Ed Harrison

Non-Partisan | Texas

Candidate Profile*

Conservative (Conditional)

*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Ed Harrison


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2023


Election

School Board


Race

Midlothian ISD Board of Trustees - Place 7


Incumbent

No


Links

Ed Harrison websites Facebook

EDUCATION

Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, B.S. History, 1980

Dallas Seminary

WORK & MILITARY

Navy, E#, 2

AFFILIATIONS

Dallas Baptist University, Adjunct professor

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

None

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

U. S. Congress District 24, 1994 & 1996

Race

Previous Races

ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (3)

Ellis County Republican Party

Ellis County Young Republicans

*Patriot Mobile PAC

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Ellis County GOP, Your Republicans of Ellis County, Republican Party of Texas, State Board of Education Member Evelyn Brooks, Mike Dillow, Richard Rozier - Ellis County Tax Assessor

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE*

*Additional information was received after the evaluation was assigned and was not considered in the Panel Evaluations, therefore it is for additional educational purposes only.
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?

This is an issue for the Texas State Legislature. However, the reality is that government funds nothing without first taking it from taxpayers.


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?

Oversight of the superintendent, policy approval, establishing tax rates, budgets, and approving curriculum

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

School board

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

Never. Everything the school does must be completely transparent to parents.

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

Reading, American history, mathematics, science, information technology, personal finance, physical fitness

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?

A guarantee of outcome. All students arrive at the same lowest level. There is no quest for personal success or excellence and it is not compatible with our government since its origins are Marxist. It is not the same as "equal opportunity."

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.

I became a Christian while in the Navy in 1973. My Christian faith forms my world view.

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?

Parents or legal guardians at an age determined by the parents.

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

Abstinence, sexual transmitted diseases, human anatomy, stages of pregnancy, fetal development and the spiritual ramifications

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).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iKsNSr0NZA

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

In this race I am the only candidate who has founded and run his own business for 38 years, hired hundreds of employees, negotiated with government entities and through government red tape, and sat on numerous boards and commissions. Besides my business experience I am the only candidate who has served as an adjunct university professor for 15 years. I am a conservative who is not seeking a resume enhancement goal but I am running for the good of our students and school district. I have 4 grandchildren presently in our school district with number 5 entering MISD next year and I want them and all other students to have the best education possible.


2ND AMENDMENT

Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.

Strongly Agree


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?

Unless the vaccine is thoroughly tested and has many years of trials and is proven to do what it claims no vaccine should be required.

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.

Strongly Agree

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