Hal Rafter
Running for: NH House Rockingham County District 01
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?
"Against"
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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?
"However, we should restore the tax on unearned interest and dividends"
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Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"Against"
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Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Previous decreases have cut state revenues unnecessarily"
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Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"Worth considering with exemptions for primary residence or lower income households"
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Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"Virtually no proposed legislation this year addressed climate change, despite last year and this year being the hottest on record."
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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?
"Voters almost always have ID's when they register, the issue is usually birth certificates to show citizenship. Affidavits are signed under penalty of perjury, that should be sufficient. This threatens the secret ballot by identifying voters and the votes they cast."
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Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Encouraging creative options can protect our environment while providing more units to ease the crisis."
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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?
"For"
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Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"For"
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Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
"The cost of child care is high enough to be a burden on families and a limit on our work force. While at the same time not allowing child care workers to earn a living wage."
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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?
"The state has a constitutional obligation to pay for an adequate education for all students. If it did, local property taxes could be lowered significantly in most towns."
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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?
"Current $7.25 does not reflect current state of the economy. While few workers are at that rate, those and others would be helped by raising it to $12 - $15."
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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?
"Undecided"
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Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
"Against"
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Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Undecided"
