Catherine M. Sofikitis

Voting Record, 2024

In 2018, Sofikitis voted against an early version of the "education freedom savings account program" (SB 193). In 2023, Sofikitis also voted against two bills that would expand eligibility for the Education Freedom Account program (HB 367 and HB 464). In 2024 Rep. Sofikitis voted against several bills to expand eligibility for Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs), including HB 1561, HB 1634, HB 1665, and HB 1677. Sofikitis also voted for HB 1512, which would limit the EFA program to a budget.

Voting Record, 2023

Voted against HB 591, a bill that would prohibit a doctor from performing an abortion after detecting a fetal heartbeat.

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?

Project Vote Smart Survey, 2020

"It is time for the high wage earners to pay their fair share. They have so many loopholes. We must all come together and come up with smart ideas for funding, if New Hampshire wishes to retain its no sales tax and no income tax status. 'Live Free or Die' is the state motto. It does not mean that there is no middle ground. It was actually the most famous Greek call to war to end the long years of The Occupation of the Ottoman Empire, and the Greek Genocide."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?

Voting Record, 2019

Voted in favor of HB 686, a bill that would extend the interest and dividends tax to capital gains and increase the exemptions and filing thresholds for the interest and dividends tax. HB 686 would have used the new capital gains tax revenue to increase per-pupil school funding and lower the state property tax rate.

Voting Record, 2023

Voted for HB 208, a bill to establish greenhouse gas emission reduction goals for the state, to net zero by 2050. The bill also required the Department of Environmental Services to develop a climate action plan.

Voting Record, 2022

Voted against creating a conditional "affidavit ballot" for voters registering on Election Day without ID (SB 418)

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?

Voting Record, 2024

Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts (HB 523)

Voting Record, 2024

Voted for a constitutional right to abortion before 24 weeks (CACR 23).

Voting Record, 2024

Voted to consider starting a Child Care Workforce Fund to recruit and retain New Hampshire child care employees (HB 1611)

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?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?

Voting Record, 2024

In 2023 Rep. Sofikitis voted to legalize private marijuana sales with a 12.5% excise tax (HB 639). In 2024 Sofikitis voted to legalize marijuana with licensed outlets and a 10% tax on monthly total gross revenue (HB 1633).

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?

Voting Record, 2024

During the 2019-2020 legislative session, Rep. Sofikitis voted for HB 186 (to gradually raise the minimum wage to $12/hour), HB 731 (to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15/hour), and SB 10 (to gradually raise the minimum wage to $12/hour). In the 2023-2024 session, Sofikitis voted for HB 57 (to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour) and HB 1322 (to gradually raise the minimum wage to $17/hour, with future inflation adjustments).

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.

Voting Record, 2023

Voted to repeal the "fetal life protection act", which restricts access to abortion after 24 weeks (HB 271).

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?

Voting Record, 2023

Sofikitis has voted for several bills that would add stricter gun laws, including:

• HB 1285, HB 564, and HB 32 (banning firearms on school grounds)
• HB 1608 (banning large capacity magazines)
• HB 109, HB 1379, and HB 59 (expanding firearm background checks)
• HB 514, HB 1101, and HB 76 (establishing a waiting period for firearm purchases)
• HB 687 and HB 106 (establishing extreme risk protection orders, similar to a red flag law)