Hunter Voss

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Hunter Voss

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 14, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Penn State University, 2021

Personal

Birthplace

Baltimore, Md.

Religion

Catholic

Contact

Campaign website

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Hunter Voss ran for election to the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to represent District 1 in Maryland. He lost in the primary on May 14, 2024.

Voss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Hunter Voss was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned a bachelor's degree from Penn State University in 2021.

Elections

2024

See also: Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2024)

General election

General election for Anne Arundel County Public Schools, District 1

Incumbent Gloria Dent won election in the general election for Anne Arundel County Public Schools, District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gloria Dent (Nonpartisan)	96.3	24,220
		Other/Write-in votes	3.7	937

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 25,157
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sarah Lacey (Nonpartisan)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Anne Arundel County Public Schools, District 1

Incumbent Gloria Dent and Sarah Lacey (Unofficially withdrew) defeated Hunter Voss and Ciera Harlee in the primary for Anne Arundel County Public Schools, District 1 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gloria Dent (Nonpartisan)	34.0	3,031
✔		Sarah Lacey (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)	24.6	2,195
		Hunter Voss (Nonpartisan)	21.3	1,902
		Ciera Harlee (Nonpartisan)	20.0	1,784

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,912
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Hunter Voss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Voss' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a lifelong resident of Anne Arundel County. I have a background in Economics and public policy. I am passionate about making my community a better place. I enjoy spending time with my family and the outdoors.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• We need to restore parent's control of schools. Parents are the greatest influence and teacher in any kids life. We will have a transparent curriculum where parents control and know what their kids are learning in school.
• We need safe schools and safe communities. Fights and violence are breaking out at unprecedented rates within schools and this is spilling over into surrounding neighborhoods. Children who cannot read and write by the third grade have a very high probability of engaging in criminal activity and a low probability of lifetime success.
• We need superior academics. Anne Arundel County Schools were once a top five school district in Maryland. They are now in the bottom 50 percent. Almost 2/3 children enrolled in AACPS cannot read or write at grade level. We need to restore accountability to the parents. We will get these scores up through the oversight and administrative appointments that will be made on this board.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am personally passionate about fiscal policy which is often overlooked despite its huge role in the school board. We will be facing a series of budgetary challenges with both present and future liabilities. I will bring fiscal responsibility to the board.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

We need accountability. The schools are currently failing the students. We need board members who will take responsibility and take charge to turn this around.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

The ultimate responsibility of the school board is to lead a prosperous school system. We will do this through the appointment and oversight of administrators. We will reevaluate the curriculum for effectiveness. We will adopt efficacious policy and budgets. Most importantly we need the input of the parents, as they are the primary teacher in a child's life.

What legacy would you like to leave?

When elected to the board I want to leave office with Anne Arundel County Schools a top five school district again.

In what areas would you like to expand curriculum? For example, do you see a need for advanced technical training or apprenticeships? What sort of innovative programming would you advance if given the opportunity?

My plan is to expand vocational training so every child can graduate from public schools and be ready to work if they do not wish to go to college. Every student should take a class to learn basic life skills. We need construction workers, mechanics, EMT's, cosmetologists, and many other vocations. We currently have limited space in these programs, they need to be expanded.

How do you feel like your school district handled the coronavirus pandemic? What, if anything, would you do differently in the future?

The school district dropped the ball with COVID. The board relegated your kid to an iPad for years, which amounted to years of lost learning and test scores that did not rebound upon return. I hear so often young children need speech therapy because they could not read facial inflections due to masks. If I am elected to the board I would keep kids in schools and I would not mandate masks and other medical therapies.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

To educate a child in Anne Arundel County it costs approximately $20,000 per child per year. Parents need to know where their money is being spent. The majority of this is not on instruction, rather administration. Financial transparency and accountability are essential.

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