Bob Tierney

Non-Partisan | Wisconsin

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Bob Tierney


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2024


Election

Spring & Presidential Preference


Race

Kenosha Unified School District Board of Education, At-Large


Incumbent

No


Links

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EDUCATION

Zion Benton High School, Zion, Diploma, 2001

WORK & MILITARY

U.S. Army, Staff Sergeant, (E-6), 10

AFFILIATIONS

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

Republican Party of Kenosha County

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

Please note: The following information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for educational purposes only.

Campaign Finance Report - Pre-Election 2024 (dated 3/24/2024)

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OTHER INFORMATION

Participated in Building Our Future Youth Voice Project's School Board Candidate Forum (3/13/2024)

*This information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Neutral

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Neutral

What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?

The school shouldn't have a role in student pregnancy. This is between the student and parent.

What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?

The school shouldn't have a role in student pregnancy. This is between the student and parent.


ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Agree

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Agree

What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?

The current funding system is not working. Putting most of the responsibility on tax payers does work in high poverty areas and areas with little home ownership.

What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?

The current funding system is not working. Putting most of the responsibility on tax payers does work in high poverty areas and areas with little home ownership.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Disagree

Mandated curriculum should not contain content or topics that go against morality/ or religious beliefs. Reading, writing, math, and factual history should be the only topics in mandated curriculum.

Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Disagree

Mandated curriculum should not contain content or topics that go against morality/ or religious beliefs. Reading, writing, math, and factual history should be the only topics in mandated curriculum.


EDUCATION

Abortion and gender-affirming providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.

Strongly Disagree

Abortion and gender-affirming providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.

Strongly Disagree

Consistent discipline creates a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning.

Agree

The current behavior module being used in public schools is not doing these children any justice. Structure, consistency, and discipline is a proven method.

Consistent discipline creates a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning.

Agree

The current behavior module being used in public schools is not doing these children any justice. Structure, consistency, and discipline is a proven method.

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

Public schools should be transparent with everything that is given to our children. Everyone in the community is a stakeholder in our public schools. Taxpayers, parents, and community members should know exactly what is going on in the public schools.

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

Public schools should be transparent with everything that is given to our children. Everyone in the community is a stakeholder in our public schools. Taxpayers, parents, and community members should know exactly what is going on in the public schools.

Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.

Strongly Agree

Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.

Strongly Agree

I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Strongly Disagree

I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Strongly Disagree

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Neutral

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Neutral

Please list in order the following priorities in relation to the role of a K-12 public school (omitting any that do not apply): American History, Art & Music, Civics, Critical Race Theory, Foreign Language, Gender Identity, Information Technology, Language Arts, Mathematics, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, Political Activism, Science, Sexuality, Social Emotional Learning, Vocational Learning

American History, Mathematics, Language Arts, Civics, Art and Music, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, Science, Information Technology, and Vocational Learning.

Please list in order the following priorities in relation to the role of a K-12 public school (omitting any that do not apply): American History, Art & Music, Civics, Critical Race Theory, Foreign Language, Gender Identity, Information Technology, Language Arts, Mathematics, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, Political Activism, Science, Sexuality, Social Emotional Learning, Vocational Learning

American History, Mathematics, Language Arts, Civics, Art and Music, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, Science, Information Technology, and Vocational Learning.

The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child instead of the bureaucracy, through a program which allows parents the freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.

Strongly Agree

Allowing parents to send their children to a school that best fits the family values and goals of the student should be a right for every American.

The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child instead of the bureaucracy, through a program which allows parents the freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.

Strongly Agree

Allowing parents to send their children to a school that best fits the family values and goals of the student should be a right for every American.

Which should students have: equity of outcomes or equality of opportunities?

You can not control outcomes, you can only control opportunities. All students should be given an equal opportunity to learn. Outcomes depend on the students effort and parental support.

Which should students have: equity of outcomes or equality of opportunities?

You can not control outcomes, you can only control opportunities. All students should be given an equal opportunity to learn. Outcomes depend on the students effort and parental support.

Which type of written parental consent should be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE)? (A) Opt-In. (B) Opt-Out. (C) None.

Parents should have to Opt-in if they wish to let their children learn about sex in school.

Which type of written parental consent should be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE)? (A) Opt-In. (B) Opt-Out. (C) None.

Parents should have to Opt-in if they wish to let their children learn about sex in school.


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I was raised Catholic. My wife is a devout Catholic and we are raising our children with Christian values. I deployed to combat 4 times and have some issues with my personal religious views like many other veterans.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I was raised Catholic. My wife is a devout Catholic and we are raising our children with Christian values. I deployed to combat 4 times and have some issues with my personal religious views like many other veterans.

Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?

Parents are responsible for teaching sex education to their children and they decide when their children are old enough to view certain content. The government or school system should not have the right to go against parents.

Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?

Parents are responsible for teaching sex education to their children and they decide when their children are old enough to view certain content. The government or school system should not have the right to go against parents.

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) -- abortion methods and side effects; abstinence; consent; contraceptive methods; human anatomy/the reproductive system; physical and emotional health outcomes; sex acts and pleasures of sex; sexual orientation and gender identity; stages of pregnancy and fetal development

If Sex Ed is offered parents should have to Opt-in. Sex Ed should push abstinence as the main objective. Other areas covered should be, consent, contraceptive methods, human anatomy/the reproductive system, physical and emotional health outcomes, and stages of pregnancy and fetal development.

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) -- abortion methods and side effects; abstinence; consent; contraceptive methods; human anatomy/the reproductive system; physical and emotional health outcomes; sex acts and pleasures of sex; sexual orientation and gender identity; stages of pregnancy and fetal development

If Sex Ed is offered parents should have to Opt-in. Sex Ed should push abstinence as the main objective. Other areas covered should be, consent, contraceptive methods, human anatomy/the reproductive system, physical and emotional health outcomes, and stages of pregnancy and fetal development.

Children have a right to reach maturity without chemical or surgical castration, which would damage their healthy bodies through surgeries and may cause a life-long dependence on cross-sex hormones.

Strongly Agree

Children have a right to reach maturity without chemical or surgical castration, which would damage their healthy bodies through surgeries and may cause a life-long dependence on cross-sex hormones.

Strongly Agree

Children have the right to be protected from sexual grooming (including drag shows and explicit materials) in schools and libraries.

Strongly Agree

Children have the right to be protected from sexual grooming (including drag shows and explicit materials) in schools and libraries.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman essential to the formation and sustaining of a civil and prosperous society.

Neutral

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman essential to the formation and sustaining of a civil and prosperous society.

Neutral

Parents have the fundamental right to raise their child in accordance with their beliefs and values, including the right to make decisions about the child's education and healthcare.

Strongly Agree

Parents have the fundamental right to raise their child in accordance with their beliefs and values, including the right to make decisions about the child's education and healthcare.

Strongly Agree

Parents should have full and timely access to any and all records, including school and medical records, associated with their minor children.

Strongly Agree

Parents should have full and timely access to any and all records, including school and medical records, associated with their minor children.

Strongly Agree


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Agree

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Agree


EQUALITY

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ABOUT YOU

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Republican Primary 2020 Republican Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Republican Primary 2022 General Election

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Republican Primary 2020 Republican Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Republican Primary 2022 General Election

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?

Lean 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?

Lean Conservative


2ND AMENDMENT

Faculty who are licensed to carry and have had ongoing training should be allowed to carry guns at school in order to respond to an active shooter situation.

Neutral

I believe all schools should have licensed armed security guards.

Faculty who are licensed to carry and have had ongoing training should be allowed to carry guns at school in order to respond to an active shooter situation.

Neutral

I believe all schools should have licensed armed security guards.


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

In the event of a pandemic, school districts can mandate whatever health precautions they deem necessary (including masks and vaccines) to protect students and staff.

Strongly Disagree

In the event of a pandemic, school districts can mandate whatever health precautions they deem necessary (including masks and vaccines) to protect students and staff.

Strongly Disagree

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