Gary Lambert
Historical Details
Position on Issues
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform reform. Supports interstate health insurance compacts.
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in New Hampshire
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports expansion of state-regulated gaming
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not support marijuana decriminalization
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns. Does not support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows.
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change (e.g. RGGI)
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
"I am personally pro-life but I do not believe the government should dictate what a woman can or cannot do on this issue."
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not believe illegal immigrants who graduate from New Hampshire high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities.
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Supports the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity in New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not support medicinal marijuana
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports immigration law enforcement by state and local police.
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not support a public health insurance option.
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports death penalty for some crimes
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not support a state income tax
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports parental notification and consent before a minor's abortion
Voting Record
HB 1487 (2012)
Requires legislative approval for the expenditure of funds involving New Hampshire in any low carbon fuel standards program, such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
SB 295 (2012)
Increases the Research and Development tax credit.
CACR 33 (2012)
Constitutional amendment changing the state legislature to biennial sessions.
HB 648 (2012)
Forbids the use of eminent domain for regional electricity projects when costs and benefits cannot be shared across the ISO - New England network.
HB 1383 (2012)
States that only United States citizens may receive in-state tuition at the University of New Hampshire.
HB 1659 (2012)
"Women's Right to Know Act," mandating that women considering an abortion receive "complete and accurate information on abortion and its alternatives."
HB 1679 (2012)
Prohibits partial birth abortions and abortions in the third trimester.
SB 409 (2012)
Allows medicinal marijuana through home growing.
HB 592 (2012)
Redistricts the House of Representatives.
SB 372 (2012)
Establishes a tax credit for businesses that contribute to a scholarship fund for students who wish to attend private, parochial, or home schools.
SB 289 (2012)
Requires voters to present identification at polling places.
HB 1560 (2012)
Establishes the interstate Health Care Compact, which provides that each member state shall have the authority to enact state laws that trump all federal laws regarding health care within its state.
HB 370 (2011)
Reverses the expanded definition of bullying in the Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention Act.
SB 27 (2011)
Raises the speed limit in some areas of Lake Winnipesaukee.
HB 218 (2011)
Repeals the New Hampshire Rail Transit Auhority (NHRTA).
HB 474 (2011)
Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
SB 52 (2011)
Repeals early release programs for inmates convicted of violent crimes.
SB 1 (2011)
Eliminates "evergreen clauses" in public contracts.
SB 88 (2011)
Expands the use of deadly force, adding "Stand Your Ground" to the "Castle Doctrine." Under this bill victims could use deadly force without retreating, anywhere the victim has the right to be.
HB 109 (2011)
Prohibits local planning boards from requiring sprinklers as a condition for a local permit.
HB 133 (2011)
Ties the New Hampshire minimum wage to the federal minimum wage.
SB 57 (2011)
Makes various revisions to title loan regulations.
HB 329 (2011)
Requires parental notification prior to a minor's abortion.
SB 3 (2011)
Makes various changes to the state retirement system, such as raising retirement ages and increasing member contributions.
HB 519 (2011)
Repeals the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), New Hampshire's cap-and-trade program.
HB 113 (2011)
Prohibits the use of state funds for New Hampshire Public Television (NHPTV).
