Enrique Herrera
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Enrique Herrera
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
El Paso ISD Board of Trustees - District 2
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Master of Education, 2005
Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Bachelor of Science, 1999
Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Master in Education - Leadership, 2009
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
TALAS, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
OTHER INFORMATION
- Election Voting History from El Paso County Elections Department for Enrique Herrera during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary election: Democrat
- 2020 Primary election: Democrat
- Voted in five Democratic Primary elections 2000 - 2022
- Voted in ten General elections 2000 - 2022
**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**
- Please note: The following 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.
Neutral
Planned Parenthood could be an outreach program for families that may need them.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
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.
Neutral
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Did not answer
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Neutral
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
Acceptance should be the focus when being inclusive of everyone.
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
The function of the school board is to provide governance for the district and moving it forward for the best interest of its students.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
TEA provides schools the mandated curriculum used in all of our schools. Resources are used to supplement the teachers instruction and determined to be age-appropriate for their learning.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Civility should be of great importance at all times. Open forum is a great way for individuals to share their concerns and their reasonable concerns addressed at some point.
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
All of the choices are important. Depending on the specific needs of an individual student, some might carry more weight for them at times.
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
Liberty and equality but choice B has been a part of our overall history as well.
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
Providing opportunities for everyone that enters our school systems that range from college, career, and military options for them.
Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Agree
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.
Neutral
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.
Neutral
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I have a spiritual faith that provides me the support that I need when may need positive reinforcement.
I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Neutral
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Neutral
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?
The home has a huge role in this topic. Schools should support in an age appropriate manner with parental involvement and consent.
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
All of these topics make sense when teaching sexual education.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Neutral
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.
Neutral
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).
Did not answer
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
Being a candidate for an elected office should be held with the utmost respect for those that you represent.
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?
When the public can be jeopardized by the choices of others, then the decision for public safety should be considered.
I support mask mandates.
Neutral
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
