Daniel T. Veilleux
Completed our 2026 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
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?
"The state already has best placement policies for students who fail to thrive in their current educational environment. Providing an entitlement subsidy for private education drains resources from local public schools and potentially creates a destructive downward spiral in the quality of education in New Hampshire. We should focus public dollars toward improving public education."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination law allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings, such as bathrooms and locker rooms?
"We should not legislate blanket regulations without addressing the nuances of privacy and personal freedom. We should be able to address issues as they arise and make the most appropriate accommodations for the situation. This is the way it has always been done. This issue is complicated and emotional and should not be made a political wedge issue based on ideological extremism."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"While there should be some safety guardrails, abortion should remain a personal decision made with the support of a qualified physician."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"While there should be some safety guardrails, abortion should remain a personal decision made with the support of a qualified physician."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"New Hampshire has historically avoided broad-based income and sales taxes by relying on a patchwork of narrower taxes and user fees. Recently, the legislature has cut many of the business taxes and repealed the interest and dividends tax entirely. This has led to questions about the sustainability of state revenues and the over reliance on local property taxes. The answer is not broad-based income taxes but responsible, fair, and equitable tax policy."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"The issue not necessarily about the business taxes, but the fact that the state has repeatedly cut revenue sources by reducing the Rooms & Meals Tax, cutting the Business Profits and Business Enterprise Taxes, and repealing the Interest & Dividends Tax, putting more reliance on lottery and gambling revenue, liquor commission sales, taxes on Medicaid Premiums, and other less stable revenue sources. To pay for these cuts in revenue, the state has never fully restored pre-Great Recession funding for the New Hampshire Retirement System, the University System, school building aid, educational adequacy grants, and has failed to adjust highway funding for inflation. With additional cuts or funding freezes to other state agencies, including a $50 million back-of-the-budget cut to the Department of Health and Human Services in the latest budget, New Hampshire's revenue system is less stable and the government is less agile and responsive to the needs of its residents."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Zoning is just a piece of the solution to the housing crisis. It's important to recognize that when it comes to zoning laws, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. What may work in one community may cause serious harm to another. Thoughtful, deliberate legislation can help alleviate the crisis, but it is not a silver bullet."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire do more to encourage the development of nuclear power, including small modular reactors (SMR), in the state?
"Modern nuclear designs are ostensibly safer and cheaper to build. But they still come with unanswered questions. It is worth exploring the options with an open mind and scientific rigor."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support legislation to expand the net energy metering system capacity cap from 1 MW to 5 MW for all residential and commercial customers in New Hampshire?
"We need to encourage common sense energy policy wherever possible to address rapidly rising energy costs."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"For"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"While there should be some safety guardrails, abortion should remain a personal decision made with the support of a qualified physician."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"In 2020, 52% of the interest and dividends tax was paid by filers who earned more than $200,000 in interest and dividends. The repeal of the I&D means an estimated loss of over $116 million in state revenue. There was no justification for complete repeal of the I&D."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"Funding for public education, particularly the adequacy grants, have not kept up with general inflation let alone the cost of education our children. Although the nominal dollars have increased, adjusted for inflation, the money the state provides to local schools in significantly below what it should be. This is both in terms of the base adequacy grant and total contribution per student. Moreover, much of the money that the state claims as part of its share of education funding come from the Statewide Education Property Tax (SWEPT), which is just another local property tax."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"New Hampshire is the only state in the region that does not allow sales of recreational cannabis, yet use of cannabis by New Hampshire residents is as prevalent as in neighboring states. The use of cannabis comes with social, legal, and enforcement costs that New Hampshire cannot address without the revenue from sales that are forfeited when New Hampshire residents go to Maine, Massachusetts, or Vermont to make their purchases."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"New Hampshire is the only state in the region that does not allow sales of recreational cannabis, yet use of cannabis by New Hampshire residents is as prevalent as in neighboring states. The use of cannabis comes with social, legal, and enforcement costs that New Hampshire cannot address without the revenue from sales that are forfeited when New Hampshire residents go to Maine, Massachusetts, or Vermont to make their purchases."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"New Hampshire is the only state in the region that does not allow sales of recreational cannabis, yet use of cannabis by New Hampshire residents is as prevalent as in neighboring states. The use of cannabis comes with social, legal, and enforcement costs that New Hampshire cannot address without the revenue from sales that are forfeited when New Hampshire residents go to Maine, Massachusetts, or Vermont to make their purchases."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire require new voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering to vote?
"We have to be very careful with registration requirements that could potentially disenfranchise large groups of voters."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire allow at least 10% of students in each school district to enroll in a different public school, regardless of where they live?
"The current state funding mechanism is not conducive to supporting an open-enrollment program. With such heavy dependence on local property taxes, open enrollment could result in a chaotic level of disruption in educational services as schools race to develop new cost models and plans for future enrollment. More thought needs to be put into this program before full implementation."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"While there should be some safety guardrails, abortion should remain a personal decision made with the support of a qualified physician."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"As a former school board member, I can attest to the fact that the cost of education does not conform neatly to general inflation. Education costs are driven by labor costs, which have been strongly impacted by sharp increases in the cost of health insurance and a drop in the pool of qualified educators, including administrators and teachers. Additionally, schools have increasingly become the center of many programs and services that are directly related to classroom instruction, further increasing the cost of compliance and administration of grants and service requirements."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Background checks and Red-Flag Laws are common sense."
