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Position on Issues

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH pursue expanded commuter rail?

"I support expanded commuter rail."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH limit terms for elected officials?

"I oppose term limits for NH elected officials."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH increase funding for heroin treatment programs?

"I support increased funding for heroin treatment programs."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014

Was NH right to ban hand-held cell phone use while driving?

"Cell phone bad while driving. - Already a law. Makes sense!! Hands free phones are OPK, I guess."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH add an income tax on earned income?

"I am undecided on this issue."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014

Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?

"I am undecided on this issue."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH authorize one or more casinos?

"I oppose casino gambling in New Hampshire."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH continue to base statewide assessments on Common Core standards?

"I support basing statewide assessments on Common Core standards."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014

Should NH decriminalize small amounts of marijuana?

"Marijuana Decriminalization -- I doubt in NH is ready for this yet. Wait another 10 years. But I would favor decriminalization of small amounts."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH broaden campaign finance disclosure laws?

"I support broader campaign finance disclosure laws."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014

Should NH provide more funding for charter schools?

"I do not think that state-funded charter schools are a very good idea. What are public schools for, after all?"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH increase law enforcement policies and penalties for heroin-related offenses?

"I am undecided on this issue."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?

"I am undecided on this issue."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Was NH right to expand Medicaid eligibility, using private insurance wherever possible?

"I support NH's expanded Medicaid program."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014

Do employees in NH need more legal protections in the workplace?

"Employee protections -- what's this mean? NH is a state with few-to-no protections for employees, but if we have plenty of jobs, and if we have a strong whistle-blower protection laws, I do not think there is a problem."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH do more to enforce federal immigration laws?

"I am undecided on this issue."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014

Should NH add restrictions on welfare recipients?

"Drug tests for welfare -- VERY DISTASTEFUL IDEA. What about Alcohol tests for legislators?"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH allow the Northern Pass to proceed with some (not all) of the lines buried?

"I oppose the Northern Pass as currently proposed."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014

Should NH continue to use property taxes instead of a new broad-based tax, such as an income tax?

"Since NH has a revenue problem, which cannot be solved by any ordinary means, one of these (sales/income) will be necessary in the long term. I am more in favor of a income tax because it is less regressive. All the little nickel and dime solutions will fail in the long run."

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?

"RGGI -- Yes."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014

Should NH require car insurance for some or all drivers?

"Mandatory car insurance -- not a bad idea."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014

Should NH require labels on some or all genetically modified foods?

"GMO Labeling. Not a bad idea, but GMO crops are almost everywhere now."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014

Should NH pass right-to-work legislation?

"'Right to work for less?' I don't think so!"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

What is your opinion on the state providing some funding for Planned Parenthood?

"I support the state providing some funding for Planned Parenthood."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH continue to administer statewide standards-based student assessments?

"I support NH continuing to administer statewide standards-based student assessments."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?

"I am undecided on this issue."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should parents be allowed to opt their children out of the NH immunization/vaccination registry?

"Parents should not be allowed to opt their children out of the NH immunization/vaccination registry."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should NH restrict further wind power development?

"I support restrictions on further wind power development."

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