

David Linden
Non-Partisan | Virginia
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
David Linden
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2025
Election
General & School Board
Race
Roanoke County Public Schools School Board, Hollins District
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Roanoke College, Salem, VA, Bachelor of Arts, 1987
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Virginia School Board Association, Delegate, 2022-2024
Roanoke County Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission, Member, 2017-2025
North Roanoke Recreation Club, President, 2009-2017
Roanoke County Republicans, Member, 2021-2025
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Roanoke County School Board, 2017-2025
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Roanoke County School Board, 2025-2029
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (27)
Phil North
Roanoke County Board of Supervisors
2017-2025
Martha Hooker
Roanoke County Board of Supervisors
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Campaign Finance Report (09/01/2025 - 09/30/2025) from Virginia State Board of Elections
Selected contributions/expenditures:
- $250.00 contribution from The Good Fund
Please note: This information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for educational purposes only.
Campaign Finance Report (07/01/2025 - 08/31/2025) from Virginia State Board of Elections
Please note: This information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for educational purposes only.
Campaign Finance Report (06/06/2025 - 06/30/2025) from Virginia State Board of Elections
Selected contributions/expenditures:
- $250.00 contribution from Phil C. North (Roanoke County Supervisor)
OTHER INFORMATION
CARDINAL NEWS: How to vote in Roanoke County 2025 - Where the candidates stand - David M. Linden
Please note: This information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for educational purposes only.
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?
School counselors should be available for students to discuss mental health concerns, including unwanted pregnancies, but the counselors should not try to persuade students to terminate.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Neutral
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?
Public funding for Pre-K -12 education is essential. Expenses for college and graduate school programs should be the student’s responsibility and student loan debts should be repaid as agreed to when the loan was provided.
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.
Strongly Agree
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
Science, American History, Information Technology, Vocational Learning, Art & Music, Civics, Personal Finances, Phyiscal Fitness, Foreignb Language, Social Emotional Learning.
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.
Neutral
Parental involvement is crucial to a child’s success. Allowing parents to choose what they deem is most appropriate for their children should be recognized and respected.
Which should students have: equity of outcomes or equality of opportunities?
Equality of 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.
Opt-in preferred.
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.
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 districts should not be able to mandate vaccines and or masking that are not FDA approved or required by state or federal laws.
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 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
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Born and raised Catholic, I believe in God the Father Almighty. I believe in limited government intervention and individual responsibility.
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents should take the lead in this when they believe their children are emotionally ready. Ages will vary based on maturity levels. Schools should teach basic sex education beginning in middle school.
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
Abstinence; consent; contraceptive methods; human anatomy/the reproductive system; 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.
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.
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.
Strongly Agree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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
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