Deana Griffiths

Non-Partisan | Virginia

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Deana Griffiths


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2023


Election

General and Fairfax County and Loudoun County School Boards


Race

Loudoun County School Board, Ashburn District


Incumbent

No


Links

Deana Griffiths websites
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EDUCATION

NJIT, Newark, BS, 2005

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Ashburn School Board in Loudoun County

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (3)

Latino National Republican Coalition of Virginia; Loudoun County Republican Committee; Loudoun County Republican Women's Club

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

1.The LNRC - https://www.lnrc-va.org/ 2.Bill Wilkin (Former History teacher at Stone Bridge HS) 3.LCRC – Loudoun County Republican Committee

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

Loudoun Conservatives Care (2023)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Renew Virginia (2023)


SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

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

Strongly Disagree

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

Agree


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

Neutral

Everyone should practice their religion as they choose. The problem with the schools today is many have lost faith and religion. Kids need morals which religion provides.

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.

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

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

Strongly Agree

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

Disagree

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

K-12 is fine. No to pre-k and not through college.


EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

To make sure programs are funded in the best interest of the children. The school board should always function as helping kids achieve success after K-12.

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

The School Board with input from parents.

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

Never.

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

Mathematics, Information Technology, Science, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, American History, Language Arts, Art & Music, Vocational Learning, Foreign Language

Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.

Liberty and Equality

What does "equity in education" mean to you?

It means putting all children in one basket. I do not believe in equity for the reason that every child learns differently.

Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

Strongly Agree

The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.

Agree

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.

Strongly Agree

School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.

Strongly Agree

Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?

No

All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.

Strongly Agree

Do you believe print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review, including those without children enrolled in school.

Did not answer


2ND AMENDMENT

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

Neutral


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?

The vaccines that are already required and have been required for many years that have been proven to be safe and effective. No new additions necessary. (I.e., covid, HPV)

I support mask mandates.

Strongly Disagree

All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.

Strongly Agree

All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.

Strongly Agree


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 are relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.

Strongly Agree

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?

Very Conservative

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

Did not answer

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

I am delighted to have a wonderfully supportive husband, Michael, and our children Erin and Joshua. My husband and I have lived in Ashburn for over 16 years. We are a team and very involved in Erin and Joshua’s education. I proudly come from a Jewish family of fighters. My maternal grandfather fought with the 29th ID in WWII. He was at Normandy, Battle of the Bulge and helped liberate the concentration camp, Dachau. My father's side escaped the Nazis in 1939.

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

Choose not to answer


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I was raised Jewish, my husband is a practicing Catholic. My children are being raised Catholic. Religion is a very important part of our lives for a moral compass.

I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

Strongly Disagree

No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.

Strongly Agree

No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.

Strongly Agree

Parents are the guardians and should be completely involved. Over 18 is something else.

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

I believe the health teachers can teach about sexual education starting in high school.

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

Sexual education should include these topics: -- contraceptive methods; consent; abstinence; human anatomy/the reproductive system; stages of pregnancy and fetal development

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

I support allowing public middle and high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

Did not answer


iVoterGuide Notes:

After the voter guide was published, candidate notified iVoterGuide that the intended answer to this question should have been 'STRONGLY DISAGREE'.

Biological males should be allowed in female locker rooms and bathrooms.

Did not answer


iVoterGuide Notes:

After the voter guide was published, candidate notified iVoterGuide that the intended answer to this question should have been 'DISAGREE'.

No school official should be involved in the social or medical transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.

Did not answer


iVoterGuide Notes:

After the voter guide was published, candidate notified iVoterGuide that the intended answer to this question should have been 'STRONGLY AGREE'.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

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