Nicholas Gothard

Non-Partisan | Virginia

Candidate Profile*

Liberal

*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Nicholas Gothard


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2022


Election

General


Race

Loudoun County Public Schools School Board Special Election, Broad Run District


Incumbent

No


Links

Nicholas Gothard websites
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EDUCATION

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WORK & MILITARY

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AFFILIATIONS

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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

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ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
LIBERAL (8)

*National Organization for Women (NOW) PAC; Run for Something; LGBT Democrats of Virginia; *Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia; Loudoun County Democratic Committee

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)

ActBlue (2022); State Democratic Party Organizations (2021)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

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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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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.

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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.

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ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

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School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.

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

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EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

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Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?

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When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?

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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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2ND AMENDMENT

Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.

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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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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.

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A candidate's personal moral values should not be relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.

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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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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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VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

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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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ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

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