Louise Andrus
Serving as: NH House Merrimack County District 05
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?
"Not every child excels in a public school, and every parent should have the choice of a different educational setting if that is what they choose."
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"I wrote undecided on some of these questons, and what bothers me about these questions is that NH has a law on abortions. I uphold that law. With that law in place I feel these questions are unnecessary."
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"I wrote undecided on some of these questons, and what bothers me about these questions is that NH has a law on abortions. I uphold that law. With that law in place I feel these questions are unnecessary."
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Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"State should live within it's means with no new taxes."
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Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"State should live within it's means with no new taxes."
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Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"State should administer business taxes as low as possible to encourage new business."
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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?
"I believe every citizen should work to sustain our environment but should not be mandated by government."
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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?
"To keep elections open and honest we have to do this to porevent fraud."
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Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Zoning should stay with local control and the State should not become involved."
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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?
"Against"
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Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"I wrote undecided on some of these questons, and what bothers me about these questions is that NH has a law on abortions. I uphold that law. With that law in place I feel these questions are unnecessary."
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Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
"State should not be controlling child care."
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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?
"School funding is a complicated issue and needs to be addressed, but the court should not be involved in the solution"
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"Against"
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"Against"
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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?
"Small business is a great part of NH and we should not raise the minimum wage as I feel small business pays the highest wage they can afford."
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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?
"There is an abortion law in NH which I uphold. As for gender transition, I am totally against this until a person becomes 18 or 21 years of age and can make their own decision."
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Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"Against"
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Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
"We have an issue in this Country with an influx of immigrants coming to this Country illegally. And we support them, yet we do not support our Veteraans or elderly that need help. We cannot sustain supporting these millions of immigrants that come here illegally."
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Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"We have great gun laws in NH and should not be changed."
