
Carl "Z" Zimmermann
Non-Partisan | Florida
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Carl "Z" Zimmermann
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
Pinellas County Schools, School Board, District 3 (At-Large)
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
SUNY College at Buffalo, Buffalo, MS ED, 1975
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative Florida House of Representatives, 2012-2014
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
School Board, 2018
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Former School Board members Susan Latvala, Linda Lerner, Janet Clark
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Largo/Mid-Pinellas Progressive Political Committee (2018)
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations (2009)
State Democratic Party Organizations (2014)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (22)
American Association of School Administrators (2014)
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (2018)
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (2014)
American Federation of Teachers (2014)
American Nurses Association (2008)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Campaign Finance Reports (12/1/2021 - 12/31/2021)
- Campaign Finance Reports (1/1/2022 - 1/31/2022)
- $200.00 contribution from Patricia Gerard (County Commissioner)
- $200.00 contribution from Patricia Gerard (County Commissioner)
- Campaign Finance Reports (2/1/2022 - 2/28/2022)
- $1,000.00 in contributions from Greater Pinellas Democratic Club
- $1,000.00 in contributions from Greater Pinellas Democratic Club
- Campaign Finance Reports (3/1/2022 - 3/31/2022)
- Campaign Finance Reports (4/1/2022 - 4/30/2022)
- Campaign Finance Reports (5/1/2022 - 5/31/2022)
- Campaign Finance Reports (6/1/2022 - 6/17/2022)
- Campaign Finance Reports (6/18/2022 - 7/1/2022)
- $250.00 contribution from Friends of Ben Diamond
- Please note: The following information was received by iVoterGuide after Panel Evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only:
- Campaign Finance Reports (7/2/2022 - 7/15/2022)
- Campaign Finance Reports (7/16/2022 - 7/22/2022)
- $200.00 contribution from Largo/Mid-Pinellas Progressive Political Committee
- $200.00 contribution from Largo/Mid-Pinellas Progressive Political Committee
- Campaign Finance Reports (7/23/2022 - 7/29/2022)
- Campaign Finance Reports (7/30/2022 - 8/5/2022)
- Campaign Finance Reports (7/2/2022 - 7/15/2022)
OTHER INFORMATION
- Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Candidates (12/16/2021)
- Statement of Candidate (12/16/2021)
- Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Candidates (12/16/2021)
- Candidate Oath (6/15/2022)
- Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests (6/15/2022)
Voter Record from the Florida Department of State indicates candidate's Political Affiliation is Democratic (as of 6/23/2022).
Election Voting History for Carl Zimmermann 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 1 General election (2020)
**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.
Disagree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Disagree
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
I have had several students carry their Bible to read when they had free time.
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.
Agree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I believe in funding K-12.
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
To prepare students to enter the American society as responsible and informed citizens and to give them skills needed to be successful.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The state legislature followed by the local boards.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
They shouldn't be restricted other then after set agenda items and with some set time restrictions
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
Vocational learning, Mathematics, Information Technology, American History, Personal Finances, Language Arts, Art & Music, Physical Fitness
American civics education should emphasize our nation's founding principles of liberty and equality.
Agree
Before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL), they must opt-in with written parental permission.
Neutral
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Disagree
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.
Disagree
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.
Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Disagree
I believe in resource officers and a designated trained appointee.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
When the state or federal government require it.
I support mask mandates.
Disagree
I did in the beginning when we had no information, but not now.
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.
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).
Did not answer
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I follow statute. I don't go by what others perceive is the law. I read the law. I have always been a fiscal conservative, but a social moderate. I believe in truth and seek to verify things.
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I don't have a particular affiliation with any religion. I believe I should be a good person and I follow the Ten Commandments as my guide.
I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Agree
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
I feel it should be taught as an extension biology and considering the age that so many of my former students become active, I would say 9th grade. Many become active second semester of 9th grade.
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
Physical and emotional health outcomes; contraceptive methods; consent; abstinence; human anatomy/the reproductive system; stages of pregnancy and fetal development. I don't feel it should leave out sexual orientation or gender identification, but instead focus on getting teens through the turbulent teen years safely and with the information they need to make informed decisions. As an adult they can choose whatever they please.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.
Agree
unless there is evidence of incest.
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Neutral
I believe no school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, but I disagree with the use of pronouns. Kids have had nicknames forever and some prefer to be referred to with alternative pronouns.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
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