Geoffrey Smith
Running for: NH House Strafford County District 21
Awaiting response to our 2026 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Voting Record, 2023
Voted against HB 591, a bill that would prohibit a doctor from performing an abortion after detecting a fetal heartbeat.
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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Voting Record, 2026
Voted against CACR 12, a constitutional amendment that would ban any taxes on income.
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
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Voting Record, 2026
In 2023 Rep. Smith voted to require cities and towns to allow four residential dwelling units on any single-family lot served by municipal water and sewer (HB 44). This could be a four-unit building, two duplexes, four single units, or four townhouses.
In 2024 Smith voted for HB 1291 (to increase rights of property owners to build accessory dwelling units) and HB 1399 (to make it easier to convert single family residence into two units).
In 2026 Rep. Smith voted to keep the Housing Champion designation and grant program (HB 1196).
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts (HB 523)
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted for a constitutional right to abortion before 24 weeks (CACR 23).
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Voting Record, 2026
In 2025 and 2026 Rep. Smith voted to consider increasing base per-pupil state school funding (HB 1826). Rep. Smith then voted against establishing a tax cap for local school districts (HB 675). Rep. Smith also voted to consider HB 1799, which would have redefined an "adequate education," increased how much funding the state must provide per pupil, and created a commission to study alternative methods of funding public schools besides property taxes.
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Voting Record, 2025
Voted to remove legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana (HB 198)
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
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Voting Record, 2023
Voted to repeal the "fetal life protection act", which restricts access to abortion after 24 weeks (HB 271).
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Voting Record, 2026
Voted against capping how much local school districts can increase their budget year to year (HB 675)
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Voting Record, 2026
Voted to consider allowing extreme risk protection orders/a "red flag law" (HB 106 and HB 1642), voted to consider expanding background checks for firearms (HB 59), voted to consider banning firearms in school zones (HB 32), and voted to establish a 3-day waiting period for firearm purchases (HB 76).
Rep. Smith also voted to continue to allow public colleges and universities to regulate firearms (HB 1793) and voted against excluding firearms and firearms accessories manufactured and sold in New Hampshire from federal regulation (HB 1697).