Jon Hildreth
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Position on Issues
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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?
"While on the surface one can understand the basic concept of ' I pay taxes, why don't I get funding for my child's private schools.' But a quality education is something that should be afforded ALL students in the state of New Hampshire. While the proponents say that it gives parents more choice, 90%+ of the $60 million dollars paid in vouchers have gone to parents whose children were already enrolled in private and religious schools. Further, the New York firm that NH has contracted to issue these vouchers has little responsibility to audit and ensure that those receiving funds are qualified."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"I would support the guidelines set out in Roe v Wade. I would also support access to needed healthcare at any time in the pregnancy at where the life of the woman is endangered."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"I would support the guidelines set out in Roe v Wade. I would also support access to needed healthcare at any time in the pregnancy at where the life of the woman is endangered."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"NH Voters have spoken and are against a broad-based income tax."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"NH Consumers are already paying a rooms and meals tax in New Hampshire which is a sales tax."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"I would want to review history and other data and discuss with constituents prior to taking any position on this subject."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"I would have to review the history of changes to the federal capital gains tax. Under Governor Sununu, the tax on dividends and interest for the highest earners was recently repealed. This will have a negative fiscal impact on NH revenue and may force the legislature to look at other taxes."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"We should absolutely be doing all that we can to reduce our carbon footprint as a city and at the state level. With all of the damns in our former mill towns that powered those mills over a century ago there must be some opportunity. And with advances in solar power, we should use every resource at hand to build our grid to produce less pollution and greenhouse gasses."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
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 current system of affidavits has been successfully used for years and provides proof of eligibility to ensure only those votes are counted. Voting is right that we must protect as vigorously as other rights such as the second amendment."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Removing guardrails that ensure a continuity within the community can have disastrous effect. Zoning laws exist to maintain the quality of our neighborhoods and way of life. The former State School property will be an important test of our system to ensure that Laconia proceeds with thoughtful development."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
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?
"I would assume that any changes to increase the net metering arrangement must be negotiated with our current regulations with the PUC. I will keep an open mind for consideration of this change."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"I would support the guidelines set out in Roe v Wade. I would also support access to needed healthcare at any time in the pregnancy at where the life of the woman is endangered."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
"The cost of quality childcare is crippling to working parents' finances. We should always look to making the lives of parents more affordable so that children be spared from the stresses of financial difficulty."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"Property taxes are much higher in New Hampshire than in neighboring states and this creates another hurdle to home ownership. As education standards are instituted by the state, and responsibility for funding should be a of the state"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"The legalization of marijuana in New Hampshire should be a forgone conclusion in our 'Live Free or Die' state. All of our borders have legal cannabis and easy access. But we must be very deliberate in our approach to be certain to control all aspects of the sale and use of marijuana. We must be very careful to keep the product from underage people whose minds are still developing, and control and enforcement will be all-important. The NH Liquor Commission is a perennial best-practice star among the Control States and I could see a similar system working well with legal cannabis."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"The legalization of marijuana in New Hampshire should be a forgone conclusion in our 'Live Free or Die' state. All of our borders have legal cannabis and easy access. But we must be very deliberate in our approach to be certain to control all aspects of the sale and use of marijuana. We must be very careful to keep the product from underage people whose minds are still developing, and control and enforcement will be all-important. The NH Liquor Commission is a perennial best-practice star among the Control States and I could see a similar system working well with legal cannabis."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"The legalization of marijuana in New Hampshire should be a forgone conclusion in our 'Live Free or Die' state. All of our borders have legal cannabis and easy access. But we must be very deliberate in our approach to be certain to control all aspects of the sale and use of marijuana. We must be very careful to keep the product from underage people whose minds are still developing, and control and enforcement will be all-important. The NH Liquor Commission is a perennial best-practice star among the Control States and I could see a similar system working well with legal cannabis."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"New Hampshire has the lowest minimum wage in all of New England. At present, there are employees at minimum wage that are also receiving government assistance, which is essentially subsidizing the corporations that they work for rather than challenging those corporations to pay a living wage."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire add legal protections for residents of other states who travel here for health care related to abortion or gender transition?
"I'm not sure if this is needed as we have laws to protect all citizens. However, if this is what's necessary to ensure a woman's right to her own body, I would favor this protection. I would also vote to protect everyone's right to bodily autonomy"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"I would support the guidelines set out in Roe v Wade. I would also support access to needed healthcare at any time in the pregnancy at where the life of the woman is endangered."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
"We have laws in place to protect all citizens, and I know that these agencies have and will continue to work together."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"As a responsible gun owner, I would support legislation for background checks and red flag laws to ensure that we keep guns away from those that pose a danger to themselves or any other citizen."
