Richard Umiker
Candidate for State Representative · Coos County District 6 · Democrat
Flagged: DSA Preferred Candidate
Graded Fully Socialist. Took the Democratic Socialists of America position on 7 of the 7 survey questions they answered clearly, out of 11 scored.
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Fully Socialist
100%
7 of 7 answers
answered 7 of 11
This score comes from a questionnaire, not from votes. Richard Umiker 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%1/1
- Grow the State BudgetFrom the Economic Democracy section of the DSA program100%1/1
- 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 program100%1/1
Every answer that counted (7)
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| Question | Their answer | Aligned answer | Counted as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business tax decreaseShould New Hampshire lower business taxes?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"I am a long way from being convinced that recent cuts have had or will have a positive effect on attracting businesses and jobs to the state. I haven't seen evidence of such in my district." | Against | Against | 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"In my district, the school board presents its budget to the voters each year. The voters can cap the budget with a simple majority. I cannot see how or why the state should interfere with local control in this manner." | 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"The responsibility of the state is to provide a public school option for education. EFA is a distraction at best and a destructive influence at worst from the fundamental responsibility of providing public education." | 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"This might vary by district, but it certainly would not be beneficial in Coos County." | 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 state needs to step up in realizing that per person costs for public education and health care are likely to be higher in less affluent areas, even as those areas are less able to raise the funds to pay. The state and national governments should assist in leveling the playing field as much as possible." | 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"The law should insist on providing safe locker rooms and bathrooms for all. It has become increasingly clear that basing this solely on biological sex is insufficient. It is not even clear whether we can agree on a means of determining biological sex." | 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"This strikes me as a solution in search of a problem with insufficient examinations of the consequences. Even as a Supervisor of the Checklist, I have encountered no evidence or suspicion of non-citizen voting. On the other hand, I am sure that many US citizens do not have ready access to a passport or birth certificate that would confirm their current name." | Against | Against | Aligned |
Left out of the score (4)
“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 Richard Umiker.
- Broad-based income taxUndecided
- Interest and Dividends taxUndecided
- Fund the Office of the Child AdvocateUndecided
- Expand net metering opportunitiesUndecided
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