
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
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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