Theresa Swanick
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Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire ban abortion after 20 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?
"I oppose a ban on abortion after 20 weeks gestation, even with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire ban abortion after 24 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?
"I believe as a policy, the government must not interfere with a woman's decision about her medical health."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH pursue expanded commuter rail?
"I support incremental expansion of commuter options, such as buses on existing infrastructure. I could support limited expansion of rail to Nashua as an investment in economic development to allow that project to yield the answer to whether further expansion would be economically feasible."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH limit terms for elected officials?
"With 2 yr terms, there is frequent opportunity for voters to affect limits. What NH needs is a constitutional amendment to allow citizens to vote on statewide issues via citizen ballot referendums."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH increase funding for heroin treatment programs?
"Legalizing, regulating, and taxing cannabis would allow a legal alternative to opiates, allow a gateway off of opiate addiction and yield revenue for increasing the treatment in the fight against the opioid epidemic."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Reducing business taxes without replacing those revenues to the state budget effectively downshifts costs to local towns and property tax payers. No reduction unless there is a plan for covering lost revenue. Years of downshifting costs to towns/property tax payers has become an undue burden on property taxpayers in our state."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH authorize one or more casinos?
"I oppose casino gambling in New Hampshire."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the tax on cigarettes?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH continue to base statewide assessments on Common Core standards?
"I oppose basing statewide assessments on Common Core standards."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add restrictions to the governor's powers during a state of emergency?
"I need to be informed on what the issues are in this regard."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH broaden campaign finance disclosure laws?
"I support broader campaign finance disclosure laws."
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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"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH increase law enforcement policies and penalties for heroin-related offenses?
"I support increased law enforcement policies and penalties for heroin-related offenses."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase public access to reports of police misconduct?
"Transparency is always best policy and can only serve to reduce police misconduct."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"We have absentee voting and I support "no excuse" absentee voting for any personal/professional reason."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?
"I support legal, taxed, regulated cannabis. NH is surrounded by states (and Canada) that have legalized cannabis and are reaping the benefit of a revenue stream NH could put to use for drug treatment and education, not to mention saving the legal administration of criminalization."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Was New Hampshire right to continue expanded Medicaid eligibility, using the traditional Medicaid system of managed care instead of private insurance?
"I support expanded Medicaid eligibility, using the traditional Medicaid system of managed care instead of private insurance."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Was NH right to expand Medicaid eligibility, using private insurance wherever possible?
"This was a thoroughly legislated bipartisan compromise which should be supported IF it works as predicted. If it does not work as predicted, it should be reconsidered."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"I am for raising the minimum wage to at least $10/hour to match our surrounding states to try to stop the flight of youth from our state who can finding more affordable education/housing and higher paying jobs out of state."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH do more to enforce federal immigration laws?
"I would need to be persuaded as NH is revenue strapped as it is without increasing enforcement of federal laws."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the size of solar panel installations that may participate in net energy metering?
"We need to build back clean and green to expand the job base that moves NH forward."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase subsidies and tax credits for business investment?
"We can incentivize building back clean and green to support jobs for NH's future as we recover our local economy. I am open to discussing targeted incentives that spur innovation in economic development to help the economy recover."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH allow the Northern Pass to proceed with some (not all) of the lines buried?
"I oppose the Northern Pass as currently proposed."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the base amount of per-pupil funding it provides to local school districts?
"I support resolving unfair eduction funding and devising fair funding for the future."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Is police brutality an issue in NH?
"I am undecided on this issue."
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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?
"Against"
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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"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire create a road usage fee?
"Undecided"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire government do more to increase the supply of affordable housing?
"New Hampshire government should do more to increase the supply of affordable housing."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
What is your opinion on the state providing some funding for Planned Parenthood?
"I support the state providing some funding for Planned Parenthood."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH continue to administer statewide standards-based student assessments?
"I am undecided on this issue."
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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?
"This can succeed as unemployment insurance does, with small deductions that are broad based, and as such, with adequate revenue to support coverage for NH's hard working families."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I do not support restrictions affecting traditional hunting or reasonable self protection. I am for common sense gun safety as it relates to suicide prevention and domestic violence reduction. I don't believe weapons of war should be on the streets our police endeavor to keep safe."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire provide student loan debt repayment programs for workers in industries with labor shortages?
"Targeted forgiveness is a win win incentive to fill critical job sector needs to build back our economy."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add tax incentives for affordable housing development?
"This issue is a crisis of inventory after the loss of long term rentals converting to short term rentals. We can encourage zoning whereby development can be incentivized by allowing higher density for developers to make enough return on investment to undertake building, with protections to prevent conversion to short term rentals which started the problem in the first place."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire allocate tax revenues for private and home schooling costs?
"No public funds for private education unless we solve the education funding crisis in NH."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should parents be allowed to opt their children out of the NH immunization/vaccination registry?
"I am undecided on this issue."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH impose strict residency requirements on registering to vote?
"Voting is the most fundamental right of citizenship. We should strive for fullest participation by eligible residents as possible. Strict requirements could be fulfilled by allowing 'motor-voter' automatic registration by DMV licensure. Full participation could be achieved by vote-by-mail (as absentee voting is now) since work and family obligations hinder many from exercising their basic right to vote. Same-day voter registration should remain a stopgap verifiable measure to allow anyone to exercise their fundamental right if no earlier steps were taken."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH restrict further wind power development?
"I oppose restrictions on further wind power development."
