Samuel Deering
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This score comes from a questionnaire, not from votes. Samuel Deering 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
- Loosen Voter Eligibility RulesFrom the Democracy For All section of the DSA program100%1/1
Every answer that counted (8)
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 Samuel Deering wrote under an answer is quoted in full, unedited.
| 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 | For | For | Aligned |
| Business tax decreaseShould New Hampshire lower business taxes?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"Only for small business but not for larger corporations." | 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 | 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 | 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"New Hampshire provides the least for public schools than any other state in the union, more needs to come from the state level and lessen the burden on local communities." | 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 | Against | Against | Aligned |
Left out of the score (3)
“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 Samuel Deering.
- Public school open enrollment with limitsUndecided
- Expand net metering opportunitiesUndecided
- Allow segregation based on biological sexUndecided
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