Donna Korn
Non-Partisan | Florida
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Donna Korn
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Broward County Public Schools School Board, At-Large Seat 8
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Western Highschool, Davie, General
Emory University, Atlanta, BS
Pepperdine Univserity, Los Angelas, MBA, 2022
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Children'Services Council of Broward County, Board Member, Early Learning Coalition
Board Member, Broward County Facilities Task Force, Board Member/Chair
Voice for Children, Vice Chair and Board Member, Handy
Board Member, United Way, Ambassador
PTA Country Isles Elementary, President, Guardian ad Litem
17th Judicial Circuit, Children's Services Board, Chair/Board Member
Value Adjustment Board, Board Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Broward County School Board District 8, 11
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (5)
Florida Education Association
Equality Florida Action PAC
Emgage PAC
Broward Teachers Union
Broward Principals & Assistants Association
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (7)
Broward Teachers Union
Broward County AFL-CIO
Broward County Council of Professional Firefighters
Equality Florida
The Hispanic Vote
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Erik Fresen (2013)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2013)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Democracy Forever (2022)
Lauren Book (2021)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
American Federation of Teachers (2022)
Broward Principals and Assistants Association (2022)
Citizens for Law Order and Ethics (2018)
National Education Association (national, state & local affiliates) (2022)
National Federation of Public and Private Employees (2018)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (2/1/2022 - 2/28/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (3/1/2022 - 3/31/2022)
- $500.00 contribution from BPAA
- $1,000.00 contribution from Dash Education Solutions
- $500.00 contribution from BPAA
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (4/1/2022 - 4/30/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (5/1/2022 - 5/31/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (6/1/2022 - 6/17/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (6/18/2022 - 7/1/2022)
- $1,000.00 contribution from Broward Teachers Union
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (7/2/2022 - 7/15/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (Amended) (7/2/2022 - 7/15/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (7/16/2022 - 7/22/2022)
- $1,000.00 contribution from Rosalind Osgood (Florida State Senator)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (7/23/2022 - 7/29/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (7/30/2022 - 8/5/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (8/6/2022 - 8/18/2022)
- $1,000.00 contribution from Florida Education Association
- $1,000.00 contribution from Florida Education Association
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (8/10/2022 - 8/26/2022)
- Campaign Treasurer's Report (8/27/2022 - 9/9/2022)
OTHER INFORMATION
Voter Record from the Florida Department of State indicates candidate's Political Affiliation is Democratic (as of 6/23/2022).
Election Voting History for Donna Korn during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- Voted in 1 Primary election (2010)
- Voted in 0 Presidential Preferential Primary elections
- Voted in 0 General elections
**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**
Participated in Broward County School Board District 8 Candidate Forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Broward County, the Broward County Council of PTA/PTSA, and the Urban League Young Professionals Network (9/22/2022)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Choose not to answer
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Choose not to answer
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Choose not to answer
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Public education is a tenant of our country. As Madison said "a popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy". We must support, nurture and grow the minds of our children to create future leaders.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Neutral
School districts should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Did not answer
Students should not be allowed to pray in school.
Disagree
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
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Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
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When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
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Please list in order the following priorities in relation to the role of a K-12 public school (omitting any that do not apply): Mathematics, Information Technology, Science, Political Activism, Personal Finances, Gender Identity, Physical Fitness, American History, Critical Race Theory, Language Arts, Art & Music, Vocational Learning, Sexuality, Foreign Language, Social Emotional Learning
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American civics education should emphasize our nation's founding principles of liberty and equality.
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Before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL), they must opt-in with written parental permission.
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The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
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I support the teaching of curricula (such as the 1619 Project, No Place for Hate, Second Step, etc.) that emphasizes slavery and racism as the foundation of American history.
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Parents are the ultimate authority in their child’s education and should be able to freely pursue whatever educational options they deem best for their child.
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VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
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Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
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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) -- Physical and emotional health outcomes; contraceptive methods; consent; abstinence; sexual orientation and gender identity; human anatomy/the reproductive system; abortion methods and side effects; stages of pregnancy and fetal development; sex acts and pleasures of sex
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.
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No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
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ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No never
A candidate's personal moral values should not be relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
Disagree
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?
Moderate
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
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Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
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2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
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OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
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I support mask mandates.
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