Siena R. Schaier

Candidate for State Representative · Strafford County District 10 · Democrat · Won the September 8 primary, 2nd of 7 with 1,218 votes
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.
Siena R. Schaier
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Fully Socialist
90%
9 of 10 answers
answered 10 of 11

This score comes from a questionnaire, not from votes. Siena R. Schaier 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%
    2/2
  • 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
    66.7%
    2/3
  • 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 (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 Siena R. Schaier 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 DemocracyForForAligned
Business tax decreaseShould New Hampshire lower business taxes?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"In order to continue encouraging small businesses in NH, there needs to be an exception to help get small businesses off the ground without cutting taxes for national corporations."AgainstAgainstAligned
Fund the Office of the Child AdvocateShould New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?Grow the State Budget · Economic DemocracyForForAligned
School district tax cap mandateShould state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?Grow the State Budget · Economic DemocracyAgainstAgainstAligned
"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 FlourishAgainstAgainstAligned
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 FlourishForAgainstNot 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"There needs to be a way to fund public education without relying on property taxes. A child's tax code shouldn't determine their level of education."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"We shouldn't be discriminating against people based on gender identity, and instead should be providing individual stalls and bathrooms to help keep all parties comfortable."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 AllAgainstAgainstAligned

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 Siena R. Schaier.

  • Broad-based income taxUndecided

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