Peggy Gilmour
Historical Details
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Was NH right to raise the gas tax in 2014?
Possible revenue sources: "Gasoline Tax, Interest and Dividends Tax, Tobacco Tax".
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH pursue expanded commuter rail?
"I support expanded commuter rail."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH limit terms for elected officials?
"I believe we could institute term limits for some offices, but generally, voters decide on the length of office for elected officials."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH increase funding for heroin treatment programs?
"I support increased funding for heroin treatment programs."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Was NH right to ban hand-held cell phone use while driving?
"Only hands free cell phone use should be permitted."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"I oppose NH adding an income tax on earned income."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"I oppose NH adding a broad-based sales tax."
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Union Leader Voter Guide, 2012
"The state has a responsibility to contribute to the funding of education. I would support targeting some aid if the formula to do so assured the ongoing responsibility was maintained. I do not support the extreme cuts that have been made in the University and Community College systems, and believe this is short-sighted. I am a strong advocate of strength in well-funded public education, and do not support the recent diversion of taxpayer dollars to religious and private schools."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH authorize one or more casinos?
"I support some casino gambling in New Hampshire."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH continue to base statewide assessments on Common Core standards?
"Common Core standards are good, rigorous standards. There should be some modification in the assessments (testing) used, such as the switch this year to the SAT. We can improve the assessment process while continuing statewide assessments."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH decriminalize small amounts of marijuana?
"We should decriminalize possession of small quantities of marijuana in a way that is consistent with our neighboring states, and in cooperation with law enforcement and public education on what the laws are of possession."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH broaden campaign finance disclosure laws?
"I support broader campaign finance disclosure laws."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH provide more funding for charter schools?
"With appropriate qualifying criteria, I would support increasing state funding to charter schools."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH increase law enforcement policies and penalties for heroin-related offenses?
"I support increased law enforcement policies for dealers, and particularly those offenses which result in the death/injury of those who received drugs from the dealer. Some heroin related offenses related to addiction need a combination of treatment and enforcement."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?
"I believe this is an area where we should commission a study to look closely at the experience of those states that have legalized the recreational use of marijuana and see when/if this would be successful in NH."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Was NH right to expand Medicaid eligibility, using private insurance wherever possible?
"I support NH's expanded Medicaid program."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Do employees in NH need more legal protections in the workplace?
"There is a broad variation in employment laws and this cannot be answered with a simple statement."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH do more to enforce federal immigration laws?
"I support increased state enforcement of federal immigration laws."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH add restrictions on welfare recipients?
Regarding drug tests for welfare recipients: "I do not support general drug testing, however in some programs (work assistance) drug testing is a safety option, for example in federally assisted health care programs for workers hired under Federally assisted grants. This question needs to delineate types of Federal assistance."
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Voting Record, 2014
Voted to repeal the death penalty (HB 1170)
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH allow the Northern Pass to proceed with some (not all) of the lines buried?
"I support further negotiation to bury additional areas of line burial, then moving forward with Northern Pass."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH continue to use property taxes instead of a new broad-based tax, such as an income tax?
Does not support an income and/or sales tax. Possible revenue sources: "Gasoline Tax, Interest and Dividends Tax, Tobacco Tax".
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should New Hampshire continue to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which requires utilities to purchase allowances for every ton of carbon they emit?
"I support NH's participation in RGGI as presently structured."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH require car insurance for some or all drivers?
"I believe auto insurance should sometimes be required."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH require labels on some or all genetically modified foods?
"I support the appropriate labeling of some foods in conjunction with the ability to help consumers and cross state sales. I support, and buy, those products where the manufacturer chooses to lable in a voluntary manner. And, I support more study of how/when it is appropriate to lable for consumer safety."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH pass right-to-work legislation?
"Right to Work legislation will result in lower income to the working person."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
What is your opinion on the state providing some funding for Planned Parenthood?
"I support the state providing some funding for Planned Parenthood."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH continue to administer statewide standards-based student assessments?
"Common Core standards are good, rigorous standards. There should be some modification in the assessments (testing) used, such as the switch this year to the SAT. We can improve the assessment process while continuing statewide assessments."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"NH should pass common sense laws that reduce the incidence of gun violence. This would include universal background checks, strengthening community mental health treatment, enforcing NICS reporting."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should parents be allowed to opt their children out of the NH immunization/vaccination registry?
"Parents should not be allowed to opt their children out of the NH immunization/vaccination registry."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH restrict further wind power development?
"I oppose restrictions on further wind power development."
Voting Record
SB 217 (2014)
Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
SB 318 (2014)
Establishes the crime of domestic violence.
SB 413 (2014)
Expands Medicaid eligibility, using private insurance wherever possible.
HB 1403 (2014)
Raises the minimum wage, starting at $9 per hour.
HB 1170 (2014)
Repeals the death penalty.
SB 207 (2014)
“Pay Equity Law,” a bill to combat pay discrimination based on gender, forbidding employers from restricting employees from discussing wages, and allowing a three year deadline to report pay discrimination to the state (current deadline is one year).
SB 319 (2014)
Authorizes "buffer zones" for protestors around reproductive health clinics.
SB 366 (2014)
Authorizes two casinos in New Hampshire, regulated by the Gaming Commission.
SB 203 (2014)
Forbids the use of EBT cards or cash from EBT cards for alcohol, tobacco, lottery tickets, firearms, or adult entertainment.
HB 1411 (2014)
Sends some of last year's budget surplus to the Department of Health and Human Services.
SB 367 (2014)
Increases the gas tax by four-cents per gallon and removes the toll at Exit 12 in Merrimack.
SB 153 (2013)
Gives the legislature power to review collective bargaining agreements entered into by the state.
HB 1 (2013)
Final 2014-2015 state budget, including increased funding for higher education, increased funding for services for individuals with mental illness and/or other disabilities, no Medicaid expansion, and no gas tax increase.
HB 306 (2013)
Changes RGGI to dedicate some of the proceeds to ratepayer rebates, and lowering the cap on carbon emissions, which will raise the cost of carbon credits to utilities and utility bills to consumers.
SB 99 (2013)
Requires an evaluation of the Site Evaluation Committee, which is responsible for approving new energy projects like the wind farm in Antrim.
HB 573 (2013)
Allows medicinal use of marijuana, without allowing home growing.
HB 2 (2013)
Makes various appropriations related to the budget bill, and establishes commissions to study Medicaid expansion and casino regulations.
SB 1 (2013)
Increases the Research and Development tax credit.
SB 152 (2013)
Authorizes a casino.
HB 443 (2013)
Bans prison privatization.
HB 501 (2013)
Sets the state minimum wage at $7.25, in place of federal minimum wage.
HB 370 (2013)
Repeals the education tax credit program, in which businesses receive tax breaks for contributing to a scholarship fund for low income students that wish to attend private school.
HB 659 (2013)
Increases the tobacco tax.
HB 595 (2013)
Revises 2011 voter ID law to delay requirement that poll workers photograph voters without ID; also allows student ID at polls.
HB 135 (2013)
Limits the use of deadly force, repealing "Stand Your Ground" in favor of the "Castle Doctrine." Under this bill victims could use deadly force within their homes without retreating, but anywhere else they would have to attempt retreat before resorting to deadly force.
HB 1128 (2010)
Makes various regulatory changes, such as allowing towns to adopt a local meals and rooms tax in addition to the state meals and rooms tax and authorizing expanded gambling.
SB 489 (2010)
Authorizes three casinos in New Hampshire.
HB 1607 (2010)
Establishes certain requirements for the reasonable compensation deduction under the business profits tax. The bill creates a committee to study safe harbors and taxation of investment organizations. This bill also deletes a provision subjecting to taxation certain income accumulated in trust for the benefit of unborn or unascertained persons.SB 497 (2010)
Establishes certain requirements for the reasonable compensation deduction under the business profits tax. This bill also establishes a committee to study safe harbors.
HB 415 (2009)
Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
HB 436 (2009)
Legalizes same-sex marriage.
HB 648 (2009)
Allows medicinal use of marijuana, without allowing home growing.
HB 556 (2009)
Repeals the death penalty.
HB 383 (2009)
Requires seat belt usage.
