Randy Schackmann
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Randy Schackmann
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Board of Trustees - At-Large Seat
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Cascade College, Portland OR, A.A / BA, 1974/1975
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
NationsUniversity, Board of Regents, Metrocrest Medical Fdn
Board Member / officer, Metrocrest Services, Keyholder Donor
Tx Red Republican Women, associate member / volunteer, PTA
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
CFBISD Board of Trustees, 9
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Have chosen to not seek endorsements for the non-partisan election
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Karyn Brownlee (2020)
Kronda Thimesch (2021)
Matt Rinaldi (2014)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Please note: this information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Disagree
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.
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?
Government funding must support public education up to and through high school. College funding must be a different discussion. This funding needs to be equal, fully transparent, and not so dependent on property taxes.
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.
Agree
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
Serve as the community's representatives. Establish district policies. Set, review, monitor, and amend (if needed) instructional goals and student achievement. Monitor district finances including setting the district tax rate. Hire, fire (if needed), and monitor the superintendent
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
Are you asking if the current law that places this under control of SBOE supervised by TEA should be changed? I believe there needs to be more local control in such matters, and that the school boards need to involve community input including parental participation.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
In general, they should, within board established policy and meeting guidelines, always be allowed to speak. The board should encourage respectful dialog.
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 (traditional), History (World and American that includes), Foreign Language, Physical Fitness, Information Technology, Personal Finance, Vocation Learning, Arts & Music
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
A
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
Equity in education does not mean Equality. In general, it has means a process or system that "levels" the playing field so that all have equal outcomes rather than equal opportunities.
Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Agree
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Neutral
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
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
Strongly Agree
They should be!
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
No
Generally, no. At what ages or classroom levels? What kind of content: Romeo & Juliet vs. Playboy Magazine, and in what situation? It's very hard to have a one size fits all and every situation answer for such a question.
All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.
Agree
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My spiritual values began when I was young and raised in a God-fearing household that included regular church attendance. Values such as honesty, integrity, working for a living, and the 'golden rule,' are an ingrained part of who I am. Of note, I am theologically trained and an ordained minister who served a local church for 15 years prior to transitioning to marketing and fundraising for non-profit, faith-based organizations.
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
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
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
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents are responsible. The appropriate age will vary from child to child within specific circumstances.
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
This question is built assuming political positions. It implies that sex ed will/needs to be taught. They should, in a properly timed and non-biased presentation. The real question becomes, at what age/level, in what situation, and is parental awareness and communication being fully part of the process. None of this should be taught without notification and only in appropriate standards.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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 are relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
Agree
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).
Years worth of video recorded CFBISD school board meetings. My lone vote against having a TRE (tax ratification election) that raised all district property taxes over 10%, and my lone vote against changing the way our district votes to cumulative voting.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
My 11 year-old yellow lab thinks I am the best candidate.
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Neutral
I am very pro 2nd amendment and a state licensed concealed carry permit holder. The only reason I am not "strongly agree" on this question is that it needs to have some training and shooting standards included.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
I support requiring routine vaccinations.
I support mask mandates.
Disagree
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Strongly Agree
It is already law in most circumstances.
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Strongly Agree
CFBISD votes are recorded like this, and I support it.
