Peter Bolster
Historical Details
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Was NH right to raise the gas tax in 2014?
Possible revenue sources: "Tolls on I-93 (Mass Border), Gasoline Tax, Rooms and Meals Tax, Gambling Winnings Tax, Tobacco Tax, Alcoholic Beverage Tax"
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports term limits for NH Governors
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not support allowing physician-assisted suicide
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Was NH right to ban hand-held cell phone use while driving?
"Only hands free cell phone use should be permitted, as written in the new law."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
Does not support an income and/or sales tax. Possible revenue sources: "Tolls on I-93 (Mass Border), Gasoline Tax, Rooms and Meals Tax, Gambling Winnings Tax, Tobacco Tax, Alcoholic Beverage Tax"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
Does not support an income and/or sales tax. Possible revenue sources: "Tolls on I-93 (Mass Border), Gasoline Tax, Rooms and Meals Tax, Gambling Winnings Tax, Tobacco Tax, Alcoholic Beverage Tax"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH authorize one or more casinos?
"I am opposed to increased gaming for New Hampshire."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH continue to base statewide assessments on Common Core standards?
"I support the adoption of Common Core Standards by the state."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH decriminalize small amounts of marijuana?
"The present law on marijuana should remain unchanged."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH broaden campaign finance disclosure laws?
"We need full disclosure of the individuals or entities financing all politically-related advertising."
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not support an in-state tuition option for illegal/undocumented immigrants
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH provide more funding for charter schools?
"With appropriate qualifying criteria, I would support increasing state funding to charter schools."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH increase tolls and/or add new toll booths?
Open to considering tolls on I-93 (Mass Border)
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports medicinal marijuana
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Identifies as pro-life
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Do employees in NH need more legal protections in the workplace?
"Our employment laws are generally adequate as they are."
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH add restrictions on welfare recipients?
Regarding drug tests for welfare recipients: "I oppose such legislation."
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports the death penalty
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH allow the Northern Pass to proceed with some (not all) of the lines buried?
"I would consider supporting the Northern Pass Project with appropriate modifications to the plan."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH continue to use property taxes instead of a new broad-based tax, such as an income tax?
Does not support an income and/or sales tax. Possible revenue sources: "Tolls on I-93 (Mass Border), Gasoline Tax, Rooms and Meals Tax, Gambling Winnings Tax, Tobacco Tax, Alcoholic Beverage Tax"
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports alternatives to incarceration for some non-violent offenders
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
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?
"NH should be a full participant in RGGI as originally structured."
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Does not support same-sex marriage
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH require car insurance for some or all drivers?
"I support legislation requiring auto insurance for all registered vehicles."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH require labels on some or all genetically modified foods?
"I support appropriate labeling of some GMO foods."
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010
Supports requiring parental notification prior to a minor's abortion
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH pass right-to-work legislation?
"Right to Work legislation will result in lower income to the working person."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
State role in economic growth
"Yes, the state should do more: business tax incentives (5 yrs)"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I support legislation that would place some limits on the possession of assault weapons."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014
Should NH restrict further wind power development?
"I believe we should move forward with appropriate wind power projects utilizing the present review process."
Voting Record
SB 409 (2012)
Allows medicinal marijuana through home growing.
HB 1650 (2012)
Exempts foodstuffs grown or produced and then sold in New Hampshire from federal regulation.
SB 286 (2012)
Establishes a prescription drug monitoring program funded entirely through "grants, gifts, or user contributions."
HB 1677 (2012)
Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
HB 1264 (2012)
Establishes a religious exemption for individuals who do not wish to provide accommodations, goods, or services for same-sex marriages.
HB 330 (2011)
Repeals the requirement to obtain a license to carry a concealed firearm.
HB 1526 (2012)
Decriminalizes possession of 1/2 ounce or less of marijuana, with additional penalties for violators under age twenty-one.
HB 1560 (2012)
Establishes the interstate Health Care Compact, which provides that each member state shall have the authority to enact state laws that trump all federal laws regarding health care within its state.
HB 1705 (2012)
Legalizes and taxes marijuana for adults over age twenty-one.
HB 1595 (2012)
Limits primary elections to voters who have registered as party members.
HB 1482 (2012)
Limits the exemption from property taxation granted to charitable nonprofit hospitals only to the main campus of the hospital.
HB 1405 (2012)
Allows local governments to establish moratoriums on refugee resettlement.
HB 1666 (2012)
Requires legislative approval of any collective bargaining agreement entered into by the state.
HB 1676 (2012)
Establishes a pilot program to provide public financing for eligible candidates for state senator.
HB 1667 (2012)
Raises the threshold between juvenile and adult offenders from seventeen to eighteen years-old.
HB 1487 (2012)
Requires legislative approval for the expenditure of funds involving New Hampshire in any low carbon fuel standards program, such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
HB 1492 (2012)
Requires public employers to verify an employee's eligibility to work in the United States.
HB 1658 (2012)
Limits financial assistance for mothers who have additional children while receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The House and Senate amended the bill to instead establish an income and identity verification system for public assistance recipients.
SB 295 (2012)
Increases the Research and Development tax credit.
HB 1659 (2012)
"Women's Right to Know Act," mandating that women considering an abortion receive "complete and accurate information on abortion and its alternatives."
HB 1654 (2012)
Authorizes earned time credits for inmates participating in rehabilitative programming.
HB 1511 (2012)
Removes the prohibition on convicted felons possessing certain weapons for self-defense.
HB 1660 (2012)
Prohibits abortions beyond 20 weeks gestation.
HB 648 (2012)
Forbids the use of eminent domain for regional electricity projects when costs and benefits cannot be shared across the ISO - New England network.
HB 1383 (2012)
States that only United States citizens may receive in-state tuition at the University of New Hampshire.
HB 1679 (2012)
Prohibits partial birth abortions and abortions in the third trimester.
HB 592 (2012)
Redistricts the House of Representatives.
SB 372 (2012)
Establishes a tax credit for businesses that contribute to a scholarship fund for students who wish to attend private, parochial, or home schools.
SB 289 (2012)
Requires voters to present identification at polling places.
HCR 42 (2012)
Expresses support for preserving the Electoral College.
HB 1413 (2012)
Directs New Hampshire to withdraw from the No Child Left Behind federal education program.
HB 340 (2011)
Exempts parents from the education property tax if their children are not enrolled in public school.
HB 176 (2011)
Changes the definition of "domicile" for voting purposes so that out-of-state students can not claim domicile in New Hampshire.
HR 9 (2011)
Resolution expressing support for earmarks for law enforcement.
SB 27 (2011)
Raises the speed limit in some areas of Lake Winnipesaukee.
HB 519 (2011)
Repeals the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), New Hampshire's cap-and-trade program.
HB 113 (2011)
Prohibits the use of state funds for New Hampshire Public Television (NHPTV).
HB 370 (2011)
Reverses the expanded definition of bullying in the Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention Act.
HB 569 (2011)
Establishes "domestic unions" as an alternative to marriage.
HCR 23 (2011)
Urges congressional earmarks for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
SB 52 (2011)
Repeals early release programs for inmates convicted of violent crimes.
SB 88 (2011)
Expands the use of deadly force, adding "Stand Your Ground" to the "Castle Doctrine." Under this bill victims could use deadly force without retreating, anywhere the victim has the right to be.
HB 218 (2011)
Repeals the New Hampshire Rail Transit Auhority (NHRTA).
SB 57 (2011)
Makes various revisions to title loan regulations.
HB 474 (2011)
Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
SB 1 (2011)
Eliminates "evergreen clauses" in public contracts.
HB 109 (2011)
Prohibits local planning boards from requiring sprinklers as a condition for a local permit.
HB 329 (2011)
Requires parental notification prior to a minor's abortion.
HB 133 (2011)
Ties the New Hampshire minimum wage to the federal minimum wage.
SB 3 (2011)
Makes various changes to the state retirement system, such as raising retirement ages and increasing member contributions.
HB 631 (2011)
Repeals the requirement that school districts offer public kindergarten.
SB 489 (2010)
Authorizes three casinos in New Hampshire.
HB 1644 (2010)
Includes all fetuses as potential victims under first and second degree murder, manslaughter, and negligent homicide.
HB 1590 (2010)
Repeals same-sex marriage.
SB 497 (2010)
Establishes certain requirements for the reasonable compensation deduction under the business profits tax. This bill also establishes a committee to study safe harbors.
HB 1607 (2010)
Establishes certain requirements for the reasonable compensation deduction under the business profits tax. The bill creates a committee to study safe harbors and taxation of investment organizations. This bill also deletes a provision subjecting to taxation certain income accumulated in trust for the benefit of unborn or unascertained persons.SB 450 (2010)
Makes various budget cuts.
SS HB 1 (2010)
Repeals the LLC tax.
HB 1653 (2010)
Decriminalizes possession of 1/4 ounce or less of marijuana, with additional penalties for violators under age eighteen.
HB 1128 (2010)
Makes various regulatory changes, such as allowing towns to adopt a local meals and rooms tax in addition to the state meals and rooms tax and authorizing expanded gambling.
SB 464 (2010)
Establishes speed limits on Lake Winnipesaukee.
CACR 28 (2010)
Constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
HB 415 (2009)
Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
HB 436 (2009)
Legalizes same-sex marriage.
HB 556 (2009)
Repeals the death penalty.
HB 383 (2009)
Requires seat belt usage.
HB 531 (2009)
Requires parental notification prior to a minor's abortion.
HB 648 (2009)
Allows medicinal use of marijuana, without allowing home growing.
