Philip Muzzy
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Philip Muzzy
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
San Marcos Consolidated ISD Board of Trustees - District 1
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Texas State University, San Marcos, M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, 2017
Texas State University, San Marcos, B.S. Applied Sociology, 2010
WORK & MILITARY
Army, Sergeant, 1991-1996
AFFILIATIONS
Knights of Columbus, Outside Guard, Ki Charter Academy
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Austin Talley (2018)
Republican Women's Organizations (2020)
State Republican Party Organizations (2016)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Association of Texas Professional Educators (2017)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
- Application for a Place on the Ballot
- Election Voting History from Hays County Elections & Voter Registration Department for Philip Muzzy during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary election: Republican
- 2020 Primary election: Republican
- Voted in four Republican Primary election 2016 - 2022
- Voted in four General elections 2016 - 2022
**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Neutral
Resources that are available with parental consent are not a problem.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Disagree
I am pro-choice, but do not like the idea of late term abortions, unless the mother's health is at-risk.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Strongly Agree
I do not partake in these conversations, however; if a child loves his/her religion they should be encouraged to speak freely about it.
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
School Districts need to focus attention on educating our youth
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?
I believe public education needs to be retooled, but at this time I'm not qualified to have a strong position on how to do that. I would need more time to research and collaborate with professionals. I am open to conversations on the potential of increased government funding of public education from pre-k through college. There is absolutely ant affordability/access problem with post-secondary education.
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
The local School Board should work with the Superintendent in creating a vision, and supporting policies of increasing student achievement for their community's youth.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The current system of the State Board of Education adopting curriculum with heavy input from teachers and stakeholders has been appropriate. Each School District/community should be in charge of determining the resources used in curricula with the assistance of TEA.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parents should not be restricted, however; all rules must be abided by and a respectful decorum must be followed. Violations of respect and decency must be addressed, unapologetically.
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
Physical Fitness, Language Arts, Personal Finance, Vocational Learning, SEL, Art and Music, Science, American History
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?
That all students should have access to a quality 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).
Neutral
Comprehensive Sex Ed - YES, Social and Emotional Learning - NO
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Neutral
There can be a balance. These are not mutually exclusive
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
If you have children in a current failing Public School, it would be hard not to 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
They have enough access online, at-home.
All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.
Strongly Agree
If requested, sure. There should be nothing wrong with transparency.
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
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OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
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I support mask mandates.
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All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
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All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
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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.
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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?
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Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
I have no public political
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
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VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
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No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
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No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.
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Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
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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
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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