Richard "Dick" Thackston III
Running for: NH House Cheshire County District 12
Completed our 2024 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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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)?
"Against"
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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?
"Against"
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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?
"Against"
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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?
"Against"
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Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Top down Zoning from the State is a very precarious road to travel. It has the potential to destroy communities while not achieving its intended goals. LOOK AT VERMONT"
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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?
"For"
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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?
"The entire system is a mess and should be restructured using a broader foot print of revenue. Local schools and school districts are a fundamental building block of our community however the operation of our schools is significantly impacted by unfunded State and Federal mandates."
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"For"
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"For"
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"Undecided"
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Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"Market forces should determine wages based on availability of work and skill levels of employees, currently market forces have increased the wage level above anything being contemplated and this legislation is therefore irrelevant except that it set a bad precedent."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire add legal protections for residents of other states who travel here for health care related to abortion or gender transition?
"This seems to me to be an entirely personal decision and one that is better regulated by the market and availability of medical services than broad general statements. In many of our Northern and Western Communities medical services of all kinds are provided across borders with abutting states."
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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"
