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Julie Brown

Historical Details

Position on Issues

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH abolish partisan primaries and adopt the "Top 2" primary system?

Does not support adopting a top 2 primary system

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH allow binding referendums?

Not in favor of amending the NH constitution to allow citizen to vote on statewide issues in a referendum

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH add an income tax on earned income?

Opposes a general sales tax and/or state income tax

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?

Opposes a general sales tax and/or state income tax

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH authorize one or more casinos?

Supports expansion of gambling

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH pass a constitutional amendment giving the Legislature more control over the distribution of school funding?

Against adopting a constitutional amendment that reduces the role of the courts in the school funding challenge

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH decriminalize small amounts of marijuana?

Supports decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana for adults

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should LLCs be subject to the interest and dividends tax?

Does not support LLC tax

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH increase the interest and dividends tax?

Opposes increases in I & D tax

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH increase tolls and/or add new toll booths?

Against adding tolls to I-93 at Mass. border

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH continue to allow medicinal marijuana?

In favor of legalizing medicinal marijuana

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH do more to enforce federal immigration laws?

Does not believe immigration laws should be left to the federal government

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH keep the death penalty?

Does not want to repeal the death penalty

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

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

Opposes a general sales tax and/or state income tax

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH repeal same-sex marriage?

Opposes repeal of the gay marriage law

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH require car insurance for some or all drivers?

Supports having mandatory automobile insurance

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH require motorcycle helmets?

Against a mandatory helmet law for motorcycle riders

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH require seat belts?

Not in favor of a mandatory seatbelt law for adults

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH revise the meals and rooms tax?

Against increases to meals and rooms tax

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH government switch from a pension system to a 401(k)-style retirement plan?

Supports reform of retirement benefits for municipal and state employees

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010

Should NH restrict further wind power development?

Supports restricting the use of windmills and windfarms for power generation based on the environmental impact, but not on the amount of subsidies or aesthetics.

Voting Record

HB 330 (2011)

Repeals the requirement to obtain a license to carry a concealed firearm.

HB 592 (2012)

Redistricts the House of Representatives.

HCR 42 (2012)

Expresses support for preserving the Electoral College.

HB 1492 (2012)

Requires public employers to verify an employee's eligibility to work in the United States.

HB 1677 (2012)

Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.

SB 286 (2012)

Establishes a prescription drug monitoring program funded entirely through "grants, gifts, or user contributions."

HB 1264 (2012)

Establishes a religious exemption for individuals who do not wish to provide accommodations, goods, or services for same-sex marriages.

HB 1526 (2012)

Decriminalizes possession of 1/2 ounce or less of marijuana, with additional penalties for violators under age twenty-one.

HB 1654 (2012)

Authorizes earned time credits for inmates participating in rehabilitative programming.

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 1705 (2012)

Legalizes and taxes marijuana for adults over age twenty-one.

HB 1660 (2012)

Prohibits abortions beyond 20 weeks gestation.

HB 1658 (2012)

Limits financial assistance for mothers who have additional children while receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The House and Senate amended the bill to instead establish an income and identity verification system for public assistance recipients.

HB 1383 (2012)

States that only United States citizens may receive in-state tuition at the University of New Hampshire.

HB 1595 (2012)

Limits primary elections to voters who have registered as party members.

HB 1482 (2012)

Limits the exemption from property taxation granted to charitable nonprofit hospitals only to the main campus of the hospital.

HB 1679 (2012)

Prohibits partial birth abortions and abortions in the third trimester.

HB 1666 (2012)

Requires legislative approval of any collective bargaining agreement entered into by the state.

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 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.

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."

SB 409 (2012)

Allows medicinal marijuana through home growing.

HB 1511 (2012)

Removes the prohibition on convicted felons possessing certain weapons for self-defense.

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 1405 (2012)

Allows local governments to establish moratoriums on refugee resettlement.

HB 1650 (2012)

Exempts foodstuffs grown or produced and then sold in New Hampshire from federal regulation.

HB 1676 (2012)

Establishes a pilot program to provide public financing for eligible candidates for state senator.

HB 1667 (2012)

Raises the threshold between juvenile and adult offenders from seventeen to eighteen years-old.

HB 1413 (2012)

Directs New Hampshire to withdraw from the No Child Left Behind federal education program.

HB 631 (2011)

Repeals the requirement that school districts offer public kindergarten.

HR 9 (2011)

Resolution expressing support for earmarks for law enforcement.

HCR 23 (2011)

Urges congressional earmarks for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

HB 113 (2011)

Prohibits the use of state funds for New Hampshire Public Television (NHPTV).

HB 340 (2011)

Exempts parents from the education property tax if their children are not enrolled in public school.

HB 569 (2011)

Establishes "domestic unions" as an alternative to marriage.

HB 370 (2011)

Reverses the expanded definition of bullying in the Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention Act.

HB 176 (2011)

Changes the definition of "domicile" for voting purposes so that out-of-state students can not claim domicile in New Hampshire.

HB 133 (2011)

Ties the New Hampshire minimum wage to the federal minimum wage.

SB 27 (2011)

Raises the speed limit in some areas of Lake Winnipesaukee.

HB 519 (2011)

Repeals the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), New Hampshire's cap-and-trade program.

SB 52 (2011)

Repeals early release programs for inmates convicted of violent crimes.

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 218 (2011)

Repeals the New Hampshire Rail Transit Auhority (NHRTA).

HB 329 (2011)

Requires parental notification prior to a minor's abortion.

HB 474 (2011)

Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.

SB 1 (2011)

Eliminates "evergreen clauses" in public contracts.

HB 109 (2011)

Prohibits local planning boards from requiring sprinklers as a condition for a local permit.

SB 57 (2011)

Makes various revisions to title loan regulations.

SB 3 (2011)

Makes various changes to the state retirement system, such as raising retirement ages and increasing member contributions.

HB 1644 (2010)

Includes all fetuses as potential victims under first and second degree murder, manslaughter, and negligent homicide.

HB 1590 (2010)

Repeals same-sex marriage.

SB 464 (2010)

Establishes speed limits on Lake Winnipesaukee.

HB 1128 (2010)

Makes various regulatory changes, such as allowing towns to adopt a local meals and rooms tax in addition to the state meals and rooms tax and authorizing expanded gambling.

SB 450 (2010)

Makes various budget cuts.

HB 1653 (2010)

Decriminalizes possession of 1/4 ounce or less of marijuana, with additional penalties for violators under age eighteen.

SB 497 (2010)

Establishes certain requirements for the reasonable compensation deduction under the business profits tax. This bill also establishes a committee to study safe harbors.

HB 1607 (2010)
Establishes certain requirements for the reasonable compensation deduction under the business profits tax. The bill creates a committee to study safe harbors and taxation of investment organizations. This bill also deletes a provision subjecting to taxation certain income accumulated in trust for the benefit of unborn or unascertained persons.
SS HB 1 (2010)

Repeals the LLC tax.

SB 489 (2010)

Authorizes three casinos in New Hampshire.

CACR 28 (2010)

Constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

HB 383 (2009)

Requires seat belt usage.

HB 556 (2009)

Repeals the death penalty.

HB 531 (2009)

Requires parental notification prior to a minor's abortion.

HB 648 (2009)

Allows medicinal use of marijuana, without allowing home growing.

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