Michael DiTommaso
Historical Details
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
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?
On the 2020 Citizens Count issue survey, DiTommaso indicated he was "against" New Hampshire allocating tax revenues for private and home schooling costs. He wrote, "Taxes are collected for the public good. Public schools must therefore meet very strict criteria for being deserving of their funding, in terms of outcomes, busing, school nurses, and more. Most importantly, that service is free at point of service for all children, and schools have no say in refusing students outright. If any institution wishes to benefit from public funds, they must provide the same public benefit that our taxes were collected with the promise of returning."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire ban abortion after 24 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?
"I don't think it is right for the government to take away a person's bodily autonomy when doing so serves absolutely no benefit to society."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the state law that bans teaching certain concepts, such as the idea that people may be "inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously"?
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"I don't think we should leave that option off the table, but such taxation should only be considered if doing so would mean that the average NH citizen feels a reduction in their over all tax burden--as right now we rely almost completely on property tax, which hurts land poor towns disproportionately."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"Sales taxes are inherently regressive, and hurt those with the least."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire add a tax credit for businesses that contribute to student loan repayment for employees?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"We already have the 'New Hampshire Advantage', which is because of our low business taxes. Why would we just leave money on the table?"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"The majority of people don't have capital gains, and those that do can far better afford the expense."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the tax on cigarettes?
"I would need to see more data to determine if this would actually benefit our state. Discouraging smoking tends to have a net benefit, but if this wouldn't serve to actually discourage smokers, but instead hose them with a tax that they potentially can't well afford, then it wouldn't be a responsible use of our power of taxation."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
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?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire add a fee or mileage charge for electric vehicle owners to help pay for transportation and/or electric infrastructure?
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add restrictions to the governor's powers during a state of emergency?
"Undecided"
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire extend the renewable portfolio standard past 2025, requiring public utilities to obtain more than 25% of electricity from renewable energy sources?
"Our state is falling behind, and will soon be seen as a backwards back water unable to keep up with changing times. NH must remain with the times, and be a relevant part of the New England community, as well as a responsible steward of our natural resources."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase public access to reports of police misconduct?
"Our government, and all of the parts of it, must always be transparent. How else can we be informed enough to know if it is or isn't actually working for ourselves. I am always in favor of government transparency."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"Other states, such as Oregon, have managed to do this for decades with great success. NH is already one of the best states for voter turn out in the US. And making sure that no one misses out on their right to vote is essential to strengthening the stability of and faith in our democracy."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?
"If we allow people to drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes, there is no consistent ideological framework for restricting cannabis, which is, at worst, as unhealthful."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
When asked about marijuana legalization in general on the 2020 Citizens Count issue survey, DiTommaso wrote, "If we allow people to drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes, there is no consistent ideological framework for restricting cannabis, which is, at worst, as unhealthful."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"The cost of living in NH is extremely high, and wages in our state are very low. There is no pressure on wages to increase, and this drives out young people who would prefer to stay and start families. We also lose out on all of the people who leave the state to work everyday to MA, where their income is then taxed anyway."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the size of solar panel installations that may participate in net energy metering?
"There is bipartisan support for a net metering expansion, and doing so will help move NH closer to a green electricity infrastructure. Also, producing electricity closer to the place where it will be used saves the huge amount of power lost in transmission over long power lines. This means that there is a compounded benefit to decreasing the amount of energy produced at powerplants this way."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase subsidies and tax credits for business investment?
"It would depend on the substance of those subsidies/credits, how much and what industries, if any, they target, and how that would translate to actual jobs and sustainable industry in NH."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the base amount of per-pupil funding it provides to local school districts?
"The single greatest travesty of our government today is the complete abdication of responsibility from Concord in funding education at the local level, as it is constitutionally bound to do, leaving property owners on the hook for outrageous property tax bills in our land poor communities."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state permanently increase how much tax revenue it shares with towns and cities every year, beyond public school funding?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the gradual phase-out of the Interests and Dividends tax?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support Gov. Sununu's proposal to allow employers and employees to opt-in to a private, paid family and medical leave insurance plan, based on a pool of state employees, excluding coverage for personal illness?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
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?
"For"
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
When asked about a 24-week abortion ban on the Ciitzens Count issue survey, DiTommaso wrote, "I don't think it is right for the government to take away a person's bodily autonomy when doing so serves absolutely no benefit to society."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire create a road usage fee?
"Undecided"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire create a statewide family and medical leave program, paid for with a percentage of employee wages, with no opt-out?
"Firstly, payroll taxes are simply not an income tax. Secondly, by having everyone participate, the benefit is shared at the lowest possible cost, and to the most people."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"'Stricter' is perhaps a loaded word. I believe that there are some reasonable measures we could take that would help make our communities safer. People who are provably a danger to themselves or others should not have ready access to a tool which is designed to do just that."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire provide student loan debt repayment programs for workers in industries with labor shortages?
"We should be considering debt repayment for everyone, not piecemealing it preferentially."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add tax incentives for affordable housing development?
"There is an affordable housing crisis in NH. Affordable housing is key to creating a vibrant future for our state, and retaining young people who would otherwise leave to live in cheaper housing commensurate with their entry wage pay, which is also higher in other states."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire allocate tax revenues for private and home schooling costs?
"Taxes are collected for the public good. Public schools must therefore meet very strict criteria for being deserving of their funding, in terms of outcomes, busing, school nurses, and more. Most importantly, that service is free at point of service for all children, and schools have no say in refusing students outright. If any institution wishes to benefit from public funds, they must provide the same public benefit that our taxes were collected with the promise of returning."
