David Spain
Non-Partisan | North Carolina
Candidate Profile*
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
David Spain
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2024
Election
General
Race
Johnston County Public Schools Board of Education, District 4
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Campbell University, Buies Creek, BS, 1980
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
GOP Men's, VP, Citizens Advocates for Accountable Governement
Volunteer, GOP, Volunteer
Lee County Schools, Teacher Coach, Wake County Schools
Teacher Coach, Bladen County Schools, Teacher Coach
Vision Academy, Principal, Homeschool Football League
Coach, Board of Directors, Convention of States, Volunteer
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (3)
North Carolina Values Coalition
*Carolina Teachers Alliance
*Johnston County Republican Party
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Republican State Leadership Committee (2019)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
Partisan Primary Election Voting History for David Neil Spain from North Carolina State Board of Elections during time of residence in the district and/or at current address:
- 2024 Primary - Republican
- 2022 Primary - Republican
- Voted in six Republican Primaries 2000 - 2020
**Election Voting History is not considered during panel evaluations.**
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?
Refer to a Pro- Life Advocate organization or to a church organization with parents supervision and support
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
To kill a child is murder, murder is illegal, and this child should be protected by law as any citizen.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Personal property is an inalienable right and is the way citizens remain free and develop wealth for their families. Free enterprise is the entrepreneurial spirit that has made the US the most successful and provided the most wealth and inventions of any country. Free enterprise is the American dream and the backbone of our country until recently.
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Our taxes should go to funding of education but if education is failing then the citizens have the right to take their funds and use in other forms of education for their children. Lets make sure that funding is for the improvement and for the best resources not to continue to pay for noneducators. Public education was established to provide this country with superior education even back in the days of the Old Deluder Satan Act. That is part of the reason that we had 98% literacy rate for years.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Curriculum should teach truth and facts and not be based on the whims of changing the morals and values of students. Hopefully the adopted curriculum will not be the antithesis of the community morals and standards that has a basis on what is right and wrong through the rule of law.
EDUCATION
Abortion and gender transitioning providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree
Consistent discipline creates a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning.
Strongly Agree
Disciple and adherence to rules is the key to all healthy societies and organizations, especially schools. With out discipline then chaos and disruption takes place which inhibits the successful learning for all students.
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
Full disclosure and transparency is crucial for all stakeholders involved because the parents have the primary obligation for the education of their children. Those who are not parents need to also be vigilant as to what is being instructed to our children so they may evaluate and hold school administrators accountable for the lack of success.
Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.
Strongly Agree
The lost of liberty comes when the students do not know the truthful history of this great country and if they are not taught the truth then they will destined to repeat the past mistakes. To be complete citizens then they need to know their rights and rules as defined by the founding documents. They need to understand the original intent of those documents. We need to foster patriotism because if America is lost liberty will be lost.
I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
Strongly Disagree
Not the way that DEI is defined now becasue it is Marxist and racists but should be defined as the Bible states- Love thy Neighbor and Hate Evil.
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
It has no role in our government by our constitution and is a state obligation, plus it is a drain on tax dollars. Education is local and I am in favor of downsizing the role of the state department of education.
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?
The school board should have a standard operating procedure in place for reviewing of books. What is the definition of the inappropriate book and who is assigning that definition. Books should be regulated by the school board on their relevance to classical education and enhancing the Childs knowledge.
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
American History, Civics, language Arts, Mathematics , Science, Personal Finances, Vocational Learning, Physical Fitness, Info Technology, Foreign Language
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.
Strongly Agree
Parents have the ultimate authority to educate their children and public education is failing then allow them the opportunity to take their money to an alternative.
Which should students have: equity of outcomes or equality of opportunities?
All students have the right to equal opportunity but not equity of outcomes. Students need to earn their outcomes and be rewarded to their diligence and responsibility.
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.
opt in
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
elected school board memebers
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in God the father, Jesus Christ the son, and the Holy Spirit. The one true and living God who created the earth and man in his image. Saved by the lamb of God, Jesus, at the crucifixion and resurrection.
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.
Strongly Agree
Children do not have the mental and emotional capacity to make those changes and we should not let them be considered adult minds. You cannot buy alcohol or cigarette's until you are 18 then why mutilate children under age.
If sexual education is taught in schools, what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Should not be taught but 6th grade if it is.
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.
Strongly Agree
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.
Strongly Agree
Parents should have full and timely access to any and all records, including school and medical records, associated with their minor children.
Strongly Agree
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.
Strongly Agree
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?
Absolutely not! That is actually teaching pornography if not heterosexual monogamy between spouses.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Strongly Agree
There are only 2 sexes. True Biology the other is just identification.
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
no
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
no
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?
Very Conservative
2ND AMENDMENT
The right to bear arms is fundamental and must be protected.
Strongly Agree
Castle Doctrine and it is an inalienable right given by God.
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.
Strongly Disagree
