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Danny Zeck
Danny Zeck (Republican Party) is a member of the Kansas State Board of Education, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Zeck (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kansas State Board of Education to represent District 1. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Danny Zeck was born in Leavenworth, Kansas. Zeck's career experience includes owning and operating a Ford dealership. He served on the Leavenworth USD 453 School Board.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Kansas State Board of Education election, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 1
Danny Zeck defeated Jeffrey Howards in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Danny Zeck (R) | 61.4 | 59,425 |
| Jeffrey Howards (D) | 38.6 | 37,417 | ||
| Total votes: 96,842 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 1
Jeffrey Howards advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeffrey Howards | 100.0 | 20,699 | |
| Total votes: 20,699 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 1
Danny Zeck advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny Zeck | 100.0 | 40,552 |
| Total votes: 40,552 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Zeck’s campaign website stated the following:
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Transparency is lacking in Kansas education at all levels. The State Board of Education must lead in beginning to restore that trust. Teachers and administrators should not be precluded from being open and honest about classroom curriculum to afford fully informed parents the ability direct their child’s education. Danny will fight to prevent the infringement of Kansas parents’ and guardians’ unalienable authority.
Why are record numbers of kids and teachers leaving public schools? Why have non-academic constructs in schools grown far beyond the areas of reading, writing, and arithmetic? Did parents demand less academics? The State Board of Education must lead in the return of true academics to Kansas schools.
Who controls a child’s education? First and supremely, this unalienably rests with the child’s parents. Then local schools reflect the local community that funds it. The State Board of Education must not infringe parent authority and the local school boards. This was historically accomplished by the setting of graduation unit standards with local school districts determining how to do so based on parent direction and community support.
What are all the untold numbers of data points being accumulated on every child from pre-school to adulthood? How are parents not infringed in their ability to protect their own child’s personal property from theft or misuse? Every act of the State Board of Education must put Parents in Charge to prohibit the theft and misuse of their child’s own data points. Danny fully supports “opt-in only” policies in all things related to data in order for parents to safeguard their child’s personal privacy and property.[3] |
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| —Danny Zeck’s campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
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External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Zeck For Kansas Kids, "Meet Danny," accessed May 10, 2023
- ↑ Kansas State Department of Education, "State Board District 1," accessed May 10, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Danny Zeck’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed September 30, 2022
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