Debora B. Pignatelli
Historical Details
Position on Issues
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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 support Roe v. Wade"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire ban abortion after 24 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?
"I support Roe vs. Wade."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH pursue expanded commuter rail?
"I support expanded commuter rail."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH limit terms for elected officials?
"I oppose term limits for New Hampshire elected officials."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH increase funding for heroin treatment programs?
"I support increased funding for heroin treatment programs."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Council not involved in tax policy."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"Council not involved in tax policy. When I was a Senate and House member, I studied the issues and voted then. At that time, I made the best decisions I could make given the information and my knowledge of my District and the State."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Council not involved in tax policy."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"Council not involved in tax policy."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the tax on cigarettes?
"Council not involved in tax policy. When I was a Senate and House member, I studied the issue and voted then. I successfully sponsored a bill back then to increase the cigarette tax to deter children from starting to smoke."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support state contracts with faith-based organizations?
"Depends on the contract."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support state contracts with Planned Parenthood?
"I support Planned Parenthood."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add restrictions to the governor's powers during a state of emergency?
"He does not have the power to spend without the advice and consent of the Governor's Council. The legislature may want to re-visit the 2002 law and refine it."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire extend the renewable portfolio standard past 2025, requiring public utilities to obtain more than 25% of electricity from renewable energy sources?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should there be a higher threshold for the size of state contracts that must be reviewed by the Executive Council (currently $10,000)?
"The next elected Council should discuss this. I have no strong feelings, but would be willing to consider increasing the amount from the current $10,000 to $25,000."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should a nominee’s political beliefs be an important factor when deciding on a judicial or executive branch appointment?
"It would depend on whether those beliefs got in the way of a nominee doing the job he or he is hired to do in a nonpartisan way."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase public access to reports of police misconduct?
"Generally favor but not a Council issue."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Would you vote for Attorney General Gordon MacDonald to be chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court?
"I voted against this nomination last Summer because I felt the balance on the court would have tipped very heavily in one direction. I believe we need a balance on our courts. In that way, we get the best and fairest decisions possible. In general, I do not think political activists out of the mainstream should be on our Supreme Court."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?
"Again, a legislative item."
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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?
"I support expanded Medicaid eligibility, using the traditional Medicaid system of managed care instead of private insurance."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"Council not involved it policy issues like this one. I support a rate increase but do not get a vote on this."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH do more to enforce federal immigration laws?
"If there are real problems, we should address them."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the size of solar panel installations that may participate in net energy metering?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase subsidies and tax credits for business investment?
"Not as familiar with this issue but I do not think we get a vote or discussion on this topic."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Are you open to approving no-bid state contracts?
"I believe whenever contracts can be put out to bid, they should. There are exceptions (aren't there always?) For example, if the contract is very small, the effort on the part of the Agency does not make it worth it. Sometimes, as hard as this is to believe, the Federal Government mandates to whom the contract goes. Sometimes, there is an emergency which makes bidding impossible. And, there are a couple more reasons. Generally, I am against No Bid Contracts."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the base amount of per-pupil funding it provides to local school districts?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Is police brutality an issue in NH?
"We need to make sure that our police are the best they can be to protect all of us. If there are problems with police brutality, they need to be addressed. I support our police and other first responders."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support Gov. Sununu's proposal to allow employers and employees to opt-in to a private, paid family and medical leave insurance plan, based on a pool of state employees, excluding coverage for personal illness?
"I generally favor. It depends on the specifics. This issue does not come before the Council."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
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?
"For"
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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 the renewable portfolio standard in New Hampshire."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire create a road usage fee?
"Council not involved in policy. Council votes on toll rates. I got rid of the Merrimack Exit 11 tolls this last year by educating two other Councilors to vote along with me in setting the rate at Exit 11 at $0.00. I had been working in this since 2004 when I was elected to the Executive Council for the first time."
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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."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH continue to administer statewide standards-based student assessments?
"I support New Hampshire continuing to administer statewide standards-based student assessments."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire create a statewide family and medical leave program, paid for with a percentage of employee wages, with no opt-out?
"The Council does not involve itself in legislative bills. For me, it would depend on the specifics."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I support strong anti-violence gun safety laws on the national and state level."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire provide student loan debt repayment programs for workers in industries with labor shortages?
"The Council provides salary incentives for people agreeing to work for a time in under-served populations. I have voted in favor of these items."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add tax incentives for affordable housing development?
"Council not involved it policy issues like this one. We certainly need more affordable housing in this state."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire allocate tax revenues for private and home schooling costs?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH impose strict residency requirements on registering to vote?
"Residents qualified to vote and those domiciled in New Hampshire should be encouraged to cast a vote and be active in political issues."
