Dean S.T. Cascadden
Overview
Retired Educator, Teacher, Principal, Superintendent, Professor
Bachelors Dartmouth College; Masters Regent University; Doctorate William and Mary
15 Wicwood Shores
Meredith, NH
United States
History
Position on Issues
Other| Read My Position
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?
"This program is presently uncapped and has little oversight an high administrative costs. There needs to be alternative pathways for education, but the present EFA program has a lot of issues."Other| 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?
"More privacy is the solution. All changing areas and bathrooms should provide privacy. I like the concept of all gender bathrooms with privacy so that this becomes a non-issue."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"A medical decision should be left to a patient and their care providers."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"A medical decision should be left to a patient and their care providers."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Against"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"These taxes have been recently reduced and the greatest benefits flow to large corporations."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"I believe some zoning should be changed, but local situations have to be accounted for. Meredith needs to protect development so that it goes to work force housing and not just to the vacation or short term rental market."For| 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?
"For"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?
"For"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"NH needs accountability for our most needy and vulnerable kids."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"A medical decision should be left to a patient and their care providers."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"Could be looked at as a revenue source as it was recently repealed."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?
"This funding mechanism needs to be addressed. It is fundamentally inequitable."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?
"Cannabis is a federal Class 1 substance. Every border has shops right across our state lines. If cannabis is legalized it could be a revenue source and controlling that in our state liquor stores seems to be the best way to proceed. This would also allow more control over underage sales."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"Cannabis is a federal Class 1 substance. Every border has shops right across our state lines. If cannabis is legalized it could be a revenue source and controlling that in our state liquor stores seems to be the best way to proceed. This would also allow more control over underage sales."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"Cannabis is a federal Class 1 substance. Every border has shops right across our state lines. If cannabis is legalized it could be a revenue source and controlling that in our state liquor stores seems to be the best way to proceed. This would also allow more control over underage sales."For| 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 the people means that citizens should have the right to vote. Proving citizenship is part of the process."Other| 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?
"This could be looked at if state support increases. This policy is problematic because a local public school is funded mostly with local property tax."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"A medical decision should be left to a patient and their care providers."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"This mechanism is cumbersome. Citizens already can vote on their local school district costs. Districts who have tax caps (like Newfound) often face tough decisions about how to provide needed and often mandated services under caps."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I do not believe that guns should be allowed in school zones."
