Armor Persons

Non-Partisan | Florida

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Armor Persons

Party

Non-Partisan

Election Year

2022

Election

Primary

Race

The School District of Lee County School Board, District 5

Incumbent

No

Links

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EDUCATION

Florida Southern College, Fort Myers, Fl, None, 1970-1971

WORK & MILITARY

United States Professional Tennis Association, Elite Professionsl, 50

AFFILIATIONS

Florida Tennis Association, Adult Tennis Coordinator, East Fort Myers Kiwanis Club

Past President, Faith Assembly of God, Past Youth Leader

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

None

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

None

Race

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ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (2)

Christian Conservative Coalition

Ron DeSantis

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (10)

Florida Senator Ben Albritton

Florida Senator Ray Rodrigues

Fl. Representative Jenna Persons-Mulicka

Fl. Representative Spencer Roach

Fl. Representative Mike Giallombardo

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)

Jenna Persons (2019)

Lizbeth Benacquisto (2010)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)

Conservative Legacy Fund (2021)

Floridians for Economic Freedom (2022)

Free Markets for Florida (2021)

Honest Leadership (2022)

Mike Giallombardo (2021)


SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

Campaign Finance Documents:

OTHER INFORMATION

Filing Documents:

Lee County School Board Candidate Forum (June 15, 2022)

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

Voter Record from the Florida Department of State indicates candidate's Political Affiliation is Republican (as of 6/23/2022).

Election Voting History for Armor Persons during time of residence in district and/or at current address:

  • Voted in 2 Primary elections (2012 - 2018)
  • Voted in 1 Presidential Preferential Primary election (2012)
  • Voted in 4 General elections (2006 - 2014)

**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not be a resource for instruction or services in the school.

Strongly Agree

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Strongly Agree

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.

Strongly Disagree

If they have a good relationship with local elected State Representatives and Senators, they should be able to communicate their needs without paid lobbying.

What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?

There is a need for public education k5-12. I do not think college should be part of the free public education. I am okay with funding merit based scholarships which need to be earned. I also do not like using funding from federal government as always comes with strings attached.

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.

Strongly Agree

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.

Strongly Agree

Students should not be allowed to pray in school.

Strongly Disagree

EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

The school board should set policy, budget and oversee the Superintendent’s implementation of the policies.

Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?

There needs to be a corricula committee made up of at least 50% parents. Currently there is less than 10%. All books chosen should be available on line for any parent to review.

When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?

As long as the parent is civil, there should be no restrictions. It’s the board’s responsibility to listen to concerned parents and taxpayers.

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

Language Arts, Mathematics, American History, Science, Physical Fitness, Information Technology, Personal Finances, Vocational Learning, Foreign Language, Art&Music

American civics education should emphasize our nation's founding principles of liberty and equality.

Strongly Agree

Also should emphasize great Americans of all races. There is a need to inspire students to believe that they can achieve anything if they work hard.

Before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL), they must opt-in with written parental permission.

Strongly Agree

The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.

Strongly Agree

This is why federal dollars must be minimized.

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.

Strongly Disagree

Anything teaching America is a systematic racist nation, should be banned.

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.

Strongly Agree

VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian and believe Christ died for our sins. I and my family try our best to live up to Christian principals.

I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

Strongly Disagree

It currently is banned in Florida.

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

Parents should be the main source of teaching sexuality. Florida has banned all teaching of it K-3. After that it must be age appropriate. They have not released those guidelines yet. Parents should have to preferably opt-in but at the least must be able to opt-out.

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

Abstinence, Human anatomy and the reproductive system. Stages of pregnancy and human development. That was all that I was taught in school and it wasn’t until upper high school.

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

Our country was founded on this.

No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.

Strongly Agree

No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.

Strongly Agree

ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

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

A candidate's personal moral values should not be relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.

Strongly 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?

Very Conservative

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

Just look at my daughter Representative Jenna Persons-Mulicka record. She was co-sponsor of the 15 week abortion ban. Also I have been endorsed by conservative elected officials. I am proud of candidates I have supported and proud to have their support now.

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

I had so many endorsements, that I ran out of room before adding the endorsement by the Christian Conservative Coalition.

2ND AMENDMENT

Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.

Strongly Agree

BUT only if they have the 144 hours of training mandated in the Guardian Program. Then I am 100% in agreement with those teachers being armed.

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?

Vaccinations should not be required ever. I have no problem with schools offering them via mobile clinics. This is provided they are accompanied by a parent or guardian.

I support mask mandates.

Strongly Disagree

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