Kevin Scully
Serving as: NH House Hillsborough County District 08
Completed our 2024 State Candidate Survey
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?
"The Education Freedom Account is the best deal in town for local property owners, the parents who want to take advantage of it, and even for the parents who want their children to remain in public schools. The parent who wants to use it gets financial help in getting what they consider is the best education for their child. The parent who wants to use the public school system has less crowding for their child in the classrooms and therefore more individual attention. And local property owners benefit since their taxes can be reduced since the cost for each child that stays out of the public school system does not have to be taken from them."
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Roe V. Wade recognized that the state has a compelling interest in protecting the lives of a person within its jurisdiction. That court, based on the technology of over 50 years ago, suggested that 24 weeks was when a child would be viable and therefore could be subject to the protection of the State. Since then, that number has shifted downward as technology has advanced. The point on which reasonable people differ, is when should a developing fetus be considered a person. In my opinion, any child 15 weeks into development is close enough to viability to be extended the State's protection that we provide to everyone, meaning the child's life cannot be ended without the accusation of a capital crime and due-process. I believe that life begins at conception, however out of respect for constituents who strongly differ, I will abstain from voting for any registration that would ban abortion before the 15th week."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"Roe V. Wade recognized that the state has a compelling interest in protecting the lives of a person within its jurisdiction. That court, based on the technology of over 50 years ago, suggested that 24 weeks was when a child would be viable and therefore could be subject to the protection of the State. Since then, that number has shifted downward as technology has advanced. The point on which reasonable people differ, is when should a developing fetus be considered a person. In my opinion, any child 15 weeks into development is close enough to viability to be extended the State's protection that we provide to everyone, meaning the child's life cannot be ended without the accusation of a capital crime and due-process. I believe that life begins at conception, however out of respect for constituents who strongly differ, I will abstain from voting for any registration that would ban abortion before the 15th week."
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Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Just say no! I will say no on your behalf."
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Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"If you think property taxes are bad now, just put in a sales tax and see what happens. A sales tax would collapse Nashua's retail and restaurant economy that relies on Massachusetts traffic. If the retail businesses collapse, all the taxes the businesses would have paid will be shifted to Nashua's homeowners."
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Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Economic systems are not static. If you punish risk-takers with more taxes, they have little incentive to grow. If you lower taxes, they have incentive to grow, and ironically, when growth is optimized, the state actually gets more dollars by taking less from each dollar because the number of dollars keeps growing. This isn't theory, look at the actual results in NH. Republicans have been steadily reducing tax rates for wealth and job creators and revenue continues to increase."
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Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"Leave money in the hands of those who have earned it. It won't be hidden under a mattress, people who are smart with money will invest it to keep the economy growing as a result of their risk-taking. Everyone benefits from a bigger, more healthy economy. Run away from people talking about 'fair share', they promote greed and envy to take other people's money for their use, and it will be used to reward themselves and their friends."
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Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"As I'm sure you have noticed if you have lived in NH for any length of time, it is a cold place. In Nashua, at the southern most tier of the state, we have 10 times more heating-degrees days (days when your heater is needed) than we have cooling-degree days (days when AC is needed), and the farther north you go, the colder it gets. It is insanity to divert precious resources, better spent elsewhere, to make NH an ever colder place."
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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?
"Voting is perhaps the greatest civic responsibility for citizens since it charts the future course for all of us. If you couldn't be bothered to register to vote in a timely manner, there is a good chance you haven't been paying attention to current events and are an uninformed voter who will cancel the vote of someone who has been paying attention and knows what they are voting for. Same day registration also increases the chance of voter fraud. Elections are like busses, there is always another one coming along. Do it the right way or wait for the next election."
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Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"I believe in local control regarding issues such as zoning. Let each community decide what is in their best interest without state-level interference."
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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?
"A 5MW solar array is a large-scale commercial system that a utility would be forced to pay for its output by raising the rates for all, including renters and the poor. I will not assist in the fleecing of the average rate payer who pays far too high a cost already."
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Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"Roe V. Wade recognized that the state has a compelling interest in protecting the lives of a person within its jurisdiction. That court, based on the technology of over 50 years ago, suggested that 24 weeks was when a child would be viable and therefore could be subject to the protection of the State. Since then, that number has shifted downward as technology has advanced. The point on which reasonable people differ, is when should a developing fetus be considered a person. In my opinion, any child 15 weeks into development is close enough to viability to be extended the State's protection that we provide to everyone, meaning the child's life cannot be ended without the accusation of a capital crime and due-process. I believe that life begins at conception, however out of respect for constituents who strongly differ, I will abstain from voting for any registration that would ban abortion before the 15th week."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
"I am pro-life and I believe the government should provide incentives that encourage two-parent families and having children. (There is no future without them.)"
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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?
"Education is a local issue since it revolves around a child, who lives in one place. Keeping education costs tied to property taxes is the best way to ensure that the community decides how much is enough and it also ensures active local oversight since it is the community's money that is taken and spent."
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"I would discourage drug use of any kind, but I respect the right of adults to make their own decisions regarding non-addicting. drugs. I don't think the state should be involved in the drug business."
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"I would discourage drug use of any kind, but I respect the right of adults to make their own decisions regarding non-addicting. drugs. I don't think the state should be involved in the drug business."
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"I would discourage drug use of any kind, but I respect the right of adults to make their own decisions regarding non-addicting. drugs. I don't think the state should be involved in the drug business."
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Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"An important truth that must be grasped, if the cost of a job exceeds it's value to an employer, that job will disappear. So if a business can no longer afford a person, his/her new minimum wage becomes $0 no matter what the 'official' rate is. Look at California, they raised the minimum wage to $20/hr for fast-food workers and tens of thousands of entry-level jobs have disappeared, many replaced with automation. Let business owners decide what they can afford to offer, and let the people decide if it makes sense to take it. I started at a low minimum wage job at the beginning of my working life, but I didn't stay at that level, because I took responsibility to grow my skill sets to make myself ever more valuable to subsequent employers."
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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?
"I will under no circumstances support the irreversible sexual mutilations of minors. Once a person reaches the age of majority, I will respect that the decision becomes theirs."
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Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"Roe V. Wade recognized that the state has a compelling interest in protecting the lives of a person within its jurisdiction. That court, based on the technology of over 50 years ago, suggested that 24 weeks was when a child would be viable and therefore could be subject to the protection of the State. Since then, that number has shifted downward as technology has advanced. The point on which reasonable people differ, is when should a developing fetus be considered a person. In my opinion, any child 15 weeks into development is close enough to viability to be extended the State's protection that we provide to everyone, meaning the child's life cannot be ended without the accusation of a capital crime and due-process. I believe that life begins at conception, however out of respect for constituents who strongly differ, I will abstain from voting for any registration that would ban abortion before the 15th week."
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Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
"Deliberate Democrat policies have led to the whole-scale invasion of our country by millions of undocumented, unvetted people. And yes, there are dangerous criminals and even terrorists among them. If sanity returns, and Trump is re-elected, we should definitely support his efforts to make our communities safer."
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Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I proudly cast my vote when I was your Representative to become a Constitutional Carry State. I trusted the people, and that trust has proven justified. We are still safer than Canada! Constitutional Carry is working and there is absolutely no demonstrated need to revisit this issue."
