Bill Bolton
Serving as: NH House Grafton County District 08
Declined to complete our 2024 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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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?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Ending a pregnancy should rest in the hands of a woman and her physician"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"Ending a pregnancy should rest in the hands of a woman and her physician"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"To repeat, my focus is on finding solutions to reduction of our extreme property tax burden"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"My focus is on finding solutions to reduction of our extreme property tax burden"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"I would be concerned with the loss of state revenue, which would have to be made up elsewhere"
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"For"
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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?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"The state-wide housing questionnaire that all of the Regional Planning Commissions oversaw will reveal what the housing needs are and where. Once that is known, the state may have a hand in helping communities modify their zoning rules to accommodate housing needs"
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts (HB 523)
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"Ending a pregnancy should rest in the hands of a woman and her physician"
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted to consider starting a Child Care Workforce Fund to recruit and retain New Hampshire child care employees (HB 1611)
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"I believe the state should legalize the use of recreational marijuana, and utilize state liquor stores for the sale of this product - primarily to maintain state control and create a revenue stream."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"I believe the state should legalize the use of recreational marijuana, and utilize state liquor stores for the sale of this product - primarily to maintain state control and create a revenue stream."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"I believe the state should legalize the use of recreational marijuana, and utilize state liquor stores for the sale of this product - primarily to maintain state control and create a revenue stream."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"For"
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted for HB 368, a bill that would provide various legal protections for persons receiving gender-related health care. For example, HB 368 would prohibit New Hampshire from enforcing an order from another state to remove a child from a home based on a parent allowing their child to receive gender-affirming health care.
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"Ending a pregnancy should rest in the hands of a woman and her physician"
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
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Voting Record, 2023
Voted to consider allowing extreme risk protection orders/a "red flag law" (HB 106), voted to consider expanding background checks for firearms (HB 59), voted to consider banning firearms in school zones (HB 32), and voted to establish a 3-day waiting period for firearm purchases (HB 76).