Vincent Smith
Non-Partisan | Virginia
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Vincent Smith
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2024
Election
General
Race
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School Board, District 5
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA, Associates in Land Surveying, 1992
Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA, Associates in Civil Engineering, 1993
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, BSET in Civil Engineering, 2010
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Rural Mixta Primary School, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Volunteer, Southern Baptist Convention Volunteer
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Middle Resolution PAC
Students First VA
OTHER (1)
Republican Party of Virginia Beach
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Republican Party of Virginia Beach
Students First
Sen Bill DeSteph
Sen Christie New Craig
Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Bill DeSteph (2023)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2023)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Students First VA (2024)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Campaign Finance Report (from Virginia State Board of Elections) - Reporting Period: 09/01/2024 to 09/30/2024
Selected contributions and expenditures:
- $150.00 contribution from Beach Suburban Republican Women's Club
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Campaign Finance Report (from Virginia State Board of Elections) - Reporting Period: 07/01/2024 to 08/31/2024
Selected contributions and expenditures:
- $500.00 contribution from Friends of Bill DeSteph for Senate
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Campaign Finance Report (from Virginia State Board of Elections) - Reporting Period: 06/07/2024 to 06/30/2024
Selected contributions/expenditures:
- $500.00 contribution from Students First VA
Campaign Finance Report (from Virginia State Board of Elections) - Reporting Period: 04/01/2024 to 06/06/2024 (Amended)
Selected contributions/expenditures:
- $250.00 contribution from Students First VA
Campaign Finance Report (from Virginia State Board of Elections) - Reporting Period: 01/02/2024 to 03/31/2024 (Amended)
Selected contributions/expenditures:
- $1,561.22 contribution from Committee to Elect Vincent Smith
- $500.00 contribution from Solares for School Board
Campaign Finance Report (from Virginia State Board of Elections) - Reporting Period: 07/01/2023 to 12/31/2023
Selected contributions/expenditures:
- $200.00 contribution from Victoria Manning (Virginia Beach Public Schools Board Member)
- $1,561.22 expenditure to Committee to Elect Vincent Smith 2024
Campaign Finance Report (from Virginia State Board of Elections) - Reporting Period: 01/01/2023 to 06/30/2023
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate participated in Virginia Beach Tea Party's School Board Candidate Forum (09/15/2024)
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QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?
The school should support the family in every way possible as requested by the parents.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I would like to see the state and federal governments take a step back, most significantly the federal government. While I recognize a need for consistent FAPE throughout the nation, it is not the federal government's role to take our tax dollars just to send back a portion with restrictions attached. Education in Virginia is not the same as education in California and the federal government needs to cede control back to the states and divisions.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Neutral
Within limits, I disagree. We certainly couldn't have a teacher refusing to teach evolution when they were hired to teach biology. But, within that reasoning, we should not be imposing new requirements on our staff that will violate their religious beliefs.
EDUCATION
Abortion and gender-affirming 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
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
These materials were bought or created with taxpayer dollars. There is no reason any taxpayer should not be allowed to review them.
Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.
Strongly Agree
I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
Strongly Disagree
I believe some need more help than others throughout life. It's human of us to give of ourselves to help others. But to mandate my humanity? No thank you. I do not believe in equality of outcome. I believe in more help when more help is needed as a human being.
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Agree
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
Language Arts, Mathematics, Civics, American History, Science, Foreign Language, Physical Fitness, Personal Finances, Vocational Learning, Art & Music, Information Technology.
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.
Agree
Which should students have: equity of outcomes or equality of opportunities?
Equality of opportunities. How could any student learn the satisfaction of self-achievement when an outcome was doled to them?
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.
A
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Did not answer
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
This is a family role as determined by the parents, as is the age at which to do so.
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) -- abortion methods and side effects; abstinence; consent; contraceptive methods; human anatomy/the reproductive system; physical and emotional health outcomes; sex acts and pleasures of sex; sexual orientation and gender identity; stages of pregnancy and fetal development
Did not answer
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 have the right to be protected from sexual grooming (including drag shows and explicit materials) in schools and libraries.
Strongly Agree
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.
Did not answer
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
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
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
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
Did not answer
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?
Conservative
2ND AMENDMENT
Faculty who are licensed to carry and have had ongoing training should be allowed to carry guns at school in order to respond to an active shooter situation.
Choose not to answer
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.
Disagree
