Charlie St. Clair, Democrat (incumbent)

Experience: NH House of Representatives (2022-present, 2017-20); member, Laconia Planning Board; executive director, Laconia Motorcycle Week

Education: bachelor of arts

Position on issues

Broad-based sales tax: Undecided

Broad-based income tax: Against

Business tax decrease: Undecided

Capital gains tax: Against

Minimum wage increase: Undecided

Encourage local zoning changes for housing development: Undecided

Increase funding for child care providers: Voted to consider starting a Child Care Workforce Fund to recruit and retain New Hampshire child care employees (HB 1611).

Majority of public school funding through local property taxes: Against

"Education Freedom Account" program: Against

Marijuana legalization with home-growing, no sales: Against

Marijuana legalization with private sales: For

Marijuana legalization with state-run stores: For

Repeal ban on abortion after 24 weeks: For

Guarantee right to abortion before 24 weeks: For

Ban abortion during 2nd trimester: Against

Ban abortion during 1st trimester: Against

Protection for interstate travel related to gender, abortion: Voted for HB 368, a bill that would provide various legal protections for persons receiving gender-related health care. For example, HB 368 would prohibit New Hampshire from enforcing an order from another state to remove a child from a home based on a parent allowing their child to receive gender-affirming health care.

Stricter gun laws: Would need to see proposed new legislation.

Require local immigration enforcement: No response

Climate change action: For

Expand net metering opportunities: Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts (HB 523).

Conditional, affidavit ballots for new voters: For