Rita Mattson
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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?
"Educational freedom accounts provide more opportunity for parents to choose the educational approach that best fits the needs of their children. This is particularly true for families with low or modest incomes."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"I support New Hampshire's current law on abortion which allows abortions without restriction for the first 6 months of gestation and provides exceptions in cases of fatal fetal anomalies or serious risks to the health or life of the mother. Reproductive rights are not in any way under threat in New Hampshire."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"I support New Hampshire's current law on abortion which allows abortions without restriction for the first 6 months of gestation and provides exceptions in cases of fatal fetal anomalies or serious risks to the health or life of the mother. Reproductive rights are not in any way under threat in New Hampshire."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3?
"For"
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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"?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire add a tax credit for businesses that contribute to student loan repayment for employees?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"Against"
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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?
"The use of affidavit ballots for new voters has been superseded by the voting law changes made by the adoption of HB 1569."
Undecided| Read My Position
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"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Against any state mandated zoning changes."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
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?
"Expanding net metering to more systems would shift costs to the great majority of ratepayers. New Hampshire's electrical energy costs are already among the highest in the country. I will not support any measures which further increase the costs for most rate payers."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire extend the renewable portfolio standard past 2025, requiring public utilities to obtain more than 25% of electricity from renewable energy sources?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"I support New Hampshire's current law on abortion which allows abortions without restriction for the first 6 months of gestation and provides exceptions in cases of fatal fetal anomalies or serious risks to the health or life of the mother. Reproductive rights are not in any way under threat in New Hampshire."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
"The most effective and long-lasting approach to improving access and affordability of childcare in New Hampshire is to increase the supply of those services, and to remove barriers that inflate costs. This is best done by revising regulations which cruelly restrict the supply, considering childcare centers face over 100 pages of regulations imposed by the state. The legislature has started to fix this. This year it took an exciting step. It revised childcare licensure requirements to permit larger numbers of smaller daycare services. It did this by exempting from licensing the care of up to 4 children, in addition to one's own children, in private home daycare. This is a smart, neighborly, child-friendly approach that costs taxpayers nothing, increases childcare supply, and reduces costs to parents. The legislature needs to continue progressing with solutions like these in which parents, taxpayers, providers, and children all win."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"Different communities have different needs, each community needs to be able control to meet its own needs."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"Before I would consider further decriminalizing marijuana growing and use we would have to have reliable tests and standards to determine whether a driver's ability to safely operate a vehicle has been impaired by that use."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"Before I would consider further decriminalizing marijuana growing and use we would have to have reliable tests and standards to determine whether a driver's ability to safely operate a vehicle has been impaired by that use."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"Before I would consider further decriminalizing marijuana growing and use we would have to have reliable tests and standards to determine whether a driver's ability to safely operate a vehicle has been impaired by that use."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"Against"
Undecided| Read My Position
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?
"I would need to read the proposed bill first. I need more info on this."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the gradual phase-out of the Interests and Dividends tax?
"For"
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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?
"It's unnecessary. What jurisdiction do states have over actions committed in other states?"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"I support New Hampshire's current law on abortion which allows abortions without restriction for the first 6 months of gestation and provides exceptions in cases of fatal fetal anomalies or serious risks to the health or life of the mother. Reproductive rights are not in any way under threat in New Hampshire."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"'.....shall not be infringed'"
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Keene Sentinel, 2021
"Mattson, on the other hand, has a different opinion on the school voucher system. She has said she feels that money should follow the student to give families more flexibility in how their kids are educated.
"During a rally Saturday at Pelletier’s Sports Shop in Jaffrey, Mattson, 65, said that students' needs vary, and that the public school setting isn’t ideal for everyone.
"'Some children need a smaller group of people, and a charter school, private school, whatever, would be a better fit for them,' she said. 'Public school is great for a lot of people, but they should have the choice. And I think the voucher program is the perfect … fix for it.'"
