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Samuel Fryer
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Samuel Fryer ran for election for an at-large seat of the Corpus Christi Independent School District in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Fryer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2024
See also: Corpus Christi Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Barrera (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 27,823 | |
| ✔ | Alice Upshaw-Hawkins (Nonpartisan) | 17.8 | 20,587 | |
| ✔ | Don Clark (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 17,226 | |
| Augustin De La Garza (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 16,725 | ||
| Pooja Bindingnavele (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 15,194 | ||
| Michael Bergsma (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 11,211 | ||
 | Samuel Fryer (Nonpartisan)  | 6.2 | 7,209 | |
| Total votes: 115,975 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Samuel Fryer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fryer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was born and raised on the east coast and lived 23 years in Germany before relocating with my family to Corpus Christi, Texas. I am a United Stated Army veteran of 30 years commissioned service on both Active Duty and in the Reserves as operations officer; as company-grade, field-grade, and brigade-level commands of three types of military organizations; and as senior staff of a general officer command. I have deployed in Peace Support Operations in 1996-1997 and during war in Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003-2004. I am a proud husband of over 29 years, a father of four, grandfather of three (soon to be four), and uncle. I serve the community in various capacities: leading a messianic-based group for over seven years, facilitating an additional Bible discussion and preaching at times in an independent Baptist congregation, being Vice-President of a Property Owners Association for six neighborhoods for five years, being a member of the Nueces County Sheriff’s Training Advisory Board for four years, a Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni member, and was a member of the Corpus Christ Metro Ministries Board of Directors for seven years. I am unapologetically a God-fearing community advocate who knows that our Constitution is the last bulwark against global tyranny, and as such, stand with others to safeguard our unalienable rights. As a life-long learner, I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science (Clemson University) and a Master of Divinity (Amridge University).
- My goal is standing with parents and supporting teachers who desire the best, principled education for children and students—their posterity (future), our posterity! Parents are ultimately responsible for the education of their children—morally, ethically and academically. Parental Involvement: Ensure the unalienable rights of parents with authority over the educational decisions regarding their children.
· Ensure parental voice in education and removing interest group influence on school curriculum. · Parents should opt-in to subjects and topics vs. opt-out, when they are not reading, writing, math, science, or history.
· Enable teachers to instruct, and children to learn in safe, disciplined classrooms. - School District Boards of Trustees are overall responsible for their respective district budgets, policies, and oversight, so they should pass budgets that do not burden taxpayers, enforce policies supporting teachers, and ensure achievement of desired results. Educated Citizenry: Instill patriotism and develop a gracious and moral citizenry by returning to God and the founding principles of our nation. · Focus on reading, writing, math & history. · Develop knowledge of the founding principles of our nations and civics. · Support teachers and improve academic success.
- Truthful Learning: Set a course for life-long learners who will improve society because of an expansive and truth-based education. · Eradicate unhealthy sexualization of children, by avoiding curriculum developed by interest groups. · Teach true science and biology, while ensuring the lawful intent related to Title IX of the Education Act. · Prevent harmful political and social agendas by safeguarding children from indoctrination.
Although school choice is not a popular topic, it is necessary to improve our failing education system. Free-market competition fuels excellence in service and product. The Department of Education has centralized education to such a degree that it has stifled it to the detriment of our children. Additionally, interest groups with nefarious motives have taken advantage of federal and state educational oversight to introduce curriculum that indoctrinates students.
The Bible and Scripture, because I hold a biblical worldview and the founding fathers quoted from it more than any other single source in their writings. After that the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independences, along with the Federalist Papers and Antifederalist Papers.
Elected officials should be well-verse in the United States Constitution, understanding that we live in a constitutional republic and not a democracy, per se. Anyone elected to serve must understand that the United States of America is the only nation founded a creed that derived from the understanding that there is truth in the fact “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among theses are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” And as an elected official of “We the People”, “—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Elected officials at all levels, from local to Federal, should know the articles of the constitution, the powers of the three branches of government and the proper functioning of each, the Bill of Rights and what they are designed to prevent, and the amendment process. With integrity, knowledge, wisdom, and an awareness the providence of an Almighty God, all elected officials will look to the welfare of their constituency, unmoved by special interest groups and outside influencers.
Strategic thinker. Analytical. Good listener. Planner. Leadership.
School District Boards of Trustees are overall responsible for their respective district budgets, policies, and oversight. Someone elected in this capacity should understand the importance of developing and passing balanced budgets that do not burden taxpayers with additional indebtedness that does not ensure a cost-to-benefit that attracts and maintains quality teachers and produce well-informed, and highly educated young adults with superb critical-thinking abilities. An elected member of the School District Board of Trustees must be able to develop policies that create an environment conducive to learning in safe, disciplined, and structured classrooms that afford teachers the opportunity to teach their subjects with autonomy without being stifled with constantly evolving curriculum. All policies should be enforceable. support teachers, promoting respect for authority and ensuring parental involvement. And, members of the School District Board of Trustees must understand the importance of overseeing the district superintendent, ensuring achievement of appropriate, clearly defined and desired results in essential operational areas through the implementation and monitoring of plans, procedures, programs, and systems.
Graduating classes full of educated, well-versed, respectful, and God-fearing patriots.
The Bible.
The primary job of school board members is three-fold. They have fiduciary responsibility over the district budget, ensuring a zero-balanced budget that avoids indebtedness. They pass and enforce policies, and that they oversee the district superintendent.
My constituents are primarily the parents, then the teachers and school administrators, and the children, albeit within parental authority as minors.
I would support the diverse needs of district students, faculty, staff, and community based on the common denominator that makes us United States Citizens: the Constitution, the associated Bill of Rights, and the laws of the land.
I plan to build relationships with members of the broader community by targeting groups that foster parental rights, groups that work to support children of single parent homes, trade and training organizations that develop skills that encourage entrepreneurship, and local business owners.
Good teaching is based on student ability to understand and grasp the subject--not studying for testing, but being able to teach other students.
Increase emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Introduce partnership with craft trade centers to develop carpentry, masonry, electrician, pluming, welding and mechanical skills.
This will require more considerations and fact-finding to best address it.
The understanding of the 10 Commandments that promote the honoring of parents and respect for authority and loving and caring for one's neighbor by not murdering, not being sexually immoral, not stealing, not bearing false witness against one another, and not coveting other's belongings. This is the foundation that has served western societies well. After this, there needs to be enforcement of school standards; violence showing disrespect to teachers and other adults should not be tolerated.
Need to consider this after further fact-finding and information gathering.
Moms for Liberty, Nueces County Republican Party, Latinos for U.S.A., South Texas Alliance of Republicans, and Coastal Bend Republican Coalition,
The ideal learning environment will be one that demonstrates real-world application and use for subjects learned: Geometry used in carpentry, math used in accounting, reading comprehension used in understanding the United States Constitution, listening the Supreme Court Oral Arguments to help develop critical thinking.
Like most schools and businesses, reaction to the coronavirus "plandemic"—planning intentional—the district handle it poorly. Given the fearmongering and government overreach that simply disregarded the Constitution had far-reaching societal impacts. Additionally, shutting down schools for a virus that had not adverse effect on children hampered their development. Making children wear face masks severely harmed the development of younger children. And the censorship of proven, effective alternative treatments by medical professionals who successfully treated patients with COVIV-19 disease was nefarious. In the future, physicians should not listen to the CDC and FDA to treat patients because those federal entities do not treat patients. Schools should stay open, the sick should be treated, and the freedom of speech should not be abridged.
Work to change the school board meetings to a more accessible time for parental participation. Consider townhall meeting venues that improve communication. Look into ways to encourage parents helping in classrooms and/or sitting in classrooms as observers.
Build partnerships with local universities and colleges. Work with teachers and administration to develop a scouting-type framework to identify students with aspirations to become educators.
Because of the fiduciary responsibility for funds obtained through taxes, financial transparency and government accountability is of utmost importance. Auditing and full disclosure of revenue and expenses should be readily available to public scrutiny at all times.
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See also
2024 Elections
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