Richard A. Boisvert
Historical Details
Position on Issues
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?
"Against"
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Support or opposition for this would very much depend upon the specifics of any pending legislation."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"Support or opposition for this would very much depend upon the specifics of any pending legislation."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"This tax has been recently lowered and I do not support lowering it further."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"Support or opposition for this would very much depend upon the specifics of any pending legislation."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the tax on cigarettes?
"Both my parents died of complications associated with many decades of smoking. Increasing the cost of cigarettes may help deter smoking among that part of the population (youth mostly) that may be drawn into the habit."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add restrictions to the governor's powers during a state of emergency?
"In an emergency someone needs to have the ability to act decisively."
For| Read My Position
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?
"For"
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase public access to reports of police misconduct?
"Undecided"
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"For"
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?
"I would like to be for it, but my support would very much depend on the details of the legislation."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"Holding to the federal minimum wage is an insult to the NH workforce. A minimum wage much closer to a real livable wage is needed. Such a change would have ripple effects up the wage scales and support achieving a livable wage for a wider range of the workforce."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the size of solar panel installations that may participate in net energy metering?
"For"
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase subsidies and tax credits for business investment?
"Support or opposition for this would very much depend upon the specifics of any pending legislation."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the base amount of per-pupil funding it provides to local school districts?
"The current per-pupil funding is completely inadequate and results in unfairly heavy tax burdens on property poor towns."
Undecided| Read My Position
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?
"I would need to study this in much more detail before I could decide if I were for or against the proposition as presented here."
For| Read My Position
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 create a road usage fee?
"If by this you mean a surcharge on all electric or hybrid vehicles, I do support a fee. Reliance on gas tax allows many people to avoid their responsibility to maintain the roads. Know that I own a hybrid car and would be one of the people who would have to pay more."
Undecided| Read My Position
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?
"I do not have an adequate understanding of how this would be funded and applied. I support the goal in general but don't know enough to weigh in on the question as stated."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Generally yes, but again it would depend on the details of the legislation. I would support requiring gun owners to pass tests similar to those for obtaining a driver's license that prove the person has the basic safety skills and knowledge of the law."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire provide student loan debt repayment programs for workers in industries with labor shortages?
"Undecided"
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add tax incentives for affordable housing development?
"Support or opposition for this would very much depend upon the specifics of any pending legislation."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire allocate tax revenues for private and home schooling costs?
"Against"
