Stori Zimmerman
Non-Partisan | Virginia
Candidate Profile
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Stori Zimmerman
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
General and Fairfax County and Loudoun County School Boards
Race
Fairfax County School Board, Mount Vernon District
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Methodist University, Fayetteville, BS Physical Education, BS Biology, 1999
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Master of Arts in Teaching - Secondary Science, 2006
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Military Family Readiness Groups/Organizations various duty stations
Volunteer, Group representative/leader, Commander's Award for Public Service, Van R. Butler ES, PTA Volunteer/fundraiser and classroom parent volunteer
Fort Hunt ES, Classroom parent and volunteer for PTA fundraising
Stratford Landing Citizens Association, Membership Chair
Youth Sports organizations in various locations, Youth & Young Adult Soccer Coach, Methodist University
DIII Student Athlete-Soccer, Tutor, Peer Mentor, Orientation Leader, Camp Counselor, DODEA, Mentor, tutor, assistant girls soccer coach
Texas A&M University - College Station, Student Athlete-Soccer on DI level
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
None
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
None
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
VA Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears
Fairfax County GOP
Colonial Mount Vernon Republican Women's Club
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Campaign Finance Documents:
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 04/06/2023 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
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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
- $200 contribution from Virginia Federation of Republican Women
- $200 contribution from Virginia Federation of Republican Women
Campaign Finance Report - period of 10/01/2023 through 10/26/2023
$200 contribution from Colonial Mount Vernon Republican Women
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Choose not to answer
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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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.
Neutral
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Did not answer
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.
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EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
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Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
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When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
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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): 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
Did not answer
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
Did not answer
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
ALL Students
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.
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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?
Choose not to answer
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.
Did not answer
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
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
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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?
Did not answer
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
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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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.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should be allowed in female locker rooms and bathrooms.
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No school official should be involved in the social or medical transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
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ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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 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?
Did not 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 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?
Did not answer
I support mask mandates.
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
