Dajma Livingston
Non-Partisan | North Carolina
Candidate Profile*
Leans Liberal
*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Dajma Livingston
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Wake County Board of Education, District 6
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
East Carolina University, Greenville, M.A. E.d, 2023
East Carolina University, Greenville, English BA, 2020
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Helping Hand Mission, Volunteer
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS*
*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
LIBERAL (1)
*The Collective PAC
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
OTHER INFORMATION
Election Voting History for Dajma Chantel Livingston during time of resident in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Party Primary Election: No Record
- 2020 Party Primary Election: No Record
- Voted in one Democratic Primary Election 2012 - 2018
- Voted in one General Election 2012 - 2020
**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**
Completed Candidate Questionnaire from Public Schools First NC
Participated in League of Women Voters of Wake County Board of Education 2022 Candidate Forum (9/16/2022)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree
Often , Planned Parenthood has been used on a contractual basis to push into school , mainly health courses, and have provided educational resources; in which has been a positive impact on young scholars in distinguishing identity , gender and sexuality.
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 Disagree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I believe that all schools should have the access to appropriate funding in which would support all educational institutions in reaching higher levels of academia and providing vocational programs and career opportunities for all learners.
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.
Strongly Agree
Students should not be allowed to pray in school.
Neutral
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
I believe that if a state or federal law is passed requiring citizens to receive vaccinations, I, then, agree that schools and employers should recognize our current state of affairs and comply.
EDUCATION
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Visitors should be restricted from speaking once they exhibit threatening or irate behavior , or in the case that they have exceeded their speaking limit.
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, Science, Foreign Language, Critical Race Theory, American History, Language Arts, Political Activism, Personal Finances, Information Technology, Gender Identity, Social Emotional Learning, Physical Fitness, Art & Music
American civics education should emphasize our nation's founding principles of liberty and equality.
Strongly 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.
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
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?
Local school board is responsible for creating and passing policy in which supports the betterment of all learners and continues to uplift the principles of equality and equal education for all.
Do you support the National School Board Association's characterization of parents who speak out at school board meetings as "domestic terrorists"?
Choose not to answer
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
superintendent , school board officials, principals.
Who has the ultimate right to control the education of children in public schools? (a) parents (b) teachers (c)school boards.
(a) parents
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Non-Denominational Christian whom believes that all people were created equally and deserve equal opportunities to survive and thrive though society.
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?
Parents and certified teachers in which focused on anatomy, gender and identity as a major in College.
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; sexual orientation and gender identity; human anatomy/the reproductive system; abortion methods and side effects; stages of pregnancy and fetal development
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
EQUALITY
I support the teaching that an individual, solely by virtue of his or her race, is inherently racist, whether consciously or unconsciously.
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?
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).
n/a
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
As Americans , always practice your right to vote; and when you do so , make your vote make sense. Vote for the individual in which is experienced as an educator, highly qualified, respected and well known within education . Vote Dajma Livingston for Board of Education this November!
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
If deemed required by federal and, or state law.
I support mask mandates.
Disagree
