

Natalie Beyer
Non-Partisan | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Natalie Beyer
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
Durham Public Schools Board of Education, District 4
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, M.H.A., 1993
Rice University, Houston, B.A., 1990
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Durham County Family Court, Court-appointed Guardian ad Litem, NCSSM Alumni Board
Board Member, Public Schools First NC, Board Member
Project Graduation, Board Member, Cole Mill Road Church of Christ
Ministry Coordinating Committee, Chair, Student Health Advisory Committee, Board Member
Homeless Services Advisory Committee, Board Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Durham Board of Education, 2010 - Present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (2)
Durham Association of Educators
People's Alliance PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Democratic Women's Groups (2018)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Statement of Organization and Candidate Designation of Committee Funds - 3/2/2022
- Certification of Threshold - 3/2/2022
- Certification of Threshold (Amended) - 3/2/2022
- Please note: The following information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
- Disclosure Report - period of 1/1/2022-4/30/2022
- $685.00 in aggregated contributions from ActBlue
- $200.00 contribution from Heidi Carter (County Commissioner - Durham County)
- $100.00 contribution from Wendy Jacobs (County Commissioner - Durham County)
- $250.00 contribution from Nicholas Graber-Grace (Organizer - North Carolina Association of Educators)
- $500.00 contribution from Stephen Schewel (Mayor - City of Durham)
- $32.63 disbursement to ActBlue
- $2,500.00 disbursement to People's Alliance PAC
- $685.00 in aggregated contributions from ActBlue
- Disclosure Report - period of 1/1/2022-4/30/2022
OTHER INFORMATION
Supports vaccinations and boosters for children.
Party Primary Election Voting History for Natalie Jones Beyer during time of resident in district and/or at current address:
- 2020 Party Primary: Democratic
- 2018 Party Primary: Democratic
- Voted in eight Democratic Primaries 1999 - 2016
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
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Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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ECONOMY
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Agree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
The North Carolina constitution guarantees a sound, basic education for every child in NC. It is the responsibility and best investment of the North Carolina General Assembly to invest in high quality schools from Pre-K through college. Education is an economic driver for our state.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Strongly Agree
School districts should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
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Students should not be allowed to pray in school.
Strongly Disagree
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
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EDUCATION
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parents are partners in public education and are welcome to speak at school board meetings. Our public comment period is typically limited to three minutes per speaker.
Please list in order the following priorities in relation to the role of a K-12 public school (omitting any that do not apply): Mathematics, Information Technology, Science, Political Activism, Personal Finances, Gender Identity, Physical Fitness, American History, Critical Race Theory, Language Arts, Art & Music, Vocational Learning, Sexuality, Foreign Language, Social Emotional Learning
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American civics education should emphasize our nation's founding principles of liberty and equality.
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Before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL), they must opt-in with written parental permission.
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The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
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I support the teaching of curricula (such as the 1619 Project, No Place for Hate, Second Step, etc.) that emphasizes slavery and racism as the foundation of American history.
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Parents are the ultimate authority in their child’s education and should be able to freely pursue whatever educational options they deem best for their child.
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What is the function of the local school board?
Representative democracy for governance, accountability and transparency of local public school systems.
Do you support the National School Board Association's characterization of parents who speak out at school board meetings as "domestic terrorists"?
No
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
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Who has the ultimate right to control the education of children in public schools? (a) parents (b) teachers (c)school boards.
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VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and person of deep faith. I also believe in the separation of church and state.
I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
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Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
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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) -- Physical and emotional health outcomes; contraceptive methods; consent; abstinence; sexual orientation and gender identity; human anatomy/the reproductive system; abortion methods and side effects; stages of pregnancy and fetal development; sex acts and pleasures of sex
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.
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No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
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EQUALITY
I support the teaching that an individual, solely by virtue of his or her race, is inherently racist, whether consciously or unconsciously.
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ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No
A candidate's personal moral values should not be relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
Strongly Disagree
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?
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Non-partisan school board
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
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Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
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OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
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I support mask mandates.
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