Robert Lawliss

Candidate for State Senate · District 17 · Democrat
Flagged: DSA Preferred Candidate
Graded Fully Socialist. Took the Democratic Socialists of America position on 9 of the 9 survey questions they answered clearly, out of 11 scored.
Robert Lawliss
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Fully Socialist
100%
9 of 9 answers
answered 9 of 11

This score comes from a questionnaire, not from votes. Robert Lawliss 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
    100%
    1/1
  • 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%
    3/3
  • 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 Robert Lawliss wrote under an answer is quoted in full, unedited.

QuestionTheir answerAligned answerCounted as
Interest and Dividends taxShould New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"NH cannot continute to give away sources of revenue"ForForAligned
Fund the Office of the Child AdvocateShould New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?Grow the State Budget · Economic Democracy"To protect the most vulnerable from falling through gaping cracks in the system"ForForAligned
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"They need flexibility"AgainstAgainstAligned
"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"This is a bad idea, public funds for public education"AgainstAgainstAligned
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"Need more detailed info/data on towns finances and educational consequences"AgainstAgainstAligned
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 shoulder more of the cost"AgainstAgainstAligned
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 All"Who is going to be checking people at the door? The issue can be managed by schools or facilities"AgainstAgainstAligned
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"Driver license or official school, militry etc. IDs should be sufficent"AgainstAgainstAligned

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 Robert Lawliss.

  • Broad-based income taxUndecided
  • Business tax decreaseUndecided

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