William Palmer
Running for: NH House Sullivan County District 02
Declined to complete our 2024 State Candidate Survey
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?
"This takes money from public schools and puts further pressure on local property taxes"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Healthcare decisions should be between a patient and their doctor."Against| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"Healthcare decisions should be between a patient and their doctor."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
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?
"Lowering business taxes can only push property taxes higher"No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"We need action to lower our energy costs, boost New Hampshire’s economy, for our health and for a healthier planet."Undecided| Read My Position
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?
"We need to ensure that every eligible voter can vote without difficulty"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"For"
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts (HB 523)
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"Healthcare decisions should be between a patient and their doctor."No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
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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?
"This puts too much of a property tax burden on poorer towns."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"I would want to see oversight that would ensure the quality of the product and that sales provide the state with adequate funding for that oversight. The issue of how to deal with impaired drivers also needs attention."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"I would want to see oversight that would ensure the quality of the product and that sales provide the state with adequate funding for that oversight. The issue of how to deal with impaired drivers also needs attention."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"I would want to see oversight that would ensure the quality of the product and that sales provide the state with adequate funding for that oversight. The issue of how to deal with impaired drivers also needs attention."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"For"
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted for HB 368, a bill that would provide various legal protections for persons receiving gender-related health care. For example, HB 368 would prohibit New Hampshire from enforcing an order from another state to remove a child from a home based on a parent allowing their child to receive gender-affirming health care.
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"Healthcare decisions should be between a patient and their doctor."No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"The state needs to follow federal law and strive for safely with red flag law, stricter background checks, gun safety in the home and I believe guns have no place in schools."