Nathan Giffard

Candidate for State Representative · Merrimack County District 20 · Democrat
Flagged: DSA Preferred Candidate
Graded Comrade. Took the Democratic Socialists of America position on 8 of the 9 survey questions they answered clearly, out of 11 scored.
Nathan Giffard
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Comrade
88.9%
8 of 9 answers
answered 9 of 11

This score comes from a questionnaire, not from votes. Nathan Giffard 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
    100%
    2/2
  • Defend the Public School Monopoly
    From the Freedom To Flourish section of the DSA program
    100%
    2/2
  • Green New Deal Energy Mandates
    From the Green New Deal section of the DSA program
    100%
    1/1
  • Gender Identity Over Biological Sex
    From the Feminism For All section of the DSA program
    100%
    1/1
  • Loosen Voter Eligibility Rules
    From the Democracy For All section of the DSA program
    100%
    1/1

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 Nathan Giffard 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 DemocracyAgainstAgainstAligned
"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
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
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 AllAgainstAgainstAligned
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 AllAgainstAgainstAligned

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 Nathan Giffard.

  • Interest and Dividends taxUndecided
  • Public school open enrollment with limitsUndecided

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