David Bickford has one of the worst voting records of all time.
Bickford’s opponent in Strafford 3 is Susan DeRoy. She does not have a record, but her website (https://deroy4nh.com) suggests that she will vote well. She describes herself as a constitutionalist and lists her main issues as “End Wasteful Spending, Embrace Educational Freedom, Reduce Energy Costs, Improve Economic Development.”
Her contact info is sgderoy@gmail.com, 603.235-0932.
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Bad votes by Bickford, David (R, New Durham)
Cost of Living
voted FOR higher boat registration fees ( 2013 HB411 )
voted FOR higher energy rates ( 2013 SB148 )
voted FOR raising boat registration fees ( 2014 HB292 )
voted AGAINST higher business taxes ( 2013 HB434 )
voted AGAINST reducing meals tax ( 2014 HB1597 )
voted AGAINST requiring a 2/3 majority to raise taxes or fees. ( 2024 CACR15 )
voted AGAINST requiring a 3/5 vote to raise taxes ( 2013 CACR1 )
Parental Control
voted AGAINST declaring that parents shall have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their minor children ( 2024 CACR17 )
voted AGAINST ensuring that materials in schools are age appropriate and not harmful to minors ( 2024 HB1419, 2024 HB1419 )
voted AGAINST ensuring that teachers are honest with parents ( 2023 SB272, 2024 SB341 )
voted AGAINST giving parents the right to remove their child from taking the state annual assessment ( 2016 HB1338 )
Education
voted AGAINST establishing a local education freedom account program ( 2024 HB1652 )
voted AGAINST expanding eligibility to the education freedom account program ( 2024 HB1677 )
voted AGAINST increasing eligibility to the education freedom account program ( 2024 HB1665 )
Gender Ideology
voted AGAINST allowing those harmed by puberty blockers or gender reassignment surgery to sue for damages ( 2024 HB1664 )
voted AGAINST protecting minors from gender reassignment surgery ( 2024 HB619 )
Election Integrity
voted AGAINST ensuring that only NH residents vote in NH ( 2016 SB4 )
voted AGAINST requiring reporting death of a voter to town clerk ( 2024 SB576 )
Constitutional Rights
voted FOR limiting political speech ( 2015 HB371, 2016 sb136, 2016 SB136, 2016 SB136 )
Abortion
voted FOR allowing late-term (beyond 24 weeks) abortions ( 2023 HB224 )
voted FOR making abortion legal all the way through birth ( 2023 HB271 )
voted AGAINST making it a crime to kill a wanted fetus ( 2015 HB560, 2015 SB40 )
voted AGAINST prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortions ( 2016 HB1684 )
Illegal Immigration
voted FOR allowing illegal aliens to get drivers licenses ( 2024 SB501 )
voted AGAINST prohibiting illegal aliens who have out of state licenses from getting a NH drivers license ( 2024 SB358, 2024 SB358 )
Other
voted AGAINST honoring those who have died during military service ( 2016 HB1130 )
voted AGAINST Right to Work ( 2013 HB323, 2015 HB658 )