Doris Hohensee
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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'm opposed to a State funded voucher / tuitioning program. Towns like Croydon already tuition out students to other schools, but this is a local decision. I support local control."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Was NH right to ban hand-held cell phone use while driving?
"The current law went too far, restricting cell phone use while vehicles are completely stopped in traffic."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3?
"Grooming K-3 students through sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3 is not only wrong, it takes time away from academic development."
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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"?
"CRT programs are inherently racist, therefore extremely divisive. It does not belong in public education."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"Against"
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire add a tax credit for businesses that contribute to student loan repayment for employees?
"Undecided"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Historically, lowering business taxes has resulted in increased state revenue as well as healthier businesses which can then hire more employees"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH authorize one or more casinos?
"I'm opposed to any state monopoly, or public private partnership, with respect to gambling. It's guaranteed to result in public official corruption."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH continue to base statewide assessments on Common Core standards?
"I support local control: duly elected school boards have the right to adopt their own curriculum and testing should be aligned to that curriculum."
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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?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH decriminalize small amounts of marijuana?
The possession of small quantities of marijuana should not be a crime.
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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?
"For"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Zoning is a local issue. The state should also towns and cities to work out zoning at a local level."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH broaden campaign finance disclosure laws?
"The disclosure laws should remain as they are now."
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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?
"Against"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH continue to have the federal government run the online health insurance exchange?
"Obamacare should be repealed. It's a giveaway to the healthcare and insurance industry."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2014
Does not support allowing in-state tuition for illegal/undocumented immigrants who graduate NH high schools
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH provide more funding for charter schools?
"Why restrict public schools? Every local public school should have the same flexibility as charter schools."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"Against"
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Was NH right to expand Medicaid eligibility, using private insurance wherever possible?
"I oppose Medicaid expansion."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"Against"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH add restrictions on welfare recipients?
"This is a federal matter that the state has limited power to affect."
Against| Read My Position
Project Vote Smart Survey, 2014
Does not support capital punishment
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH allow the Northern Pass to proceed with some (not all) of the lines buried?
I would consider supporting the Northern Pass Project with appropriate modifications to the plan.
Other| 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?
"Currently SWEPT (State Wide Education Property Tax) currently is used to offset state funding of towns and cities. It is not being used to share funding between towns and cities."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the gradual phase-out of the Interests and Dividends tax?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH continue to use property taxes instead of a new broad-based tax, such as an income tax?
"I am opposed to any new or increased taxes-we should just control our spending."
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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?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
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?
"NH should withdraw from RGGI and structure its own energy strategy."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH require car insurance for some or all drivers?
"I oppose legislation that would mandate insurance in order to register a vehicle."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH require labels on some or all genetically modified foods?
"I support appropriate labeling of some GMO foods."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH pass right-to-work legislation?
"Unions can and should organize to help its members, but unions shouldn't be in a position to force anyone to join."
Other| Read My Position
Project Vote Smart Survey, 2014
"The state should be respectful of both sides in this debate. Public funds should be given equally to both sides, or to neither side."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
State role in economic growth
"NH can stimulate job growth by creating a favorable business environment. We need to eliminate burdensome regulations and lower business taxes."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH restrict further wind power development?
"To date wind towers take more energy to build and maintain than they produce. They are also an environmental hazard."
