Jessica Hofstetter

Non-Partisan | North Carolina

Candidate Profile

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Jessica Hofstetter


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2024


Election

General


Race

Davidson County Schools Board of Education, At-Large Seats


Incumbent

No


Links

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EDUCATION

Candidate did not provide

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

NC DPI Parent Advisory Commission, Charter Parent, NC DPI Center for Safer School's

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

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OTHER INFORMATION

Partisan Primary Election Voting History for Jessica Lynn Hofstetter from North Carolina State Board of Elections during time of residence in the district and/or at current address:

  • 2024 Primary - did not vote
  • 2022 Primary - Republican 

**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?

Other than connecting the student and their Parent(s) to resources, None.

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

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?

Did not answer


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

Parents should have the right to opt their students out of material that violates their religious/moral beliefs.


EDUCATION

Abortion and gender transitioning providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.

Did not answer

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

Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.

Agree

I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Agree

DEI is a necessity when educating students with disabilities to ensure they receive an education that they can benefit from.

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Disagree

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?

Yes as the Board would determine appropriate without unnecessarily prolonging the ability for the book to be challenged again.

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, Personal finances, Mathematics, Science, Language Arts, Information Technology, Vocational Learning, Social Emotional Learning, Art & Music, Physical Fitness, 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

Which should students have: equity of outcomes or equality of opportunities?

Equity of outcomes as it provides students with different learning styles to attain the same outcome as their peers.

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

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

B


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

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.

Agree

If sexual education is taught in schools, what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?

Depends on the content. No earlier than Middle School.

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

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.

Did not answer

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?

Did not answer


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Did not answer


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.

Did not answer


ABOUT YOU

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

Did not answer

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

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?

Did not answer


2ND AMENDMENT

The right to bear arms is fundamental and must be protected.

Did not 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.

Did not answer

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