Olivia Barnard

Non-Partisan | Texas

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Olivia Barnard


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2025


Election

May Uniform


Race

Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees, At-Large Seats (vote for two)


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Olivia Barnard websites FacebookFacebookInstagramInstagramLinkedInLinkTree

EDUCATION

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Oklahoma

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Dripping Springs ISD Trustee, 2022-2025

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Dripping Springs ISD Trustee, 2025-2028

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (11)

Ted Cruz (2024)

Carrie Isaac (2023)

Kari Lake (2023)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2023)

Mark Robinson (2023)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

Campaign Finance Report - 30th day before election (03/03/2025 - 04/03/2025) from Dripping Springs ISD

Selected contributions/expenditures:

  • $25.00 contribution from Olivia Barnard
  • $2,000.00 contribution from Allissa Smith

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

Campaign Finance Report - 8th day before election (04/03/2025 - 04/25/2025) from Dripping Springs ISD

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

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

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

Agree

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

A district should engage parents immediately if any student requires access to resources above and beyond the scope of education.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Teachers should be required to refer to students by pronouns which are misaligned with their gender at birth even if it would violate the teacher's moral and/or religious beliefs.

Disagree


ECONOMY

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?

I agree with the 7th Article of the Texas Constitution that the Texas Legislature must establish and maintain an efficient system of public free schools. I do not agree that college should be funded by the state/taxpayers.


EDUCATION

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

Disagree

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

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

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).

Neutral

Unfortunately the divisiveness of this topic has resulted in varying opinions on the basic definitions making it impossible to convey full thoughts on the topic. As it relates to education I believe all students should have access to an excellent education and opportunities to excel ultimately skillset and merit determines outcome.

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

The following are all priority and necessity: American History, Civics, Language Arts, Mathematics, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, Science, 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.

Neutral

Yes, all parents should maintain the choice to seek the best education that meets their students and families needs. I do not support vouchers that increase tax base and government reach. Because a specific Bill is not notated here it is impossible to answer support or not.

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

Opportunities

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.

A, Opt in. Texas has done a great job legislating this.


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 support programs that are well vetted, highly regulated like Marshall programs and recent regulation like House Bill 3.


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.

Neutral

Decisions need to be made with community input, the total power may depend on state legislation.


ABOUT YOU

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

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Republican Primary 2018 General Election 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?

Conservative


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian. We attend a non-denominational church.

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

Parents or legal guardian; I believe that conversations that relate to morals and values should not happen in a public school setting. Sex Education should be age appropriate, abstinence based and continued to be determined based on state approved curriculum, local community committees then final approval with Board of Trustees and on an Op-In basis with parents having access to review curriculum.

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

I support the Texas Scott and White sex education curriculum known as "Worth the Wait", It is an abstinence-centered program. It comprises lessons that provide medical and legal information about teen sexual activity. covering topics like puberty, sexual reproduction, sexually transmitted diseases, and decision making skills. It emphasizes that abstinence is the most effective way to prevent pregnancy and STD's.

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

Strongly Agree

Children have the right to be protected from hypersexualization (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.

Choose not to answer

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


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports.

Strongly Agree

Biological males should not be allowed to occupy women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, women's shelters, prisons, or sororities.

Strongly Agree

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