Bob Thayer
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Bob Thayer
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
Ector County ISD Board of Trustees - Position 7
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, ThM, 2000
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Odessa Bible Church, Lead Pastor, Evangelical Free Church of America
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
OTHER INFORMATION
- Election Voting History from Ector County Elections Department for Robert Thayer during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary election: Republican
- 2020 Primary election: Republican
- Voted in seven Republican Primary elections 2004 - 2022
- Voted in ten General elections 2004 - 2022
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QUESTIONNAIRE
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?
Not College. Just through 12th grade
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?
To be a contact point between the administration and the parents. We are to help the administration see the parents point of view, challenge the thinking of administrators and reflect our communities values to the administration.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
Technically, it's the administration, however, it should never be done without or in opposition to the will of the parents. The parents are ultimately responsible for their children and the administration should respect and follow their desires.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
When language is foul or loud. We should keep decorum from both sides. Otherwise, they should be free to speak up and into the process and the board should listen.
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
Mathematics,Science, American History, Language Arts, Physical Fitness, Art & Music, Information Technology, Personal Finances,Vocational Learning, Foreign Language, Social Emotional Learning
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
A - Liberty and equality (assuming the meaning is "all men are created equal.")
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
What it means to me is equal opportunity, fair and impartial. What it means to them is equal outcome.
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
CSE is a MUST for opt-in. I don't even think it should be an option at all. We need to focus on math, science, reading, writing and history. SEL is unique. Some counselors use it as a way of teaching gender ID, sexual behaviors and more. Others use it to teach character ED. I love the Character ED part and it can be a great tool. Many kids aren't getting this from their homes or churches (which is where it should come from.)
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'm the Lead Pastor at Odessa Bible Church and have been for 20 years. I'm a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, earning a Masters in Theology. I'm Biblically minded, focused and driven believing God has a great plan for our lives and the best way to enjoy life is to follow His plan.
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?
The parents...at home...when they feel it's appropriate.
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
We should teach the best approach and the bare minimum. Education should focus on Math, Science, Reading, Writing and History. But if we must, and we don't have to, we should teach what is best for a fulfilling life. Abstinence Physical and emotional health outcomes of casual, hook up sex culture Human anatomy/the reproductive system and how awesome it is
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).
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.
Strongly Agree
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Vaccines that are truly vaccines, not experiments. Those vaccines such as polio, small pox, measles, etc.
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
