New Hampshire State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test

Abortion and Reproductive

1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-life

2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No

3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes

4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes

5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

7. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- Yes

8. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- No Answer

9. Other or expanded principles
- My belief is that parental rights should be paramount. These are not children of the state and the diversity of raising children should not be corraled. Protecting all citizens is the responsibility of government but parents must be given wide latitude in knowing what is best for a child.Abortion is a difficult issue. As a grandparent I would be devastated if a grandchild were to be terminated. Life is precious and I have seen much harm in women that have aborted. I have also seen those that brought a life into the world and had problems raising them.

Budget, Spending, and Tax

1. Education (higher)
- Slightly Decrease

2. Education (K-12)
- Slightly Decrease

3. Environment
- Slightly Decrease

4. Health care
- Slightly Decrease

5. Law enforcement
- Slightly Decrease

6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Maintain Status

7. Welfare
- Greatly Decrease

8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status

2. Cigarette taxes
- Slightly Decrease

3. Corporate taxes
- Greatly Decrease

4. Gasoline taxes
- Slightly Decrease

5. Property taxes
- Greatly Decrease

6. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

1. Tapping into New Hampshire's "rainy day" fund
- Yes

2. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- Yes

3. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No

4. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- Yes

5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- Yes

6. Privatizing certain government services
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- It is difficult to paint with a broad brush. As a lawmaker one must weigh the facts of each bill and keep the constituants in mind on any decision. Government does not know best, a concept that has been lost recently. Budgets must be analyzed and investment in education may be a wise choice. Welfare should be a hand up not a handout. We have created an entitlement society and used other people's money (OPM) in transfer payments which is very wrong. Opportunity is there for every citizen & guarantee of success is not a government responsibility.

Campaign Finance and Government Reform

1. Individual
- No Answer

2. Political Action Committee
- No Answer

3. Corporate
- No Answer

4. Political Party
- No Answer

5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- No Answer

6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- No Answer

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Crime and Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No Answer

2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- No Answer

3. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- No Answer

4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No Answer

5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No Answer

6. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- No Answer

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economic

1. Do you support establishing a state income tax?
- No

2. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes

3. Do you support the expansion of state-regulated gaming?
- Yes

4. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes

5. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No

6. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

7. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- No

8. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No

9. Other or expanded principles
- Money that is given as welfare or whatever must be taken from someone else. Unemployement is a insurance. Charge higher premiums or devise a structure that will meet future need. Government is not free money. It is a huge burden on the rest of the economy. Our children to greatgrandchildren will be paying for the current mismanagement of government. Free markets have proven to work with vigilance of monopolies and the like. Life, liberty and the persuit of happiness were our forefathers words. Lately we have faced only survival.

Education

1. Do you support national education standards?
- No

2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- No

3. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes

5. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes

6. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from New Hampshire high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- Education is a local issue. The needs of California may be different than New Hampshire. Competency of students should be certied by administration. A single exam does not certify a students proficency.No Child Left Behind has caused education to slip behind. Much class time is spent teaching the measurement test and staff development training has taken the teachers away from the classroom. Government should be required to give the opportunity of education, not each child to be a rocket scientist. Unrealistic standards are poor standards and only regress our international standing. We should maximize the potential of each child.

Environment and Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- No

2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for improvements to New Hampshire's energy infrastructure?
- No

5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes

6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- The private sector will fill any void if given the chance. High taxes and strangling regulations will dampen any economy. Incentivise competition and protection from monopolies should be good recipe for a great economy. As a hunter & fisherman I respect the enviorment as much as anyone. There is a reason why we lose manufacturing jobs overseas. Government regulation. Climate change is a bill of goods I care not to buy. With the access we have to information we find the earth has cycles of climate. Lief Erickson could have said there was global warming in the 900's!

Gun

1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No

2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No

3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- Yes

4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- The laws on the books if enforced will keep us safe. Felons are not allowed weapons period. I had my first gun at twelve and respected its use. In Vietnam, I was denied, as were other mechanics the right to carry. That decision was almost disasterous because we got over run by vietcong. Google, December 4, 1966, Vietnam for the particulars. What was really nuts I was almost denied a carry permit because I have PTSD from not having means to protect myself. What a country!

Health

1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No

2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes

3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes

4. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- No

5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes

6. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in New Hampshire?
- No

7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- Again, a legislator needs to hear the arguments before making a final decision on an issue.

Social

1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes

2. Should New Hampshire continue to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples?
- No

3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- No

4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- No

5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- No

6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Legislative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- My concerns at the State House are as follows: Education, liberty, affordable government, jobs and the economy. A favorable economic business climate must be established to attract business to our state.Lower our business profits tax, increase net operating loss limits, study all business taxes to induce competition, allow interstate health policies, study business licenses & permitting. Parental/homeschoolers rights. Keep education issues local. Limit Dept Ed powers, repeal obamacare, castle doctrine require legislative intent on bills. Take back the constitutions. The NH legislature is the fourth largest english legislative body in the world. The least government is the best government!