Jimmy Tran

Non-Partisan | Texas

Candidate Profile

Leans Liberal

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Jimmy Tran


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2023


Election

School Board Runoff


Race

Dallas ISD Board of Trustees - District 2


Incumbent

No


Links

Jimmy Tran websites
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EDUCATION

SMU, Dallas, BA, BS, MA, 2003

Harvard University, Boston, MBA, MPA, 2009

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

City of Dallas Economic Development Corporation, Board, DISD 2020 Bond Committee

Facilities Committee, Oak Lawn Committee, City Hall Liaison

Friends of PL Prep, Board Chair, HBS Club of Dallas

Board, Dallas Assembly, Board

Parkland Foundation, Board, SMU Simmons School of Education

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

Race

Previous Races

ENDORSEMENTS

LIBERAL (7)

Dallas Kids First

American Youth for Climate Action

Sunrise Movement Dallas Youth

Dallas County Tejano Democrats

Preston Hollow Democrats

OTHER (1)

Mexican American Bar Association PAC

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Sunrise Dallas Youth

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

ActBlue (2021)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.

Neutral

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.

Agree

School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.

Agree

What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?

I believe that public education is the underlying foundation to a strong society. As such, I believe we should use taxpayer dollars and government funds to support public education from Pre-K through college.


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.

Agree


EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

I would highlight 4 major functions of local school boards: The board hires the superintendent, sets their success goals and ties a compensation plan connected to these metrics. The board creates a vision and goals for the district which typically involves input from the superintendent and their staff. This vision and goals should be embraced by the superintendent since they sit at the top of the organization. The board sets policies for the district and the superintendent and their staff are the administrators that need to adopt and drive these policies throughout the organization. The board approves the annual budget which the superintendent and their district CFO implement. A budget is not effective unless there is fidelity in the administration.

Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?

In Texas, this is done by our State Board of Education, whose responsibilities include: Setting curriculum standards Reviewing and adopting instructional materials Establishing graduation requirements Overseeing the Texas Permanent School Fund Appointing board members to military reservation and special school districts Providing final review of rules proposed by the State Board for Educator Certification Reviewing the commissioner's proposed award of new charter schools, with authority to veto a recommended applicant

When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?

When they pose a threat to anyone in attendance and/or the school board itself. Also, they should be restricted if their participation causes a breech in peace.

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, Information Technology, Social Emotional Learning, Art & Music, American History, Vocational Learning

Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.

Liberty and equality

What does "equity in education" mean to you?

Providing adequate and equitable resources so that all students have a chance to succeed

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.

Neutral

School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.

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.

Neutral


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I believe in a higher spiritual being

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

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

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?

There is a role for schools and it should be age appropriate but start at grade 5

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

Physical and emotional health outcomes; contraceptive methods; consent; abstinence; sexual orientation and gender identity; human anatomy/the reproductive system; stages of pregnancy and fetal development

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.

Choose not to answer


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.

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?

Moderate

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

n/a

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

n/a

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

Did not answer


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?

When not having vaccinations poses a public health risk

I support mask mandates.

Neutral

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.

Agree

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