Margaret M. Drye
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?
"This is still a relatively new program. We just got an expanded enrollment with a cap. We need to see how it works before changing anything."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?
"And prisons."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"My focus is to protect and encourage pregnancy care centers which are helping pregnant women work through difficult situations and providing for many of their physical needs."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"My focus is to protect and encourage pregnancy care centers which are helping pregnant women work through difficult situations and providing for many of their physical needs."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Our business climate is the best in New England."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"The results are in - when we lower the business taxes, revenues increase. We have a great business environment here that makes us stand out among our New England neighbors."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"For"For| 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?
"There have been breakthroughs in innovation in nuclear power that we should investigate."Other| 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?
"Subsidies for programs have to come from somewhere - usually other customers. Costs for accommodating increases in the system also have to be picked up somewhere."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"As long as the staff that is hired is needed and effective."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"My focus is to protect and encourage pregnancy care centers which are helping pregnant women work through difficult situations and providing for many of their physical needs."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"Interest and dividends for seniors is a return on investment for them. Why should we tax people on limited income?"Other| 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?
"You can't expect to have 'local control' if you expect the state to pick up the payment for your local decisions. One possible exception would be for the state to pick up more of the special education costs - and for the federal government to meet its promise of 40% reimbursement for special education, which it doesn't come close to providing."Against| 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?
"There is no legal standard to measure impairment like there is for alcohol to prove impairment when driving under the influence of marijuana."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?
"There is no legal standard to measure impairment like there is for alcohol to prove impairment when driving under the influence of marijuana."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"There is no legal standard to measure impairment like there is for alcohol to prove impairment when driving under the influence of marijuana."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?
"This is a one-time requirement for new voters only. How hard is that?"Other| 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?
"That bill died. The open enrollment laws on the books right now don't set a percentage and make the resident district pay much of the cost - this needs to be changed."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"My focus is to protect and encourage pregnancy care centers which are helping pregnant women work through difficult situations and providing for many of their physical needs."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"The state law is that the question of a cap has to be on the 2026 and 2028 general election ballots. The towns can then decide if they want to cap the budget - and the towns can also override a cap if they have one in place."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"OK as is."
