Resides: Gilford
Experience: Former Environmental Science associate professor; certified dog trainer; rail trail volunteer; President, Lake Winnipesaukee Association.
Email: hanleydij@gmail.com
Positions on issues
Net metering expansion: "Absolutely. This is the lowest hanging fruit of addressing climate crisis and having higher prices than our surrounding states. Sununu is the only thing obstructing taxpayers, towns, landlords and businesses that know how to lower their energy costs and reduce reliance upon property taxes."
Statewide, mandatory family and medical leave:"This is not new and keeps the workforce intact. It makes working in NH more attractive to younger people and counteracts companies firing employees for needing days off for chemo, to care for a family member, etc. CT, MA NJ, NH, RI and 4 western states have it already. New Hampshire, more than 10% of firms employing less than 10 employees provide it; 30% of businesses with more than 250 employees provide it. This is insurance not a tax, the money paid into the program is pooled & paid out to the individuals that paid in. The money is not redistributed to the NH General Fund."
Broad-based sales tax: "We need to consider how to reduce reliance upon property taxes for school education. The current tax structure is not sustainable or fair. Not sure it needs to be a 'broad based' tax."
Tax incentives for affordable housing: "I am generally skeptical of tax incentives for business or development, however in our current situation there is no other driver of the market. Profits on giant, waterfront, and/or luxury houses are much greater incentive. NH has a crucial need for affordable housing & workforce housing. I would consider any equitable way to encourage more of it."
Abortion ban after 24 weeks: "No. The state and community have zero business in this decision. This is a sad, difficult and painful decision for traumatized expecting parents and their doctor(s). The state has no business inserting itself into, or impairing, the health decisions of private citizens."
Private, opt-in family and medical leave: "This is not for sick leave in the first place. PFML is for bonding with your infant, helping an infirm family member. This approach makes the insurance program underfunded, thus unsustainable and puts smaller companies at a disadvantage to larger ones that can afford to offer it."
Per-pupil school funding increase: "Yes. The state is constitutionally required to provide funds for public education and the state has been reducing the amount, downshifting the costs to local property taxes. This is an unsustainable funding situation."
NH business subsidies and tax credits: "I do not usually support tax credits for private entities. Doing so reduces the funding available for necessary services for a greater number of people than the number of jobs created. Subsidies or credits should be reserved for unusual situations and yield substantial benefit to NH. More businesses would be willing relocate to NH if we reduced electric rates to less than surrounding states, improved public education, expanded training and college education, and wages met our housing costs."
Minimum wage increase:"Absolutely. The taxpayers are subsidizing private companies when they pay poverty and below poverty level wages. No one should work 40 hours and still need food stamps and rent assistance. People with more money in their pockets contribute directly to our economy rather than save it or buy back stocks. Other states that have done this have NOT seen massive job losses, etc."
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws? "For"
Tax revenue for private and home schooling:I am categorically against using taxpayers' funds toward non-public, unaccountable, unaccountable private or 'charter' schools and to home schoolers."
Business tax decrease: "I have a small business. I am okay with the existing tax rate."
Increased access to police misconduct reports: "For"
Broad-based income tax: "For"
Student debt repayment for certain industries: "For"
Capital gains tax: "Undecided"
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: "For"
Mail-in voting: "Yes. Colorado has mail-in voting and cites little to no problems with it. We must make voting secure and easier for all citizens, not just the ones with cars."
Cigarette tax increase: "Undecided"
Extending renewable energy portfolio standard: "For"
Marijuana legalization: "I support decriminalization of marijuana to include recreational use. Grow your own, smoke it. Sell in reasonable quantities to other adults. I do not support enabling marijuana sales to become a large scale corporate industry for the purpose of creating tax revenues. We should learn the lesson with tobacco, alcohol and the vaping industries: they do not have sufficient consumer protection and advertise to underage people."Â
Emergency power restrictions:"Undecided"
Road usage fee: "We currently fund our roads with the gas tax, but we are losing revenues as vehicles become more efficient, vehicles go electric, and even with COVID there is less commuting. Progress demands we change how we fund our road and bridge maintenance asap and phase out the gas tax."
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