Tom Alciere
Historical Details
Position on Issues
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government ban certain "military-style" firearms, such as the AR-15?
"The U.S. Constitution does not empower Congress to restrict firearms."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Do you support "The Speaker Project" from the organization No Labels, a proposal to change several House rules with the intent of encouraging bipartisan cooperation? (Learn more at https://www.nolabels.org/the-speaker-project/)
"I am undecided on this issue."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Do you believe the "Trump tax plan" bill passed in December 2017 helps middle income citizens?
"Abolish the federal income tax."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support a constitutional amendment limiting terms for U.S. representatives and senators?
"Undecided"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support a ban on federal funds for schools that teach “divisive concepts,” such as critical race theory?
"I support total elimination of federal aid to schools from kindergarten to university, because Congress has no authority under the U.S. Constitution to provide such aid."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by giving states a fixed block grant for Medicaid?
"Abolish Medicare and Medicaid because the U.S. Constitution does not authorize them."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government combat inflation by requiring budget cuts to match any new federal spending?
"Undecided"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government combat inflation by capping price increases by large businesses?
"Against"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should Congress create a path to citizenship for illegal/undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children?
"Shut down I.C.E. and U.S. Border Patrol"
For| Read My Position
Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants and said, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government combat inflation by decreasing tariffs on imports from foreign countries?
"Undecided"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by eliminating the "essential health benefits" insurance plans must cover?
"Abolish Medicare and Medicaid because the U.S. Constitution does not authorize them."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government eliminate qualified immunity, which generally shields law enforcement officers from lawsuits?
"For"
Against| Read My Position
Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support an expanded child tax credit that sends monthly payments to middle and low income families?
"Reduce the financial burdens Congress and State and local governments impose on parents and other persons."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should the federal government ban abortion after 20 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?
"Congress must ban all abortions in the District of Columbia and military facilities, but has no authority to ban them in States."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government ban abortion after 24 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and serious health complications of the mother and/or child?
"Here two unalienable rights conflict with each other. The mother has an unalienable right to control her body. The baby's right to life narrowly preempts that right. The baby's right to live in that womb is the most natural of all natural rights."For| Read My Position
Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports "requiring the federal budget to be balanced each year"
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not support "enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change"
Other| Read My Position
Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports eliminating all income taxes
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government do more to combat climate change by increasing funding for research on climate issues?
"Abolish federal highway grants and D.C. zoning laws."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should the federal government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?
"I oppose federal funding for Planned Parenthood."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should the government enforce federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized marijuana?
"The government should not enforce federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized marijuana."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government raise the minimum wage?
"The U.S. Constitution does not empower Congress to do this"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government increase oversight of state and local police departments?
"The U.S. Constitution does not empower Congress to oversee state and local cops."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government have the power to override state public health decisions to close or reopen public areas?
"The U.S. Constitution must be followed."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government pass a law guaranteeing the right to an abortion as decided in Roe v. Wade?
"Congress must abolish federal laws that burden mothers in crisis pregnancies."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government pass a law guaranteeing the right to choose abortion before fetal viability (generally 24 weeks gestation)?
"Congress needs to repeal any federal obstacles that make it difficult for persons to provide jobs, temporary housing and child care for mothers with unplanned babies."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should the federal government continue to subsidize the domestic production of coal?
"Against"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government do more to combat climate change by providing subsidies for energy efficiency?
"Abolish federal highway grants and D.C. zoning laws."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should the federal government continue to subsidize the domestic production of natural gas?
"Against"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should the federal government increase subsidies for nuclear energy to bring them into line with subsidies for other energy sources with low greenhouse emissions, such as wind and solar?
"I oppose increased subsidies for nuclear energy."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should the federal government continue to subsidize the domestic production of oil?
"Against"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government do more to combat climate change by providing subsidies for renewable energy?
"Abolish federal highway grants and D.C. zoning laws."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government provide free tuition at public colleges and universities?
"The U.S. Constitution does not authorize this."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should higher income brackets pay more in federal taxes than they currently do?
"CUT SPENDING"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should higher income brackets pay more in federal taxes than they currently do?
"CUT SPENDING"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you generally support higher tariffs on imports from countries such as China, where we have a large trade deficit?
"Against"Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Would you vote in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump based on what is known to date?
"I am undecided on this issue."
Against| Read My Position
Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports eliminating funding for scientific and medical research
For| Read My Position
Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports "domestic oil exploration in federally-protected areas"
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support increasing oil and natural gas leases on publicly owned land and water?
"Balance environmental interests with economic interests."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government reauthorize the Keystone XL pipeline?
"Undecided"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government limit certain firearm purchases to residents over age twenty-one?
"Eighteen and that's it, you're an adult, period."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government lower the corporate tax rate?
"Cut spending."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"That should be up to the States."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the government legalize marijuana at the federal level?
"For"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government reform Social Security by requiring means testing?
"Abolish the Social Security Tax to phase out social security"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by automatically enrolling every citizen in Medicare, replacing most private insurance?
"Abolish Medicare because it is not an enumerated power of Congress."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by allowing citizens to opt into Medicare if they so choose?
"Abolish Medicare because it is not an enumerated power of Congress."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the U.S. build a physical wall between Mexico and the U.S.?
"Take a tour of the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. and look what happened when law enforcement goons in the United States of America prevented millions of innocent persons from escaping."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the U.S. government continue to provide military aid to Ukraine (without putting U.S. soldiers on the ground)?
"Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none."For| Read My Position
Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Identifies as pro-life
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should the federal government provide more funding to states to fight opioid addiction?
"The federal government has provided enough funding to states to fight opioid addiction."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH invest more in transportation infrastructure?
"The U.S. Constitution does not empower Congress to spend money on this"
Against| Read My Position
Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should the federal government provide health care and/or insurance to every citizen?
"The federal government should not offer universal health care or insurance."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support a new wealth tax that would require households worth over $100 million to pay a 20% tax on their income and unrealized capital gains?
"Cut spending instead of raising taxes."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should the U.S. impose additional sanctions on North Korea unless it abandons its nuclear program?
"The U.S. should not impose additional sanctions on North Korea."
Other| Read My Position
"Truth is, law enforcement is a necessary evil, but lately they have been far more evil than necessary."
Other| Read My Position
"I would be in favor of constitutional amendments imposing nationwide bans on public schools and zoning restrictions. I will absolutely vote against federal grants to public schools, and will support efforts to eliminate public schools in the District of Columbia."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government privatize some or all of Social Security?
"Abolish the Social Security Tax to phase out social security"Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government reform social security by raising the cap on income subject to the Social Security tax?
"Abolish the Social Security Tax to phase out social security"Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government reform Social Security by raising the retirement age from today's age of 67?
"Abolish the Social Security Tax to phase out social security"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government combat inflation by raising taxes to reduce the budget deficit?
"Against"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by repealing the tax penalty for employers who do not offer health insurance?
"Abolish Medicare and Medicaid because the U.S. Constitution does not authorize them."For| Read My Position
Project Vote Smart Survey, 2016
Supports repealing "Obamacare"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should federal law require all voters to present a government-issued ID, such as a driver’s license?
"Except in Congressional elections, Congress has no such authority."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government combat inflation by repealing or revising the Jones Act to allow more foreign involvement in shipping between U.S. ports?
"For"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should Congress revise Section 230, a federal law that shields social media companies from lawsuits over content that appears on their platforms?
"Against"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should the U.S. impose additional sanctions on Russia in retaliation for its aggressive action in Syria and the Ukraine?
"The U.S. should not impose additional sanctions on Russia."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government forgive/cancel up to $10,000 of student loan debt per borrower?
"The federal government should stop making student loans, because they are not authorized by the Constitution; then buy all the federally insured student loans, stop the interest on them and collect what the borrowers can be required to pay."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should the federal government allow student loan payments to be reduced based on income?
"Student loans must be abolished and current debtors allowed to reduce payments."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government combat inflation by supporting further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes?
"Abolish the Federal Reserve."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government tax carbon emissions?
"Undecided"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government continue to turn back migrants seeking asylum under Title 42, a public health law?
"Against"
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Do you support Pres. Trump's decision to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement?
"I am undecided on this issue."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Do you agree with President Trump on withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement?
"I agree with President Trump on withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement."
