Gary L. Davis Jr.
Non-Partisan | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Gary L. Davis Jr.
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Pitt County Schools Board of Education, District 1
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
North Carolina Wesleyan University, Rocky Mount, MASTERS, 2019
UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT OLIVE, WASHINGTON, BACHELOR, 2006
WORK & MILITARY
United States Air Force, Staff Sgt, 1997-2005
AFFILIATIONS
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc./Beta Kappa Sigma Chapter, Director of Social Actions
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
None
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
None
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Robert Moore / Former School Board Member
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Certification of Threshold (3/7/2022)
Statement of Organization (3/7/2022)
OTHER INFORMATION
Election Voting History for Gary Lenn Davis Jr during time of resident in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Party Primary Election: Democratic
- 2020 Party Primary Election: Democratic
- Voted in four Republican Primary Elections 1994 - 2018
- Voted in nine General Elections 1994 - 2020
**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**
Notice of Candidacy (3/4/2022)
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
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Strongly Agree
We need to do everything in our power to make sure our school system has everything they need to succeed,
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Give the schools what they need to make our students prepared for life after High School.
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 Agree
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Anytime a child is going to mingle with others.
EDUCATION
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Never.
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
This is a foolish question. Politicians have no right to dictate what is taught in the classrooms. CRT in high schools are a fallacy. CRT is an advanced program in law schools. High Schoolers are not taught racial theory they are taught racial fact. Our priority is that our kids know enough to pass standardized tests.
American civics education should emphasize our nation's founding principles of liberty and equality.
Strongly Agree
It should also be taught that the nations founding principles did not apply to everyone until generations later.
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 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.
Strongly Agree
This is a loaded question because the foundation of this country is different than what it became. The American ideal despite its flaws is still is and always an inspiration.
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
What is the function of the local school board?
To provide our schools with the services they need to function.
Do you support the National School Board Association's characterization of parents who speak out at school board meetings as "domestic terrorists"?
No
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The individual school and their staff.
Who has the ultimate right to control the education of children in public schools? (a) parents (b) teachers (c)school boards.
The teachers know what is best with input from parents and the school board. The most important thing is that our children has been taught enough to pass a standardized test.
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Christian
I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Disagree
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
The parent is ultimately responsible however it is perfectly fine for the school to provide an education. 13 is an appropriate age.
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
All the topics listed.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Disagree
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 Disagree
Only with the consent of the parent.
EQUALITY
I support the teaching that an individual, solely by virtue of his or her race, is inherently racist, whether consciously or unconsciously.
Choose not to answer
This is a loaded question that is nothing but decisive. No teacher in this county would teach that.
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 Agree
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?
Choose not to answer
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
None to share.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I believe in strong family values. Our kids are only as powerful as the support we give them.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
All the time.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
