David Herman
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Position on Issues
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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?
"Education Freedom Accounts should be canceled. Our public school system should be adequate for everyone. If a parent decide they want a different education, they should foot the whole bill. Standardize testing and sports should be available to these students from their local school system. These students should be included in the local school counts for funding purposes."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"A person is entitle to the rights of personhood when the person starts breathing. Until that time, the fetus is the person of the mother."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"A person is entitle to the rights of personhood when the person starts breathing. Until that time, the fetus is the person of the mother."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3?
"Ban on these concepts are a serious undervaluing of the capabilities of the students being taught."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the state law that bans teaching certain concepts, such as the idea that people may be "inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously"?
"To long, our history has been told from a point of view of kings and rich folks. As we in a democracy, we should teach our children how everyone contributed."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"The previous legislators have cut taxes without waiting to see if the state needs fund to provide the government that the citizens of the state expect. If the state needs money, it is one place to look for the funds. Taxes should be fair to all the citizens."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"The previous legislators have cut taxes without waiting to see if the state needs fund to provide the government that the citizens of the state expect. If the state needs money, it is one place to look for the funds. Taxes should be fair to all the citizens."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire add a tax credit for businesses that contribute to student loan repayment for employees?
"With the federal student loan forgiveness this year, the state legislature should revisit this when we have the results for it. There are other priorities that the state should meet first like a living wage for e employees and housing for them."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"The previous legislators have cut taxes on businesses. Taxes should be fair to all the citizens and businesses."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"The previous legislators have cut taxes without waiting to see if the state needs fund to provide the government that the citizens of the state expect. If the state needs money, it is one place to look for the funds. Taxes should be fair to all the citizens. There are a few whose only income comes from capital gains. Exempting these people from taxes does place a burden on wage earners."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"The climate crisis will create many problems for us. The state should be looking ahead to guarantee safe drinking water for those in the state. Our schools will need to be retrofitted with air conditioning when it is hot. Our garbage should be disposed of in a manner that will not harm us in the future."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
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?
"I would support registering any individual without an ID on Election Day, if they have someone that will vouch for them that does have an ID."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire add a fee or mileage charge for electric vehicle owners to help pay for transportation and/or electric infrastructure?
"Everyone should pay their fair share of maintain the infrastructure. The problem needs to be studied more. We should be encouraging more use of electric vehicles. Yet our infrastructure needs maintained."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Work force housing is becoming harder to obtain. So the state should take a look at barriers that are no longer needed."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
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?
"Our electric use will increase. Hopefully, our electric suppliers will be able to store any excess energy and feed it back into the system when and where needed."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire extend the renewable portfolio standard past 2025, requiring public utilities to obtain more than 25% of electricity from renewable energy sources?
"The state should be moving toward being energy independent. This includes encouraging everyone to use energy more efficiently."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"A person is entitle to the rights of personhood when the person starts breathing. Until that time, the fetus is the person of the mother."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
"The employers need workers. They can attract better employees if child care is available in the area that the employee works or lives."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"As I watched people struggle to make it into the polling place, they need not suffer when they could just mail-in the ballot. We should be doing everything we can to encourage every citizen to vote. We have come along way in this country when only male landowners were allowed to vote. The mail-in ballot helps to prevent voter intimidation at the polls and increase the number of voters."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"The state should work to develop a system that supplement the public school funding so that each child receives a fair share. Students with special needs should be funded at a higher amount as it does cost more to educate a child with special needs. Money spent on education should make students more productive."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"Recreational use of marijuana seems to be in the same category as alcohol. Moderate amount seems acceptable."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"Recreational use of marijuana seems to be in the same category as alcohol. Moderate amount seems acceptable."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"Recreational use of marijuana seems to be in the same category as alcohol. Moderate amount seems acceptable."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"The minimum wages should enable a person to rent a one bedroom apartment with 30% of their wages."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state permanently increase how much tax revenue it shares with towns and cities every year, beyond public school funding?
"I value equality. The state should be funding each resident in a similar fashion. One method is to collect the money at the state level and to provide a method of dividing it up by giving to the towns and cities for use in providing services used by all."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the gradual phase-out of the Interests and Dividends tax?
"I do support raising the amount that is exempted every year depending on the cost of living. However, a hundred million cut in revenue will demand a cut in many state services."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire add legal protections for residents of other states who travel here for health care related to abortion or gender transition?
"These services are the same as any other services. If these services are restrict than all people who travel to the state should be prohibited any service in the state."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"A person is entitle to the rights of personhood when the person starts breathing. Until that time, the fetus is the person of the mother."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
"Federal immigration enforcement is best left to the federal government. Our local police are needed to enforce the local laws."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Anyone that owns a gun in the state should have to take and pass a gun safety test. Guns should be stored in a safe manner."
