Denise Riley
Overview
Investigator
Bachelor's Degree, St. Anselm College
27 Lincoln St
Laconia, NH
United States
History
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?
"There are currently no income limits on who qualifies for this handout of taxpayer dollars, no oversight of how that money is used, and no accountability for showing what education a child is getting from expenditure of those taxpayer funds. A family who can afford a private school, and who has a child already enrolled, gets money from the public schools that we all pay for, money they did not need to send their child to a private school. It's destabilizing our public schools."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?
"The idea that a trans person is up to no good just for entering a bathroom or locker room is misguided. Trans people are misunderstood, vilified, and judged, and they are killed and commit suicide. As decent people we should accept them, and live and let live. There are laws already in place in the event you are assaulted or threatened, so why the need to discriminate by allowing segregation. Do your business, wash your hands, and leave the room."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Circumstances and complications can arise during any stage of pregnancy and the decision to proceed with an abortion should be between doctor and patient, not dictated by state law. Whether to choose an abortion is a difficult decision that should be entrusted to the patient who is gestating, as a right. Legislators should not take the place of medical professionals. I do not believe that abortion is used commonly as a method of birth control. And the debate is pro-choice vs anti-choice, not pro-choice vs pro-life. Women need choice."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"Circumstances and complications can arise during any stage of pregnancy and the decision to proceed with an abortion should be between doctor and patient, not dictated by state law. Whether to choose an abortion is a difficult decision that should be entrusted to the patient who is gestating, as a right. Legislators should not take the place of medical professionals. I do not believe that abortion is used commonly as a method of birth control. And the debate is pro-choice vs anti-choice, not pro-choice vs pro-life. Women need choice."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"It is widely known that the people of New Hampshire are against an income tax."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"We lower business taxes, our property taxes go up."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"We should be open to exploring all available options to deliver desperately needed affordable housing / workforce housing. The housing shortage is driving up costs and finding solutions to that problem should be a high priority."Other| 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?
"We should be willing to consider all opportunities to reduce costs for our citizens, but we also need to weigh the threats to our safety and the health of our environment at the same time."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?
"It will help home owners and businesses move in the direction of energy independence and lower energy costs."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"Protect the children."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"Circumstances and complications can arise during any stage of pregnancy and the decision to proceed with an abortion should be between doctor and patient, not dictated by state law. Whether to choose an abortion is a difficult decision that should be entrusted to the patient who is gestating, as a right. Legislators should not take the place of medical professionals. I do not believe that abortion is used commonly as a method of birth control. And the debate is pro-choice vs anti-choice, not pro-choice vs pro-life. Women need choice."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"We could use those funds to address the problem of ever-increasing property taxes."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?
"New Hampshire is last in the nation in state funding for public schools and that explains our ever-increasing property taxes. By relying so heavily on local property taxes we are making homeownership harder to attain and maintain."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?
"Alcohol is a more dangerous substance than marijuana, and we are missing out on tax revenue by not legalizing it."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?
"Alcohol is a more dangerous substance than marijuana, and we are missing out on tax revenue by not legalizing it."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"Alcohol is a more dangerous substance than marijuana, and we are missing out on tax revenue by not legalizing it."Against| 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?
"This is a solution looking for a problem. There is no need."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?
"It is unfair to students whose parents do not have the means or ability to drive them to another town, so it becomes a tool of privilege. It also puts an unfair burden on some school districts, destabilizing our public schools."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"Circumstances and complications can arise during any stage of pregnancy and the decision to proceed with an abortion should be between doctor and patient, not dictated by state law. Whether to choose an abortion is a difficult decision that should be entrusted to the patient who is gestating, as a right. Legislators should not take the place of medical professionals. I do not believe that abortion is used commonly as a method of birth control. And the debate is pro-choice vs anti-choice, not pro-choice vs pro-life. Women need choice."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"It comes down to local control. The needs of a school district are best evaluated by those who are living in the city or town and deciding on budgets."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I respect the right to own guns. I do not think that passing stricter gun control laws in New Hampshire is a priority."
