David Sola

Agree

Although this does not pertain to the school board, as a Confirmed Catholic, I do believe that life is precious and is deserving of protection. However, under certain circumstances, the life of the mother should also be considered especially if she is in danger.

Schools exist to educate students. The mechanism for providing support to ANY student in crisis is the providing of resources, referrals, and counseling if necessary, of course in partnership with their parents (whenever possible). I believe this is a fine line and that schools should not overstep their primary function.

Agree

I believe in paying what you borrow. To that end, I also want to acknowledge that our current system of borrowing is flawed and often puts the borrower in a lifelong position of debt. The system needs to be improved.

I am for it, with one very specific caveat: "College" should also include vocational or trade schools. Not every student's path goes through college, and we need to make sure that every student has a path. I am a product of public education and did not attend a "for-profit" or "private" university until well into my career as a Marine.

Separation of church and state means public schools stay neutral on faith. The district shouldn't lead prayers or promote a belief system, but students keep their First Amendment rights. They can pray, form religious clubs, and share their faith with classmates. Teachers can teach about religion academically, but shouldn't preach it or disparage it. This isn't anti-faith. It's what lets families from every tradition, and none, trust their kids will be treated the same.

Agree

Immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility, and ICE has a legitimate role in public safety. The school board's role is different: making sure every child in TVUSD can learn in a safe classroom. Federal and state law set the rules for how schools interact with immigration authorities, and I'll follow them. My focus will stay where the board's authority actually lies: safe campuses, strong academics, and parents who trust their kids are in good hands every school day.

Disagree

No. Decisions about abortion and gender-affirming care belong to families, not the schools, and outside providers shouldn't be delivering instruction or services on campus. Schools should teach the state-required health curriculum, keep parents informed, and refer students to their parents and family doctor for anything beyond that. My focus as a board member will be academics, safe campuses, and making sure parents are the primary voice in decisions about their own children.

Strongly Agree

Twenty years in the Marine Corps taught me that discipline isn't about punishment. It's about creating the conditions where people can focus, learn, and succeed. Classrooms are no different. Students need clear expectations, consistent consequences, and teachers who are backed up when they enforce the rules. When behavior goes unchecked, the kids who lose most are the ones trying to learn. A safe, orderly classroom isn't optional. It's the foundation everything else is built on.

Strongly Agree

Absolutely. I love this country because it kept its promise to me. Someone with my background gets to raise a family here, serve his community, and run for the school board that teaches his own kids. That story only makes sense in America. Students should learn the Declaration, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights not as relics but as the framework that makes every kid's opportunity real. Patriotism taught honestly is gratitude with purpose.

Disagree

I disagree with eliminating it outright. Federal funding for special education, Title I, and services for military-connected students matters to TVUSD families, and the Department is how a lot of that gets administered. That said, I share the concern that Washington is too involved in decisions that belong to local communities. The right fix is trimming federal overreach and pushing authority back to states and districts, not dismantling the agency and hoping the pieces land safely.

I support: abstinence, consent, human anatomy and the reproductive system, physical and emotional health outcomes, and stages of pregnancy and fetal development. California's Healthy Youth Act adds requirements beyond that, and I'll follow the law. But I don't support going further than the state mandates. Parents deserve advance notice of what's being taught and the right to opt their child out of any lesson.

1. Language Arts 2. Mathematics 3. Science 4. American History 5. Civics 6. Vocational Learning 7. Information Technology 8. Personal Finances 9. Physical Fitness 10. Foreign Language 11. Art & Music

Strongly Agree

Agreed. Academic achievement is the school's core job, and character is what turns knowledge into good citizenship. Kids should leave TVUSD able to read carefully, think clearly, and carry themselves with honesty, responsibility, and respect for others. That's what self-government has always required. Preserving what works about America means giving every generation the tools to understand it, improve it, and pass it on stronger than they found it.

Strongly Disagree

Public schools serve every child who walks through the door, including the ones private and charter schools can turn away. Diverting public dollars to competitors doesn't push public schools to improve. It drains the resources they need to do the job. The real path to better schools is strong local leadership, accountable boards, engaged parents, and adequate funding. That's how you improve a district. Not by pitting it against alternatives that don't play by the same rules.

Disagree

I disagree with treating this as one issue. Girls' sports and private changing spaces exist for real reasons: fair competition and physical privacy, and those should be protected. At the same time, every student, including transgender kids, deserves dignity and to feel safe at school. California law sets the rules here, and a board can't override state policy alone. What a board can do is listen to families, protect privacy where the law allows, and make sure every child has a safe place to le

I'm Catholic, fully confirmed, married in the Church, and shaped by the faith my whole life. The values I carry come straight from it: service, responsibility, the dignity of every person, and care for family and community. I try to live those values more than I talk about them. Honesty, humility, and doing right by the people counting on you. That's the standard I hold myself to as a father, a Marine, and a candidate for this board.

Strongly Agree

Parents are the first and most important teachers in a child's life, and government works best when it supports that role instead of getting in the way. Schools should be transparent with parents about what's being taught, how their child is doing, and any concerns that come up. My job as a board member is to make sure TVUSD earns that trust every day, with open communication, real accountability, and respect for families as the primary voice in their own child's life.

Strongly Agree

Dr. King's vision, that every person be judged by the content of their character, is one of the most important principles this country has ever articulated. It should guide how we treat each other, how we run our schools, and how we raise the next generation. In TVUSD, that means every student gets the same shot: high expectations, real support, and a classroom where they're seen as an individual first. That's the standard, and it's the right one.

Neutral

My own faith teaches marriage as a sacred bond, and I hold that personally. But the Supreme Court settled the civil question in Obergefell, and same-sex marriage is the law of the land. Families across TVUSD are built in different ways, and every child in our schools deserves to be treated with the same respect regardless of their parents' marriage. As a board member, my job is to serve every family in the district, not to relitigate what's already settled law.

Disagree

Serious health conditions like eating disorders and gender dysphoria belong to families, doctors, and licensed mental health professionals. Not schools, not politicians, not school boards. What schools should do is keep kids safe, notify parents when concerns come up, and connect families to qualified care. A board member has no business prescribing treatment approaches. My job is to make sure TVUSD supports every student while parents and their child's medical team make the decisions that are t

Disagree

Literary value matters, and I trust librarians and educators to curate age-appropriate collections. But no book should get a blanket exemption from obscenity laws just because an expert says it has merit. Community standards, parental input, and age-appropriateness all belong in that conversation. The right answer isn't automatic exemption or reflexive banning. It's local review, transparent criteria, and parents knowing what's on the shelves their child can access.

Disagree

I lean disagree. Photo ID at the polls is a reasonable safeguard, and most voters across the political spectrum support it. The important companion piece is making sure free IDs are genuinely accessible so no eligible voter, especially seniors and low-income families, is turned away. Elections work when people trust the results, and reasonable identification requirements help build that trust without shutting anyone out.

Never. Nor a misdemeanor. Nor accused of one.

Never. Never even accused.

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Moderate

I'm a moderate. I lean conservative on some things: strong academics, parental rights, respect for our founding documents, and consequences that create safe classrooms. I lean the other way on others, like protecting public schools from being defunded through vouchers, and keeping partisan fights out of a nonpartisan board race. My guide isn't party. It's what actually serves TVUSD kids and families. That's the standard I've held to my whole career, in uniform and out.

Agree

I lean agree in principle, with serious caveats. As a Marine, I know that carrying a firearm responsibly requires ongoing training, clear protocols, and the temperament to match. California law currently prohibits most firearms on campus, and a school board can't override that alone. What a board can do is invest in trained school resource officers, secure campuses, and real emergency response planning. Those are the tools that actually save lives in the situations we're talking about.