William "Bill" Gannon
Running for: NH Senate District 23
Awaiting response to our 2026 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
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?
"Parents know the needs of their child best and should have full access to the per pupil share for education that lets their child be in private, charter, at home."
No Response
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?
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"While I as a Christian believe life starts at conception it is not a belief held by the majority and we should aim for a 15 to 20 week ban on abortions. "
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"While I as a Christian believe life starts at conception it is not a belief held by the majority and we should aim for a 15 to 20 week ban on abortions. "
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"I believe in the NH advantage, I believe in small limited government. Low taxes result in low spending. Not a broad-based income tax. "
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"I have voted for lower business taxes in the house and 6 years in the Senate. The result is NH business has grown and brought in more and more business and yearly we continue to lower business taxes. "
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"NH believes in local control when possible. I lowered the parking space limit of a 10 plus unit apartment building to 1 or 2 spaces per unit. "
No Response
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?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
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?
"Expanded net metering is a great idea, It makes large scale renewable energy financially viable. This will create a significant injection of renewable energy in to the NH city infrastructure. "
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"While I as a Christian believe life starts at conception it is not a belief held by the majority and we should aim for a 15 to 20 week ban on abortions. "
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"Current funding makes towns more accountable for their spending and encourages less spending."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"NH currently has decriminalized possession of small amounts and has legalized medical use. I have served on the two marijuana commissions in the last decade. Recreational pot will send the signal pot is no big deal. Wide spread use will be bad for NH, bad for families, bad for students and bad for society. It has terrible effects on brain development. "
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"NH currently has decriminalized possession of small amounts and has legalized medical use. I have served on the two marijuana commissions in the last decade. Recreational pot will send the signal pot is no big deal. Wide spread use will be bad for NH, bad for families, bad for students and bad for society. It has terrible effects on brain development. "
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"NH currently has decriminalized possession of small amounts and has legalized medical use. I have served on the two marijuana commissions in the last decade. Recreational pot will send the signal pot is no big deal. Wide spread use will be bad for NH, bad for families, bad for students and bad for society. It has terrible effects on brain development. "
No Response
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?
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Voting Record, 2026
Voted for open enrollment, allowing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state (SB 101)
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"While I as a Christian believe life starts at conception it is not a belief held by the majority and we should aim for a 15 to 20 week ban on abortions. "
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"The right to bear arms is a critical right as guaranteed in the 2nd Amendment. Also gun control doesn't work as criminals don't obey gun laws and gun laws do not reduce crime, actually states with the toughest gun laws have the highest crime rates."