Carol Travis-Clark
Non-Partisan | Kentucky
Candidate Profile
Liberal (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Carol Travis-Clark
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education, District 1
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Louisville, Louisville, Bachelor of Science, 2022
WORK & MILITARY
N/A
AFFILIATIONS
N/A
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
N/A
N/A, N/A
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Ran for 6th District Council, 2016
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
N/A
N/A
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
ActBlue (2000)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
OTHER INFORMATION
Voter Record from the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections indicates candidate's Political Affiliation is Democratic (as of 8/15/2022).
Election Voting History for Carol Yvonne Travis-Clark during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- Voted in 4 Primary elections (2016 - 2020)
- Voted in 4 General elections (2016 - 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.
Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Neutral
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Did not answer
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Disagree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Use taxes for Kentucky Lottery
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
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.
Agree
Students should not be allowed to pray in school.
Disagree
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
Did not answer
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
Teachers
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Never
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
Math, Science, Information Technology, Personal Finance, physical Fitness, Language Arts, Arts & Music, Vocational Learning, Foreign Language.
American civics education should emphasize our nation's founding principles of liberty and equality.
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.
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.
Agree
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.
Agree
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Did not answer
I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Neutral
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Family
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
Yes
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.
Agree
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Choose not to answer
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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.
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?
Liberal
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?
No
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Disagree
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
For all contagious diseases
I support mask mandates.
Agree
