Brodie Deshaies
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Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the “Education Freedom Account” program, which gives students access to the per-pupil share of state school funding to spend on private school or home school expenses?
"I am a proud supporter of public education and school choice. I believe both can coexist without one hurting the other. Children's education is not and should never be a zero-sum game. I voted for a comprehensive school choice program because not all children learn the same way. This proposed program does not decrease per-pupil funding or down-shift costs onto local taxpayers. Education Freedom Accounts are a win for everyone."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire ban abortion after 24 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"I am pro-life. I support restricting late-term abortions and ending partial-birth abortions. I am also against any abortions happening when a fetus can feel pain. A fetus can feel pain at 15 weeks or later. Any abortion restrictions 24 weeks gestation or earlier (1st and 2nd Trimesters, which is before viability) must include exceptions for rape and incest. All abortion restrictions, before or after 24 weeks gestation (so throughout the pregnancy), must consist of exceptions for danger to a mother's life and fatal fetal anomalies (when a fetus cannot survive outside of the womb or has already died in the womb). There is no need to pass a law guaranteeing abortion access before 24 weeks gestation because state law does not restrict those procedures."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"I am pro-life. I support restricting late-term abortions and ending partial-birth abortions. I am also against any abortions happening when a fetus can feel pain. A fetus can feel pain at 15 weeks or later. Any abortion restrictions 24 weeks gestation or earlier (1st and 2nd Trimesters, which is before viability) must include exceptions for rape and incest. All abortion restrictions, before or after 24 weeks gestation (so throughout the pregnancy), must consist of exceptions for danger to a mother's life and fatal fetal anomalies (when a fetus cannot survive outside of the womb or has already died in the womb). There is no need to pass a law guaranteeing abortion access before 24 weeks gestation because state law does not restrict those procedures."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3?
"I think it is best for school districts to save sexual orientation and gender identity discussions until children are older."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the state law that bans teaching certain concepts, such as the idea that people may be "inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously"?
"No child or anyone is 'inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously.'"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"I am opposed to any new broad-based taxes. An Income Tax would be devastating to working families in NH. We must protect the New Hampshire Advantage."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"I am opposed to any new broad-based taxes. A Sales Tax would devastate working families and small businesses in NH. We must protect the New Hampshire Advantage."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire add a tax credit for businesses that contribute to student loan repayment for employees?
"I support tax credits that incentivize keeping our workforce in NH. Tax credits are an excellent way to develop public policy without creating government mandates for individuals or businesses."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"I voted to decrease the Business Profits Tax, Business Enterprise Tax, and Meals and Rooms Tax. Despite decreasing tax rates, we still saw record revenues. This revenue surplus was used to decrease the Statewide Property Tax and provide other forms of Property Tax Relief. I was happy to support these fiscally responsible policies."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"We need to protect retirees' incomes. A capital gains tax will increase the cost of living for Wolfeboro's retired residents and limit private investment in NH."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the tax on cigarettes?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"Against"
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support giving voters who register without ID on Election Day a ballot that only counts if they return identifying documents to the state before a deadline?
"I support Voter ID requirements. Everyone should identify themselves and their place of residence before voting."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire add a fee or mileage charge for electric vehicle owners to help pay for transportation and/or electric infrastructure?
"Everyone must pay for the infrastructure we all use. Owners of gas automobiles pay disproportionately more for infrastructure than electric vehicle owners. This is because electric vehicles do not pay the gas toll, also known as the gas tax. Electric vehicle owners shouldn't be taxed but should pay an additional road usage fee when registering their electric vehicles. This additional road usage fee will compensate for the lack of gas tolls electric vehicles do not pay. It will also preserve our infrastructure investments in the Granite State."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add restrictions to the governor's powers during a state of emergency?
"Against"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"I support the state government offering grants to communities that reform zoning barriers. However, the ultimate decision should be a local decision. We must protect local control and ensure the state does not create a one-size-fits-all solution. Top-down government solutions never work."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire extend the renewable portfolio standard past 2025, requiring public utilities to obtain more than 25% of electricity from renewable energy sources?
"Energy prices are way too high. The government should not pick which energy producers are winners and losers in the free market. I want all energy producers to compete on a level playing field."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"I am pro-life. I support restricting late-term abortions and ending partial-birth abortions. I am also against any abortions happening when a fetus can feel pain. A fetus can feel pain at 15 weeks or later. Any abortion restrictions 24 weeks gestation or earlier (1st and 2nd Trimesters, which is before viability) must include exceptions for rape and incest. All abortion restrictions, before or after 24 weeks gestation (so throughout the pregnancy), must consist of exceptions for danger to a mother's life and fatal fetal anomalies (when a fetus cannot survive outside of the womb or has already died in the womb). There is no need to pass a law guaranteeing abortion access before 24 weeks gestation because state law does not restrict those procedures."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase public access to reports of police misconduct?
"I will always support our police and first-responders, but I also strongly support government transparency."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"The NH State Constitution does not allow mail-in ballots for all voters. Only legitimate absentee voters can use mail-in ballots, and absentee voters must be appropriately registered voters to receive an absentee ballot."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"We are seeing a significant influx of dangerous drugs into the Granite State. The last thing we need to do is add more fuel to the fire. Legalizing recreational marijuana will make things worse. It will also make it harder to promote a drug-free environment in schools. I support NH's Therapeutic Cannabis Program, also known as Medical Marijuana. The program has proper oversight and stringent enough requirements to prevent abuse."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"We are seeing a significant influx of dangerous drugs into the Granite State. The last thing we need to do is add more fuel to the fire. Legalizing recreational marijuana will make things worse. It will also make it harder to promote a drug-free environment in schools. I support NH's Therapeutic Cannabis Program, also known as Medical Marijuana. The program has proper oversight and stringent enough requirements to prevent abuse."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"We are seeing a significant influx of dangerous drugs into the Granite State. The last thing we need to do is add more fuel to the fire. Legalizing recreational marijuana will make things worse. It will also make it harder to promote a drug-free environment in schools. I support NH's Therapeutic Cannabis Program, also known as Medical Marijuana. The program has proper oversight and stringent enough requirements to prevent abuse."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"Against"
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the size of solar panel installations that may participate in net energy metering?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase subsidies and tax credits for business investment?
"I would not vote for any subsidies unless there was a compelling reason and the investment saved our taxpayers money in the long run. However, I think tax credits are a great way to stimulate our economy."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the base amount of per-pupil funding it provides to local school districts?
"Against"
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state permanently increase how much tax revenue it shares with towns and cities every year, beyond public school funding?
"While I supported Property Tax Relief and voted to increase the sharing of state tax revenue with municipalities, I would need to see a specific proposal before committing the state to a permanent increase. I do not want the lion's share of state revenues going to NH's most fiscally irresponsible cities. I want Wolfeboro and Tuftonboro to receive their fair share."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the gradual phase-out of the Interests and Dividends tax?
"The Interest and Dividends Tax is an income tax, and I am opposed to state income taxes. Additionally, it is a tax that disproportionately hurts retirees. The State of NH should not punish retirees who made smart investments and support themselves on these investments."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support Gov. Sununu's proposal to allow employers and employees to opt-in to a private, paid family and medical leave insurance plan, based on a pool of state employees, excluding coverage for personal illness?
"I strongly supported Governor Sununu's Twin State Voluntary Leave Plan."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the state’s current system of public school funding, with each district’s total funding primarily dependent on local property tax revenue?
"Local property tax revenue should be the primary funder of public education. Our current funding system provides local control of our tax dollars and ensures voters get the final say over all education spending. I would rather have voters get the final say instead of politicians in Concord."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire continue to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which requires utilities to purchase allowances for every ton of carbon they emit?
"Against"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"I am pro-life. I support restricting late-term abortions and ending partial-birth abortions. I am also against any abortions happening when a fetus can feel pain. A fetus can feel pain at 15 weeks or later. Any abortion restrictions 24 weeks gestation or earlier (1st and 2nd Trimesters, which is before viability) must include exceptions for rape and incest. All abortion restrictions, before or after 24 weeks gestation (so throughout the pregnancy), must consist of exceptions for danger to a mother's life and fatal fetal anomalies (when a fetus cannot survive outside of the womb or has already died in the womb). There is no need to pass a law guaranteeing abortion access before 24 weeks gestation because state law does not restrict those procedures."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire create a road usage fee?
"Against"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire create a statewide family and medical leave program, paid for with a percentage of employee wages, with no opt-out?
"This is an income tax and I am against any new broad-based taxes."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I will never vote to limit a Granite Stater's Second Amendment rights. I voted to not only defend gun owners' rights but to expand their liberties. I firmly believe everyone deserves the right to protect themselves, their family, and their property. New Hampshire gun owners are safe and responsible. I will work hard to defend gun owners' rights in Concord."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire provide student loan debt repayment programs for workers in industries with labor shortages?
"I would need to see the specifics of such a plan, the total costs, and the cost-benefit analysis in order to make an informed decision on this issue."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add tax incentives for affordable housing development?
"Tax incentives for affordable housing development will help create affordable housing and promote the retention of young workers and families in NH."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire allocate tax revenues for private and home schooling costs?
"We need to let the money follow the child, rather than the child follow the money. All forms of education can coexist without one hurting the other. Additionally, children's education is not, and never should be, a zero-sum game."
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Bills sponsored (as prime sponsor)
Prime sponsored bills that became law
Voting Record
HB 1210 (2022)
Requires public employers, private employers, and postsecondary education institutions that receive public funds and mandate a vaccination or other inoculation procedure to accept an employee's or student's request for a medical, religious, or right of conscience exemption.
HB 1668 (2022)
Requires commercial sales and transfers of firearms to take place through licensed dealers. Those dealers are required to perform background checks. Also requires private sales or transfers to go through a licensed firearm dealer, if it's not absolutely clear that both the owner and the recipient are allowed to own guns.
HB 1131 (2022)
Prohibits public schools from adopting, enforcing, or implementing a policy that requires students or members of the public to wear a facial covering.
HB 1598 (2022)
Allows personal consumption and possession of marijuana over age 21, with some limits (e.g. four ounces of cannabis in plant form). Home-growing would be illegal. The state Liquor Commission would regulate marijuana growing and sales. Revenue from marijuana sales would go to substance misuse-related education, prevention, treatment, and recovery; and offsetting the statewide education property tax.
HB 1576 (2022)
Repeals the law aimed at banning critical race theory in public schools and workplaces. That law prohibits the teaching of certain concepts in school and public employee trainings. For example, the law prohibits teaching that people of a certain race or sex are "inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously."
HB 1431 (2022)
Establishes a parental bill of rights. Some of the parental rights in this bill include:
HB 1661 (2022)
Requires sending district schools and career and technical education (CTE) centers to enter into an agreement to include scheduling, access, transportation and credits for CTE students.
The House amended the bill to also set aside $35 million for a new legislative parking garage. The Senate revised the bill to lower this number to $9.35 million.
The Senate also amended this bill to add the substance of SB 430, an omnibus bill about care covered under Medicaid, childcare regulations, and more.
HB 1609 (2022)
Revises the law banning abortions after 24 weeks gestation to include exceptions for rape, incest, and fatal fetal anomalies. This bill also repeals the requirement to conduct an obstetric ultrasound before every abortion. Lastly, this bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to compile and publish an annual report of statistics relative to abortions after 24 weeks.
HB 227 (2021)
Allows a landlord to evict a tenant at the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy, if the term is longer than six months. The House amended the bill to also require the landlord to give 30 days' notice.
HB 1022 (2022)
Authorizes pharmacists to dispense Ivermectin pursuant to a standing order from a physician or APRN.
The Senate amended the bill to also establish a commission to study the use of Ivermectin to treat Covid-19 and to provide a recommendation regarding whether to make the standing order permanent.
HB 1178 (2022)
Prohibits any state or local enforcement of any federal laws or actions aimed at limiting firearms.
SB 418 (2022)
Establishes "affidavit balloting" for voters who do not have a valid identification at the polls. Those voters would be given a prepaid envelope to return with documentation proving their eligibility to vote, and their "affidavit ballots" would be numbered and counted separately. Any voter who fails to provide documentation proving their eligibility to vote within ten days of the election would have their ballot pulled and their votes deducted from the official vote totals.
HB 1080 (2022)
Creates a right for health care providers to conscientiously object to participating in providing abortion, sterilization, or artificial contraception services.
HB 1221 (2022)
Reduces the Business Profits Tax rate from 7.6% to 7.5% and the Business Enterprise Tax rate from 0.55% to 0.50% for taxable periods ending on or after December 31, 2023.
The House amended the bill to only cut the Business Profits Tax to 7.5%.
The Senate amended the bill to also provide towns and cities with 7.5% of their retirement contribution costs for teachers, police officers, and firefighters for one year.
HB 1683 (2022)
Repeal the Education Freedom Account program. The program allows the parent of a school age child to receive funds from a scholarship organization to pay for education expenses.
HB 1495 (2022)
Prohibits employee vaccine requirements for any state or local government employees or government contractors. This bill has an exception for medical providers when there is a direct threat present.
The House amended the bill to prohibit any state or local government from requiring businesses to implement a vaccine mandate, with an exception for medical facilities.
HB 1455 (2022)
Prohibits state enforcement of any federal law, order, or rule that requires an individual, as a condition of employment or any other activity, to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or to submit more than once per month to COVID-19 testing.
HB 121 (2021)
Establishes a fifteen member independent redistricting commission, appointed by House and Senate party leaders after an application process.
SB 61 (2021)
Right-to-work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
HB 542 (2021)
Excludes religious gatherings from any prohibition on in-person gatherings during a state of emergency. The House amended the bill to more broadly protect religious activities. The Senate amended the bill to narrow its scope again; the Senate version requires the state to allow religious services and other activities to proceed to the same or greater extent as other essential business activity during a state of emergency.
SB 89 (2021)
The House voted to add a new section to the bill that states New Hampshire election laws will not be affected by the passage of the federal "For the People Act." Supporters argue that this is an important measure to protect the integrity of New Hampshire elections from federal interference. Opponents argue it is unconstitutional to attempt to nullify federal laws, and this measure could require New Hampshire to run two separate election systems, one for state officials and one for federal officials.
HB 1 (2021)
State budget bill. The governor presented his version of the next state budget February 11. The House passed a revised version of his budget on April 7. The Senate passed a different version on June 3. The House and Senate passed a final version on June 24. Click here to read a summary of the 2021 budget proposals.
HB 2 (2021)
State budget bill (part 2). The governor presented his version of the next state budget February 11. The House passed a revised version of his budget on April 7. The Senate passed a different version on June 3. The House and Senate passed a final version on June 24. Click here to read a summary of the budget proposals.
SB 141 (2021)
Authorizes the FBI to conduct all National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) searches concerning the purchase, sale, and transfer of firearms through Federal Firearm Licensees operating in New Hampshire. This bill then abolishes the "gun line" in the State Police and repeals the state’s partial point of contact system for handguns, allowing the authority to remain exclusively with the FBI.
HB 625 (2021)
Prohibits abortion after 24 weeks gestation, unless there is a medical emergency. There are no exceptions for rape or incest.
The House and Senate added a similar ban to the 2021 state budget bill.
HB 177 (2021)
Prohibits the siting of new landfills, excluding expansions of existing landfills, within 2 miles of state parks. "State parks" do not include state historic sites and recreational rail trails.
The House voted to add this bill to SB 103, but the Senate rejected that change.
HB 458 (2021)
Repeals the the law that requires public middle schools and high schools to provide menstrual hygiene products at no cost. This bill then permits school health departments "to make reasonable efforts to secure, through grants and donations, and distribute menstrual hygiene products to students in need."
