Rick Jones

Non-Partisan | Texas

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Rick Jones

Party

Non-Partisan

Election Year

2023

Election

School Board

Race

Victoria ISD School Board - District 5

Incumbent

No

Links

Facebook

EDUCATION

Texas Tech University, Lubbock. Texas, BS Chemical Engineering, 1981

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Fellowship Bible Church, Elder

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

Race

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SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)

Beth Van Duyne (2020)

Kari Lake (2022)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS



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OTHER INFORMATION

  • Election Voting History from Victoria County Elections & Voter Registration Department for Rick Jones during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
    • 2022 Primary election:  Republican
    • 2020 Primary election:  Republican 
    • Voted in five Republican Primary elections 2010-2022 and one Democrat Primary election 2008
    • Voted in nineteen General elections 2001 - 2022

**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**

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QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

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

Strongly 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.

Strongly 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?

It is good, but how it is administered can be a problem if done with strings attached. The same for a school voucher program.

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.

Strongly Agree

EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

To represent their constituents in decisions regarding their children's education.

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

School Boards

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

Only if it is profane with an attempt to intimidate.

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

Mathematics, Science, Personal Finances, Information Technology, American History, Language Arts, Vocational Learning, Physical Fitness, Art & Music, Foreign Language,

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

A, Liberty and equality.

What does "equity in education" mean to you?

It should not be used in education. To me, it means providing a way to unfairly disadvantage the majority.

Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

Strongly Agree

The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.

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

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.

Evangelical Christian

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.

Strongly 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?

The parents. The schools can help - with parent's consent.

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

Did not answer

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

Strongly 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.

Strongly 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?

Very Conservative

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

I was interviewed on the Bill Pozzi Radio Show and the Wade & Carter Radio Show, both on 2/27/23. Both shows are available in Facebook and the links to my specific interviews are available on my Facebook page.

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

I have lived in my community for over 21 years and plan to live here longer. I care about the future of the community which runs through our children who need a good education. That is why I am running for School Board.

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?

Only for proven vaccines that have been completely tested. Parents should have an opt out option.

I support mask mandates.

Strongly Disagree

All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.

Strongly Agree

All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.

Neutral

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