Richard Damianopoulos
Durham Catholic District School Board - ON
Electoral District: Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge
Bio
CLC rating: Pro-life, pro-family
Rating Comments: In May 2021, Trustee Damainopoulos courageously voted against outlandish, anti-Catholic motions to fly the homosexual Pride flag at the Durham Catholic Education Centre and all Catholic schools in the board (see Votes tab).
In October 2020, Mr. Damianopoulos, a candidate-of-record in the ward, was appointed to replace the retiring trustee Kathy LeFort. Previously, he ran for the trustee position in the 2018 and 2014 municipal elections. He gave perfect answers to CLC's 2014 questionnaire.
In October 2020, Mr. Damianopoulos, a candidate-of-record in the ward, was appointed to replace the retiring trustee Kathy LeFort. Previously, he ran for the trustee position in the 2018 and 2014 municipal elections. He gave perfect answers to CLC's 2014 questionnaire.
First elected (yyyy.mm.dd): 2020.10.23 (appointed)
Percentage in last election: 51.6% (2022)
Victory margin last election: 3.2% (2022)
Religion / Faith: Catholic
Contact
Parliamentary Office
Durham Catholic District School Board
650 Rossland Road West
Oshawa, Ontario
L1J 7C4
Tel: 416-587-8951
Fax: 905-721-8239
Here is Richard Damianopoulos's voting record relating to life and family issues:
| Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision | Vote | Score |
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| Motion to fly the Gay Pride flag at school board headquarters In total opposition to Catholic doctrine, this motion sought to ensure that the Gay Pride flag would be flown at School Board Headquarters. |
Opposed |  |
| Motion to fly the Gay Pride flag at every Catholic school in the board In total opposition to Catholic doctrine, this motion sought to ensure that the Gay Pride flag would be flown at every single Catholic school in the board. |
Opposed | |
There are no quotes for Richard Damianopoulos at this time.
Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Richard Damianopoulos on September 2014.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Will you personally uphold and work toward the public promotion of total fidelity to the faith and moral teachings of the Catholic Church? (Current examples include the illicitness of abortion, contraception and homosexual practice) | Yes |
| Will you work to ensure that Catholic schools do not invite guest speakers who have publicly expressed positions that contradict the morality and teaching of the Church, no matter how great their achievements in politics, business, sports, science or the arts? | Yes |
| Will you work to ensure that educational materials that enter the premises of Catholic schools (e.g., library resources, curriculum texts, awareness campaigns, flyers) and all approved school activities are consistent with and do not undermine the morality and teachings of the Church? | Yes |
| Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is an infection that is transmitted through sex. Will you therefore oppose HPV vaccination in schools because it sends the message to students, teachers and parents that obedience to Church teaching on abstinence before marriage is neither expected nor necessary? | Yes |
| Will you actively promote and defend the teaching of Catholic doctrine, the importance of prayer and a regular sacramental life? | Yes |
| Will you work against any attempt to expand the sex-ed program in the Catholic Schools which is contrary to Church teaching, such as the one which included oral sex, masturbation and homosexuality, recently offered by the Ministry? | Yes |
| Will you work to ensure that your Catholic school board enacts a policy requiring all agents and employees of the board to uphold the rights of custodial parents to direct and control the education of, and any medical treatment provided to, their dependent children attending its schools? | Yes |
| Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion*? (*Note: a surgical or medical intervention designed to prevent the death of the mother but which results in the unintended and undesired death of the pre-born child, is not an abortion) | No |
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