David Nagel
Running for: NH House Belknap County District 06
Completed our 2024 State Candidate Survey
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?
"I am fine with EFA as long as it does not adversely affect public education. That is the challenge"
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Against"
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"Against"
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Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Against"
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Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"Against"
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Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Against"
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Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"Against"
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Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"For"
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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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Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"For"
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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?
"Undecided"
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Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"I supported and spoke on behalf of HB 224 which would repeal mandatory sentencing guidelines for elective 3rd trimester abortion and would return oversight back to the medical board. This portion of the fetal life protection act is legislative overreach and borderline unconstitutional. It will harm women with high-risk pregnancies by exacerbating shortages of obstetricians and fetal-maternal specialists. As there has been no 3rd trimester elective abortion in this state in the past 50 years, the previous statute worked fine. This portion of the act is a 'solution looking for a problem,' while creating a much bigger problem and it needs to be changed."
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Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
"This is needed, but needs to be done thoughtfully with all other options exhausted."
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Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"What we are doing is not working. The most important resource we have is an educated public, and the most important responsibility we, as citizens, have, is to pursue an education. The level of disparity across the state is concerning, and needs to be addressed."
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"This needs to be done very cautiously. We have a 'budding' epidemic of cannabis use disorder which is largely unrecognized, and will adversely affect the productivity of our citizens, particularly our young ones. With that said, the system of punishment enacted over the past 90 years has created more harm than the drug, so the system needs to change."
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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?
"This needs to be done very cautiously. We have a 'budding' epidemic of cannabis use disorder which is largely unrecognized, and will adversely affect the productivity of our citizens, particularly our young ones. With that said, the system of punishment enacted over the past 90 years has created more harm than the drug, so the system needs to change."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"This needs to be done very cautiously. We have a 'budding' epidemic of cannabis use disorder which is largely unrecognized, and will adversely affect the productivity of our citizens, particularly our young ones. With that said, the system of punishment enacted over the past 90 years has created more harm than the drug, so the system needs to change."
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Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"Minimum wage increases tend to hurt those they are designed to help. This needs to be done cautiously, tied to cost of living, etc."
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Should New Hampshire add legal protections for residents of other states who travel here for health care related to abortion or gender transition?
"Undecided"
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Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"I supported and spoke on behalf of HB 224 which would repeal mandatory sentencing guidelines for elective 3rd trimester abortion and would return oversight back to the medical board. This portion of the fetal life protection act is legislative overreach and borderline unconstitutional. It will harm women with high-risk pregnancies by exacerbating shortages of obstetricians and fetal-maternal specialists. As there has been no 3rd trimester elective abortion in this state in the past 50 years, the previous statute worked fine. This portion of the act is a 'solution looking for a problem,' while creating a much bigger problem and it needs to be changed."
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Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
"For"
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Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Undecided"
