Holly Mecheski

In favor of NH companies and/or religious organizations having the ability to deny contraception or family planning insurance coverage for their employees

Require motorcycle helmets
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012

Should NH require motorcycle helmets?

Against mandatory helment laws for motorcycle riders

Require seat belts
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012

Should NH require seat belts?

Against seatbelt laws for adults

Revise meals and rooms tax
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012

Should NH revise the meals and rooms tax?

Does not support increasing meals and room tax

State-funded Old Man of the Mountain memorial
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012

Should NH use taxpayer money to build a memorial to the Old Man?

Does not support use of public money for man-made Old Man

Stricter gun laws
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012

Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?

Does not support more restricive gun laws

Switch state retirement to 401(k)
For| Read My Position

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012

Should NH government switch from a pension system to a 401(k)-style retirement plan?

Supports reform of retirement benefits for municipal and state employees

Voting Record

Did not vote

HB 1660 (2012)

Prohibits abortions beyond 20 weeks gestation.

Did not vote

HB 1511 (2012)

Removes the prohibition on convicted felons possessing certain weapons for self-defense.

Did not vote

HB 1383 (2012)

States that only United States citizens may receive in-state tuition at the University of New Hampshire.

Did not vote

HB 1526 (2012)

Decriminalizes possession of 1/2 ounce or less of marijuana, with additional penalties for violators under age twenty-one.

Did not vote

HB 1650 (2012)

Exempts foodstuffs grown or produced and then sold in New Hampshire from federal regulation.

Did not vote

SB 295 (2012)

Increases the Research and Development tax credit.

Did not vote

HB 1413 (2012)

Directs New Hampshire to withdraw from the No Child Left Behind federal education program.

Did not vote

HB 1405 (2012)

Allows local governments to establish moratoriums on refugee resettlement.

Did not vote

HB 1654 (2012)

Authorizes earned time credits for inmates participating in rehabilitative programming.

Did not vote

HB 1667 (2012)

Raises the threshold between juvenile and adult offenders from seventeen to eighteen years-old.

Voted against legalizing marijuana

HB 1705 (2012)

Legalizes and taxes marijuana for adults over age twenty-one.

Voted against limiting property tax exemptions

HB 1482 (2012)

Limits the exemption from property taxation granted to charitable nonprofit hospitals only to the main campus of the hospital.

Voted against medicinal marijuana

SB 409 (2012)

Allows medicinal marijuana through home growing.

Voted against public financing

HB 1676 (2012)

Establishes a pilot program to provide public financing for eligible candidates for state senator.

Voted for "Right to Work"

HB 1677 (2012)

Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.

Voted for Health Care Compact

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.

Voted for limiting assistance

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.

Voted for requiring legislative approval

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).

Voted for

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."

Voted in favor of a Prescription Monitoring program

SB 286 (2012)

Establishes a prescription drug monitoring program funded entirely through "grants, gifts, or user contributions."

Voted in favor of limiting eminent domain

HB 648 (2012)

Forbids the use of eminent domain for regional electricity projects when costs and benefits cannot be shared across the ISO - New England network.

Voted to allow concealed carry without a license

HB 330 (2011)

Repeals the requirement to obtain a license to carry a concealed firearm.

Voted to consider a religious exemption

HB 1264 (2012)

Establishes a religious exemption for individuals who do not wish to provide accommodations, goods, or services for same-sex marriages.

Voted to consider a requirement to verify eligibility

HB 1492 (2012)

Requires public employers to verify an employee's eligibility to work in the United States.

Voted to consider limiting primary elections to party members

HB 1595 (2012)

Limits primary elections to voters who have registered as party members.

Voted to override Governor's veto

HB 1679 (2012)

Prohibits partial birth abortions and abortions in the third trimester.

Voted to override Governor's veto

HB 1666 (2012)

Requires legislative approval of any collective bargaining agreement entered into by the state.

Voted to override Governor's veto

HB 592 (2012)

Redistricts the House of Representatives.

Voted to override Governor's veto

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.

Voted to override Governor's veto

SB 289 (2012)

Requires voters to present identification at polling places.

Voted to support the Electoral College

HCR 42 (2012)

Expresses support for preserving the Electoral College.

Did not vote

SB 52 (2011)

Repeals early release programs for inmates convicted of violent crimes.

Did not vote

HB 519 (2011)

Repeals the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), New Hampshire's cap-and-trade program.

Vote to override Governor's veto

HB 218 (2011)

Repeals the New Hampshire Rail Transit Auhority (NHRTA).

Voted against "domestic unions"

HB 569 (2011)

Establishes "domestic unions" as an alternative to marriage.

Voted against changing elibigility to vote

HB 176 (2011)

Changes the definition of "domicile" for voting purposes so that out-of-state students can not claim domicile in New Hampshire.

Voted against earmarks for public safety

HR 9 (2011)

Resolution expressing support for earmarks for law enforcement.

Voted against earmarks for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

HCR 23 (2011)

Urges congressional earmarks for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Voted against raising the speed limit

SB 27 (2011)

Raises the speed limit in some areas of Lake Winnipesaukee.

Voted for defunding NHPTV

HB 113 (2011)

Prohibits the use of state funds for New Hampshire Public Television (NHPTV).

Voted in favor of a narrower definition of bullying

HB 370 (2011)

Reverses the expanded definition of bullying in the Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention Act.

Voted to consider an exemption from the education property tax

HB 340 (2011)

Exempts parents from the education property tax if their children are not enrolled in public school.

Voted to consider repealing the public kindergarten requirement

HB 631 (2011)

Repeals the requirement that school districts offer public kindergarten.

Voted to eliminate "evergreen clauses"

SB 1 (2011)

Eliminates "evergreen clauses" in public contracts.

Voted to override Governor's veto

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.

Voted to override Governor's veto