Benson H. Goodwin

Candidate for State Representative · Hillsborough County District 28 · Democrat
Benson H. Goodwin
Benson H. GoodwinD

Not an incumbent. No voting record. Their Citizens Count profile

Somewhat Socialist
66.7%
6 of 9 answers
answered 9 of 11

This score comes from a questionnaire, not from votes. Benson H. Goodwin holds no seat and has cast no roll calls. The scorecard scores votes.

By issue area

  • Raise Taxes to Expand Government
    From the Economic Democracy section of the DSA program
    50%
    1/2
  • Grow the State Budget
    From the Economic Democracy section of the DSA program
    50%
    1/2
  • Defend the Public School Monopoly
    From the Freedom To Flourish section of the DSA program
    100%
    3/3
  • Green New Deal Energy Mandates
    From the Green New Deal section of the DSA program
    100%
    1/1
  • Loosen Voter Eligibility Rules
    From the Democracy For All section of the DSA program
    0%
    0/1

Every answer that counted (9)

The question wording is Citizens Count’s. The “aligned answer” column is the answer a DSA-aligned candidate would give, taken from the plank named beside it. Anything Benson H. Goodwin wrote under an answer is quoted in full, unedited.

QuestionTheir answerAligned answerCounted as
Broad-based income taxShould NH add an income tax on earned income?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic DemocracyAgainstForNot aligned
Business tax decreaseShould New Hampshire lower business taxes?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic DemocracyAgainstAgainstAligned
Fund the Office of the Child AdvocateShould New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?Grow the State Budget · Economic DemocracyForForAligned
School district tax cap mandateShould state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?Grow the State Budget · Economic DemocracyForAgainstNot aligned
"Education Freedom Account" programDo 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?Defend the Public School Monopoly · Freedom To FlourishAgainstAgainstAligned
Public school open enrollment with limitsShould New Hampshire allow at least 10% of students in each school district to enroll in a different public school, regardless of where they live?Defend the Public School Monopoly · Freedom To FlourishAgainstAgainstAligned
Majority of public school funding through local property taxesDo you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?Defend the Public School Monopoly · Freedom To FlourishAgainstAgainstAligned
Expand net metering opportunitiesDo 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?Green New Deal Energy Mandates · Green New DealForForAligned
Proof of citizenship for newly registered votersShould New Hampshire require new voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering to vote?Loosen Voter Eligibility Rules · Democracy For AllForAgainstNot aligned

Left out of the score (2)

“Undecided”, “Other” and unanswered questions are excluded from the arithmetic, exactly as an absence is excluded on a roll call. None of these counted against Benson H. Goodwin.

  • Interest and Dividends taxUndecided
  • Allow segregation based on biological sexUndecided

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