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New Hampshire State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test

Pro-choice a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Yes b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
No c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
Organizations like Planned Parenthood while performing abortions have also done much to prevention many more abortions thru birth control & other family planning services.
No a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions?
No b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
No c) In order to fund education, do you support creating a state sales tax on electronics?
Yes d) Do you support the development of a road usage fee in New Hampshire?
If I were to vote for a state income tax, it should be progressive enough to mainly tax more wealthy individuals with incomes above a specified limit such as $100,000, & money sent back to reduce local property taxes. Against a state sales tax on electronics in principle. Finally support in principle more revenue for New Hampshire's Highway Fund thru such measures as a road usage fee.
Yes a) Do you support a limit on campaign contributions to state candidates?
Yes b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
Yes c) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
No d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
Yes e) Do you support automatic voter registration?
We should strive towards reducing potential corruption in state government thru our campaign finance system. Also the state should do everything within reason to encourage as many eligible citizens to vote as possible.
No a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
No b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
Yes c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
No d) Do you support the use of private prisons in New Hampshire?
No e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
Yes f) Do you support the legalization of recreational marijuana?
Voted to abolish capital punishment in 2019 in favor of life imprisonment without any chance of parole. State & local police should enforce federal immigration laws, if they want. They should be required to enforce such laws.
Yes a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
No b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
No c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
No d) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits?
Yes e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of New Hampshire?
Yes f) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave?
Yes g) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
My answer on Question b} is basically immaterial, since NH presently has no state income tax. For Question c) am open to reducing some regulations on businesses on a case-by-case basis. As for Question d) I have learned that requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test is basically a waste of state government's time & taxpayers' money.
No a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in New Hampshire?
No b) Do you support state funding for charter schools?
Yes c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in New Hampshire?
Yes d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from New Hampshire high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
As for Question a) it is my understanding that local school districts are presently free to decide whether to adopt federal education standards on their own without a state mandate, & we should leave it that way. As for Question d) illegal immigrants who graduate from high school have usually been brought to this nation by their parents. Therefore, they should not be punished with a denial of in-state tuition because they are here thru no fault of their own.
Yes a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
Yes b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
Yes c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives?
Yes d) Should the construction and expansion of landfills near state parks and federal lands be prohibited?
e) Other or expanded principles:
No a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
Yes b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
Yes c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom after passing gun safety training?
No d) Should a license be required for gun ownership?
As for Question a) I generally don't support gun-control legislation, instead I support gun-violence prevention legislation which is not aimed at mostly law-abiding citizens who own guns, but those who abuse their 2nd Amendment rights, & endanger the rest of us. As for Question c) teachers & other school staff should be allowed to bring guns into the classroom only with the permission of local school boards or school administrators, and only they have passed gun safety training.
Yes a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse?
Yes b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through New Hampshire's health care programs?
Yes c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
No d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia?
No e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations?
Yes f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
g) Other or expanded principles:
Yes a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws?
Yes b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws?
Yes c) Do you support greater efforts by New Hampshire state government in closing the pay gap between men and women?
In the 2019-2020 I believe the NH Legislature approved several of the above-described anti-discrimination laws which I voted for.
Raising more money for our state's roads & bridges by devising a new method of raising such revenue besides always relying on the state "road toll," more commonly known as the gas tax. Also providing more money for public transporation-including buses & trains.
Creating a long-term solution to funding Grade K-12 public education in New Hampshire without the current overreliance on local property taxes, which is unfair, and hurts many property-poor communities like Claremont which I represent.

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