Michael Hopkins

Non-Partisan | Georgia

Candidate Profile

Moderate

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Michael Hopkins


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2025


Election

General School Board & Public Service Commission, & Special General HD106


Race

Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education, District 6


Incumbent

No


Links

Michael Hopkins websites FacebookInstagramBallotpedia

EDUCATION

Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta, yes, 2012

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Atlanta Technical College Atlanta yes 2012 Vocational & Military Experience

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Atlanta Public Schools, 2026-2030

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report September 30, 2025 (Submitted October 7, 2025) 12 pgs from Office of Municipal Clerk - City of Atlanta 

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Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report September 30, 2025 (Submitted - October 7, 2025) 11 pgs from Office of Municipal Clerk - City of Atlanta  

Please note: This information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.

OTHER INFORMATION

CIVIC ATLANTA: District 6 Candidate: Michael Hopkins

Please note: This information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

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

Strongly Agree

Given that my objective is to advocate for policies, respect for human dignity and create a culture where every human is valued and given the chance to thrive.

What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?

My involvement would be to advocate for emotional support, academic support, and resource connections.


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

In order to thrive, we need both social and capitalism that are essential elements of a productive system, that benefits all citizens and family.

What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?

Government funding should be used to expand opportunity, empower families, and prepare students for workforce and citizenship.


EDUCATION

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

Disagree

Abortion and gender affirming providers should be allowed to offer resources and services to school counseling personale for student and family guildance.

Consistent discipline creates a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning.

Strongly Agree

Constructive discipline should be used to create an environment conducive to learning.

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

Strongly Agree

Educators should give students a thorough education on America's history, however American Patriotism can only be cultivated internally.

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

omit critical race theory, gender identity, and sexuality.

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

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

Students should have equality of opportunity, not equity of outcomes. That means providing a fair opportunity.

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.

(c) None


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.

Neutral


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


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:

2018 Democratic Primary 2018 General Election 2020 Democratic Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Democratic 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?

Moderate


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

My personal briefs should not influence the religious and spiritual values of others.

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

Parents are responsible however, educators are charged with notifying parents and/or authorities whenever issues of concerns arise. Appropraite age starts at 3.

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

No.

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

Parents and their medical providers should decide.

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.

Neutral

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 the right to make decisions for THEIR child.

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

Photo identification ensures a fair election.


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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