Tom Ahlborn-Hsu
Candidate for State Representative · Cheshire County District 13 · Democrat
Flagged: DSA Preferred Candidate
Graded Fully Socialist. Took the Democratic Socialists of America position on 10 of the 10 survey questions they answered clearly, out of 11 scored.
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Fully Socialist
100%
10 of 10 answers
answered 10 of 11
This score comes from a questionnaire, not from votes. Tom Ahlborn-Hsu 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 program100%2/2
- 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%3/3
- 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 Tom Ahlborn-Hsu wrote under an answer is quoted in full, unedited. On one question the sentence Tom Ahlborn-Hsu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest and Dividends taxShould New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"The State of NH needs to find sources of revenue other than local property taxes. I believe we need to explore different ways to make the tax code more fair for working people." | For | For | Aligned |
| Business tax decreaseShould New Hampshire lower business taxes?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"The State of NH needs revenue from sources other than local property taxes." | 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"I support the office of the child advocate. Taking advantage of children is immoral and it is important that goverment protect them from abusive programs and practices." | 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"I oppose school district budget caps. Local control is vital to allow the taxpayers to determine what they are willing to pay for public education." | 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"EFAs take money from public schools which are already woefully underfunded. Students who are supposedly "home schooled" with EFA funds lack any accountability - they do not take the tests public school students take. 10% of the money for EFA's goes to an out-of-state company which disburses the money with little if any accountability. Recent data shows that 4 out of 5 families taking EFAs have incomes over $112,000. I believe this is grossly financially negligent." | Against | Against | Aligned |
| 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"I am strongly against open enrollment in the state of New Hampshire. In NH, the vast majority of school funding comes from local property taxes. Open enrollment means students can take the education funding from one town and give it to another! This is grossly unfair to local schools which have no way to plan for this unpredictable and highly uncertain impact on their staffing and budgets." | 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"The State needs to provide a means for adequately funding public schools that does NOT create the huge inequity in funding between urban and rural school districts. I would support the reinstitution of the shared property tax system that was in effect prior to 2011, and finding other means of support for public schools that does not depend on local property tax." | Against | 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 | 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"I do not support segregation based on biological sex. I believe the government has no right to legislate any law that discriminates against any person's individual right to choose their gender, sexual preferences, religion, or any other personal characteristic. These are individual choices and not the role of government." | 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"I believe having a drivers license or other state approved form of ID is sufficient to prove citizenship and that state and local election officials have demonstrated they are vigilant enough to prevent voter fraud. I do not support adding additional proof of citizenship documents to voter registration requirements."Ticked Other, scored as Against. A plain no to the question as asked. | Againstticked Other | 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 Tom Ahlborn-Hsu.
- Broad-based income taxUndecided
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