Our reasons for NOT endorsing Steve Roberts: details and links
- Stand Up Blue Valley
- Oct 15
- 2 min read
Steve Roberts ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. He explained his actions by saying he aimed to โpush the frontiers of political correctness.โ As reported in the CJ online: โIโm willing to be considered politically incorrect,โ he said. โI donโt think thatโs a bad thing.โ
In response, he also offered to recite Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.โs โI Have a Dreamโ speech from memory at a public discussion. https://www.ksal.com/roberts-offers-to-recite-king-speech-from-memory/ย
School Board members represent our district on the local, regional, and national stage; they set the tone for staff and should be respectful to ALL students, families, staff, and patrons. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ก๐ข ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ณ๐๐น, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ. A school district making headlines for such antics is less likely to draw businesses and entrepreneurs to locate in our area. In fact, years after the above incident, Roberts was described in the news: โControversial former state board of education member Steve Roberts running for state treasurer.โ
Roberts has also published statements ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป of tax money to private schools: โParents should have control of and responsibilty (sic) for all funds expended for their children's education.โย
During his time as an elected member of the SBOE, Roberts was criticized by fellow SBOE members for passing out brochures for his tutoring business at a SBOE meeting. https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/johnson-county/overland-park-leawood/article330368.htmlย Fellow Board members questioned the ethics of promoting his tutoring business to students attending the meeting.
A bit more background:
Roberts ran on the Libertarian Party ticket for US House in 2024, and lost with 4% of the vote. He ran as a Libertarian for Kansas Treasurer in 2022, losing with 4.6% of the vote. He ran in the 2020 Republican primary for US Senate and lost with 2% of the vote. He won election in 2012 and 2016 to the State Board of Education, running as a Republican. He lost the SBOE election in 2008, running as an Independent.
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ, who has the background and experience to continue leading BV Schools in the right direction, is a far better choice for School Board.
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