Stephanie Elad

Non-Partisan | Texas

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Stephanie Elad


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2025


Election

May Uniform


Race

Frisco ISD Board of Trustees, Place 3


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Stephanie Elad websites FacebookFacebookXLinkedInBallotpedia

EDUCATION

University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, Bachelor of Arts in Communication, 1992

San Diego State University, San Diego, Master of Arts in Speech Communication, 1997

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Chabad of Frisco, Member, Volunteer, Congregation Beth Torah

Member, Volunteer, Shearith Israel, Member

Frisco Education Foundation, Board Member (Representative from Frisco ISD Board), Star Patriots

Member, Collin County Republican Association, Member

Collin County GOP, Volunteer, Denton County GOP

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Frisco ISD Board of Trustees, Place 3, 2.5

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (4)

Denton County Conservative Coalition D3C

Collin County Conservative Republicans

1776 Project PAC

Pam Little

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Congressman Pat Fallon, State Senator Angela Paxton, State Rep Jared Patterson, Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Collin County Commissioner Darrell Hale. Still working on others

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (12)

Keresa Richardson (2024)

Matt Shaheen (2024)

Allen West (2022)

Collin Co Conservative Republicans (2022)

Jared Patterson (2022)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

Campaign Finance Report - January 15 (07/01/2024 - 12/31/2024) from Frisco ISD

Selected contributions/expenditures:

  • $1,000.00 contribution from Jared Patterson (Texas House Rep.)
  • $1,250.00 contribution from Matt Shaheen (Texas House Rep.)
  • $1,000.00 contribution from Lennea Hartoonian

Campaign Finance Report - 30th day before election (01/01/2025 - 03/24/2025) from Frisco ISD

Selected contributions/expenditures:

  • $1,000.00 contribution from Michelle Milholland
  • $2,500.00 contribution from Harry Komsky
  • $1,000.00 contribution from Carol Adams

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 (03/25/2025 - 04/23/2025) from Frisco ISD

Selected contributions/expenditures:

  • $2,500.00 contribution from Harry Komsky
  • $2,157.75 in contributions from Jared Elad
  • $765.00 expenditure to Republican Party of Texas

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

Campaign Finance Report - July 15 (04/28/2022 - 06/30/2022) from Frisco ISD

Selected contributions/expenditures:

  • $1,000.00 contribution from Jared Patterson
  • $3,000.00 contribution from Michelle Milholland
  • $4,787.00 expenditure to Donovan Armistead
  • $11,271.00 expenditure to Axiom Strategies

Campaign Finance Report - 8th day before election (03/29/2022 - 04/27/2022) from Frisco ISD

Selected contributions/expenditures:

Campaign Finance Report - 30th day before election (01/01/2022 - 03/28/2022) from Frisco ISD

Selected contributions/expenditures:

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

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

Choose not to answer

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

The school should not be involved in these matters in any way.


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.

Strongly Disagree


ECONOMY

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

Strongly Agree

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

I am in support of state funded public education.


EDUCATION

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.

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

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

Agree

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

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

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

As a Trustee, my job is to ensure that Frisco ISD provides the best possible education and is the option of choice for most families.

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

Equality of opportunity

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


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.

Agree


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


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:

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'm not 100% certain about the 2014 primary but I think I voted.

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 Jewish and believe in Judeo-Christian values.

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 sexual education to children and parents are responsible for determining the appropriate age.

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

Health Education can include abstinence, contraception, human anatomy/reproduction, stages of pregnancy/fetal development. I think this is in line with the requirements and TEKS in Texas.

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.

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


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

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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