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Enacted Laws to Accelerate Homebuilding
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionSigned laws intended to make housing construction faster and easier in New Hampshire.
- Address the state's housing shortage through permitting and development changes.
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Fully Funded Child-Care Scholarships
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionFully funded New Hampshire child-care scholarship support.
- Preserve access for eligible families.
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Signed a Balanced Budget With No New Taxes
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionSigned a balanced state budget without new taxes.
- Maintain New Hampshire's stated fiscal approach.
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Increased Per-Student and Special-Education Support
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionIncreased per-student education funding and provided historic state support for special education.
- Direct additional state resources to students with disabilities.
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Removed Cellphones From Classrooms
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionImplemented a policy removing student cellphones from New Hampshire classrooms.
- Reduce classroom distraction.
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Prioritize Reading and Workforce Development
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PriorityPrioritize fundamental reading skills and workforce development that puts more students on paths to employment.
- Expand learning opportunities suited to students and families.
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Changed New Hampshire's Bail System
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionSigned changes to New Hampshire's bail system intended to keep dangerous defendants off the streets.
- Pair public safety with state criminal-justice administration.
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Strengthened Protections for Domestic-Violence and Trafficking Victims
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionStrengthened state protections for victims of domestic violence and human trafficking.
- Use state law to improve victim safety.
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Restored Promised Retirement Benefits for First Responders
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionRestored retirement benefits promised to New Hampshire first responders.
- Honor existing public-service commitments.
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Close the DUI Test-Refusal Loophole and Reduce Impaired Driving
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PriorityClose the state's DUI test-refusal loophole and reduce distracted and impaired driving.
- Strengthen road-safety enforcement.
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Strengthen Substance-Use Disorder Treatment
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PriorityStrengthen programs that help New Hampshire residents with substance-use disorders.
- Continue opioid-crisis response work at the state level.
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Funded Community Mental Health and Eliminated a Developmental-Services Waitlist
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionFully funded community mental-health centers and ensured no waitlist for state developmental-disability services.
- Protect critical services for vulnerable residents.
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Secured Federal Funding to Expand Health-Care Access
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionSecured a federal funding award to expand access to affordable health care across New Hampshire.
- Support community access to care.
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Hold Insurers Accountable for Denying Children's Mental-Health Coverage
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PriorityHold insurance carriers accountable when they deny covered mental-health care for children.
- Protect access to critical behavioral-health services.
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Stopped a Private Sales Tax on New Hampshire Skiers
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionSuccessfully challenged a sales charge imposed on New Hampshire skiers by a private ski operator.
- Defend the state's no-sales-tax policy.
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Secured Cancellation of a Planned DHS Facility in Merrimack
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionSecured cancellation of a planned Department of Homeland Security facility after local concerns were not addressed.
- Elevate community concerns in federal siting decisions.
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Vetoed Hidden Sales Taxes and Book Bans
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionVetoed bills the campaign describes as hidden sales taxes, book bans, or inconsistent with New Hampshire's governing traditions.
- Use the veto to block measures judged harmful to residents.
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