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Position on Issues

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

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?

"There are students that could thrive in another environment. Let's help those who could not afford it otherwise. At the same time we need to make sure we help our local schools such as the $126 million funding from the state for education"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?

"I am a nurse. There are nuances. What do you want to do with ectopic pregnancy? Fetal death? IVF? NH does not have a ban on abortions, we are saying no to one after six months"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?

"I am a nurse. There are nuances. What do you want to do with ectopic pregnancy? Fetal death? IVF? NH does not have a ban on abortions, we are saying no to one after six months"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire ban discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3?

"For"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support the state law that bans teaching certain concepts, such as the idea that people may be "inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously"?

"Kind of a slippery slope. What is porn? It is had to define, but you know it when you see it. What may offend me may not be a subject we shouldn't discuss."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should NH add an income tax on earned income?

"No other state that instituted a broad based income tax saw their property taxes go down."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?

"No other state instituing a broad-based sales tax saw a decrease in taxes elsewhere . We have the NH Advantage, which corporations take advantage of around our border towns."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire add a tax credit for businesses that contribute to student loan repayment for employees?

"We are one of the most expensive state secondary education, and need the opportunity to help young people stay"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?

"More tha 80% of businesses in NH are small businesses. They need, especially in these difficult times, all the help they can get to properly run a business and stay in business"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?

"For"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support giving voters who register without ID on Election Day a ballot that only counts if they return identifying documents to the state before a deadline?

"I'm not sure how that is much different than what we do now? If someone registers same day, they also are scrutinized."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire add a fee or mileage charge for electric vehicle owners to help pay for transportation and/or electric infrastructure?

"You can't ask someone to care about the environment and then tax them when they do!"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?

"And, it should be longer than one year! Why should someone get in housing at a resonable price and two years later sell it for 150% more than they bought it? That does not mean we have supported workforce housing"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire extend the renewable portfolio standard past 2025, requiring public utilities to obtain more than 25% of electricity from renewable energy sources?

"But, what about cold fusion nuclear energy? It doesn't have the spent fuel like the older generations do and it does not hurt our environment"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?

"I am a nurse. There are nuances. What do you want to do with ectopic pregnancy? Fetal death? IVF? NH does not have a ban on abortions, we are saying no to one after six months"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?

"For"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?

"Years of research shows young ones, 13-24, have a higher incident of psychosis with the use of marijunana"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?

"Years of research shows young ones, 13-24, have a higher incident of psychosis with the use of marijunana"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?

"Years of research shows young ones, 13-24, have a higher incident of psychosis with the use of marijunana"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?

"I live on the Seacost. A living wage is $20 +/ hour"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the state permanently increase how much tax revenue it shares with towns and cities every year, beyond public school funding?

"Undecided"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support the gradual phase-out of the Interests and Dividends tax?

"This mostly hits the retired people. The people who saved all their lives to have funds when they retired so they wouldn't be a burden to the society or their families. We have droves of people who have two homes, one in a state without this tax. It's not helping us"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support the state’s current system of public school funding, with each district’s total funding primarily dependent on local property tax revenue?

"Yes. We want local control, and we, each town member, can make ourselves heard easier at the local level."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?

"I am a nurse. There are nuances. What do you want to do with ectopic pregnancy? Fetal death? IVF? NH does not have a ban on abortions, we are saying no to one after six months"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?

"Undecided"

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