Shuvom Ghose

Candidate for State Representative · Hillsborough County District 24 · Republican
Flagged: DSA Preferred Candidate
Graded Comrade. Took the Democratic Socialists of America position on 5 of the 6 survey questions they answered clearly, out of 11 scored.
Shuvom Ghose
Shuvom GhoseR

Not an incumbent. No voting record. Their Citizens Count profile

Comrade
83.3%
5 of 6 answers
answered 6 of 11

This score comes from a questionnaire, not from votes. Shuvom Ghose 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%
    1/1
  • Loosen Voter Eligibility Rules
    From the Democracy For All section of the DSA program
    100%
    1/1

Every answer that counted (6)

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 Shuvom Ghose 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 Democracy"Income taxes only punish average people trying to get by."AgainstForNot aligned
Business tax decreaseShould New Hampshire lower business taxes?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"Businesses, like people, benefit from a well-functioning government and well-funded public services. First rate infrastructure is needed for businesses to thrive."AgainstAgainstAligned
Fund the Office of the Child AdvocateShould New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?Grow the State Budget · Economic Democracy"Had to google this one- the internet says 'The Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) is an independent state agency that provides impartial oversight of child-serving systems, such as child protection, foster care, and juvenile justice. It works to protect the safety, rights, and best interests of vulnerable children', which sounds like a good thing for us to fund, as a society."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"The point of local control is to allow local people to decide what's best for their community."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"The long term solution that benefits the most people (what governments should strive for) is probably making our public schools strong and well-funded and desirable. We had good public schools when I was a kid, we can have them again."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"My family has volunteered as poll-workers for many elections. Non-citizens voting in NH elections literally never happens. This is just an extra burden on 100% of voters, who are already citizens."AgainstAgainstAligned

Left out of the score (5)

“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 Shuvom Ghose.

  • Interest and Dividends taxUndecided
  • Public school open enrollment with limitsUndecided
  • Majority of public school funding through local property taxesUndecided
  • Expand net metering opportunitiesUndecided
  • Allow segregation based on biological sexUndecided

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