Carl W. Soderstrom
Historical Details
Position on Issues
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire ban abortion after 20 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?
"I oppose a ban on abortion after 20 weeks gestation, even with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH pursue expanded commuter rail?
"I am undecided on this issue."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH limit terms for elected officials?
"I support term limits for New Hampshire elected officials."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH increase funding for heroin treatment programs?
"I believe drug addiction should be treated as a medical problem and not a criminal problem. People should not fear punishment by the law when they go to get help for themselves or anyone else. We need to help more people and help them more effectively, but we also need to track the rates of recidivism to see what actually works."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"I am undecided on this issue."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"I am undecided on this issue."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?
"I support marijuana legalization."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Was New Hampshire right to continue expanded Medicaid eligibility, using the traditional Medicaid system of managed care instead of private insurance?
"Healthcare in this country is profoundly broken, with sometimes bizarre ways of doing things due to historical reasons. There's no sane world where one's employer should be paying healthcare costs. Insurance companies often have perverse incentives where they increase costs to the consumer instead of reducing them as they should. Doctors are often offering far lower rates when one pays out of pocket rather than going through health insurance. I want to reduce costs and expand coverage to as many people as possible, but the problem is so complex that no one simple solution will fix things. I would probably vote to expand Medicaid eligibility though."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH do more to enforce federal immigration laws?
"I oppose increased state enforcement of federal immigration laws."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire increase subsidies and tax credits for business investment?
"I do not support handouts to corporations. If companies can't get funding for their idea on the market, then the taxpayers should not subsidize an idea investors wouldn't support with their own money"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Is police brutality an issue in NH?
"State government should take action to reduce police brutality in New Hampshire, for example by requiring body cameras or limiting the ability of police to acquire military equipment."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
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?
"I support New Hampshire's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire maintain the renewable portfolio standard, which requires public utilities in New Hampshire to obtain a certain percentage of electricity from renewable energy sources (25% by 2025)?
"I support renewable energy, but I also realize that a broad mix of energy sources is needed to maintain a durable power grid. I would like to reduce the cost of renewable energy so that it becomes attractive to use more of it without subsidy or fiat."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire government do more to increase the supply of affordable housing?
"New Hampshire government should do more to increase the supply of affordable housing."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH continue to administer statewide standards-based student assessments?
"I am in favor of measuring things against hard metrics. Without metrics of success or failure, one is floundering in the dark and likely wasting precious resources. However, metrics have limits in what they measure and can encourage 'gaming' to improve the outcome as measured, but perhaps to the detriment of success in ways which are hard to measure."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I support effective legislation to reduce violence, but not infringe on the rights of the law-abiding."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire allocate tax revenues for private and home schooling costs?
"I oppose allocating tax revenues for private and/or home schooling costs."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH impose strict residency requirements on registering to vote?
"Voter fraud is a non-problem according to all the studies which have been done on the matter. If we are to have a representative society I believe we have a moral imperative to allow every qualified person to vote."
