Donna V. Ackerman
Running for: NH House Carroll County District 04
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?
"Most private schools do not have to meet the needs of disabled or special needs students. They may have religious curriculum which violates the Separation of Church and State clause. Most families that have received vouchers already had their children enrolled in private schools. EFA is a means to dismantle or abolish public education"
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"The government should not make any laws concerning a woman's pregnancy."
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"The government should not make any laws concerning a woman's pregnancy."
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Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"It would not evenly impact all residents"
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Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"Only if the majority of the revenue went to the education fund"
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Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Only to new small businesses begin with a lower tax percentage"
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Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"Already pay taxes annually on property. Should not have to pay again."
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Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"There should be more financial incentives available for homeowners who add solar panels and other energy efficient improvements."
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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?
"Same day voter registration is a privilege, but proper identification should be available at the time of registration. This concept causes delays in counting and heightens conspiracies"
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Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"For our state to grow and prosper we need to make affordable housing available. Some zoning restrictions hinder community growth and opportunities for young, new home owners"
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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?
"This is an incentive that results in our weaning away from fossil fuels and toward more renewable energy"
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Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"The government should not make any laws concerning a woman's pregnancy."
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Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
"Our children are our future. Most households require two incomes to stay above poverty level. Therefore quality child care is needed and respectable salaries will assist in meeting that standard"
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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?
"NH needs additional revenue besides property taxes. There should be an increase on the percentage taxed on lottery and sports betting revenue and applied to the Educational trust Fund"
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"For"
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"For"
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"Against"
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Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"$7.25 an hour will not meet the minimum standard of living requirements"
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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?
"There should not be any law that dictates what a person can or cannot do with their own body"
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Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"The government should not make any laws concerning a woman's pregnancy."
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Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
"The two levels of enforcement are distinctive as to the laws that are applied. All levels of law enforcement should assist each other with the understanding of which one has the authority to conduct the enforcement"
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Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I am a gun owner. But I believe there should be "red flag" laws in place, a 5 day waiting period with background checking to obtain a gun after purchase, and a return of the assault weapon ban that ended in 2004."
