Steve Bergstrom
Non-Partisan | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Steve Bergstrom
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Wake County Board of Education, District 8
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, Bachelors, Business, 2004
American Military University, Charlestown, WV, Masters, Political Science, 2012
WORK & MILITARY
US Air Force, Captain, 11
AFFILIATIONS
Boy Scouts of America, Scout Master
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (5)
North Carolina Values Coalition
Wake GOP
Carolina Teachers Alliance
Erin Pare
Liberty First Grassroots PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Available on my webiste - steveforschools.com
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Neal Hunt (2022)
Paul Stam (2022)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Disclosure Report - period of 11/19/2021 - 11/29/2021
- Disclosure Report - period of 11/30/2021 - 12/31/2021
- Amendment - received 1/20/2022
- $514.00 contribution from Committee to Elect Gordon Williford
- $514.00 contribution from Committee to Elect Gordon Williford
- Disclosure Report - period of 1/1/2022 - 4/30/2022
- Disclosure Report - period of 1/1/2022 - 4/30/2022 (Amended)
- Disclosure Report - period of 5/1/2022 - 6/30/2022
- Political Committee Disclosure Report - period of 1/1/2022 - 4/30/2022
- $105.47 contribution from Jacob Arthur (Wake County Public School System School Board candidate)
- $105.47 contribution from Clark Jenkins (Carteret County Public Schools Board of Education member)
- $105.47 contribution from Amy Marshall (Executive Director/Founder - Carolina Teachers Alliance)
- $200.00 expenditure to Wake Republican Executive Committee
- $105.47 contribution from Jacob Arthur (Wake County Public School System School Board candidate)
- Political Committee Disclosure Report - period of 1/1/2022 - 4/30/2022 (Amended)
- Political Committee Disclosure Report - period of 5/1/2022 - 6/30/2022
OTHER INFORMATION
Election Voting History for Steven Bergstrom during time of resident in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Party Primary Election: Republican
- 2020 Party Primary Election: Republican
- Voted in one General Election 2020
**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**
Participated in League of Women Voters of Wake County Board of Education 2022 Candidate Forum (9/16/2022)
Please note: This information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
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
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Strongly Disagree
Every year for the last decade, the school board has wasted millions on agendas and policies that detract from a sound quality education. These politically driven agendas have wasted millions in resources for students and teachers. I view the influencing of policy with taxpayer money as highly immoral and unethical.
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I am against government funding of education through college. Higher education opportunities should be earned, or students may choose from a multitude of other opportunities such as trade schools, apprenticeships, going straight into the work force, or the military.
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
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
I am against mandating vaccinations of Covid-19 or the seasonal flu. Any other vaccinations would require collaboration and input from medical experts and the community as a whole.
EDUCATION
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Never. Notwithstanding, the current Wake County School Board has recently (8/30/22) sought the legal advice of their legal team in an effort to ban citizens and parents who are running for school board and other political offices from speaking at board meetings. This is just another example of parental alienation, politicization of schools and extreme hypocrisy practiced by the current board.
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
Reading (all other subjects depend on this) Math Science American History Language Arts Information Technology Personal Finance Art&Music Physical Fitness
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.
Strongly Agree
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Strongly Agree
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
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 leadership, curriculum and resources that ensure a quality unbiased education for all students.
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 ultimate authority lies with the elected school board members. However, concerns and dissent should be heard, considered and answered before the implementation of any policy or directive.
Who has the ultimate right to control the education of children in public schools? (a) parents (b) teachers (c)school boards.
The right to control a child's education always lies with the parents first and foremost. However, the most effective way to accomplish a sound quality education is with a collaborative effort between parents, teachers and school board.
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.
Strongly Disagree
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
The best place for sexual education is ideally in the home. However, that ideal situation may not always be available to every student. I believe middle school is the appropriate age for students to be taught this subject with the following policies. Opt-in must be required, along with the ability of parents to review curriculum content prior to instruction. Abstinence must also be an emphasized portion of the curriculum content.
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 outcomes, abortion methods and side effects, consent, abstinence, contraceptives, human anatomy, stages of pregnancy and fetal development.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly 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.
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
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?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
Fox and Friends Interview - https://video.foxnews.com/v/6307042769112#sp=show-clips FB page Twitter handle My website has blogs and content that validate views
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
As a School Board member of the 14th largest school district in the country, I will provide the leadership needed to show that our schools can excel academically, that our students can learn in safe environments, that we can achieve qulaity education without extreme political bias or agendas, and I will do so with a focus on returning to the critical parent-teacher relationship that has been damaged so severely by my opponent and this board. Wake County will be an example of success under my leadership and the collaboration of parents and teachers in our great community.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
I am against mandating vaccinations of Covid-19 or the seasonal flu. Any other vaccinations would require collaboration and input from medical experts and the community as a whole.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
