Jeffrey F. Kessler
Candidate for State Representative · Sullivan County District 3 · Democrat
Flagged: DSA Preferred Candidate
Graded Fully Socialist. Took the Democratic Socialists of America position on 8 of the 8 survey questions they answered clearly, out of 11 scored.
Jeffrey F. KesslerD
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Fully Socialist
100%
8 of 8 answers
answered 8 of 11
This score comes from a questionnaire, not from votes. Jeffrey F. Kessler 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 program100%2/2
- 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
Every answer that counted (8)
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| Question | Their answer | Aligned answer | Counted as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest and Dividends taxShould New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"This 100-year-old tax was bringing in $150M plus in revenue for the state. About 90% of NH's residents do not have enough savings to need to pay this tax. The state made up for this reduction in income by reducing services for citizens and passing state responsibilities and cost onto local property taxes." | For | For | Aligned |
| Business tax decreaseShould New Hampshire lower business taxes?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"Business tax reductions have cost NH between $800M and $1.2B in revenue during the past decade. Data shows that past cuts have not increased NH businesses enough to cover the lost revenue. This reduction of state revenue reduces state services available to local communities." | 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 | 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"School districts have had the opportunity to vote for tax caps for years. Imposing the question on the November ballot fails to address the reason for higher property taxes, downshifting of costs from the state." | 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"Public education money is for education in public schools. A student needing a voucher program education support should come from a public school. Since public education funds are used, public governing should authorize the funds and program." | 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"Open enrollment as proposed allowed students to move to another school and take a community's public school tax dollars to a different district. The state should invest in struggling communities to bring all public schools to a common set of programs and opportunities." | 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"NH is not meeting its constitutional obligation to adequately fund public schools. The state needs to accept its responsibility and determine the best method of funding public schools to relieve the pressure on the local property tax." | 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"Expanding the net metering capacity could provide economic support to industries concerned about NH's high electricity rates into the future." | For | For | Aligned |
Left out of the score (3)
“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 Jeffrey F. Kessler.
- Broad-based income taxOther
- Allow segregation based on biological sexUndecided
- Proof of citizenship for newly registered votersUndecided
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