Mark Wingren
Non-Partisan | Kansas
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mark Wingren
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
Candidate did not provide
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Johnson County, Republican Precinct Committeeman, Fraternal Order of Eagle
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Republican Precinct Committeeman, 2022-present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Kansans for Life
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
While some of the things they teach in classrooms, like pregnancy prevention and safe sex, can be looked at in a positive light, the reality is that organization provides no other real services in their location aside from killing unborn children at an alarming rate.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
I am backed by KFL. Every child is a miracle, even right at conception.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
I am a small business owner and I constantly have to fight the government for my right to make a living. I believe strongly in free enterprise and I can’t emphasize “shop small, shop local” enough.
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Disagree
Because we care, we will go to Topeka on our own dime to try to pass legislation to get things done in our schools. Taxpayer money should pay for this, because my arguments in Topeka are the voice of my constituents, but I know that this type of system would be abused. This is why I disagree. Also, it should be noted that I don’t have a full understanding of how lobbying for a school district works, or if funds are even allowed to be spent on this.
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Public education is a wonderful thing. It must be funded by the State and local tax dollars. Federal funds that pay for Title 1 schools are needed in Olathe, but likely because the district has squandered funds for other programs. Federal funds turn our school boards into puppets and I think federal funds should have no strings attached to them, besides the betterment of our children’s education.
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 lead, serve, and advocate for our kids, parents, and staff.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The school board should.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Never.
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, science, Language Arts, Arts and Music, Physical Fitness, American history, Vocational Learning, Personal Finances, and Foreign Language.
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
A
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
Every student should have the equal opportunity to be educated to their fullest potential.
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
And it should be taught at an age appropriate grade level.
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Agree
Olathe Title 1 schools based on percentages of free and reduced lunch students receive 36 million dollars in federal funding per year. We’d have to think of ways to replace those funds. I’m up for this challenge.
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
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
They pay taxes too.
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I was baptized Catholic but attend a Christian Bible Church. I attend services very regularly.
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?
Parents should be the first to teach this. I’d say 5th grade.
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
If this has to be taught at school, it should be just the basics. Human anatomy and the reproductive system.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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.
NO
A candidate's personal moral values are relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
Strongly Disagree
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?
Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
The Kansas For Life website has my survey on file and I have been endorsed by them. Also, I am an elected official; Republican Precinct Committeeman district 1 precint 31.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I need your help and generation donations to win this election.
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2014 Democratic Primary 2014 Republican Primary 2014 General Election 2016 Democratic Primary 2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Democratic Primary 2018 Republican Primary 2018 General Election 2020 Democratic Primary 2020 Republican Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Democratic Primary 2022 Republican Primary 2022 General Election
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Neutral
This is a loaded question. Just because they might have the license, doesn’t mean they are proficient with a firearm. I plan on introducing volunteer veterans and retired police officers as a means of keeping the campuses safe.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Only vaccines that have a long proven track record like MMR, Polio, chicken pox. Emergency vaccines without long term testing would never get a vote from me to become mandatory.
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
