Will Hurley
Candidate for State Representative · Strafford County District 12 · Democrat · Won the September 8 primary, 2nd of 5 with 1,307 votes
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. Will Hurley 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)
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| 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"NH lost between $150 million and $180 million in annual revenue removing the interest and dividends tax. That revenue burden was passed onto local municipalities, who are forced to raise property taxes to make up for it." | For | For | Aligned |
| Business tax decreaseShould New Hampshire lower business taxes?Raise Taxes to Expand Government · Economic Democracy"More than a third of our revenue in our state is from corporate taxes. Lowering corporate taxes would again shift that burden onto our local communities, who are at a breaking point. If we lower business taxes, we need to have a plan for where our revenue will be coming from. Cutting taxes with no plan is financially irresponsible." | 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"The cuts to the Office of The Child Advocate has caused direct harm to the state's ability to protect kids. Response times for crisis calls have slowed from 48 hours to up to five business days. This is unacceptable. Reinstate the interests and dividends tax and this and other services can be well-funded." | 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"The state should be assisting in creating a well-financed public education system, not capping our schools and our children's futures." | 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"Money going to EFAs should be going into our public education system. Private school and home school are not public institutions and therefore should not receive public funding." | 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"Open enrollment makes small, rural communities feel more financial strain than more affluent cities. Open enrollment would only be effective if we removed the burden of funding local schools off the local communities." | 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"We need to standardize public school funding so our communities that aren't as affluent aren't continually left behind. Working class communities have the right to a well-funded public education as much as our upper-middle class communities." | 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"Expanding net metering opportunities will boost renewable energy generation, increase grid resiliency, and help businesses lower their operating costs." | 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"We should not even be wasting time on bathroom bills. It is a nearly impossible thing to enforce and is rooted in bigotry. Let people pee in peace. We have elderly people applying to get into homeless shelters because they can no longer pay the property taxes on their homes." | 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"The right to vote is one of our most precious liberties. Any impediments to that right is voter suppression." | Against | 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 Will Hurley.
- Broad-based income taxUndecided
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