Dan Adera-Odhiambo
Non-Partisan | Kansas
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Dan Adera-Odhiambo
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
General Municipal and School Board
Race
Olathe Public Schools USD 233 Board of Education, Member 1
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Emporia State University, Emporia, Business Admin, Not finished
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
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Campaign Finance Reports
OTHER INFORMATION
Olathe School Board Survey
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree
Institutions of learning should be places of educational growth and nothing outside of education.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Choose not to answer
This question has nothing with the school district or school board.
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.
Strongly Disagree
That is the role of the county and state leadership and not the school district.
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I strongly support government funding of Public Education. The future of any society is determined by the level literacy of its citizens. Public education therefore gives every child an equal opportunity to be whatever they desire to be
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Neutral
That is their call as long as the conversation is respectfull
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.
Choose not to answer
This is not within the purview of the school district to determine individual affiliations.
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
Setting policy, hiring of the superintendent as well as being accountable to the public/parents/community.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
All the stakeholders - school board, District administration
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parents should have a voice at the board meetings, time should be reserved for parents to speak and policy put in place on how the board responds to the issues raised by parents.
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
Math, IT, Science, Finances, Physical fitness, American history,language arts & music, foreign language, SEL.
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
Liberty.
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
gives every child an equal opportunity to be whatever they desire to be
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
Parents must be involved in all aspect of their child's life until the age of 18
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Neutral
It depends with the situation.
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
Until the age of 18, but parents need to explain their actions to their children
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
Strongly Agree
100% - both parents and taxpayers are the employers
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
No
Students need to be exposed to math, science, art, language and trades skills.
All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.
Strongly Agree
should be public info
Do you believe print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review, including those without children enrolled in school.
Yes
should be public info
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Has nothing to do with school board roles.
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?
That is a conversation that has to happen with the parent and immediate relatives.
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
I do not support
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Choose not to answer
Has nothing to do with school board roles.
I support allowing public middle and high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should be allowed in female locker rooms and bathrooms.
Strongly Disagree
No school official should be involved in the social or medical transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
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.
None
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?
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).
None
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
We have to talk to each other and reach common ground.
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
Choose not to answer
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Disagree
That is the role of the SRO's. Teachers should just teach
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
They should never be allowed.
I support mask mandates.
Choose not to answer
Overtaken by events
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
