Kevin Adams
Non-Partisan | Florida
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Pensacola State College, Pensacola, Accounting, 1993-1997
WORK & MILITARY
Department of Defense, Civil Service, 1980-2018
AFFILIATIONS
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Escambia County School Board, District 1, 2016-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Escambia County School Board, District 1, 2016-2026
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (6)
Alex Andrade (2022)
Committee to Protect Northwest Florida (2022)
Douglas Broxson (2022)
Michelle Lynn Salzman (2022)
Mike Hill (2018)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Committee to Protect Northwest Florida (2022)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Campaign Treasurer's Report - P5 (07/23/2022 - 07/29/2022) from Escambia County Supervisor of Elections
Selected contributions/expenditures:
- $500.00 contribution to Committee to Protect NW Florida
Campaign Treasurer's Report - M4 (04/01/2022 - 04/30/2022) from Escambia County Supervisor of Elections
Selected contribution/expenditures:
- $100.00 contribution from Paul Fetsko (Escambia County School Board Member)
Complete list of candidate's Campaign Finance Reports can be found on the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections website.
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
I am a pro-life candidate who supports parental rights and conservative values.
What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?
Schools should serve a limited, supportive educational role, while parents remain the primary decision-makers with a fundamental right to be informed and involved in major decisions affecting their minor child. Schools should notify and involve parents promptly, rather than act independently or withhold information.
ECONOMY
Student loan forgiveness unfairly shifts the financial burden to those not responsible for student debt.
Strongly Agree
Students should take responsibility for the debts they incur and understand the long-term financial commitments associated with borrowing.
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
The government should provide funding that supports all school choice options.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
With regard to public schools, what does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The government should not establish a national religion, coerce religious practice, or favor one denomination over another. This does not mean removing religion from public life, making public schools hostile to faith or banning voluntary student religious expression, teaching religion’s history, or parental choice.
IMMIGRATION
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enhances the safety and security of communities by identifying and detaining illegal aliens.
Strongly Agree
I support secure borders and enforcement by ICE agents, which disrupt criminal networks such as cartels and traffickers, reduce preventable deaths from overdoses and border crossings, and protect vulnerable populations, especially children, from exploitation.
EDUCATION
Abortion and gender-affirming providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree
Schools should focus on academics and should not provide or refer students for abortion services, gender transition procedures, or related counseling. Parents, not schools or outside providers, have the fundamental right to guide major decisions affecting their children.
Consequences for bad behavior create a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning.
Strongly Agree
When good order and discipline are enforced, classrooms and schools become calm and safe. Teachers are able to teach, and students are able to learn without constant interruptions.
Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.
Strongly Agree
This approach would strengthen student patriotism, foster love of country, and deepen appreciation for America’s achievements and history.
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
I support local control and believe government closest to the people is the best form of government.
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
Schools should not be involved in sex education. Sex education is a parental responsibility.
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
Civics, American History, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Information Technology, Vocational Learning, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, Art & Music, and Foreign Language.
Public schools should prioritize academic achievement and building character necessary to preserve American traditions and self-government.
Strongly Agree
School choice creates competition, and that competition will push public schools to improve their educational systems.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Biological males should 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 Disagree
I do not support biological males participating in women’s sports or using women’s locker rooms and bathrooms.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My spiritual beliefs reinforce my commitment to: • Strong parental rights, God has given parents the primary responsibility for raising and guiding their children. • Protecting the innocence of children and maintaining high moral standards in our schools. • Honesty, personal responsibility, and good character — values I try to live out in public service. • Conservative principles rooted in traditional Judeo-Christian ethics and the idea that government should be limited and accountable to the people.
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
I support the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., that people should be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin.
Strongly Agree
I believe people should be treated as individuals based on their character, behavior, merit, and actions, not their race, skin color, or group identity.
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
Amen!
Mental health conditions such as anorexia and gender dysphoria need to be treated, not affirmed.
Strongly Agree
School library books that have literary value, as determined by experts, should be exempt from obscenity laws.
Strongly Disagree
Exact public statement made by Kevin Adams (Escambia County School Board Member, District 1): “No parent wants someone else to indoctrinate their child or introduce their child to obscene, pornographic, age-inappropriate content.” June 2025 school board workshop discussing book challenges and removals from school libraries.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
The only way to eliminate fraud and corruption is to mandate photo identification for elections.
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
First Republican President I voted for was Ronald Reagan, and the last President was Donald Trump.
What political party are you affiliated with?
Republican
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to immigration and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very 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.
Strongly Agree
I support the faculty/staff carry if they can meet all requirements of the Florida Guardian Program, which was established under the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act.
