Karla Duran
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Karla Duran
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
Northside ISD Board of Education - District 3
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, PhD, 2012
Texas Tech School of Education, Lubbock, Education Fellow
OLLU, San Antonio, Dual MBA
OLLU, San Antonio, BBA
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Bexar County Family Justice Center, Advisory Board Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (1)
Northside American Federation of Teachers
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Trey Martinez Fischer (2018)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Campaign Finance Documents:
- Campaign Finance Report - 30th Day Before Election (period of - 01/01/2023 through 03/27/2023)
- $100.00 contribution from Larry Romo, former Director U.S. Selective Service System, 2009-2017 (Obama Administration)
- $20.00 contribution from Priscilla Hernandez, Chief Deputy for Honorable Lucy Adame-Clark (Democrat) at Bexar County Clerk's Office
- $200.00 contribution from Catherine Torres-Stahl, Texas 175th District Court Judge (Democrat)
- $40.00 contribution from Linda Maldonado, Volunteer at Bexar County Democratic Party
- $50.00 contribution from Ina Minjares, Texas House of Representatives District 124, 2015 - 2023 (Democrat)
- $25.00 contribution from Melina Espiritu-Azocar, Chief of Staff Northside AFT (Union)
- $50.00 contribution from Natalie Armijo, Chief of Staff to Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, 2015-2019 (Democrat, New Mexico)
- $50.00 contribution from Simon Tafoya, Senior Advisor, Office of Mayor Michael Hancock (Democrat, Denver, CO); Former Legislative Staff, U.S. Senator Harry Reid (Democrat, Nevada); U.S. Senator Mark Udall (Democrat, Colorado); Senior Director, Office of Governor John Hickenlooper (Democrat, Colorado)
- $500 (In-Kind) contribution from Northside AFT Committee on Political Education (COPE)
- Campaign Finance Report - 30th Day Before Election (period of - 01/01/2023 through 03/27/2023)
OTHER INFORMATION
- 2021 Candidate biography and favorite quote.
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.
Choose not to answer
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.
Neutral
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
While education may not be a "fundamental right" under the Constitution, the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment requires that when a state establishes a public school system (as in Texas), no child living in that state may be denied equal access to schooling. Public schools play an essential role in our state education our future leaders.
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.
Choose not to answer
School districts should not discriminate.
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
The function of a school board is to establish the vision and goals for the public schools in their district, and they set standards for the performance of schools and superintendents.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
There should be a committee of stakeholders that include those affected that reviews the process of adopting curriculum and resources.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parents should be respectful and follow the protocol to speak at the designated times during school board meetings.
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
STEM Core Content areas: ELA Fine Arts/Electives Extra-Curricular
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 requires putting systems in place to ensure that every child has an equal chance for success. That requires understanding the unique challenges and barriers faced by individual students or by populations of students and providing additional supports to help them overcome those barriers.
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.
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.
Agree
There are copyright laws but ideally, yes.
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in God and have faith that I have a Purpose to serve.
I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Choose not to answer
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?
The parents at home.
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
The sex education that we received in school was through the health class. It was a high level overview and it worked. With the internet now, students can search and find anything. They need guidance by their guardians/parent to manage this information.
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.
Choose not to answer
People vote with voter registration card.
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).
Did not answer
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
Did not answer
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Choose not to answer
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Schools require immunizations now.
I support mask mandates.
Choose not to answer
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Neutral
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Agree
