Brian M. Sullivan
Running for: NH House Sullivan County District 01
Awaiting response to our 2026 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Voting Record, 2024
Sullivan voted to consider repealing the Education Freedom Account program in 2022 (HB 1683). In 2023, Sullivan also voted against two bills that would expand eligibility for the Education Freedom Account program (HB 367 and HB 464). In 2024 Rep. Sullivan voted against several bills to expand eligibility for Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs), including HB 1561, HB 1634, HB 1665, and HB 1677. Sullivan also voted for HB 1512, which would limit the EFA program to a budget.
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Voting Record, 2023
Voted against HB 591, a bill that would prohibit a doctor from performing an abortion after detecting a fetal heartbeat.
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2017
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"I support an income tax if it is dedicated to education funding and offsets property taxes."
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Voting Record, 2026
Voted against cutting the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2028 (HB 155).
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Voting Record, 2026
In 2024 Rep. Sullivan voted for a few bills that would ease zoning requirements. For example, Sullivan voted for HB 1291 (to increase rights of property owners to build accessory dwelling units), HB 1399 (to make it easier to convert single family residence into two units), and HB 1400 (to limit parking requirements, plus add tax credits for office conversions).
In 2025 Rep. Sullivan voted to rohibit planning boards from differentiating based on the number of bedrooms in a residential development (SB 174).
In 2026 Rep. Sullivan voted to keep the Housing Champion designation and grant program (HB 1196).
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts (HB 523)
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted for a constitutional right to abortion before 24 weeks (CACR 23).
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Voting Record, 2026
In 2025 and 2026 Rep. Sullivan voted to consider increasing base per-pupil state school funding (HB 651 and HB 1826). Rep. Sullivan then voted against establishing a tax cap for local school districts (HB 675). Rep. Sullivan also voted to consider HB 1799, which would have redefined an "adequate education," increased how much funding the state must provide per pupil, and created a commission to study alternative methods of funding public schools besides property taxes. Lastly, Rep. Sullivan voted against HB 1815, which pushes back against New Hampshire Supreme Court rulings on what the state must fund for an adequate education.
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Voting Record, 2025
Voted to remove legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana (HB 198)
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Voting Record, 2022
Voted in favor of a bill to legalize marijuana with the Liquor Commission regulating sales (HB 1598)
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Voting Record, 2023
Sullivan voted against HB 625, a 2021 bill to prohibit abortion after 24 weeks gestation, unless there is a medical emergency. The bill did not include exceptions for rape or incest. In 2023 Sullivan also voted to repeal the "fetal life protection act", which restricts access to abortion after 24 weeks (HB 271).
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2017
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I support stricter gun control laws."