George Edwards Jr.
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile*
Conservative (Conditional)
*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.
BIOGRAPHY
Name
George Edwards Jr.
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board & Special HD2
Race
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees, Position 2
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattisburg, BS Accounting, 1981
WORK & MILITARY
US Army, Staff Sergeant, 5
AFFILIATIONS
Cy-Fair ISD, Vice President, Leadership Houston Class XXI
Chair, Second Baptist Church, Deacon, Bible Study Director
Exxon Mobil, Mineral Management Service's Corporate Leadership Award
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Cy-Fair ISD Board of Trustees, 1995-1998
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
None
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS*
*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (8)
Harris County Republican Party GOP
*Ted Heap
Tom Oliverson
Texas Latino Conservatives
Republican Party of Texas
OTHER (2)
*Natalie Blasingame
*Scott Henry
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Texas Republican Party, Harris County Republican Party, Texas Latino Conservatives
State Rep Tom Oliverson, Commissioner Tom Ramsey
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Campaign Finance Documents:
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 07/01/2023 through 09/28/2023
Please note: the following information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for educational purposes only:
Campaign Finance Report - period of 09/29/2023 through 10/28/2023
$10,765.30 contribution from CyFair 4 Liberty PAC
$9,100.00 expenditure to CyFair 4 Liberty PAC
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 07/01/2023 through 09/28/2023
OTHER INFORMATION
- Partisan Primary Election Voting History from Harris County Clerk's Elections Department for George Edwards Jr during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary election: Republican
- 2020 Primary election: Republican
- Voted in eight Republican Primary elections 1994 - 2018
- Voted in four Democratic Primary elections 1994 - 2018
**Election Voting History is not considered during panel evaluations.**
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree
I am pro-life!
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree
I am pro-life!
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
I am pro-life!
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
I am pro-life!
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Agree
Healthy competition and free enterprise is good for the economy!
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Agree
Healthy competition and free enterprise is good for the economy!
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Disagree
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Disagree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Government funding of public education is fine as long as there is oversight and transparency!
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Government funding of public education is fine as long as there is oversight and transparency!
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Agree
Students should be able to speak as long as school rules and policies are observed.
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Agree
Students should be able to speak as long as school rules and policies are observed.
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
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 hire and evaluate the superintendent, to set policies and goals that govern the school district and provide oversight.
What is the function of the local school board?
To hire and evaluate the superintendent, to set policies and goals that govern the school district and provide oversight.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The administration recommends a curriculum to board of trustees. It is approved by the trustees and the trustees approve the resources to implement the curricula.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The administration recommends a curriculum to board of trustees. It is approved by the trustees and the trustees approve the resources to implement the curricula.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parents should be allowed to speak prior to the actual board meeting. They should not be allowed to speak during the actual board meeting.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parents should be allowed to speak prior to the actual board meeting. They should not be allowed to speak during the actual board meeting.
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
1. Mathematics, 2.Science, 3. American History, 4.Physical Fitness, 5.Vocational Learning, 6. Language Arts, 7.Information Technology, 8. Art & Music. 9.Foreign Language,
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
1. Mathematics, 2.Science, 3. American History, 4.Physical Fitness, 5.Vocational Learning, 6. Language Arts, 7.Information Technology, 8. Art & Music. 9.Foreign Language,
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
A) Liberty and Equality
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
A) Liberty and Equality
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
Educating Students in reading, writing and math skills regardless of their race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
Educating Students in reading, writing and math skills regardless of their race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation
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
Parental involvement is key in this area.
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
Parental involvement is key in this area.
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Agree
Local control in education is very important to parents and local taxpayers.
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Agree
Local control in education is very important to parents and local taxpayers.
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.
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.
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
Strongly Agree
None
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
Strongly Agree
None
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
No
Materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts should not be accessible by students.
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
No
Materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts should not be accessible by students.
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
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
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
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian! I believe in God and Jesus!
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian! I believe in God and Jesus!
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
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 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
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?
Sexual education should be taught by the parents! Appropriate age is 12-13 years old
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Sexual education should be taught by the parents! Appropriate age is 12-13 years old
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 teaching of sex Ed.
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 teaching of sex Ed.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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
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
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
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.
Disagree
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
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.
Agree
A candidate's personal moral values are relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
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?
Conservative
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).
None
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?
I strongly believe students should be taught to read for comprehension using phonics by the end of third grade! .
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I strongly believe students should be taught to read for comprehension using phonics by the end of third grade! .
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2014 Republican Primary 2014 General Election 2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Republican Primary 2018 General Election 2020 Republican Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Republican Primary 2022 General Election
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2014 Republican Primary 2014 General Election 2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Republican Primary 2018 General Election 2020 Republican Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Republican Primary 2022 General Election
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Disagree
Only law enforcement personnel assigned to the schools should carry guns.
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Disagree
Only law enforcement personnel assigned to the schools should carry guns.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Texas law requires students to be vaccinated against vaccine-preventable diseases caused by infectious agents.
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Texas law requires students to be vaccinated against vaccine-preventable diseases caused by infectious agents.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Agree
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
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Agree
