Diane E. Kolifrath
Running for: NH House Rockingham County District 04
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 NH School Voucher Program is a ruse. It pilfer education dollars from school funding to help the wealthy fund their posh private school tuition for their kids. If folks want to send their kids to private schools then they must pay fully for those expenses."The 2nd Amendment is purposeful and needed. People using guns, not the guns, are the problem. Many more crimes against people are by means other than guns. Guns have been highlighted as "dangerous" when other weapons - knives, blunt instruments, hands, etc - play a much larger roll in injury."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?
"Can we all just grow up on the issue of mixed-gender use of bathrooms? Most of us grew up in households with both female and male family members so why is this so hard? It is time for society to stop segregated bathrooms and just create bathrooms with full door that can be used comfortably and privately by anyone."Against| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"The choice for abortion belongs to 1 person only, the pregnant women. Everyone else needs to mind their own business."Against| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"The choice for abortion belongs to 1 person only, the pregnant women. Everyone else needs to mind their own business."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Currently, New Hampshire forfeits hundreds of millions of dollars to surrounding states when NH residents work in those neighboring states. If NH were to implement a 4% income tax on earnings over $50K/annually, those tax dollars would then be collected by NH rather than the neighboring state, and would go a very long way to reduce the intense tax burden currently footed by property taxes."Against| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"NH Business Taxes are already among the lowest in New England. Our rates are fair and it has been proven that the current tax rates are not prohibitive to anyone looking to move or start a business here."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Undecided"Against| 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?
"Nuclear power is not the way forward. It has been clearly studied and determined that clean energy sources like wind, solar and others are the right path forward."No Response
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?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"Absolutely! The level of child abuse that goes on unchecked is out of control because in so many cases children do not have a voice. I believe that society needs to really do a much better job of protect children and teens."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"The choice for abortion belongs to 1 person only, the pregnant women. Everyone else needs to mind their own business."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"The Interest & Dividends tax taxes wealth, by having nearly done away with this tax it is one more way that the wealthy avoid paying their fair share."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?
"The state needs to return to the days when state funding contributed substantially to local schools. Rural towns just cannot afford to bear the lion's share for funding schools."For| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"How can we claim 'Live Free or Die', when NH can't even get onboard with legal cannabis? Cannabis is far less harmful than alcohol, and unlike alcohol, cannabis has valid medical and therapeutic value as well."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?
"How can we claim 'Live Free or Die', when NH can't even get onboard with legal cannabis? Cannabis is far less harmful than alcohol, and unlike alcohol, cannabis has valid medical and therapeutic value as well."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"How can we claim 'Live Free or Die', when NH can't even get onboard with legal cannabis? Cannabis is far less harmful than alcohol, and unlike alcohol, cannabis has valid medical and therapeutic value as well."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?
"The supreme court has just ruled that it is against the US Constitution to make proof of citizenship a requirement for voting. And given that there has literally been almost ZERO fraud found in any of our election, this is nothing more than an attempt to make it harder for lower-income and marginalized communities to participate in elections. LET EVERYONE VOTE!"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?
"Students should get their education in the community where they live. Let's adequately fund all schools and make sure they have the resources they need for student success at every level."For| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"The choice for abortion belongs to 1 person only, the pregnant women. Everyone else needs to mind their own business."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"Undecided"For| Read My Position
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Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"90% of American support stricter gun legislation. No one is coming for your guns, but gun owners should be on board with proper gun registration, proper background checks and commonsense gun laws. It's time to protect our kids and ourselves from run-amok gun vilolence."
