Irene Tamayo
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Irene Tamayo
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
Pasadena ISD School Board - Position 7
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
San Jacinto College, Pasadena, Texas, Assosciate in Arts, 1971
University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1972
WORK & MILITARY
none
AFFILIATIONS
Sociedad Morelos, Secretary, Friends of the Library, HCPLS South Houston Branch
Secretary, Amigos del Barrio, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Council Member City of South Houston, l0 years Total
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
none
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (1)
Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
AFL CIO
Pasadena Educators Association
South Houston First Candidates
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (8)
ActBlue (2022)
Ana Hernandez (2018)
Beto O'Rourke (2022)
Carol Alvarado (2013)
Charlie Crist (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Appointment of Campaign Treasurer
- Campaign Finance Documents:
- Please note: This information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
OTHER INFORMATION
- Election Voting History for Irene Tamayo from the Harris County Elections Administrator's Office during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary Election: Democratic
- 2020 Primary Election: Democratic
- Voted in 24 Democratic Primary elections 1994 - 2022
- Voted in one republican Primary election 2000
- Voted in 34 General elections 1994 - 2022
**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**
- Voting History Record pages 2-3
- Application for a Place on the Ballot
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.
Choose not to answer
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?
We need our children to be educated to have a society with improved economic opportunities for a better life.
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?
The functions of the Board of Trustees is to oversee the finances and policies of the school district in the interest of a quality education for the students of our communities.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
Educators should have the authority to set curriculum in the programs that they teach. Educators have first hand knowledge of what works best in the classroom to stimulate a positive learning atmospher for students.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parents should not be restricted from speaking at school board meetings. Parents should be able to express their opinion about any concerns they have. However, no violent or threatening behavior should be tolerated when addressing the board members.
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
Social Emotional Learning, Physical Fitness, Information technology, Mathematics, Science, American History, Language Arts, Arts & Music, Vocational learning, and Foreign language.
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?
Equity in Education means Equity for all students in the District by Supporting the teachers and staff, putting the needs of the students first. That means we must recruit and retain the best educators and invest more in STEM and the Fine Arts and provide improved social and emotioinal learning environments.
Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Disagree
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
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.
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 believe in God. I am a Christian, of the Catholic Faith.
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
Name changes that are legally recorded in court is what will have to be legally recognized.
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?
Sexual education should be up to parents. Certainly some orientation to basic body function needs to be taught before students get into puberty. Middle School is an appropriate level to introduce children to what is happening with their bodies, as hormonal changes, etc.
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 of hormonal body changes should be taught. Basic human anatomy should be taught so that children can grow up and be able to describe basic body parts and functions to a nurse or doctor instead of using #1 or #2, or pee and poop for not knowing proper words.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Disagree
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.
NA
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).
none
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I believe that Education is important for the welfare of families, communities, our government, and the world.
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?
In the interest of the health and welfare of the students and the community they serve.
I support mask mandates.
Agree
Many disregard the importance of masks, however having worked in the medical field, I truly believe a mask is a barrier of sorts to respiratory diseases or symptoms (nothing is 100%).
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
