Frederick Leonard
Historical Details
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH allow binding referendums?
In favor of amending the NH constitution to permit citizens to vote on statewide issues in a referendum
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
Against an income and/or sales tax
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
Against an income and/or sales tax
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH authorize one or more casinos?
Does not support expansion of gambling as a source of revenue
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH pass a constitutional amendment giving the Legislature more control over the distribution of school funding?
Supports adopting a constitutional amendment that reduces the role of the courts in the school funding challenge
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH decriminalize small amounts of marijuana?
Does not support decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana for adults
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should LLCs be subject to the interest and dividends tax?
Does not support LLC tax
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH increase the interest and dividends tax?
Opposes increases in I & D tax
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH increase tolls and/or add new toll booths?
Against adding tolls to I-93 at Mass. border
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH continue to allow medicinal marijuana?
"No. However, if there ever comes a time when something like this can be appropriately managed, then I don't see why people with a terminal illness should not have legal access to everything/anything that makes their remaining days as comfortable as possible."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH do more to enforce federal immigration laws?
"Yes. However, as with AZ, if the federal government can't/won't uphold the law, then a state has a right to protect its borders and its people..."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH keep the death penalty?
Does not want to repeal the death penalty
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH continue to use property taxes instead of a new broad-based tax, such as an income tax?
Against an income and/or sales tax
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH repeal same-sex marriage?
In favor of repealing the gay marriage law
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH require car insurance for some or all drivers?
Against having mandatory automobile insurance
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH require motorcycle helmets?
Against a mandatory helmet law for motorcycle riders
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH require seat belts?
Not in favor of a mandatory seat belt law for adults
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH revise the meals and rooms tax?
Against increases to meals and rooms tax
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Voting Record, 2012
Voted for 'Right to Work' (HB 1677)
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH government switch from a pension system to a 401(k)-style retirement plan?
Supports reforming retirement benefits for municipal and state employees
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2010
Should NH restrict further wind power development?
Supports restricting the use of windmills and windfarms for power generation based on the amount of subsidies, aesthetics and the environmental impact.
Voting Record
HB 1660 (2012)
Prohibits abortions beyond 20 weeks gestation.
HB 1383 (2012)
States that only United States citizens may receive in-state tuition at the University of New Hampshire.
HB 330 (2011)
Repeals the requirement to obtain a license to carry a concealed firearm.
HB 1511 (2012)
Removes the prohibition on convicted felons possessing certain weapons for self-defense.
HB 1526 (2012)
Decriminalizes possession of 1/2 ounce or less of marijuana, with additional penalties for violators under age twenty-one.
SB 409 (2012)
Allows medicinal marijuana through home growing.
SB 295 (2012)
Increases the Research and Development tax credit.
HB 1413 (2012)
Directs New Hampshire to withdraw from the No Child Left Behind federal education program.
HB 1405 (2012)
Allows local governments to establish moratoriums on refugee resettlement.
HB 1654 (2012)
Authorizes earned time credits for inmates participating in rehabilitative programming.
HB 1264 (2012)
Establishes a religious exemption for individuals who do not wish to provide accommodations, goods, or services for same-sex marriages.
HB 1650 (2012)
Exempts foodstuffs grown or produced and then sold in New Hampshire from federal regulation.
HB 1595 (2012)
Limits primary elections to voters who have registered as party members.
HB 1676 (2012)
Establishes a pilot program to provide public financing for eligible candidates for state senator.
HB 1667 (2012)
Raises the threshold between juvenile and adult offenders from seventeen to eighteen years-old.
HB 1492 (2012)
Requires public employers to verify an employee's eligibility to work in the United States.
HB 1677 (2012)
Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
HB 1560 (2012)
Establishes the interstate Health Care Compact, which provides that each member state shall have the authority to enact state laws that trump all federal laws regarding health care within its state.
HB 1658 (2012)
Limits financial assistance for mothers who have additional children while receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The House and Senate amended the bill to instead establish an income and identity verification system for public assistance recipients.
HB 1487 (2012)
Requires legislative approval for the expenditure of funds involving New Hampshire in any low carbon fuel standards program, such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
HB 1659 (2012)
"Women's Right to Know Act," mandating that women considering an abortion receive "complete and accurate information on abortion and its alternatives."
HB 1705 (2012)
Legalizes and taxes marijuana for adults over age twenty-one.
HB 1679 (2012)
Prohibits partial birth abortions and abortions in the third trimester.
HB 1666 (2012)
Requires legislative approval of any collective bargaining agreement entered into by the state.
HB 592 (2012)
Redistricts the House of Representatives.
SB 372 (2012)
Establishes a tax credit for businesses that contribute to a scholarship fund for students who wish to attend private, parochial, or home schools.
SB 289 (2012)
Requires voters to present identification at polling places.
HB 569 (2011)
Establishes "domestic unions" as an alternative to marriage.
HB 631 (2011)
Repeals the requirement that school districts offer public kindergarten.
SB 1 (2011)
Eliminates "evergreen clauses" in public contracts.
HB 340 (2011)
Exempts parents from the education property tax if their children are not enrolled in public school.
HB 176 (2011)
Changes the definition of "domicile" for voting purposes so that out-of-state students can not claim domicile in New Hampshire.
HB 218 (2011)
Repeals the New Hampshire Rail Transit Auhority (NHRTA).
HB 113 (2011)
Prohibits the use of state funds for New Hampshire Public Television (NHPTV).
SB 52 (2011)
Repeals early release programs for inmates convicted of violent crimes.
SB 88 (2011)
Expands the use of deadly force, adding "Stand Your Ground" to the "Castle Doctrine." Under this bill victims could use deadly force without retreating, anywhere the victim has the right to be.
SB 57 (2011)
Makes various revisions to title loan regulations.
HB 329 (2011)
Requires parental notification prior to a minor's abortion.
HB 474 (2011)
Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
HB 133 (2011)
Ties the New Hampshire minimum wage to the federal minimum wage.
HB 519 (2011)
Repeals the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), New Hampshire's cap-and-trade program.
SB 3 (2011)
Makes various changes to the state retirement system, such as raising retirement ages and increasing member contributions.
