

Robert (Rob) Walter
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile*
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Robert (Rob) Walter
Party
Republican
Election Year
2024
Election
General
Race
Cabarrus County Schools Board of Education, At-Large Seats
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
University of Central Florida, Orlando, BS, 1992
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Carolina Aviation Professionals Association, Board member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Cabarrus County Board of Education, 11.5
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (1)
*Carolina Teachers Alliance
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Rep. Kristin Baker, M.D. Sen. Paul Newton
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Jonathan Almond (2024)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Disclosure Report (from Cabarrus County) - Year End 2023 - Reporting Period: 07/01/2023 to 12/31/2023 (Amended)
Disclosure Report (from Cabarrus County) - First Quarter 2024 - Reporting Period: 01/01/2024 to 02/17/2024 (Amended)
Disclosure Report (from Cabarrus County) - Second Quarter 2024 - Reporting Period: 02/18/2024 to 06/30/2024
Selected contributions/disbursements:
- $75.00 disbursement to Cabarrus County Republican Party
Disclosure Report (from Cabarrus County) - Third Quarter 2024 - Reporting Period: 07/01/2024 to 10/19/2024
Selected contributions/expenditures:
- $75.00 disbursement to Brain Echevarria
OTHER INFORMATION
Partisan Primary Election Voting History for Robert Patrick Walter 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 ten Republican Primaries 2006 - 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?
Compassion. Ensure parent notification as this is a difficult family matter but not a school matter.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Agree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
We are mandated to provide a sound basic education to all citizens. Education is key for an individual's success in life and a good education helps society overall (higher incomes, less crime, community involvement).
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Agree
Curriculums in schools should not be a surprise to anyone (teachers, parents, or community). Be involved in the development process so values are represented or considered when its being developed. Teachers with conflicts should communicate that with school leadership so solution possible options can be evaluated.
EDUCATION
Abortion and gender transitioning providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree
Not the role of the school system.
Consistent discipline creates a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning.
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
What is taught in schools should not be a surprise or hidden.
Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.
Agree
I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
Disagree
Everyone deserves respect and can be a contributor but we don't need to force acceptance or celebration of someone's contradicting values on others.
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Neutral
Supporter of community values reflected in the education of our local students. Due to freedom and mobility of individuals, I see some value in some basic education standards.
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?
next school year.
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, Math, Science, History, Civics. Arts/Music, Vocational Learning, Finances, IT, Fitness & Health, 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.
Disagree
Parents should have options to educate their children where and how that is best for that child. Community does play a role in ensuring strong public education is available. 85% of students still attend public schools. Some funding may be able to follow student but there are also hard costs for local public schools that need to be funded
Which should students have: equity of outcomes or equality of opportunities?
equality of opportunities seems the better option
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. I'm strong supporter of parent involvement in their child's education.
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
Whatever the process dictates. There needs to be a way to identify a questionable book, flag those concerns, have a review process with multiple individuals to make a recommendation and then an appeals process to the board if necessary.
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe we are all God's creation and have a purpose. The Bible is God's word, and its teachings and values are what guide me.
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
That is an adult decision, not a child who's brain is not fully developed to understand all the complexities.
If sexual education is taught in schools, what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parent decision.
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
Schools should be safe spaces for learning.
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?
Science. Sexual behavior, gender identity, and pornography have no place in school setting. Parents should be engaged with their children and handle those questions.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
We have to show ID for numerous other things in life, voting isn't any different when its important that the identity of person present is the person they say they are.
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
No brainer. Consider the long-term impacts of this.
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?
Conservative
2ND AMENDMENT
The right to bear arms is fundamental and must be protected.
Agree
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
School boards and education staff are not medical experts. They also should not be made to be mask police.
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