Bobby Blount
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Bobby Blount
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
Northside ISD Board of Education - District 4
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, BS, 1981
St.Mary's University, San Antonio, MS, 1984
George Mason University, Fairfax, JD, 1992
WORK & MILITARY
United States Air Force, Captain, 1981 - 1986
AFFILIATIONS
Bexar County School Boards Coalition, President, Northside Independent School District
Board and volunteer, Texas Caucus of Black School Board Members, President
San Antonio Area African American Community Fund, President, Go Public Campaign
President, Alamo Area Youth Soccer Association, President
Dragons Soccer Club, President, Youth Orchestra San Antonio
President, OP Schnabel YMCA, Chair
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Northside Independent School District Trustee, 1999 - Present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
José Menéndez (2015)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Campaign Finance Documents:
- Campaign Finance Report - January 2023 (period of - 07/01/2022 through 12/31/2022)
- Campaign Finance Report - 30th Day Before Election (period of - 01/01/2023 through 03/27/2023)
- $100.00 contribution from Lawrence Romo (former Base Naming Commissioner at Department of Defense/former Director of the Selective Service System in the Obama Administration)
- Dexter Handy $200.00 candidate for Harris County Commissioner Precinct 3, 2008 (Democrat)
- Please note: the following information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
OTHER INFORMATION
- YouTube: Northside Speaks with NISD Board President Bobby Blount (2015)
- News4SA: Bobby Blount: Northside ISD District 4 Candidate (Incumbent) (2019)
- CyberTexas Foundation: Bobby Blount (2019)
- MITRE Austin/San Antonio iHub site leader Bobby Blount: "In the Community: Bobby Blount’s Lifetime of Volunteerism and Public Service" (2021)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should 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.
Agree
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Neutral
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Federal and state government funding is necessary to provide the resources for public education.
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
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
As defined by the Texas Education Code, the board as a body corporate, shall oversee the management of the district and ensure that the superintendent implements and monitors plans, procedures, programs, and systems to achieve appropriate, clearly defined, and desired results in the major areas of district operations.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The parents or legal guardians help to establish the need for programs which help identify the curriculum. The Board defines the vision for and approves resources for the curriculum. The Superintendent implements and determine the specific resources needed to achieve the Boards vision and the parent's identified programs.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
In general, parents and legal guardians should be encouraged to communicate with board members. They should also be informed of the purpose of a board meeting and how to speak at it to address agenda items and to address other school related items. Items that are not related to the operations of the District or the education of the youth should be limited at board meetings. Parents and legal guardians should be informed of the process of how to communicate topics that may not be appropriate for a board meeting.
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
I could not identify a priority order for the area identified. I think the priority order will vary depending on the individual student's needs. Two areas identified on the list should not be included in K - 12 education. They include Critical Race Theory and Gender Identity.
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
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What does "equity in education" mean to you?
All students provided an opportunity to be successful.
Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
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The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
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.
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School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
Strongly Agree
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
No
All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.
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.
Disagree
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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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
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Did not answer
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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ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
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.
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?
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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).
Did not answer
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
My focus has and will continue to be on providing the best education for all students.
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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All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Agree
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
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