Leandra Blades

Non-Partisan | California

Candidate Profile*

Verified Conservative

*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Leandra Blades


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2024


Election

General


Race

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 3


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Leandra Blades websites FacebookInstagramInstagramBallotpedia

EDUCATION

Long Beach City College, Long Beach, 1997-2000

WORK & MILITARY

Police Officer, Corporal, 13

AFFILIATIONS

Republican Party of Orange County Central Committee, Delegate

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Trustee, Placentia Yorba Linda Board of Education, 2020-present

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (2)

Orange County Republican Party

Don Barnes

OTHER (1)

*Republican Party of Orange County

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (10)

Republican Party of Orange County

Congresswoman Young Kim

Congresswoman Michelle Steel

Assemblyman Phillip Chen

Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

Donald Trump (2024)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

Campaign Disclosure Statement - Pre-election Statement (07/01/2024 - 09/21/2024) from Orange County Registrar of Voters

Selected contributions/expenditures:

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

Campaign Disclosure Statement - Pre-election Statement (09/02/2024 - 10/19/2024) from Orange County Registrar of Voters

Selected contributions/expenditures:

Selected contributions/expenditures:

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

OTHER INFORMATION

During Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Board of Education Meeting on April 5, 2022, candidate seconded the motion and voted to approve Resolution No. 21-12: Resolution Concerning District Teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a Framework on Matters Relating to Race.

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 contact the parents to walk with their child through this decision. Parents should never be left in the dark about their child unless of course there is a case of abuse. The school can also give the family access to counselors to navigate through this difficult time and to help make the appropriate decisions if requested by the family.


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 believe in school choice and believe that funding should follow the student from ages Pre-K to 12th grade.


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 are required to teach the district curriculum. As a current school board trustee, I haven’t seen anything that would violate moral and religious beliefs in our curriculum, however, we do not allow the teaching of critical race theory and have a controversial issues policy in place to ensure that if a controversial issue is discussed, both sides are presented.


EDUCATION

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

Strongly Disagree

There is no place for this in our schools.

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).

Disagree

I believe in equality and giving all students the ability to succeed. I don’t believe anyone should get hired or ahead based on their race or gender, everything should be earned.

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

Agree

I haven’t seen the U.S. Department of Education do anything beneficial for our students. In fact, scores have fallen since it was implemented. However, leaving Sacramento politicians and teachers unions in charge of our children’s education has not fared well either. The whole system needs to be overhauled or local control returned to each school district.

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, Art and Music, Civics, Foreign Language, Information Technology, Language Arts, Math, 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.

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’m a Christian with conservative values.

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

I believe much of this should be taught at home, however some topics are appropriate in a school health class. I believe the appropriate age to start teaching this is 8th or 9th grade.

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

Abstinence, consent, contraceptive methods, human anatomy/the reproductive system, physical and emotional health outcomes, stages of pregnancy and fetal development

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.

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 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


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


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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