Title: Virginia School Board Elections Original CoS Document (slug): [[https://conventionofstates.com/2023sbelect|2023sbelect]] Login Required to view? No Created: 2023-10-30 20:28:33 Updated: 2023-11-07 03:00:01 Published: 2023-10-31 01:00:00 Converted: 2025-04-14T20:34:43.207758549 ---- The Virginia school board elections are some of the most critical races happening this election. It is important that we elect candidates that will promote education.\\ \\ The Virginia Convention of States team offered a survey for all of the known candidates in New Kent, Spotsylvania, and York counties. Below are the responses from all candidates, that replied to the survey:   **Candidate** **District** **Do you support education funds following the child instead of the school district?** **Do you support the fundamental rights of the parent/guardian to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of his/her child?** **Do you support extensively trained armed staff to protect children within the schools?** **Do you oppose policies that allow boys to use the same bathrooms and locker rooms as girls (and vice versa), based on their gender of choice rather that their biological sex at birth?** **Do you oppose the use of curricula and instructional materials that incorporate teaching on gender identity/sexual orientation issues or Critical Race Theory (CRT) without the prior written consent of the parent/guardian?** **New Kent County** Keith Pagano Dist. 1 Did not answer survey Helena Maria Cunha  Dist. 2 Did not answer survey Elizabeth Smith Remorenko Dist. 2 Did not answer survey Kelly Maria Martin Dist. 2 Did not answer survey Heather Mae Donbrosky Dist. 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Andrea Staskiel Dist. 3 Did not answer survey Ron Vaught Dist. 4 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Sarah Grier-Barber Dist. 4 Did not answer survey Gregory Reimer Dist. 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Molly McBeth Dist. 5 Did not answer survey Mia Pollard Dist. 5 Did not answer survey **Spotsylvania County** Belen Rodas Chancellor Did not answer survey Jordan Lynch Chancellor No Yes Yes Yes Yes Carol Medawar Courtland Did not answer survey David Ross Courtland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Megan K Jackson Livingston Did not answer survey Kirk Twig Livingston Did not answer survey Alexander Carlson Livingston No Yes No Yes Yes Lorita Daniels Salem Did not answer survey Chris Harris Salem Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes **York County** Mark Joseph Shafer Dist. 1 Did not answer survey Zoran Pajevic Dist. 2 Did not answer survey Brett Higginbotham Dist. 2 Did not answer survey Kimberly Goodwin Dist. 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Laurel M Garrelts Dist. 3 Did not answer survey Jimmy Richardson Dist. 4 Did not answer survey Lynda June Fairman Dist. 5 Did not answer survey Sean Myatt Dist. 5 Did not answer survey   Paid for by Convention of States Action. Not authorized by a candidate.