Lisa DeBartolomao
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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
- 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 program0%0/1
Every answer that counted (9)
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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 tax predominately affected the wealthy, as they are more likely to have the resources to save through stocks, CD's, and 401K accounts, to name a few. When we removed this tax, we eliminated a source of income to the state, making it necessary for towns to find other ways to fund needed services. That resulted in higher property tax. Breaking the backs of the poor so the rich can live free is not the right way to fund our towns and state!" | For | For | Aligned |
| Business tax decreaseShould New Hampshire lower business taxes?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"Our state revenue relies on corporate taxes. Reducing the rate by as little as .005% would drain over $26 million annually from the state budget. This could result in forcing cuts to vital public services, or again, shifting the tax burden onto local property tax payers." | 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"Children cannot speak for themselves. They depend on these advocates to speak for them. It's inhumane to delete funding for this important needed service." | 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"How riduculas. Things break down. Health insurance goes up. More students need IEP's. Life happens! Budgets are not set until the new year. It is impossible to determine how much the cap should be--and will it be different for each school? Again, force the state to pay their fair share of the cost of education and we would not need to cap our school budget." | 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"I would, if they put an income cap on these accounts. Since the legislature has voted to remove that cap, I am against it. This appears to be another break that the wealthy get to use. If a couple can afford to have one spouse stay at home and home-school their 6 kids, getting paid $30,000 to do so is a nice chunk of change. Working class families who rely on 2 incomes to make ends meet cannot afford the option to stay home or transport their child to another school district. This is just throwing more money into the pockets of the rich." | 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"When a student leaves a district, state funding goes with them. It is the originating school who has to pay to send a student elsewhere. This can deplete the resources of already struggling schools. As it is the parents responsibility to transport their child to a different school, it also favors the wealthy who can afford to do so. A better solution would be to make all schools equitable in that they have a 'school pool' and that money is equally shared between each school in the state. It can be done." | 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"Our state has a constitutional obligation to provide an adequate public education. That amount has been set at $4,265 per student. Lawsuits have determined the rate the state has been ordered to pay be $7,356. The state refuses to pay that amount. Gov. Ayotte signed legislation to limit the state's funding obligation to basic instruction, excluding costs like buses, nurses, and administration. Per pupil spending averages around $20,000. Because the state limits it's contribution, local property taxes make up more than 70% of public education funding." | Against | Against | 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"A person who has transitioned from a male to female would have female genitalia, and should be allowed into a woman's bathroom, as they would not be safe in a man's bathroom. Do we really know who has male parts and who does not? Are we going to force people to strip before they enter a restroom or locker room?" | 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"Yes to NEW voters, but not making this an issue with a woman who has married and changed her maiden name."Ticked Other, scored as For. The question asks about newly registered voters, and she says yes to exactly that. The carve-out for name changes is about how the documents are checked, not whether they are required. | Forticked Other | Against | Not aligned |
Read, and deliberately not counted (1)
Lisa DeBartolomao ticked "Other" or "Undecided" on these and wrote a sentence underneath that leans one way without settling it. Getting from what they wrote to a For or an Against takes a chain of reasoning, and a chain of reasoning is not a position somebody took. None of these are in the score. They are printed so the reader can check the line we drew, instead of taking on trust that one was drawn at all.
- Broad-based income taxTicked Undecided, not counted
“I actually am for it, IF it is used to lower our property tax.”
A yes with a condition attached, and she says she would vote against it if the condition were not met. Leans For. Not counted.
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 Lisa DeBartolomao.
- Expand net metering opportunitiesUndecided
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