Joseph Guthrie has a terrible voting record.
Rockingham 15 has a 3 for 2-primary. One opponent, Lilli Walsh, has a middle-of-the-road record. The other, Cale Houston, does not have a record.
Lilli Walsh contact info: Lilli@lilliwalsh.com, (978) 228-5116
Cale Houston’s contact info: [Not available at publication]
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Bad votes by Guthrie, Joseph (R, Hampstead)
Cost of Living
voted FOR an income tax ( 2018 HB628, 2018 HB628, 2018 HB628 )
voted FOR higher energy rates ( 2018 HB1611, 2018 HB559, 2018 HB592 )
Parental Control
voted FOR ignoring any parental complaint of inappropriate materials ( 2024 HB1311, 2024 HB1311 )
voted AGAINST ensuring that teachers are honest with parents ( 2023 SB272, 2024 SB341 )
voted AGAINST establishing the parental bill of rights ( 2022 HB1431 )
voted AGAINST requiring parental notification of student health or well-being and certain curricula by school districts. ( 2024 HB1312 )
Education
voted FOR limiting education freedom account funding ( 2024 HB1512, 2024 HB1512 )
voted AGAINST establishing a local education freedom account program ( 2024 HB1652 )
voted AGAINST establishing education freedom savings accounts ( 2017 HB647, 2018 SB193 )
voted AGAINST expanding eligibility to the education freedom account program (2024 HB1561, 2024 HB1677)
voted AGAINST expanding the education freedom account program (2023 HB464)
voted AGAINST increasing eligibility to the education freedom account program (2024 HB1665, 2024 HB1665)
voted AGAINST providing universal access to the education freedom account program (2024 HB1634)
Election Integrity
voted FOR making it easier for non-residents to vote in NH ( 2020 HB1672 )
voted FOR making voter fraud easier by allowing anyone to vote absentee ( 2019 HB611 )
voted AGAINST improving voter checklists to remove people who have moved or died ( 2021 HB285 )
voted AGAINST protecting our elections by requiring that voters without valid photo id must provide documentation within 7 days else their votes will be subtracted ( 2022 SB418 )
voted AGAINST requiring a person who registers to vote without any identification to have his or her photo taken ( 2021 HB523 )
voted AGAINST requiring the same level of identity for absentee ballot requests as all other voting ( 2021 HB292 )
Constitutional Rights
voted FOR creating a guilty until proven innocent standard for confiscating guns from law-abiding citizens ( 2019 HB696 )
voted FOR limiting political speech ( 2016 sb136, 2016 SB136, 2016 SB136 )
voted AGAINST protecting freedom of speech on campuses ( 2024 HB1305 )
voted AGAINST requiring political subdivisions to obey state law regarding firearms regulation ( 2021 HB307 )
Other
voted FOR allowing towns to ban plastic bags ( 2020 HB102 )
voted FOR creating a fee for plastic or paper bags ( 2020 HB559 )
voted FOR presuming the defendant is guilty until proven innocent ( 2021 HB246 )
voted AGAINST protecting the privacy of individual mileage information from out-of-state taxing authorities ( 2022 HB1401 )
voted AGAINST Right to Work ( 2015 HB658, 2017 SB11, 2017 SB11 )
voted AGAINST strengthening the right-to-know law ( 2017 HB365 )
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