Don House
Candidate for State Representative · Belknap County District 8 · Democrat
Flagged: DSA Preferred Candidate
Graded Fully Socialist. Took the Democratic Socialists of America position on 9 of the 10 survey questions they answered clearly, out of 11 scored.
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Fully Socialist
90%
9 of 10 answers
answered 10 of 11
This score comes from a questionnaire, not from votes. Don House holds no seat and has cast no roll calls. The scorecard scores votes.
By issue area
- Raise Taxes to Expand GovernmentFrom the Economic Democracy section of the DSA program66.7%2/3
- Grow the State BudgetFrom the Economic Democracy section of the DSA program100%2/2
- Defend the Public School MonopolyFrom the Freedom To Flourish section of the DSA program100%3/3
- Green New Deal Energy MandatesFrom the Green New Deal section of the DSA program100%1/1
- Loosen Voter Eligibility RulesFrom the Democracy For All section of the DSA program100%1/1
Every answer that counted (10)
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 Don House wrote under an answer is quoted in full, unedited.
| Question | Their answer | Aligned answer | Counted as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broad-based income taxShould NH add an income tax on earned income?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy | Against | For | Not aligned |
| Interest and Dividends taxShould New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"Yes, NH is facing revenue shortfalls and has trouble funding new and existing social programs. This was an important source of revenue that only impacted the wealthiest 10% of tax filers in NH." | For | For | Aligned |
| Business tax decreaseShould New Hampshire lower business taxes?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"Lower business taxes result in higher local property taxes. Lowering business taxes hasn't contributed to much business growth." | Against | Against | Aligned |
| Fund the Office of the Child AdvocateShould New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?Grow the State Budget · Economic Democracy"Yes, children need the resources of this office." | For | For | Aligned |
| School district tax cap mandateShould state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?Grow the State Budget · Economic Democracy"No, local school districts are in the best position to determine and propose their school budgets. Setting a cap on school budgets is another way to hurt public education." | Against | Against | 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 Flourish"This drains funds from public schools resulting in higher property taxes. There is no accountability for the way vouchers are spent or the results of the education they are spent on" | Against | Against | Aligned |
| 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 Flourish"No, this puts an unfair burden on certain school districts and is another approach used to harm and adversely impact public education." | Against | Against | Aligned |
| 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 Flourish"The current tax system favors wealthy towns. NH needs to find other sources of income to reduce property taxes by spending more state dollars on local public schools." | Against | Against | Aligned |
| 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 Deal"Yes, this encourages more creation of renewal energy programs such as solar." | For | For | Aligned |
| 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 All"in the past 26 years just one person in NH has been prosecuted for knowingly voting as a non-U.S. citizen, according to court testimony. For many voters, obtaining their proof of citizenship is an expensive and time-consuming process. Thus, requiring proof seems to disqualify more valid voters than protecting elections." | Against | Against | Aligned |
Left out of the score (1)
“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 Don House.
- Allow segregation based on biological sexOther
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