Scott Forte
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Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
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?
"Funds for education should be tied to an individual student, not an institution. The more competition we have in education the better quality of education the student will receive."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"We (all of us, not just elected officials) need to define life. Viability can happen as early as 18 - 19 weeks. There is a separate and distinct heart beat at 10 week, and the baby can feel pain around the same time. Prior to life, it should be up to the woman. After life is detected, only when extreme circumstances arise (medical, rape) should it be allowable."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"We (all of us, not just elected officials) need to define life. Viability can happen as early as 18 - 19 weeks. There is a separate and distinct heart beat at 10 week, and the baby can feel pain around the same time. Prior to life, it should be up to the woman. After life is detected, only when extreme circumstances arise (medical, rape) should it be allowable."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3?
"It is absurd to allow a child to choose their gender. Men are men, women are women. Kids that young need only to be taught biology."
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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"?
"People are not 'inherently' anything. The kids need to focus on STEM and History. Not social / political issues."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"lower taxes attract investors, capital, and talent"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"lower taxes attract investors, capital, and talent"
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire add a tax credit for businesses that contribute to student loan repayment for employees?
"It would depend on what the language looks like"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"lower taxes attract investors, capital, and talent"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"We, as a government, should make the process to implement clean energy as easy as possible. Offshore wind and hydro-electric storage are 2 solutions that we have not taken advantage of. Reducing red tape, offering tax incentives (not investment or payout, but tax breaks) could be a possible solution."
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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?
"The system we have now works fine."
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?
"All vehicles should pay their fair share. I am in favor of lower taxes across the board, but not if it only benefits one particular group and not the entire population."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"the more housing the better - more supply means prices will become more reasonable and increase the total tax base."
Undecided| Read My Position
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?
"'Requiring' is the word I don't like here. The government is not the best body to decide policy like this. People should be free to choose the sources they want and pay a rate according to their choice. It should not be harder to get more clean energy usage. If there is red tape preventing clean energy from being used / purchased / sold that should be addressed and corrected. Free markets are the solution."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"We (all of us, not just elected officials) need to define life. Viability can happen as early as 18 - 19 weeks. There is a separate and distinct heart beat at 10 week, and the baby can feel pain around the same time. Prior to life, it should be up to the woman. After life is detected, only when extreme circumstances arise (medical, rape) should it be allowable."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"Absentee is fine, early voting is cool with me too. Mail-in has too many potential issues and will open cans of worms we don't want. We need to make sure only people who reside in the state for at least 184 days / year can vote in elections."
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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?
"There may be other way - I am open to conversation."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"Would rather have a free market solution, but willing to compromise to make it legal. Funding raised through tax revenue should be used in large part to fund drug education programs (maybe rehabs) (epically for young people)"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"Would rather have a free market solution, but willing to compromise to make it legal. Funding raised through tax revenue should be used in large part to fund drug education programs (maybe rehabs) (epically for young people)"
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"Would rather have a free market solution, but willing to compromise to make it legal. Funding raised through tax revenue should be used in large part to fund drug education programs (maybe rehabs) (epically for young people)"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"Minimum wage is good idea in theory, but in practice it reduces the number of job, hours people work, and competition in the labor market. The free market is always the best solution."
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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?
"cities should keep more of the revenue they generate"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the gradual phase-out of the Interests and Dividends tax?
"lower taxes attract investors, capital, and talent"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"We (all of us, not just elected officials) need to define life. Viability can happen as early as 18 - 19 weeks. There is a separate and distinct heart beat at 10 week, and the baby can feel pain around the same time. Prior to life, it should be up to the woman. After life is detected, only when extreme circumstances arise (medical, rape) should it be allowable."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Bad people will do bad things - regardless of the law. Law abiding citizens should not have to pay for the actions of those choose to break the law. Diluting the 2nd amendment is not an acceptable position. Read the Federalist Papers and letters Jefferson (and other founders) wrote to others on the topic."
