
Edward Weniger
Non-Partisan | Nebraska
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Edward Weniger
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2024
Election
General
Race
Papillion La Vista Community Schools #27 Board of Education, At-Large Seats
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Golden Hills PTO, Vice President, Trumble Park PTO
Member, Open Door Mission, Volunteer
InCommon Community Development, ESL Teacher, Nebraska Gun Owners Association
Member, Coram Deo Church, Sunday School Teacher, VBS Leader
Empty Tomb Ministries, Kids Ministry Coordinator, Team Sarpy
Member, Sarpy County GOP, Central Committee Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (5)
Moms for Liberty
Nebraskans for Founders Values
Sarpy County Republican Party
Nebraskans Embracing Life (NEL Action)
Nebraska Freedom Coalition (NFC)
OTHER (1)
Republican Liberty Caucus of Nebraska
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Rick Holdcroft, State Senator
Robert Clements, State Senator
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Campaign Statement (from Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission) - 2024 Statewide Elections - 2nd Primary Campaign Statement (report for period beginning 04/10/2024 and ending 04/29/2024)
Selected contributions/expenditures:
- $539.46 contribution from Spencer Lombardo
OTHER INFORMATION
Partisan Primary Election Voting History for Edward Weniger from Sarpy County Election Commission during the time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary: Republican
- 2020 Primary: Republican
- Voted in five Republican Primary Elections 2006 - 2018
**Election Voting History is not considered during panel evaluations.**
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?
The school should maintain a list of pro-life pregnancy crisis centers and refer kids there, while at the same time notifying the parents.
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?
The money should follow the student. Government revenue that goes towards education should be maintained and administered at the state level or lower, and taxpayers/residents should point those funds to the institution of their choosing.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
We experienced the faulty logic of "Trust the Science" during the COVID Pandemic. If we are teaching how to think and not what to think, teachers should be able to teach factual curriculum material without violating their consciences.
EDUCATION
Abortion and gender-affirming providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree
Taxpayer money should not go towards abortions, genital mutilation, or clinics who deny the biological reality that there are only two sexes.
Consistent discipline creates a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning.
Strongly Agree
I have had many constituents express concern about lack of discipline in classrooms and teachers feeling frustrated with the lack of support from the administration in dealing with behavioral issues.
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
All taxpayers are funding these institutions and the results/outcomes impact them as members of the community.
Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.
Strongly Agree
We should teach cursive so that students can read our founding documents. America has an amazing heritage and culture which should be passed down to future generations.
I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
Strongly Disagree
Hiring and promotion should be merit-based. We should treat humans based upon their character, capabilities and work ethic.
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly 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
American History Civics Mathematics Personal Finances Language Arts Physical Fitness Information Technology Science Foreign Language Art & Music 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
Which should students have: equity of outcomes or equality of opportunities?
Equality of 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.
Opt-in
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a born-again Christian trusting in Jesus Christ for my eternal life in Heaven.
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents should do so when the student is of the appropriate age during Junior High or High School.
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
Did not answer
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
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.
Strongly Disagree
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
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
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
I would characterize myself as conservative with libertarian leanings
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.
Strongly Agree
The Second Amendment doesn't stop at the doors to the school, and police response times are not guaranteed - the lives of our kids could depend on the fastest response possible.
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
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