James Bass Parker
Running for: NH House Merrimack County District 08
Completed our 2024 State Candidate Survey
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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?
"Schools of the parents' choosing provide the best education for their children."
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"NH law is Roe v. Wade, Roe v Wade includes a thoughtful delineation of when the baby acquires her own rights and the mother rights end. "
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"NH law is Roe v. Wade, Roe v Wade includes a thoughtful delineation of when the baby acquires her own rights and the mother rights end. "
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Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Against"
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Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"Against"
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Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"NH needs more middle sized companies to move to the state. Business taxes need to go down. "
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Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"Against"
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Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"If I tax and spend to address climate change, I would be promising to improve your weather!"
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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?
"The deadline would need to be before election day. "
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Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Property owners should be able to develop their property. Plus the state needs more housing. "
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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?
"Not clear. NW is power, not energy. Energy is MW-hr."
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Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"NH law is Roe v. Wade, Roe v Wade includes a thoughtful delineation of when the baby acquires her own rights and the mother rights end. "
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Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
"Childcare providers should be encouraged through lower regulation and taxes where applicable. The state is notoriously inept at providing such services. "
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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?
"No federal funding with the high cost of complying with mandates. Ideally parents pay for schools, with the town as temporary backstop. "
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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?
"Minimum wages destroy jobs including youth jobs, disincentize achievement, and are a disincentize to companies moving to the state."
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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?
"Unclear why such would be needed. "
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Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"NH law is Roe v. Wade, Roe v Wade includes a thoughtful delineation of when the baby acquires her own rights and the mother rights end. "
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Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
"Towns that receive federal funding might find it contingent on cooperating with federal immigration counties should not. "
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Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Against"
