Erica Brettell
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Erica Brettell
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
Katy ISD Board of Trustees - Place 4
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK, B.A. in Social Work, Spanish, 2003
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
WORK & MILITARY
Office of US Senator James M. Inhofe, 2004-2014
AFFILIATIONS
Lindsay’s Light Dating Violence Prevention Program, Program Facilitator, Diane Winborn Elementary PTA
Board Member, Shield Bearer Counseling Centers, Advisory Council Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Campaign Finance Documents:
- Appointment of Campaign Treasurer
- Please note: The following information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
- Campaign Finance Report - 30th Day Before Election (period of - 01/20/2023 through 04/06/2023)
- $1,000.00 contribution from Ryan Jackson (Senior VP Government and Political Affairs - National Mining Association)
- Campaign Finance Report - 8th Day Before Election (period of - 04/07/2023 through 04/27/2023)
OTHER INFORMATION
- Election Voting History for Erica Brettell from the Harris County Elections Administrator's Office during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary Election: did not vote
- 2020 Primary Election: Republican
- Voted in five Republican Primary elections 2016 - 2020
- Voted in nine General elections 2014 - 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.
Agree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Public education should be as localized as possible, with parental rights maintained.
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?
The local school board oversees the public school system, protects taxpayer funds and ensures every child in the district has a quality education.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
Educators, parents, and the school district, overseen by the school board, should all have input.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
There should be a required public comment portion of every school board meeting. As long as they follow the required guidelines, anyone can speak before the board.
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, American History, Science, Information Technology, Vocational Learning, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, Foreign Language, Social Emotional Learning
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?
It means all students have equal access to resources and 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.
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.
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.
Agree
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a 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.
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.
Agree
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents have the ultimate authority over when and what their children are taught related to sexual education.
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
Human anatomy/the reproductive health system, stages of pregnancy and fetal development, abstinence, consent, physical and emotional health outcomes
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.
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).
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?
Did not answer
I support mask mandates.
Disagree
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
