Lou Gargiulo
Running for: NH Senate District 24
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?
"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."For| 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?
"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."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Against"Undecided| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"Undecided"Against| Read My Position
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"Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Undecided"Against| Read My Position
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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"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?
"Need more details"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?
"For"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"All children must be protected."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"For"Against| Read My Position
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!"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?
"The system has for the most part has worked well. The alternative is a Broad Based tax which is totally unpalitable."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?
"For"Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"Undecided"Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"Undecided"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?
"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?"For| 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?
"I think the limit of 10% is workable at the local level with some additional controls."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"Against"For| Read My Position
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."Against| Read My Position
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."
