Marjorie K. Smith
Serving as: NH House Strafford County District 10
Declined to complete our 2024 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
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?
"Until such time as the state has a system that honors its constitutional obligation to public education it should not redirect limited funds to other activities."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"NH historically has been a libertarian state, in the classic definition of the term. The government should not interfere with decisions that should be made by a woman and her doctor."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"NH historically has been a libertarian state, in the classic definition of the term. The government should not interfere with decisions that should be made by a woman and her doctor."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"NH's tax system needs to be carefully evaluated and a range of changes should be considered, with the costs and benefits of each weighed"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"NH's tax system needs to be carefully evaluated and a range of changes should be considered, with the costs and benefits of each weighed"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"NH's tax system needs to be carefully evaluated and a range of changes should be considered, with the costs and benefits of each weighed."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"A well constructed, well balanced tax system, that fairly and equitably shares the burden of providing essential services for the citizens of the state might involve some changes in income taxes including capital gains taxes"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"For"
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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?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Changes should reflect the specific needs in each community."
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts (HB 523)
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"NH historically has been a libertarian state, in the classic definition of the term. The government should not interfere with decisions that should be made by a woman and her doctor."
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted to consider starting a Child Care Workforce Fund to recruit and retain New Hampshire child care employees (HB 1611)
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"No, I believe that the state has a constitutional obligation to fund an adequate public education."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"Undecided"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"For"
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted for HB 368, a bill that would provide various legal protections for persons receiving gender-related health care. For example, HB 368 would prohibit New Hampshire from enforcing an order from another state to remove a child from a home based on a parent allowing their child to receive gender-affirming health care.
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"NH historically has been a libertarian state, in the classic definition of the term. The government should not interfere with decisions that should be made by a woman and her doctor."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
When asked a similar question on the 2016 Citizens Count survey, Smith indicated, "I oppose increased state enforcement of federal immigration laws."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"For"