Kermit Williams

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?

"State funds should not be used to support private school, especially when public school funding needs to increase."

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?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?

"I echo the decision of a Georgia judge, who recently said 'Women are not some piece of collectively owned community property the disposition of which is decided by majority vote. Forcing a woman to carry an unwanted, not-yet-viable fetus to term violates her constitutional rights to liberty and privacy, even taking into consideration whatever bundle of rights the not-yet-viable fetus may have.'"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?

"I echo the decision of a Georgia judge, who recently said 'Women are not some piece of collectively owned community property the disposition of which is decided by majority vote. Forcing a woman to carry an unwanted, not-yet-viable fetus to term violates her constitutional rights to liberty and privacy, even taking into consideration whatever bundle of rights the not-yet-viable fetus may have.'"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should NH add an income tax on earned income?

"New Hampshire needs to find ways to pay more for citizen services, especially our public schools. The state lost the school funding lawsuit, and will eventually need to comply."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?

"The state needs to pay more for education. New Hampshire businesses are direct beneficiaries of an educated workforce. They should be willing to pay some of the cost."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?

"Our state needs more housing desperately - as much as 30,000 more units. Without it, our young people will choose to live somewhere else where they can afford housing, draining our workforce. This is a critical issue for the economic health of New Hampshire."

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?

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 need more solar power. Solar panel efficiency and power output continues to increase, so capacity should also increase."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?

"I echo the decision of a Georgia judge, who recently said 'Women are not some piece of collectively owned community property the disposition of which is decided by majority vote. Forcing a woman to carry an unwanted, not-yet-viable fetus to term violates her constitutional rights to liberty and privacy, even taking into consideration whatever bundle of rights the not-yet-viable fetus may have.'"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?

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?

"The state lost the school funding lawsuit, and will eventually need to pay more. Right now, about 70% of all government in New Hampshire - municipal, county, school, and state - is funded through property tax. This is the highest percentage of any state, and is grossly unfair, especially to retirees whose income declines but whose home value increases."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?

"We are late to the marijuana party. All our surrounding states have already legalized. We need a system to make whatever we do economically attractive, or our citizens will continue to do what they do now - shop in the other states."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?

"We are late to the marijuana party. All our surrounding states have already legalized. We need a system to make whatever we do economically attractive, or our citizens will continue to do what they do now - shop in the other states."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?

"We are late to the marijuana party. All our surrounding states have already legalized. We need a system to make whatever we do economically attractive, or our citizens will continue to do what they do now - shop in the other states."

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?

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?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?

"I echo the decision of a Georgia judge, who recently said 'Women are not some piece of collectively owned community property the disposition of which is decided by majority vote. Forcing a woman to carry an unwanted, not-yet-viable fetus to term violates her constitutional rights to liberty and privacy, even taking into consideration whatever bundle of rights the not-yet-viable fetus may have.'"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?

"We should strengthen our red flag laws. It's a difficult process, but needed to keep some guns from being used against others."