Stephanie Thompson

Non-Partisan | Wyoming

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Stephanie Thompson


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2024


Election

General


Race

Sweetwater County School District #1 Board of Trustees, Rock Springs Area


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Facebook

EDUCATION

Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, Bachelor's Degree

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Sweetwater County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees, 8

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

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?

Parents or legal guardians should be the primary role in helping a student who is pregnant. The school should continue to provide the student with every opportunity to succeed. For example: District No. 1 provides free childcare for students who have a child, so they can still graduate after having the baby.


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?

The government should pay for pre-K through the 12th grade. After graduating from high school, most graduates are considered adults and are 18. They will have adult responsibilities such as jobs, military service, certification trainings, and college. Those who choose college as their next pathway, will learn about loans, financial aid, and other important life skills, which is an important part of the process and will prepare them for future financial decisions.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Agree


EDUCATION

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

Disagree

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).

Neutral

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

Neutral

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

Mathematics, Science, Language Arts, Personal Finances, American History, Civics, Social Emotional Learning, Vocational Learning, Art & Music, Foreign Language, Information Technology, Physical Fitness

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.

Choose not to answer

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

Equal opportunities

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 Opt-Out


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Lutheran Church of the Missouri Synod

Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?

The parents should be responsible and they will know what age to discuss it with their children. However, during health class I think it's appropriate for the health teacher to discuss puberty and body changes both females and males anatomy will go through.

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

If Sex Ed is provided it could include human anatomy and the reproductive system, abstinence, consent, physical and emotional health outcomes, stages of pregnancy and fetal development.

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

Children have the right to be protected from sexual grooming (including drag shows and explicit materials) in schools and libraries.

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.

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.

Agree

Parents should have full and timely access to any and all records, including school and medical records, associated with their minor children.

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.

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:

2014 Republican Primary 2014 General Election 2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Republican Primary 2018 General Election 2020 Republican Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Republican Primary 2022 General Election

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.

Disagree

Guns should not be allowed in schools unless they are being carried by School Resource Officers or other law enforcement officials.


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.

Neutral

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