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


Links

Damon Shore websites Facebook

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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