Anita Burroughs
Serving as: NH House Carroll County District 02
Completed our 2024 State Candidate Survey
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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?
"This program is wildly overbudget and unregulated. This is sometimes necessary for children who need home schooling or to attend a private school. Right now this is draining the public school funds."
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"All reproductive decisions should be between a woman and her healthcare provider, not made by state legislators."
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"All reproductive decisions should be between a woman and her healthcare provider, not made by state legislators."
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Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"No, we need to attract more young families to NH."
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Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"NH residents enjoy living in a low tax state and this should be preserved to attract young families."
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Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Studies have shown that business tax cuts did not create more economic activity."
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Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"Yes for high wealth individuals, which would make our tax structure more equitable."
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Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"Climate change is the most consequential problem in the world today. NH needs to do all it can to mitigate climate change and protect our environment and citizens."
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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?
"This provision may in fact violate both the NH constitution and federal law."
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Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Yes, we need incentives for municipalities to build affordable housing for low-income workers and others who contribute to growing our economy."
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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?
"Customers should be able to receive credits for excess electricity. This is good for business and consumers."
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Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"All reproductive decisions should be between a woman and her healthcare provider, not made by state legislators."
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Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
"Yes, this will help working families and encourage them to come to NH. It will also increase the number of people who can join the work force."
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Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"We must find ways to rely so heavily on local property taxes to eliminate disparities in money raised in school districts."
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"I now believe that NH based entrepreneurs should be the ones to benefit from a cannabis industry, not large businesses that will monopolize this new industry."
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"I now believe that NH based entrepreneurs should be the ones to benefit from a cannabis industry, not large businesses that will monopolize this new industry."
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"I now believe that NH based entrepreneurs should be the ones to benefit from a cannabis industry, not large businesses that will monopolize this new industry."
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Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"Some legislators argue that the market regulates wages, but there are always vulnerable individuals who need the protection of a living minimum wage."
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Should New Hampshire add legal protections for residents of other states who travel here for health care related to abortion or gender transition?
"NH should not be legislating health care for abortion or gender transition -- this is an issue for healthcare providers."
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Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"All reproductive decisions should be between a woman and her healthcare provider, not made by state legislators."
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Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
"This requirement would undermine local control and create more hostility towards immigrants. The number of people illegally crossing NH's borders has been dramatically overstated."
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Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"We need a better system for background checks on all gun sales and have a more rigid system for ensuring that people who are a danger to themselves and other cannot get guns."
