Roland Riemers
Non-Partisan | North Dakota
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Roland Riemers
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2024
Election
Primary
Race
Grand Forks Public Schools School Board, At-Large Seat
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
AS in Nursing, BS in IT, UND Law School, varies, varies
WORK & MILITARY
Air Force, National Guard, Army Reserve, Sgt, 12
AFFILIATIONS
Democratic NPL, Libertarian, Republican, CAP, Toastmasters, NARAL, Amnesty International, NAACP, Planned Parenthood, etc. etc., member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
none
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Msp Alderman, ND - School Boards, Congress, Governor, President, etc., varied, a politcal Gadfly
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
self
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Disagree
Human life is a developing thing, and there is not one bright spot where it begins or even ends.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Disagree
Human life is a developing thing, and there is not one bright spot where it begins or even ends.
What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?
I leave that up to the schools to resolve
What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?
I leave that up to the schools to resolve
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Did not answer
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Did not answer
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Need to promote education to keep ahead of other countries and cultures, but we especially need to promote the best and brightest and not just be free daycare for those not interested or unable to learn.
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Need to promote education to keep ahead of other countries and cultures, but we especially need to promote the best and brightest and not just be free daycare for those not interested or unable to learn.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Neutral
Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Neutral
EDUCATION
Abortion and gender-affirming providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Agree
Any resource should be looked into, but should avoid those who only want to support their own agenda.
Abortion and gender-affirming providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Agree
Any resource should be looked into, but should avoid those who only want to support their own agenda.
Consistent discipline creates a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning.
Agree
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
Should be open public record
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
Should be open public record
Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.
Neutral
Unfortunately too much of history turns out to be biased BS or totally untrue. Still, students should have a understanding or our Federal as well as State Constitutions and maybe an introduction to local laws and ordinances?
Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.
Neutral
Unfortunately too much of history turns out to be biased BS or totally untrue. Still, students should have a understanding or our Federal as well as State Constitutions and maybe an introduction to local laws and ordinances?
I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
Neutral
You question lacks specifics and is too broad to answer
I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
Neutral
You question lacks specifics and is too broad to answer
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Agree
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
without regard to priority: World History, Civics, Information Technology, Mathematics, Personal Finances, Science, Vocational Learning, Keyboard/Computers, But most important is the ability and love of life long 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
without regard to priority: World History, Civics, Information Technology, Mathematics, Personal Finances, Science, Vocational Learning, Keyboard/Computers, But most important is the ability and love of life long 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.
Agree
Public schools ok. Private schools and homeschool just for materials and resources
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.
Agree
Public schools ok. Private schools and homeschool just for materials and resources
Which should students have: equity of outcomes or equality of opportunities?
Opportunities
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.
The student him'her self is in the best position to determine if they want sex education courses.
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.
The student him'her self is in the best position to determine if they want sex education courses.
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
none of your business
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
none of your business
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
I leave that up to the experts to decide, that is what they get paid for. But you don't teach 5th graders the same details as seniors.
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
I leave that up to the experts to decide, that is what they get paid for. But you don't teach 5th graders the same details as seniors.
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 would defer that to the experts
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 would defer that to the experts
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.
Agree
Everyone should have a choice, but those under 18 should not have non-reversible treatments. In the old days if a girl wanted to dress and act like a boy, well, she was a Tomboy, No one really minded. Boys wanting to be girls, were probably kidded a lot. And regardless of dress, they still used their gender identified bathrooms, locker rooms, etc. After 18 it gets much more complicated and frankly I feel sorry for those that try to live a normal life as a transgender adult.
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.
Agree
Everyone should have a choice, but those under 18 should not have non-reversible treatments. In the old days if a girl wanted to dress and act like a boy, well, she was a Tomboy, No one really minded. Boys wanting to be girls, were probably kidded a lot. And regardless of dress, they still used their gender identified bathrooms, locker rooms, etc. After 18 it gets much more complicated and frankly I feel sorry for those that try to live a normal life as a transgender adult.
Children have the right to be protected from sexual grooming (including drag shows and explicit materials) in schools and libraries.
Neutral
Your question is too broad and non-specific.
Children have the right to be protected from sexual grooming (including drag shows and explicit materials) in schools and libraries.
Neutral
Your question is too broad and non-specific.
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 Disagree
Marriage is not God-ordained, but it is very essential in raising healthy children. But the marriage can be state or church or just a spousal contract between the parties.
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 Disagree
Marriage is not God-ordained, but it is very essential in raising healthy children. But the marriage can be state or church or just a spousal contract between the parties.
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.
Disagree
Some parents can be utterly biased or very stupid and abusive and not the best to make those decisions.
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.
Disagree
Some parents can be utterly biased or very stupid and abusive and not the best to make those decisions.
Parents should have full and timely access to any and all records, including school and medical records, associated with their minor children.
Strongly Agree
Unless the child, for good reason, ask that they not be.
Parents should have full and timely access to any and all records, including school and medical records, associated with their minor children.
Strongly Agree
Unless the child, for good reason, ask that they not be.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Agree
Should be ok if they have someone with ID vouch for them, or maybe if they swore under oath and later faced punishment for falsely doing so. Do not think it is a real problem in ND. Absentee voting and early voting can be a problem.
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Agree
Should be ok if they have someone with ID vouch for them, or maybe if they swore under oath and later faced punishment for falsely doing so. Do not think it is a real problem in ND. Absentee voting and early voting can be a problem.
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.
Agree
Agree, but due to size and strength differences, some males and females might be suitable for competing in the opposite gender. But separated in personal spaces.
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.
Agree
Agree, but due to size and strength differences, some males and females might be suitable for competing in the opposite gender. But separated in personal spaces.
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
Not yet, but these days, with our zillions of laws, no one is really innocent, we just have not been convicted yet.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
Not yet, but these days, with our zillions of laws, no one is really innocent, we just have not been convicted yet.
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
Not so far. But I expect most of us males, with young hormones, probably should have been at one time or another.
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
Not so far. But I expect most of us males, with young hormones, probably should have been at one time or another.
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2014 Democratic Primary 2014 Republican Primary 2014 General Election 2016 Democratic Primary 2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Democratic Primary 2018 Republican Primary 2018 General Election 2020 Democratic Primary 2020 Republican Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Democratic Primary 2022 Republican Primary 2022 General Election
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2014 Democratic Primary 2014 Republican Primary 2014 General Election 2016 Democratic Primary 2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Democratic Primary 2018 Republican Primary 2018 General Election 2020 Democratic Primary 2020 Republican Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Democratic Primary 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
Conservative on financial issues, open minded on social issues, fully supporting on freedom issues.
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
Conservative on financial issues, open minded on social issues, fully supporting on freedom issues.
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.
Disagree
While I somewhat agree, I am also concerned that students may get their hands on the teacher's weapon, and if the teacher kept them in a locked container, in the event of need, it would take them to long to get them out to do much good. School shooters are also very rare. I would prefer teachers only have non-lethal weapons in a locked desk.
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.
Disagree
While I somewhat agree, I am also concerned that students may get their hands on the teacher's weapon, and if the teacher kept them in a locked container, in the event of need, it would take them to long to get them out to do much good. School shooters are also very rare. I would prefer teachers only have non-lethal weapons in a locked desk.
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.
Agree
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.
Agree
