Simon Salinas
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Simon Salinas
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
Plano ISD Board of Trustees - Place 7
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Collin County Community College, Plano, AS, General Studies, 2022
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (4)
Run for Something
Staci Childs
Collin Texas Faculty Association (TFA)
They See Blue Texas
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Staci Childs, State Board of Education
OTHER INFORMATION
- Election Voting History for Simon Salinas Jr from the Collin County Elections Department during the time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary election: no data received
- Voted in 2022 General election
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Please note: This information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
Please note: This information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Neutral
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Neutral
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
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What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
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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.
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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.
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EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
To provide accountability, oversight, and trust to the community.
What is the function of the local school board?
To provide accountability, oversight, and trust to the community.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
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Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
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When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
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When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
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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
As a former student and current staff member, I can confidently say that Critical Race Theory is not taught in my district.
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
As a former student and current staff member, I can confidently say that Critical Race Theory is not taught in my district.
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
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Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
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What does "equity in education" mean to you?
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What does "equity in education" mean to you?
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Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
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Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
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The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
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The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
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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
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
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
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
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 am religious, however, my religion does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
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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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am religious, however, my religion does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
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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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
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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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
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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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
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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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
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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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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
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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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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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
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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A candidate's political beliefs are irrelevant when considering who to vote for. I think it's more important to see which candidate will reach out to the community and represent both sides of arguments where they can only see one side. I will be that Trustee and I look forward to representing those with whom I disagree.
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
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?
Lean Liberal
This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member, but I believe in transparency for all voters when it comes to my political affiliation.
A candidate's personal moral values are relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
Choose not to answer
A candidate's political beliefs are irrelevant when considering who to vote for. I think it's more important to see which candidate will reach out to the community and represent both sides of arguments where they can only see one side. I will be that Trustee and I look forward to representing those with whom I disagree.
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
N/A
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?
Lean Liberal
This does not involve the role of a nonpartisan school board member, but I believe in transparency for all voters when it comes to my political affiliation.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
This is a nonpartisan race. I hope the voters look at my track record of advocacy for public health concerns, underserved groups of students, and being the only candidate who has been a student/staff member of the district.
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
N/A
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
This is a nonpartisan race. I hope the voters look at my track record of advocacy for public health concerns, underserved groups of students, and being the only candidate who has been a student/staff member of the district.
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
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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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Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
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I support mask mandates.
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Public health measures should not be the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
I support mask mandates.
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Public health measures should not be the role of a nonpartisan school board member.
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Strongly Agree
Transparency is important.
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Strongly Agree
Transparency is important.
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Strongly Agree
Transparency is important.
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Strongly Agree
Transparency is important.
