

Lindsay Mahaffey
Non-Partisan | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Lindsay Mahaffey
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2024
Election
General
Race
Wake County Public School System Board of Education, District 8
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (5)
Equality NC PAC
Moms Demand Action
Wake County Voter Education Coalition
Wake NCAE
Wake County Democratic Party
OTHER (1)
Raleigh Wake Citizens Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (16)
Jessica Holmes (2024)
Joe Biden (2024)
Maurice (Mo) Green Maurice Oliver Green (2024)
Monika Johnson-Hostler (2024)
ActBlue (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (16)
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations (2023)
Allison Dahle (2022)
Chris Heagarty (2022)
Gale Adcock (2022)
Jay Chaudhuri (2022)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Disclosure Report (from Wake County) - Mid Year 2024 - Reporting Period: 02/18/2024 to 06/30/2024
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2024 Third Quarter - Reporting Period: 07/01/2023 to 10/19/2023
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2023 Year End - Reporting Period: 07/01/2023 to 12/31/2023
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2023 Mid Year - Reporting Period: 01/01/2023 to 06/30/2023
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2022 Fourth Quarter - Reporting Period: 10/23/2022 to 12/31/2022
Selected contributions/expenditures:
- $500.00 contribution from Democratic Women of Wake County
- $150.00 contribution from NCAE
- $1,500.00 expenditure to Heagarty 4 Schools
- $200.00 expenditure to Raleigh Wake Citizens Association M-PAC
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2022 Third Quarter - Reporting Period: 07/01/2022 to 10/22/2022
Selected contributions/expenditures:
- $40.00 contribution from Gale Adcock (Legislator - NC General Assembly)
- $100.00 contribution from Calabria for Wake
- $250.00 contribution from Chaudhuri for New North Carolina
- $100.00 contribution from Edward Gray (Assistant Federal Public Defender)
- $266.55 contribution from Monika for Schools
- $290.00 contribution from North Carolina Democratic Party
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2022 Second Quarter - Reporting Period: 05/01/2022 to 06/30/2022
Selected contributions/disbursements:
- $300.00 contribution from Gale Adcock (Legislator - North Carolina General Assembly)
- $500.00 contribution from Committee to Elect Christine Kushner (Wake County Public School System School Board member)
- $150.00 contribution from Allison Dahlellison Dahle (Legislator - North Carolina General Assembly)
- $100.00 contribution from Susan Evans (Wake County Commissioner)
- $150.00 contribution from Jenna Wadsworth Committee
- $100.00 contribution from Monika Johnson-Hostler (Wake County Public School System School Board member)
- $100.00 contribution from Renee Sekel (Deputy Program Manager - Red, Wine, and Blue)
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2022 First Quarter - Reporting Period: 01/01/2022 to 04/30/2022
Selected contributions/disbursements:
- $150.00 contribution from Gale Adcock (Legislator - North Carolina General Assembly)
- $4.22 contribution from Committee to Elect Christine Kelly
- $100.00 contribution from Julie von Haefan (Legislator - North Carolina General Assembly)
- $55.13 expenditure to ActBlue
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2021 Year End - Reporting Period: 07/01/2021 to 12/31/2021 (Amended)
Selected contributions/disbursements:
- $100.00 contribution from Gale Adcock (Legislator - North Carolina General Assembly)
OTHER INFORMATION
During the Wake County Public School System Board of Education Meeting on 07/16/2024, candidate voted in favor of approving Board Policy 1710-4021-7230-R&P(1) Title IX Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment Complaint Procedure and Board Policy 1720-4015-7225 Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying Complaint Process.
Partisan Primary Election Voting History for Lindsay Marie Mahaffey from North Carolina State Board of Elections during time of residence in the district and/or at current address:
- 2024 Primary - Democratic
- 2022 Primary - Democratic
- Voted in four Democratic Primaries 2015 - 2020
**Election Voting 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)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?
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Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
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ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
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What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
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EDUCATION
Abortion and gender transitioning providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
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Consistent discipline creates a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning.
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Do you believe print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review, including those without children enrolled in school?
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Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.
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I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
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I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
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If a member of the public flags (challenges) a book as inappropriate and the school board disagrees, should the board impose a moratorium on when the book can be challenged again? If yes, for how long?
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Please list in order the following priorities in relation to the role of a K-12 public school (omitting any that do not apply): American History, Art & Music, Civics, Critical Race Theory, Foreign Language, Gender Identity, Information Technology, Language Arts, Mathematics, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, Political Activism, Science, Sexuality, Social Emotional Learning, Vocational Learning
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The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child instead of the bureaucracy, through a program which allows parents the freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.
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Which should students have: equity of outcomes or equality of opportunities?
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Which type of written parental consent should be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE)? (A) Opt-In. (B) Opt-Out. (C) None.
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Who should make decisions about whether or not a book is appropriate for children? A) the elected school board members; B) an outsourced community committee
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2ND AMENDMENT
The right to bear arms is fundamental and must be protected.
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OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
In the event of a pandemic, school districts can mandate whatever health precautions they deem necessary (including masks and vaccines) to protect students and staff.
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ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
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Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
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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?
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VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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Children have a right to reach maturity without chemical or surgical castration, which would damage their healthy bodies through surgeries and may cause a life-long dependence on cross-sex hormones.
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If sexual education is taught in schools, what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
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Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman essential to the formation and sustaining of a civil and prosperous society.
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Parents have the fundamental right to raise their child in accordance with their beliefs and values, including the right to make decisions about the child's education and healthcare.
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Parents should have full and timely access to any and all records, including school and medical records, associated with their minor children.
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School children have the right to be protected from sexual grooming including drag shows and explicit materials with pictures of sex acts and graphic language.
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Should schools be giving instruction on how to engage in sexual acts, the pleasures of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or should they instead focus on educating students about the science of reproduction?
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ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
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