Kristin Ball
Non-Partisan | Virginia
Candidate Profile
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Kristin Ball
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
General and Fairfax County and Loudoun County School Boards
Race
Fairfax County School Board, Mason District
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, Bachelor of Arts in Communication, 1993
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, Master of Arts, 1995
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, Ph.D., 2000
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
The Frederick Douglass Foundation, Member, Untrafficked
Volunteer, Falls Church Kiwanis Little League, Bench Parent
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Fairfax Republicans
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Campaign Finance Documents:
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 03/13/2023 through 03/31/2023
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 04/01/2023 through 06/08/2023
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 06/09/2023 through 06/30/2023
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 07/01/2023 through 08/31/2023
Please note: the following information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for educational purposes only:
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 09/01/2023 through 09/30/2023
Campaign Finance Report - period of 10/01/2023 through 10/26/2023
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 03/13/2023 through 03/31/2023
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.
Choose not to answer
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.
Choose not to answer
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Government funding of K-12 public education is important. But that public education should lead to graduates who have the skills and knowledge necessary to become successful and productive adults. When our students cannot read and write to grade level proficiency, we need to look at how that funding is being used and how it can be allocated more effectively.
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
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
The local school board consists of representatives from each of the districts in the county. The local school board should represent those constituents rather than rubber-stamping political issues. Conducting surveys of students and parents and ignoring those responses is unacceptable. The local school board is responsible for the public school budget, and should consider the needs of the students, faculty, and staff when adjusting the budget each year.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
Standards should be set at the State level through the Virginia Department of Education in conjunction with school divisions.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Never
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, American History, Information Technology, Art & Music, Personal Finances, Foreign Language, Vocational Learning, Physical Fitness
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
Liberty and equality
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
Equity in education means that classroom lessons are taught at the pace and understanding of the lowest level learner. Teachers should engage in equality in learning where those lowest level learners are encouraged and challenged to perform above their abilities.
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.
Strongly Agree
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
Strongly Agree
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
No
All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.
Strongly 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.
Yes
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in the sanctity of the U.S. Constitution.
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.
Strongly Agree
Unless a parent/guardian is aware of the sexual transitioning of the student and gives consent to the school officials to use the alternative name and pronouns.
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
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents/guardians are typically the first to discuss issues of a sexual nature to children. It should be discussed when the child inquires about it using age-appropriate language and content. The school can provide classes regarding human anatomy and reproduction at the age when students typically reach puberty.
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
Human anatomy/the reproductive system; stages of pregnancy and fetal development; physical and emotional health outcomes; consent; abstinence; contraceptive methods
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Choose not to answer
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.
Strongly Agree
The parents/guardians are the ones who should make ALL medical decisions with their children. It is not the job of school officials to provide medical advice or services.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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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.
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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?
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).
Did not answer
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
Did not answer
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2014 General Election 2016 General Election 2018 General Election 2020 General Election 2022 General Election
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
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OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Safe and effective vaccines should be encouraged for school attendance.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Strongly Agree
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Strongly Agree
