Rick Faulconer
Candidate for State Representative · Rockingham County District 20 · Democrat
Flagged: DSA Preferred Candidate
Graded Fully Socialist. Took the Democratic Socialists of America position on 9 of the 10 survey questions they answered clearly, out of 11 scored.
Rick FaulconerD
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Fully Socialist
90%
9 of 10 answers
answered 10 of 11
This score comes from a questionnaire, not from votes. Rick Faulconer 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%2/2
- 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 (10)
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 Rick Faulconer wrote under an answer is quoted in full, unedited. On one question the sentence Rick Faulconer wrote under the box settles the answer differently from the box itself, and the score goes with what they wrote, not the box. Those rows show both, and say why.
| 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 | Against | For | Not aligned |
| Interest and Dividends taxShould New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"We have lost revenue for the state that ends up being made up in local property taxes. This tax affected a small population and is widely misunderstood as a tax on retirement accounts which it is not." | For | For | Aligned |
| Business tax decreaseShould New Hampshire lower business taxes?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"Mostly benefits large multinational corporations. New Hampshire has already lowered business taxes 4 to 8 times (depending how you count them with the BET and BPT) in the last 10 years while local taxes have increased for homeowners." | 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"This new state ballot measure is about taking away local control while being framed as a way to lower taxes. Parents and local taxpayers should have the say in their local elections." | 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"Not as currently structured. New Hampshire eliminated the EFA income cap in 2025, making it universal. Families with no financial need are now drawing on the same public education dollars as everyone else. I'd support means-testing the program so it targets families who actually need help, not a subsidy for private-school tuition families were already paying. I also believe any school receiving these public dollars, public, private, or home-based, should meet the same basic accountability standards: standardized testing, financial reporting on how funds are spent, and curriculum transparency. Public money should come with public accountability, regardless of where a student is educated." | 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"A reform in the way we fund schools is needed. Pushing the majority of the funding on local property taxes is unsustainable. The state also needs to live up to its obligation to provide an adequate education for the children of our state."Ticked Other, scored as Against. The question asks whether he supports funding the majority of schools from local property taxes. He calls exactly that unsustainable. That is a no. | Againstticked Other | 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"I favor this if it is done in such a way as to maintain our electrical grid and is fair to rate payers. Increasing the net metering cap would help encourage solar energy production. The current cap hinders growing renewable energy production in our state." | 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"Transsexual persons deserve safety and dignity, the same as cisgender folks. Enforcement of this would be impractical and dehumanizing. If people have privacy concerns, there are other ways to address them. People should be able to use the restroom without being hassled." | 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"Persons should be able to sign an affidavit under penalty of perjury if they don't have the required documents. The state should not impose arbitrary barriers that hinder a citizen's right to vote." | Against | Against | Aligned |
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 Rick Faulconer.
- Public school open enrollment with limitsUndecided
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