Hope Damon
Running for: NH House Sullivan County District 08
Awaiting response to our 2026 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
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 do not support the current version of the voucher program because there is no accountability, no separation of church and state, and no background checks to assure that children are safe. We need to continue to improve public education so that the majority of students thrive in their local community schools. That said, I do recognize that for a small number of students, their needs might be better met outside of public schools."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Abortion is a very personal, private decision that should remain between the woman and her provider. There is no room for government in medical decision making. We should do better a better job of education and making access to contraception easy and affordable so there are fewer unintended pregnancies. There are extremely few abortions after 24 weeks - they occur when the life of the mother is at risk or the fetus will not survive. These are heart-wrenching decisions that belong only with the family, not the legislature."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"Abortion is a very personal, private decision that should remain between the woman and her provider. There is no room for government in medical decision making. We should do better a better job of education and making access to contraception easy and affordable so there are fewer unintended pregnancies. There are extremely few abortions after 24 weeks - they occur when the life of the mother is at risk or the fetus will not survive. These are heart-wrenching decisions that belong only with the family, not the legislature."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"NH is justifiably proud of our lack of income tax. We already have difficulty attracting and retaining residents that businesses need to provide services. Income tax would diminish our ability to attract growth."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Taxing successful businesses is a reasonable approach to obtain some of the needed state revenue."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"I serve on the NH House Special Committee on Housing. Our critical shortage of housing throughout the state must be addressed with a careful balance of respecting local control while prudently increasing state housing incentives for ADUs, duplexes and small, attractive developments that fit well with the neighborhood where they are located. Legislation must include waivers to state level zoning if a project would exceed the local capacity for water, sewer, safety services, etc."
No Response
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?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
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?
"We should be incentivizing residential, commercial, and municipal solar. Net metering expansion is essential to doing that. I have no expectation that solar will be our primary fuel source but it certainly could be providing much more than currently."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"Abortion is a very personal, private decision that should remain between the woman and her provider. There is no room for government in medical decision making. We should do better a better job of education and making access to contraception easy and affordable so there are fewer unintended pregnancies. There are extremely few abortions after 24 weeks - they occur when the life of the mother is at risk or the fetus will not survive. These are heart-wrenching decisions that belong only with the family, not the legislature."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"We are long overdue to improve state funding of public education. The courts have repeatedly ruled that we are violating our state constitution by not adequately funding education. Despite considerable efforts to improve both the adequacy formula and the structure/funding of special education, the legislature did not appreciably improve education funding this session. It is critical to controlling local property taxes and to quality education that we increase state funding of education. NH is a woeful last in country for state education funding. Inadequate state funding of education means communities lack resources for other significant needs - roads for instance."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"All of our neighboring states allow recreational marijuana - we are sending revenue across our borders. There is no safety net in NH to assure a person is purchasing marijuana that is not contaminated. We should carefully legalize and regulate marijuana sales. Profits should be distributed to prevention of substance use disorder, increasing treatment options including supporting recovery houses and public education. The statute should include restriction on advertising, especially to young people. There should be a limit on the number of retail outlets in any community."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"All of our neighboring states allow recreational marijuana - we are sending revenue across our borders. There is no safety net in NH to assure a person is purchasing marijuana that is not contaminated. We should carefully legalize and regulate marijuana sales. Profits should be distributed to prevention of substance use disorder, increasing treatment options including supporting recovery houses and public education. The statute should include restriction on advertising, especially to young people. There should be a limit on the number of retail outlets in any community."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"All of our neighboring states allow recreational marijuana - we are sending revenue across our borders. There is no safety net in NH to assure a person is purchasing marijuana that is not contaminated. We should carefully legalize and regulate marijuana sales. Profits should be distributed to prevention of substance use disorder, increasing treatment options including supporting recovery houses and public education. The statute should include restriction on advertising, especially to young people. There should be a limit on the number of retail outlets in any community."
No Response
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?
No Response
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?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"Abortion is a very personal, private decision that should remain between the woman and her provider. There is no room for government in medical decision making. We should do better a better job of education and making access to contraception easy and affordable so there are fewer unintended pregnancies. There are extremely few abortions after 24 weeks - they occur when the life of the mother is at risk or the fetus will not survive. These are heart-wrenching decisions that belong only with the family, not the legislature."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I strongly support Second Amendment rights AND I equally value the need for firearm safety. It isn't an either/or situation. We can have both reasonable firearm safety measures and also have gun ownership. The vast majority of citizens appreciate this. Suicide is the leading cause of death by firearm. Simply increasing the waiting period for gun ownership to 5 days and enforcing it in all sales or transfers of firearms would greatly reduce these tragedies."
