F. Eric Emmerling
Running for: NH House Hillsborough County District 44
Completed our 2024 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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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?
"Public funds should remain in public schools. We sent our kids to private school without seeking a penny. If the library doesn't have the book you want, should they provide you a gift certificate to a bookstore in order to satisfy your need?"
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"A woman should have the right to make this decision, not the government."
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"A woman should have the right to make this decision, not the government."
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Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Undecided"
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Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"Undecided"
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Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"There must be a way to tax successful businesses a fair amount without bankrupting small businesses."
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Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"Not universally, only to wealthy individuals and businesses. What happened to paying your fair share."
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Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"Wake up before it's too late to smell the roses."
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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?
"A total waste of time."
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Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Affordable housing should be a priority."
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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?
"A woman should have the right to make this decision, not the government."
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Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
"Undecided"
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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?
"State mandates should be funded by the state. Our present system, as I understand it, doesn't favor local municipalities."
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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?
"For"
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Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"This increase is long overdue. Protect small businesses and for big business to give back."
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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?
"For"
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Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"A woman should have the right to make this decision, not the government."
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Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
"We are a nation of immigrants."
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Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"The second amendment is not sacrosanct."
