JJ DeFeo
Candidate for State Representative · Rockingham County District 7 · Democrat
Flagged: DSA Preferred Candidate
Graded Fully Socialist. Took the Democratic Socialists of America position on 10 of the 11 survey questions they answered clearly, out of 11 scored.
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Fully Socialist
90.9%
10 of 11 answers
answered 11 of 11
This score comes from a questionnaire, not from votes. JJ DeFeo 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
- Gender Identity Over Biological SexFrom the Feminism For All 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 (11)
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| 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"No. While I do NOT support our current tax system, a direct income tax is not the most effective or equitable way to do taxation. It is also important to note that ALL taxes are technically income taxes, it's just whether you pay it upfront or later on." | Against | For | Not aligned |
| Interest and Dividends taxShould New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"Yes, the I&D tax was an effective way of lowering working class taxes by offsetting them with a fee on only large corporate stock transactions." | For | For | Aligned |
| Business tax decreaseShould New Hampshire lower business taxes?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"No. There are far more effective ways to be pro-business than BET and BPT cuts. The BET and BPT are good ways to lower individuals' taxes." | 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"ABSOLUTELY! Ensuring all our children's wellbeing deserves to be made a TOP priority." | 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"I don't agree with needless red tape like this; school budgets in NH are approved by the voters; I say that we should trust democracy." | 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"NO! Public tax dollars belong in public schools, not in the pockets of private entities. Further, School costs are not linear, so EFAs ARE CURRENTLY heavily damaging the most in-need schools, causing downward spirals (example: Sanborn). We've seen the damage caused by these sorts of policies across the country in places like Detroit, Michigan." | 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. School costs are not linear, so tuitionless optional school changes will heavily damage the most in-need schools, causing downwards spirals. We've seen the damage caused by these sorts of policies across the country in places like Arkansas, Detroit (Michigan), and West Virginia." | 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"NO! Property taxes are a very bad form of taxation that hurts the working class more than anything, and encourages wasting land in cities (like Manchester and Nashua) to avoid paying taxes on valuable land, leaving the rest of the state (like Fremont) to pick up the slack. Instead, we should move to an offset land value tax (OLVT) system. This is where we do not tax the buildings/improvements on a property, only the value of the land. This penalizes wasting land in dense areas, and encourages cities to build spaces for businesses and housing. The 'offset' means, **if a property is the primary residence of the owner**, there is a deduction on the taxable land value of some amount. I'd propose $60,000. There would be an overall minimum OLVT rate. There would be a statewide rate of 80% of the minimum total rate; Towns and cities would be responsible for setting a rate of at minimum 20% of the total minimum rate. For example, if the statewide rate is 12.5%, there would be a statewide rate of precisely 80% of that, in this case, 10%. Towns and cities would set a separate rate, which must be at least the remaining 2.5%. Towns and cities may vote to raise it if they choose, but I of course would suggest to everyone to never raise taxes unless absolutely necessary." | 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. I would further support abolishing the cap. There is no reason for this overregulation except to protect corporate profits & keep our energy costs high." | For | For | Aligned |
| Allow segregation based on biological sexShould New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination law allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings, such as bathrooms and locker rooms?Gender Identity Over Biological Sex · Feminism For All"I do not support creating new segregation. This isn't the confederacy; we are better than that." | Against | Against | 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"I do not support making it harder to vote. NH has a voter fraud rate of about 0.0002% since 2016, approximately 2 votes in a million. NH prides itself on already having secure elections; no need to change up what has worked."Ticked Other, scored as Against. A plain no, followed by the reasons. No condition attached. | Againstticked Other | Against | Aligned |
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