Mary Hernandez
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mary Hernandez
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
La Joya ISD Board of Trustees, Place 3
Incumbent
Yes
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
La Joya ISD Board of Trustees Place 3, 4
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
La Joya ISD Board of Trustees Place 3, 4
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (1)
La Joya AFT
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
La Joya AFT
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer (8/18/2022)
OTHER INFORMATION
Application for a Place on the Ballot
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
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Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
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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?
I agree the government should fund any public education. We, the taxpayers, pay too much on taxes not to be receiving a free education.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Disagree
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 makes decisions for the school district. We represent our community by doing what is best for teachers, staff, and students.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The Principals and Head Teachers of every grade level should work together with the Superintendent, and Assitant Superintendent of Curriculum to create a curriculum that is best for their students.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
The only time I am against a parent speaking in a school board meeting is when they are bashing a person by name and/or threatening an individual.
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, Information Technology, Science, Vocational Learning, Social Emotional Learning,Gender Identity, Personal Finances Foreign Language, Physical Fitness, Sexuality, American History, Critical Race Theory, Political Activism, Art & Music
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.
Agree
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
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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
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.
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I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
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Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
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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
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.
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No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
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ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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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.
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A candidate's personal moral values should not be relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
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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.
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OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
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I support mask mandates.
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