Resides: Belmont
Experience: Representative, NH House of Representatives (2012 - present); Veteran, Army National Guard; FedEx Â
Email: mikesylvia.org
Website: mikesylvia.org
Facebook:Â MichaelSylviaBelmont
Positions on issues
Did not fill out 2020 Citizens Count survey.
Broad-based income tax: Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014: "I am opposed to any new or increased taxes – we should just control our spending."
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014:Â "NH should withdraw from RGGI and structure its own energy strategy."
Broad-based sales tax: Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2014: "I am opposed to any new or increased taxes-we should just control our spending."
Voted against HB 1649, which would establish a road usage fee ranging from $10 to $125, based on a vehicle's miles per gallon, as part of annual car registration.
Voted against HB 686, a bill that would extend the interest and dividends tax to capital gains and increase the exemptions and filing thresholds for the interest and dividends tax. HB 686 would have used the new capital gains tax revenue to increase per-pupil school funding and lower the state property tax rate.
Voted to consider HB 1475, a bill that would prohibit abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat.
Voted for HB 481, a bill to legalize and tax marijuana for adults over age twenty-one.
Voted against HB 1285 and HB 564 (banning firearms on school grounds), HB 1608 (banning large capacity magazines), HB 109 and HB 1379 (expanding firearm background checks), HB 514 and HB 1101 (establishing a waiting period for firearm purchases), and HB 687 (establishing extreme risk protection orders, similar to a red flag law).
Voted against SB 124, a bill to revise the required minimum percentages of renewable energy in the Renewable Portfolio Standard, particularly to extend goals from 2025 to 2040.


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