Paul Skudlarek
Running for: NH House Rockingham County District 16
Awaiting response to our 2026 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
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?
"Not in it's current form. There is a general lack of transparency to the program. The money flowing to EFAs is draining revenue to local public schools. Formulas to determine income eligibility and moving in an increasingly unsustainable direction."
No Response
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?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Abortion should be left to the woman to decide as outlined prior to Roe being overturned. This is an extremely personal and private matter that legislators should leave to women, their families, and doctors."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"Abortion should be left to the woman to decide as outlined prior to Roe being overturned. This is an extremely personal and private matter that legislators should leave to women, their families, and doctors."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Current zoning laws are growth prohibitive and leading to rapid and unsustainable rise in housing costs. High housing costs are keeping younger adults out of NH and the housing market. Lower and middle income people are unable to buy or sustain adequate housing."
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?
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
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?
"Undecided"
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, 2024
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"Abortion should be left to the woman to decide as outlined prior to Roe being overturned. This is an extremely personal and private matter that legislators should leave to women, their families, and doctors."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"We need to decrease the burden on local homeowners for growing cost of public education. The state's continued push to defund public education has increased the burden on towns; Through property taxes, to sustain the needed educational revenues."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"NH is behind the curve on settling this issue as surrounding states capture legalization revenue."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"NH is behind the curve on settling this issue as surrounding states capture legalization revenue."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"NH is behind the curve on settling this issue as surrounding states capture legalization revenue."
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?
No Response
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?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"Abortion should be left to the woman to decide as outlined prior to Roe being overturned. This is an extremely personal and private matter that legislators should leave to women, their families, and doctors."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Reasonable restrictions on purchases, strenghtening the background check system, storage laws, bans on ghost guns, Red Flag laws, etc. are all necessary and important to enact and do not impact 2A rights."