Mike Belcher
Running for: NH House Carroll County District 04
Awaiting response to our 2026 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?
"Absolutely support. Parents, short of abuse, have the absolute authority to direct the education, and inculcation of values of their children. If their State or community isn't achieving that for them, they should have the option of doing it themselves with the same financial backing the State provides other students."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"With the exception of cases involving a lack of exercised personal agency, i.e. rape (whether forcible or statutory), pregnancy is a natural - as in imposed by nature, not man - and eminently foreseeable consequence of sex. Consequences imposed by nature do not grant license to murder."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"With the exception of cases involving a lack of exercised personal agency, i.e. rape (whether forcible or statutory), pregnancy is a natural - as in imposed by nature, not man - and eminently foreseeable consequence of sex. Consequences imposed by nature do not grant license to murder."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"The Federal income tax, which was only supposed to be temporary during wartime, shows the folly of authorizing this taxing authority."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"We must outcompete regional competitors and reshore supply chains to compete in a business environment that will likely look much different in the coming years, and make sure we never experience the sorts of supply shortages we have, and will continue to, experience in the near term."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Local zoning authority needs to be rolled back substantially. We're looking at multiple young generations that cannot afford a home due to overly restrictive, and expensive zoning meddling in private matters."
No Response
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?
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Voting Record, 2025
Voted against increasing net energy metering eligibility (SB 228)
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"With the exception of cases involving a lack of exercised personal agency, i.e. rape (whether forcible or statutory), pregnancy is a natural - as in imposed by nature, not man - and eminently foreseeable consequence of sex. Consequences imposed by nature do not grant license to murder."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
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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?
"Strongly leaning for, but requires further study."
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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?
"If we're to allow legalized marijuana I don't see any reason the state should license it. That seems more like regulatory capture of the market than a safety consideration."
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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?
"If we're to allow legalized marijuana I don't see any reason the state should license it. That seems more like regulatory capture of the market than a safety consideration."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"If we're to allow legalized marijuana I don't see any reason the state should license it. That seems more like regulatory capture of the market than a safety consideration."
No Response
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?
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Voting Record, 2026
Voted for open enrollment, allowing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state (SB 101)
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"With the exception of cases involving a lack of exercised personal agency, i.e. rape (whether forcible or statutory), pregnancy is a natural - as in imposed by nature, not man - and eminently foreseeable consequence of sex. Consequences imposed by nature do not grant license to murder."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"NH should pursue nullification of Federal firearms laws that violate the Second Amendment and challenge the wrong interpretation of the Commerce Clause when it comes to firearms and accessories manufactured and sold in NH, to NH residents."
