Lou Gargiulo

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?

"EVERY PARENT AND EVERY CHILD should have the alternative of seeking schools that best educates and caters to there individual learning style. It should not only be available to the rich in our society."

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?

"Every Biological Woman and Man should have there own safe space in bathrooms and locker rooms. Also for a host of reasons biological males should not be allowed in womens sports. Many women have worked there entire life to excel in their chosen sport and to allow a biological male to compete against them is fundementaly wrong."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

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

"Against"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

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

"Undecided"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should NH add an income tax on earned income?

"A Broad Based Tax would destroy the NH Advantage and place on par with Massachusetts/ Taxachusetts"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?

"Undecided"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

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

"Encourging yes, mandating change at the expense of local control NO"

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?

"Need more details"

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?

"For"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

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

"All children must be protected."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

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

"For"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?

"This is another Broad Based Tax that we don't need!"

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?

"The system has for the most part has worked well. The alternative is a Broad Based tax which is totally unpalitable."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

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

"For"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

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

"Undecided"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

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

"Undecided"

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?

"Absolutely, in the 15th,19th and 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution it is quite clear only US Citizens can vote in our elections. How else can you determine citizenship without appropriate identification?"

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?

"I think the limit of 10% is workable at the local level with some additional controls."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

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

"Against"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

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

"It would hopefully cap runaway spending in our education institution and give tax payers a true voice."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?

"Our current gun laws have suited us just fine. Gun crime in NH is minimal, and is much higher in surrounding States that have regressive controls."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire ban discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3?

"I see no value in teaching it at that grade level without parents written consent."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support the state law that bans teaching certain concepts, such as the idea that people may be "inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously"?

"I see no value what so ever in teaching it in the public schools"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?

"The N.H. Advantage has allowed the State to flourish. The addition of any Broad Based tax would cost us our competitive advantage. I oppose any change in our tax structure."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire add a tax credit for businesses that contribute to student loan repayment for employees?

"I don't see a business tax credit as a fair and equitable approach to Student Loan Repayment" It would impact very few and accomplish very little".

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?

"Against"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support giving voters who register without ID on Election Day a ballot that only counts if they return identifying documents to the state before a deadline?

"For"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire add a fee or mileage charge for electric vehicle owners to help pay for transportation and/or electric infrastructure?

"Not at this time. Further study is need in determining a fair structure"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire extend the renewable portfolio standard past 2025, requiring public utilities to obtain more than 25% of electricity from renewable energy sources?

"With huge increases in electric rates coming this winter I do not support anything that will further put pressure on the rate payer. The program as stated will do just that, and for that reason I oppose it."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?

"Mail in ballots have been fraught with problems and have caused a distrust in the integrity of the process.. I do not support anything beyond the absentee ballot process that has been in place prior to 2020"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?

"I see no benefit. The market has dictated much higher rates and businesses have reacted accordingly."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the state permanently increase how much tax revenue it shares with towns and cities every year, beyond public school funding?

"If increased revenue sharing is doable with in the current State tax structure with no new tax I would support it"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support the gradual phase-out of the Interests and Dividends tax?

"The phase-out of Interest and Dividends tax will help everyone especially senior citizens living on a fixed income. Given the troubled times we are in I fully support it"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire ban abortion after 24 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?

"Undecided"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?

"The N.H. Advantage has allowed the State to flourish. The addition of any Broad Based tax would cost us our competitive advantage. I oppose any change in our tax structure."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire increase the tax on cigarettes?

"We have a competitive advantage over surrounding State and an increase is ill advised."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire add restrictions to the governor's powers during a state of emergency?

"I think the current law is adequate."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire increase public access to reports of police misconduct?

"I am fundamentally against making reports of this nature public unless there is a guilty finding in a Court of Law. It is way to easy to forever tarnish a persons reputation, and later the person is fully exonerated."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?

"Give the legalization in surround States it certainly needs to continue to be considered."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire increase the size of solar panel installations that may participate in net energy metering?

"Against"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire increase subsidies and tax credits for business investment?

"Business subsidies should only be used to stimulate business growth in depressed areas of the State."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire increase the base amount of per-pupil funding it provides to local school districts?

"Given an over $500 billion dollar deficit next year it's not realistic to consider. At this point we need to tighten our belt and deal with the current post COVID financial predicament we find our State in."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Do you support Gov. Sununu's proposal to allow employers and employees to opt-in to a private, paid family and medical leave insurance plan, based on a pool of state employees, excluding coverage for personal illness?

"I would consider it as long it is not mandatory."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire continue to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which requires utilities to purchase allowances for every ton of carbon they emit?

"It will only cost ratepayers more and as a result I oppose it."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire create a road usage fee?

"Absolutely not!"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire create a statewide family and medical leave program, paid for with a percentage of employee wages, with no opt-out?

"It's a means of creating an income tax. Employers must be allowed to manage their own employee benefits and the State should not create an additional burden for employees and employers."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire provide student loan debt repayment programs for workers in industries with labor shortages?

"Industry's in need of workers should implement this type of program. The State is not be in the business of picking winners and losers and providing one industry over another benefits of this type is unwise."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire add tax incentives for affordable housing development?

"Given the current very low vacancy rate, incentives and relaxed regulation would be helpful in increasing our housing stock. In turn it would allow businesses to have a larger pool of employees and would help long term in creating a larger and more professional workforce."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should New Hampshire allocate tax revenues for private and home schooling costs?

"It should be considered as an option as long as it doesn't have a detrimental impact on our public education."