Anne Cartwright
Historical Details
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH pursue expanded commuter rail?
"I oppose expanded commuter rail."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH limit terms for elected officials?
"The voters should decide who should go and who should stay not an arbitrary law."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH increase funding for heroin treatment programs?
"I support spending less on incarceration and using that savings for those seeking treatment. You can not legislate the problem away."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Was NH right to ban hand-held cell phone use while driving?
"New Hampshire should repeal the new law and only ban text messaging."
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"I oppose NH adding an income tax on earned income."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"I support a NH Constitutional Amendment limiting property tax to only town expenses. Only after passage of this amendment would I consider instituting a sales tax or any other tax."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH authorize one or more casinos?
"I oppose casino gambling in New Hampshire."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH continue to base statewide assessments on Common Core standards?
"I support school choice for all students with school vouchers that go with student. Any tuition greater than voucher paidmily."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH decriminalize small amounts of marijuana?
"The possession of small quantities of marijuana should not be a crime."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH broaden campaign finance disclosure laws?
"I support limiting NH state and federal campaign donations to individuals who reside within the state of NH."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should LLCs be subject to the interest and dividends tax?
Does not support LLC tax
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH provide more funding for charter schools?
"I would support funding follow student through school choice"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH increase law enforcement policies and penalties for heroin-related offenses?
"Currently there are enough laws dealing with heroin-related offenses. Laws putting people in prison will not solve the addiction problem. Treatment over incaceration."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH increase tolls and/or add new toll booths?
Against adding tolls to I-93 at Mass. border
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?
"I support decriminalizing all marijuana in NH and support NH taxing marijuana."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Was NH right to expand Medicaid eligibility, using private insurance wherever possible?
"I oppose NH's expanded Medicaid program."
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Cartwright was rated 100% by NH Right to Life in 2014
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Do employees in NH need more legal protections in the workplace?
"Our employment laws are generally adequate as they are."
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Other, 2016
"I strongly support enforcing our immigration laws. I volunteered to work for Tancredo for President campaign because of his position on illegal immigration. I support legal immigration of people who support themselves, learn English and contribute to society."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH add restrictions on welfare recipients?
Regarding drug tests for welfare recipients: "I support such legislation."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH allow the Northern Pass to proceed with some (not all) of the lines buried?
"Although burying the lines for Northern Pass, I am reluctant to depend on a utility which is not within the US and does not have a vested interest in this country."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Other: Economy, Budget and Taxes
"Andrew Hemingway's recent idea on taxes worth consideration"
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Americans for Prosperity Taxpayer Pledge, 2014
"I pledge to you that, if elected to serve the people, I will work tirelessly to: 1. Cut Taxes and Fees and Oppose any Tax Increase"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should New Hampshire continue to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which requires utilities to purchase allowances for every ton of carbon they emit?
"NH should withdraw from RGGI and structure its own energy strategy. RGGI is unnecessary."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH require car insurance for some or all drivers?
"I oppose legislation that would mandate insurance in order to register a vehicle."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH require labels on some or all genetically modified foods?
"I support such legislation. Citizens have a right to know and to make their own choices."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH revise the meals and rooms tax?
Against increases to meals and rooms tax
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2015
Should NH pass right-to-work legislation?
"Right to Work legislation should be considered along with other changes to NH's employment laws."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
What is your opinion on the state providing some funding for Planned Parenthood?
"I oppose the state providing some funding for Planned Parenthood."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
State role in economic growth
"Yes, the state should do more by making state more business friendly"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH continue to administer statewide standards-based student assessments?
"Each school district should decide what standards-based assessments is best for their school district."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I oppose stricter gun control laws."
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"Support local control of education and parental educational choice."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should parents be allowed to opt their children out of the NH immunization/vaccination registry?
"Parents should be allowed to opt their children out of the NH immunization/vaccination registry."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH restrict further wind power development?
"Wind power is not continuously generating electricity and is therefore not continuously reliable for electric needs in NH. I support encouraging other sources within NH for energy needs, including Hydroelectric, wood biomass, wind, etc."
Voting Record
SB 286 (2012)
Establishes a prescription drug monitoring program funded entirely through "grants, gifts, or user contributions."
HB 1705 (2012)
Legalizes and taxes marijuana for adults over age twenty-one.
HB 1595 (2012)
Limits primary elections to voters who have registered as party members.
HB 1482 (2012)
Limits the exemption from property taxation granted to charitable nonprofit hospitals only to the main campus of the hospital.
HB 1676 (2012)
Establishes a pilot program to provide public financing for eligible candidates for state senator.
HB 1667 (2012)
Raises the threshold between juvenile and adult offenders from seventeen to eighteen years-old.
HB 1677 (2012)
Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
HB 1526 (2012)
Decriminalizes possession of 1/2 ounce or less of marijuana, with additional penalties for violators under age twenty-one.
HB 1654 (2012)
Authorizes earned time credits for inmates participating in rehabilitative programming.
HB 1560 (2012)
Establishes the interstate Health Care Compact, which provides that each member state shall have the authority to enact state laws that trump all federal laws regarding health care within its state.
HB 1658 (2012)
Limits financial assistance for mothers who have additional children while receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The House and Senate amended the bill to instead establish an income and identity verification system for public assistance recipients.
SB 409 (2012)
Allows medicinal marijuana through home growing.
HB 1487 (2012)
Requires legislative approval for the expenditure of funds involving New Hampshire in any low carbon fuel standards program, such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
SB 295 (2012)
Increases the Research and Development tax credit.
HB 1659 (2012)
"Women's Right to Know Act," mandating that women considering an abortion receive "complete and accurate information on abortion and its alternatives."
HB 648 (2012)
Forbids the use of eminent domain for regional electricity projects when costs and benefits cannot be shared across the ISO - New England network.
HB 1383 (2012)
States that only United States citizens may receive in-state tuition at the University of New Hampshire.
HB 1405 (2012)
Allows local governments to establish moratoriums on refugee resettlement.
HB 330 (2011)
Repeals the requirement to obtain a license to carry a concealed firearm.
HB 1264 (2012)
Establishes a religious exemption for individuals who do not wish to provide accommodations, goods, or services for same-sex marriages.
HB 1650 (2012)
Exempts foodstuffs grown or produced and then sold in New Hampshire from federal regulation.
HB 1511 (2012)
Removes the prohibition on convicted felons possessing certain weapons for self-defense.
HB 1492 (2012)
Requires public employers to verify an employee's eligibility to work in the United States.
HB 1660 (2012)
Prohibits abortions beyond 20 weeks gestation.
HB 1679 (2012)
Prohibits partial birth abortions and abortions in the third trimester.
HB 1666 (2012)
Requires legislative approval of any collective bargaining agreement entered into by the state.
HB 592 (2012)
Redistricts the House of Representatives.
SB 372 (2012)
Establishes a tax credit for businesses that contribute to a scholarship fund for students who wish to attend private, parochial, or home schools.
SB 289 (2012)
Requires voters to present identification at polling places.
HCR 42 (2012)
Expresses support for preserving the Electoral College.
HB 1413 (2012)
Directs New Hampshire to withdraw from the No Child Left Behind federal education program.
SB 1 (2011)
Eliminates "evergreen clauses" in public contracts.
HB 569 (2011)
Establishes "domestic unions" as an alternative to marriage.
HR 9 (2011)
Resolution expressing support for earmarks for law enforcement.
HCR 23 (2011)
Urges congressional earmarks for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
SB 27 (2011)
Raises the speed limit in some areas of Lake Winnipesaukee.
HB 113 (2011)
Prohibits the use of state funds for New Hampshire Public Television (NHPTV).
HB 370 (2011)
Reverses the expanded definition of bullying in the Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention Act.
SB 57 (2011)
Makes various revisions to title loan regulations.
HB 340 (2011)
Exempts parents from the education property tax if their children are not enrolled in public school.
HB 176 (2011)
Changes the definition of "domicile" for voting purposes so that out-of-state students can not claim domicile in New Hampshire.
SB 88 (2011)
Expands the use of deadly force, adding "Stand Your Ground" to the "Castle Doctrine." Under this bill victims could use deadly force without retreating, anywhere the victim has the right to be.
HB 218 (2011)
Repeals the New Hampshire Rail Transit Auhority (NHRTA).
HB 109 (2011)
Prohibits local planning boards from requiring sprinklers as a condition for a local permit.
HB 133 (2011)
Ties the New Hampshire minimum wage to the federal minimum wage.
HB 329 (2011)
Requires parental notification prior to a minor's abortion.
HB 474 (2011)
Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
SB 52 (2011)
Repeals early release programs for inmates convicted of violent crimes.
HB 519 (2011)
Repeals the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), New Hampshire's cap-and-trade program.
SB 3 (2011)
Makes various changes to the state retirement system, such as raising retirement ages and increasing member contributions.
HB 631 (2011)
Repeals the requirement that school districts offer public kindergarten.
