Paul Gauthier
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Paul Gauthier
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Leander ISD Board of Trustees, Place 7
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Commercial Recreation, 1999
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
St. Margaret Mary Church, Parishioner, SAR Sons of the American Revolution
Member, LARW, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Travis County Republican Party
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OTHER INFORMATION
Election Voting History for Paul Matthew Gautheir from the Travis County Clerk during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2020 Primary Election: Republican
- Voted in one Republican Primary election 2020 - 2022
- Voted in 2 General elections 2020 - 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
The Districts need to be self sustaining. & provide a nurturing environment for learning.
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
TheFederal govt. very little, local government some. The District needs to be self sustaining. So no outside interference can influence the Nurturing educational environment the district provides.
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
People should always be allowed to pray.
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
To provide a nurturing educational environment while being very careful with the districts money.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The community has a partnership with School Board. The curriculum should be done together.
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
Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, Art & Music, History, Personal Finances, Vocational Training, Physical Fitness, Information Technology, Foreign Language, & Sexuality in Biology class. (Though kids do not need to learn everything that Adults do in the bedroom using school resources.) Just the facts of the reproductive system. The rest Do NOT belong in School educational programs.
American civics education should emphasize our nation's founding principles of liberty and equality.
Strongly Agree
That is Why I was at the SBOE fighting to keep it.
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.
I believe in God, & Jesus Christ as my Lord & Savior. I believe where we stand now, will be where people remember us in the future. This moment is that important. & I stand with the Kids & the community. I have been threatened with Jail 3x for speaking out against my School Board & I’m not quitting!
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?
It starts with Parents at home. After that. Some basic Biology classes in 4th grade through 12th should be taught. But by no means is the School to teach everything that adults do in the bedroom be taught in the classroom.
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
Human anatomy, the reproductive system, abstinence, contraceptive methods, stages of pregnancy,
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
ABOUT YOU
Which of the 11 objectives specified in the Texas Education Code is your highest priority?
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Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
Did not answer
A candidate's personal moral values should not be relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
Did not answer
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?
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Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
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Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
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2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Did not answer
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Did not answer
I support mask mandates.
Did not answer
