Seth Wheeler
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?
"I reject all efforts to divert public funding to private, religious, or home school education. This is a part of a systemic attack on our public community schools. This program has no income qualification or accountability. Public school students must take standardized tests, home-schooled voucher recipients do not. How do I know what my tax dollars are paying for?"Against| 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?
"I will not support anything that allows segregation against anyone. There are so many more important issues facing us."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"I do not belong in a conversation about women's reproductive rights. That is for her and her health provider alone."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"I do not belong in a conversation about women's reproductive rights. That is for her and her health provider alone."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"But we must stop giving tax breaks to our big businesses & wealthiest individuals or property taxpayers will change their minds about 'the NH Advantage.'"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"According to the NH Fiscal Policy Institute, New Hampshire has foregone between $795 million and $1.17 billion in combined revenue from its business taxes since 2015. Amazon and Wal Mart don't need another tax cut. Property taxpayers need a tax cut!"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"I'd like to see every town follow the lead of Meredith, my hometown, which this year passed a series of zoning amendments aimed at encouraging the development of affordable housing units. In many lake towns like Meredith, nearly half of the town’s housing stock is classified as seasonal or recreational, which significantly reduces available year-round housing. Builders will need some incentive to build affordable housing instead of another multi-million dollar estate on the lake. The state should do more to help with sewer and water infrastructure costs as well."Against| 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?
"SMRs may have some potential in a few decades, but the technology thus far is not ready for prime time. There are currently no commercial SMR projects in the U.S. I do not support efforts to build new nuclear plants in New Hampshire. The Seabrook debacle, which bankrupted at least two public utilities in NH, should be lesson enough. Instead, let's invest in the expansion of the region's natural gas pipeline. That will bring down electric and gas rates."For| 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?
"We should be incentivizing and rewarding home and business owners for investing in renewable energy sources."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"New Hampshire should restore full funding to the Office of the Child Advocate to ensure independent oversight of vulnerable youth."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"I do not belong in a conversation about women's reproductive rights. That is for her and her health provider alone."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"A small fraction of high-income taxpayers accounted for the majority of the revenue collected from this tax while it was in effect. New Hampshire is forgoing more than $150 million in annual revenue following the complete elimination of the Interest and Dividends Tax in 2025. Why cut taxes for the rich when our school districts are neglected by the Free State/Republican majority?"Against| 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?
"If the state will not impose an income or sales tax, it must find other ways to raise revenue. As the cost of public education is downshifted to towns, local property taxpayers in many towns are so overburdened that they're turning against their own school districts. New Hampshire shouldn't be proud of its meager support for public education. The state must deal directly with a problem they've dodged for more than 30 years: how will it fund public schools so that the quality of your kids' education isn't determined by your zip code?"For| 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?
"I favor legalization of recreational cannabis, but not under the state's ownership. Our neighboring states have established a good model, let's follow their lead."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"I favor legalization of recreational cannabis, but not under the state's ownership. Our neighboring states have established a good model, let's follow their lead."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"I favor legalization of recreational cannabis, but not under the state's ownership. Our neighboring states have established a good model, let's follow their lead."Against| 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?
"Just one person in the past 26 years has been prosecuted for knowingly voting as a non-U.S. citizen in New Hampshire. This is a strategy by Republicans to disenfranchise voters and it was declared unconstitutional by the NH Supreme Court in 2024."Against| 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?
"Will lead to an exodus of students (and money) from property-poor districts; discriminates against low income residents who can't afford to transport their children to a different school district."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"I do not belong in a conversation about women's reproductive rights. That is for her and her health provider alone."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"The voters in our local school districts already have the ability to pass a tax cap, there's no need for the state to impose one. This is a direct attack on our tradition of local control, ironically put forward by so-called Libertarians."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Ban assault weapons."
