Julie Smith
Running for: NH Senate District 17
Completed our 2026 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
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?
"Support with caveats, particularly what the eligible expenses include"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination law allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings, such as bathrooms and locker rooms?
"I support womens sports and safe places being limited to just real woman as per management choice"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"This is a perennial election year issue that's a distraction from more important issues. I accept the NH laws as they are now"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"This is a perennial election year issue that's a distraction from more important issues. I accept the NH laws as they are now"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"That's a hard no. I moved from Mass to get away from that."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"I would need to learn more before taking a position"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"There is way too much effort to urbanize rural NH and I reject it"Undecided| Read My Position
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?
"I would need to learn more before taking a position"Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
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?
"I would need to learn more before taking a position"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"Our family court system is a dumpster fire. It needs to be simplified and audited."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"This is a perennial election year issue that's a distraction from more important issues. I accept the NH laws as they are now"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"Against"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"This is an ongoing shell game. Upshifting the funding source would result in new/more taxes (unacceptable!)"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"I am not a fan of the thought of NH becoming like its neighboring states, but I support decriminalizing private/personal use"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"I am not a fan of the thought of NH becoming like its neighboring states, but I support decriminalizing private/personal use"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"I am not a fan of the thought of NH becoming like its neighboring states, but I support decriminalizing private/personal use"For| Read My Position
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?
"yes, definitely!"Against| Read My Position
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?
"Open enrollment was a failed warrant article in my 2026 local elections, making clear the voters have rejected it."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"This is a perennial election year issue that's a distraction from more important issues. I accept the NH laws as they are now"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"Definitely! Whatever relief and protection from the schools that's available, I support"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"The 2nd Amendment is quite clear. I reject efforts to whittle away at it"
