
Damon Shore
Non-Partisan | Kansas
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Damon Shore
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
General Municipal and School Board
Race
Shawnee Heights USD 450 Board of Education, District A - Position 1
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Ashford University, BA PR and Marketing, 2015
Baker University, MBA, 2017
WORK & MILITARY
US Air Force, 2007
AFFILIATIONS
Junior Achievement, Volunteer, Forge Young Professional
Volunteer, Upward Sports, Coach
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
Previous Races
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should 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.
Agree
I do believe that human life begins at conception because the result of conception is human life. My concern is when a life is put at risk due to the pregnancy. I have seen expecting mothers get the chance to modify their way of life to improve the chances of a successful birth.
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.
Disagree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Public schools should be fully funded and we should have a cap on student loan interest rates.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
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.
Agree
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
Policy development and implementation, superintendent hiring and performance management, budget development and analysis, capital allocation, student outcome key performance indicators, alignment with community vision, and executing state requirements.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
School board, administrators, teachers, and parents. The state should mandate certain standards for school curriculum. We have seen recent state requirements for evidence-based curriculum.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
When a treat of phyiscal harm has been made to a board member.
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
Language arts, mathematics, science, phyiscal fitness, american history, art&music, vocational learning, IT, foreign language. personal finances, gender identity(this is part of our society and we need to ensure there are some professional support systems for those struggling with this complex issue)
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
A
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
ensuring that all students have the resources and assistance they need to perform to their best.
Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Strongly Agree
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
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.
Neutral
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
Agree
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
No
How is this even close to a good idea?
All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.
Agree
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.
Choose not to answer
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and have no intentions of hiding my faith. I am also a pragmatic individual who values respect and integrity. My decision will be for the greater good of our community and students.
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
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
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
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents, when they want to. Schools can offer general education with parental consent.
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
contraceptive methods; consent; abstinence; sexual orientation, 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.
Agree
I support allowing public middle and high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Disagree
Biological males should be allowed in female locker rooms and bathrooms.
Strongly Disagree
No school official should be involved in the social or medical transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Agree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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 are relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
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?
Lean Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
NA
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
NA
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2020 General Election 2022 Republican Primary 2022 General Election
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Disagree
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
We already require certain vaccinations for school entry. Based on the results of covvid, you would need a significant impact to life for it to be relevant to force vaccinations.
I support mask mandates.
Disagree
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Agree
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Agree
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