Susan J. Vandecasteele
Running for: NH House Rockingham County District 25
Awaiting response to our 2026 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Voting Record, 2024
In 2022, Vandecasteele voted to keep the Education Freedom Account program (HB 1683). In 2023 Vandecasteele also voted for HB 464, a 2023 bill that would have expanded eligibility for the Education Freedom Account program to include many more students, such as all children in foster care, children with parents who are active duty military, English language learners, "persistently bullied" students, students in low-performing public schools, etc. In 2024 Rep. Vandecasteele voted in favor of several bills to expand eligibility for Education Freedom Accounts, including HB 1561, HB 1634, and HB 1665. Vandecasteele also voted against HB 1512, which would limit the EFA program to a budget.
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Voting Record, 2023
Voted to consider HB 591, a bill that would prohibit a doctor from performing an abortion after detecting a fetal heartbeat.
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
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Voting Record, 2026
Voted to cut the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2028 (HB 155).
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Voting Record, 2026
In 2024 Rep. Vandecasteele voted against HB 1291 (which would increase rights of property owners to build accessory dwelling units), but voted for HB 1399 (which would make it easier to convert single family residence into two units) and HB 1400 (which would limit parking requirements, plus add tax credits for office conversions).
In 2025 Rep. Vandecasteele against voted to limit parking requirements in zoning laws (SB 284), but also voted to continue allowing planning boards to differentiate based on the number of bedrooms in a residential development (SB 174).
In 2026 Rep. Vandecasteele voted to repeal the Housing Champion designation and grant program (HB 1196).
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted for a constitutional right to abortion before 24 weeks (CACR 23).
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Voting Record, 2026
In 2025 and 2026 Rep. Vandecasteele voted against increasing base per-pupil state school funding (HB 1826). Rep. Vandecasteele then voted to establish a tax cap for local school districts (HB 675). Rep. Vandecasteele also voted against HB 1799, which would have redefined an "adequate education," increased how much funding the state must provide per pupil, and created a commission to study alternative methods of funding public schools besides property taxes. Lastly, Rep. Vandecasteele voted for HB 1815, which pushes back against New Hampshire Supreme Court rulings on what the state must fund for an adequate education.
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Voting Record, 2025
Voted to remove legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana (HB 198)
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
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Voting Record, 2023
Vandecasteele voted in favor of HB 625, a 2021 bill to prohibit abortion after 24 weeks gestation, unless there is a medical emergency. The bill did not include exceptions for rape or incest. However, in 2023 Vandecasteele voted to repeal the "fetal life protection act", which restricts access to abortion after 24 weeks (HB 271).
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Voting Record, 2025
Voted against allowing extreme risk protection orders/a "red flag law" (HB 106), voted against expanding background checks for firearms (HB 59 and HB 56), voted against banning firearms in school zones (HB 32), and voted against a 3-day waiting period for firearm purchases (HB 76 and HB 56).
