness 8. Language Arts, Art & Music 9. Foreign Language
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
I believe in American exceptionalism.
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 practicing Roman Catholic. I value life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I believe in the sanctity and dignity of life. My values are: knowledge, integrity, dignity, and service.
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 inherent physiological differences between men and women, and men should not compete in women's sports.
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
I believe parents are responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and parents should determine what the appropriate age is for this discussion with their child. I favor public education of health, but not sexual education. Our children should be taught the components of a well-balanced diet, the consequences of cardiovascular disease, and basic hygiene.
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.
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
Photo identification must be used to purchase alcohol and tobacco; it should be used for voting too.
ABOUT YOU
Which of the 11 objectives specified in the Texas Education Code is your highest priority?
OBJECTIVE 1: Parents will be full partners with educators in the education of their children.
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 immigration, 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).
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-boards-gone-rogue/id1608252351?i=1000565367283
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I am not a professional politician. I am just a new father who is concerned about the education his seven month old daughter will receive in Round Rock public schools. My platform consist of: comprehensive school safety, academic excellence for all, and parental rights.
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Agree
I support teachers who are licensed to carry and choose to carry a gun. Teachers who do not want to carry a gun should not be forced to.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
I support a parent's right to choose what is best for their child.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
I support a parent's right to choose what is best for their child.
