Mark A. Pearson
Serving as: NH House Rockingham County District 34
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?
"For"
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Against"
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"For"
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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?
"When a state says instituting (or increasing) a sales tax will be off set by a reduction in property taxes, don't believe it. If it happens at all, such an off set is short lived."
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Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"For"
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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?
"Again, it depends on what is being suggested for changes, and what one means by 'address.'"
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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?
"Someone coming to vote for the first time in a precinct should be prepared by having documents with him or her. And, it is not onerous for someone to be sent back home to get such documents."
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Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"It depends on what kind of barriers we are speaking of and whether 'encourage' actually means 'require.'"
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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?
"Undecided"
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Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"Undecided"
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Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
"Undecided"
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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?
"I'd like to be able to compare the current system with various proposed alternatives first."
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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?
"The market does a good job of taking care of that. Plus, such a raise would likely knock out after school / Summer jobs for young people."
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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?
"Against"
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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?
"For"
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Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Against"
