
Cara Townsend Dohner
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile*
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Cara Townsend Dohner
Party
Republican
Election Year
2024
Election
General
Race
Guilford County Schools Board of Education, District 5
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
William Jewell College, Liberty, MO, B.A., Communications, 1999
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, Sorensen Institute - Political Leaders Program, Masters work Pol, 2011
Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, M.P.P., Public Policy, International Affairs, 2021
Summerfield
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Summerfield
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Greater Greensboro Republican Women's Club, Former President
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
VA House of Delegates, 2011
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (3)
North Carolina Values Coalition
Carolina Teachers Alliance
Make Education Great Again PAC (MEGAPAC)
OTHER (1)
*NC Asian American Coalition
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Carolina Teachers Allaince
NC Superintendent Candidate, Michele Morrow
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Mike Causey (2024)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2024 Second Quarter - Reporting Period: 02/18/2024 to 06/30/2024
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2024 Third Quarter - Reporting Period: 07/01/2024 to 10/19/2024 (Amended)
Selected contributions/expenditures:
- $1000.00 contribution from The Greater Greensboro Republican Women's Club
- $1663.32 in contributions from Guilford County Republican Party
- $2750.00 in contributions from NC Realtors PAC
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2024 First Quarter - Reporting Period: 01/01/2024 to 02/17/2024
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2023 Year End Semi-Annual - Reporting Period: 12/12/2023 to 12/31/2023
OTHER INFORMATION
Partisan Primary Election Voting History for Cara Townsend Dohner from North Carolina State Board of Elections during time of residence in the district and/or at current address:
- 2024 Primary - Republican
- 2022 Primary - Republican
- Voted in two Republican Primaries 2014 - 2020
**Election Voting History is not considered during panel evaluations.**
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?
Schools should direct students to pregnancy resource centers.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
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 that foundational learning should begin as early as possible. Critical thinking, language, and social skills that can be learned before kindergarten will give children an advantage in their educational journey. I would need to see the proposed legislation if the government were to add Pre-K.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
Abortion and gender transitioning providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree
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).
Strongly Disagree
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
If a member of the public flags (challenges) a book as inappropriate and the school board disagrees, should the board impose a moratorium on when the book can be challenged again? If yes, for how long?
No. The public should be able to advocate at any time without barriers.
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, Language Arts, Mathematics, Civics, Science, Vocational Learning, Physical Fitness, Art & Music, Information Technology, Personal Finances
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?
Every student should be treated equally.
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.
(A) Opt-in
Who should make decisions about whether or not a book is appropriate for children? A) the elected school board members; B) an outsourced community committee
I think that books need a federal rating system like movies. I think the school boards have other issues to focus on. Until a new law is passed, I would opt for a community committee.
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian Conservative who believes in Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. I have spent my life advocating for others. I believe that everyone deserves kindness even in disagreement.
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
Thank you North Carolina for passing a law to make puberty blockers illegal.
If sexual education is taught in schools, what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
6th grade
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 Agree
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
School children have the right to be protected from sexual grooming including drag shows and explicit materials with pictures of sex acts and graphic language.
Strongly Agree
Should schools be giving instruction on how to engage in sexual acts, the pleasures of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or should they instead focus on educating students about the science of reproduction?
No
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
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?
Very Conservative
2ND AMENDMENT
The right to bear arms is fundamental and must be protected.
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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