Sinsey Johnson
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Sinsey Johnson
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
Arlington ISD Board of Trustees - Place 6
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Texas @ Arlington, Arlington, BA Psychology/Business Administration, 2006
Walden Univeristy, Minneapolis, PhD Public Policy and Administration, 2016
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Air Force, E4, 3y 8m
AFFILIATIONS
Peach Elementary School, Volunteer, Boys & Girls Club of Arlington North Branch
Volunteer/ Contributor, National Forum for Black Public Administrators, Member
The Black Academy of Arts & Letters tbaal.org, Member, Pi Alpha Alpha WaldenU Chapter
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
ActBlue (2022)
Beto O'Rourke (2022)
Hank Gilbert (2010)
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Appointment of Campaign Treasurer (Filed February 14)
- Campaign Finance Report- 8th day before the election (period from 04/07/2023-04/28/2023)
- Please note: this information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
OTHER INFORMATION
- Election Voting History from the Tarrant County Elections Administration for Sinsey Johnson during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary election: Democratic
- 2020 Primary election: Democratic
- Voted in seven Democratic Primary elections 1996 - 2018
- Voted in 2000 Republican Primary election
- Voter in five Joint elections 1996 - 2022
- Voted in 21 General elections 1996 - 2022
**Voting 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.
Choose not to answer
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.
Agree
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Choose not to answer
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I agree.
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.
Neutral
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
- Crafting the overall educational vision of a district’s public schools - set the school’s curriculum - responsible for the success or failure of local public education - advocate for educational excellence for the community’s youth - to create and uphold board policy - to elect school officials - oversee administrators (www.masterclass.com; https://www.aisd.net)
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
School boards, with input from Teachers, should have the authority to set curriculums since it is one of their functions to vote on policies and practices used to run local schools that benefit the community and align with its values. As well as vote on the curriculum as it is presented to them. However, the State education boards will often guide local school boards on how to adopt the curriculum, and federal funding will dictate a curriculum. (www.quora.com)
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Never the public generally has the right to speak regarding matters within the school board's jurisdiction. The committee, however, may restrict the speech's time, place, and manner (https://nsba.org/ASBJ/2019/October/First-Amendment).
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, Mathematics, Science, Information Technology, American History, Critical Race Theory, Foreign Language, Language Arts, Art & Music, Vocational Learning, Personal Finances, Sexuality, Gender Identity, Political Activism
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
Slavery and racism
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
Every child should have equal access to quality teachers and education.
Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Choose not to answer
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Choose not to answer
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.
Neutral
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
Choose not to answer
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
No
but they do thanks to the internet
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 the Trinity, God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. My religious beliefs and values are personal to me.
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.
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, first, are the ones to teach their children sexual education. Then give their consent when their child is ready psychologically and emotionally ready for this conversation/learning. As early as eight years of age.
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; 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
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly 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.
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?
Choose not to answer
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.
Neutral
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
During a pandemic
I support mask mandates.
Agree
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
