Lee Ann Potter
Running for: NH House Coos County District 01
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?
"Public funding should ONLY be fore public schools."Against| Read My Position
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?
"There is no evidence that transgender people are a threat to women or girls. There is fear on the part of right wing politicians and some religious people, a fear that should warrant counseling to recover from."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"The state, or religious organizations, have no business regulating the medical care of women. States should not restrict any medical care women may need to make to terminate a pregnancy when the fetus or woman have a fatal condition."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"The state, or religious organizations, have no business regulating the medical care of women. States should not restrict any medical care women may need to make to terminate a pregnancy when the fetus or woman have a fatal condition."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Against"Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Major corporations should contribute more."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"As long as restraints are included to reduce of eliminate institutional buyers, and that a portion of the homes built go towards affordable housing."Other| 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?
"If the costs of SMRs come down significantly, and towns understand and take steps to mitigate the risks associated with them, they can be a solution to our needs. But large conventional reactors are not - they are far too costly."For| 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?
"This is a win-win for everybody."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"Children need to be protected, especially from parents who are physically or mentally abusive."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"The state, or religious organizations, have no business regulating the medical care of women. States should not restrict any medical care women may need to make to terminate a pregnancy when the fetus or woman have a fatal condition."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"With increases in income before it begins over what we had. The state is nearing insolvency."Against| 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?
"Local property taxes are already too high, and the state is not contributing their constitutionally mandated funding requirements."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?
"This could be a great revenue source for the state if done properly, and utilizes existing state owned infrastructure like liquor stores."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"This could be a great revenue source for the state if done properly, and utilizes existing state owned infrastructure like liquor stores."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"This could be a great revenue source for the state if done properly, and utilizes existing state owned infrastructure like liquor stores."Against| 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?
"Federal law states that only citizens can vote in a federal election; allowances should be made for those who either do not have access to birth records or are unable to afford them. The systems we have available now are adequate, especially when the instance of fraudulent voting is extremely small."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?
"Too many added costs that somebody will have to pay for."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"The state, or religious organizations, have no business regulating the medical care of women. States should not restrict any medical care women may need to make to terminate a pregnancy when the fetus or woman have a fatal condition."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"Too many schools and towns have deferred maintenance because of inadequate state funding, they should not have their hands tied if their buildings need major repairs or they need new textbooks, or they do not pay teachers enough to stop high turnover."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"But only for those that are a danger to themselves, or who have a history of domestic violence."
