Jennifer "Jenn" Coffey
Historical Details
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
Should NH authorize one or more casinos?
Supports expanded gambling
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
Should NH decriminalize small amounts of marijuana?
"Yes, decriminalize marijuana"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
What differentiates you from your opponents?
"I would welcome all businesses not only green businesses. We need to attract more companies to our state and to our area in order to increase jobs. People in our area need good paying jobs to care for their families, far to many have lost their homes all ready, far more are living on fixed incomes. I do not care if a person is a democrat or a republican if they need me I am there to support and help them in whatever way I can, and I have. Being a State Representative means representing all of the people not just the ones you agree with. In my terms in office I have learned to look at bills for what they are not who's names are on them, that in order for government to function without harming the people you need to work with everyone from both sides of the aisle in order to truly represent the people of our state."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
Should NH continue to allow medicinal marijuana?
"Yes, legalize medicinal marijuana"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
What is your philosophy of government?
"Minimal government in people's personal lives, while ensuring we are doing our jobs to manage an lean government that provides the services people expect in the most fiscally responsible fashion."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
Should New Hampshire continue to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which requires utilities to purchase allowances for every ton of carbon they emit?
Supports a repeal of RGGI
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
Should NH repeal same-sex marriage?
Does not support a repeal of same-sex marriage
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
Should NH require car insurance for some or all drivers?
"No, automobile insurance should be optional"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
Should businesses that provide insurance be required to cover contraception?
NH companies and/or religious organizations should be able to deny contraception or family planning insurance coverage for their employees 'only for non-medical supplies such as vasectomies, condoms, the pill to prevent pregnancy in healthy people. No one should be denied care for medical aliments or diseases.'
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
Should NH require motorcycle helmets?
"No, let those who ride decide"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
Should NH require seat belts?
"No, adults should be able to choose whether or not to wear a seatbelt"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
Should NH use taxpayer money to build a memorial to the Old Man?
"No, do not use public money for a manmade Old Man"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"No, do not tighten gun laws"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
Should NH government switch from a pension system to a 401(k)-style retirement plan?
"Yes, reform benefits"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2012
Why are you running?
"I enjoy volunteering to help my community and do so in many fashions from representing them in concord to responding to their medical needs when they call 911 for help. Being a volunteer is an important part of being a member of a community."
Voting Record
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.
SB 409 (2012)
Allows medicinal marijuana through home growing.
HB 1413 (2012)
Directs New Hampshire to withdraw from the No Child Left Behind federal education program.
SB 286 (2012)
Establishes a prescription drug monitoring program funded entirely through "grants, gifts, or user contributions."
HB 1264 (2012)
Establishes a religious exemption for individuals who do not wish to provide accommodations, goods, or services for same-sex marriages.
HB 1654 (2012)
Authorizes earned time credits for inmates participating in rehabilitative programming.
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 1482 (2012)
Limits the exemption from property taxation granted to charitable nonprofit hospitals only to the main campus of the hospital.
HB 1666 (2012)
Requires legislative approval of any collective bargaining agreement entered into by the state.
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 1526 (2012)
Decriminalizes possession of 1/2 ounce or less of marijuana, with additional penalties for violators under age twenty-one.
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).
SB 295 (2012)
Increases the Research and Development tax credit.
HB 1511 (2012)
Removes the prohibition on convicted felons possessing certain weapons for self-defense.
HB 1660 (2012)
Prohibits abortions beyond 20 weeks gestation.
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.
HB 1383 (2012)
States that only United States citizens may receive in-state tuition at the University of New Hampshire.
HB 1405 (2012)
Allows local governments to establish moratoriums on refugee resettlement.
HB 330 (2011)
Repeals the requirement to obtain a license to carry a concealed firearm.
HB 1679 (2012)
Prohibits partial birth abortions and abortions in the third trimester.
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.
HCR 42 (2012)
Expresses support for preserving the Electoral College.
HB 113 (2011)
Prohibits the use of state funds for New Hampshire Public Television (NHPTV).
SB 27 (2011)
Raises the speed limit in some areas of Lake Winnipesaukee.
HB 218 (2011)
Repeals the New Hampshire Rail Transit Auhority (NHRTA).
SB 57 (2011)
Makes various revisions to title loan regulations.
HB 176 (2011)
Changes the definition of "domicile" for voting purposes so that out-of-state students can not claim domicile in New Hampshire.
HR 9 (2011)
Resolution expressing support for earmarks for law enforcement.
HCR 23 (2011)
Urges congressional earmarks for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
HB 370 (2011)
Reverses the expanded definition of bullying in the Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention Act.
HB 569 (2011)
Establishes "domestic unions" as an alternative to marriage.
SB 52 (2011)
Repeals early release programs for inmates convicted of violent crimes.
HB 340 (2011)
Exempts parents from the education property tax if their children are not enrolled in public school.
HB 631 (2011)
Repeals the requirement that school districts offer public kindergarten.
SB 1 (2011)
Eliminates "evergreen clauses" in public contracts.
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.
HB 109 (2011)
Prohibits local planning boards from requiring sprinklers as a condition for a local permit.
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.
SB 464 (2010)
Establishes speed limits on Lake Winnipesaukee.
SB 497 (2010)
Establishes certain requirements for the reasonable compensation deduction under the business profits tax. This bill also establishes a committee to study safe harbors.
HB 1607 (2010)
Establishes certain requirements for the reasonable compensation deduction under the business profits tax. The bill creates a committee to study safe harbors and taxation of investment organizations. This bill also deletes a provision subjecting to taxation certain income accumulated in trust for the benefit of unborn or unascertained persons.SB 450 (2010)
Makes various budget cuts.
SS HB 1 (2010)
Repeals the LLC tax.
HB 1653 (2010)
Decriminalizes possession of 1/4 ounce or less of marijuana, with additional penalties for violators under age eighteen.
HB 1128 (2010)
Makes various regulatory changes, such as allowing towns to adopt a local meals and rooms tax in addition to the state meals and rooms tax and authorizing expanded gambling.
SB 489 (2010)
Authorizes three casinos in New Hampshire.
HB 1644 (2010)
Includes all fetuses as potential victims under first and second degree murder, manslaughter, and negligent homicide.
CACR 28 (2010)
Constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
HB 1590 (2010)
Repeals same-sex marriage.
HB 383 (2009)
Requires seat belt usage.
HB 415 (2009)
Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
HB 436 (2009)
Legalizes same-sex marriage.
HB 556 (2009)
Repeals the death penalty.
HB 531 (2009)
Requires parental notification prior to a minor's abortion.
HB 648 (2009)
Allows medicinal use of marijuana, without allowing home growing.
