Tom Ploszaj, Republican (incumbent)

Residence: Center Harbor

Experience: NH House of Representatives (2020-present); analytic research scientist (retired); UAW 626 Union Automotive employee (1973-88); Union foundry employee (1971-73); retail business; agriculture; construction; EMS; laboratory science

Education: EMS, chemical engineering, Waterbury State Technical College/UCONN

Position on issues

Broad-based sales tax: "As our district's representative, I vote its values and instructions within the constraints of the NH Constitution."

Broad-based income tax: "NH government has a spending issue. With existing revenues, the NH gov. Passed the highest budget ever and had a $500,000 budget surplus. Additional post budget legislation then consumed much of the $500,000 budget surplus."

Business tax decrease: "Taxes on business have been lowered in previous sessions. Budget surplus have been spent, expenditures have increase. Need to first ascertain 2025 revenues / expenditures before additional adjustments."

Capital gains tax: Against

Minimum wage increase: Against

Encourage local zoning changes for housing development: "Support local control. Votes District's concerns. As our district's representative, I vote its values and instructions within the constraints of the NH Constitution."

Increase funding for child care providers: "Depend on legislation and district's concerns."

Majority of public school funding through local property taxes: "Pro local control. Town voters decide needs/wants and budgets accordingly for quality education and/or larger infrastructure for town's children. Parents decide needs/wants for their child's quality education and schooling source."

"Education Freedom Account" program: "And for funding placement in out of district public schools. Belief that the State per student funding continues to follow the student allowing for their personal needs to excel."

Marijuana legalization with home-growing, no sales: "State sets business guidelines for business and allowing for town to opt in on retail sales."

Marijuana legalization with private sales: "State sets business guidelines for business and allowing for town to opt in on retail sales."

Marijuana legalization with state-run stores: "State sets business guidelines for business and allowing for town to opt in on retail sales."

Repeal ban on abortion after 24 weeks: "I believe spiritually and scientifically that that an unique human life is created at conception. I am our district's representative and vote its values and instructions within the constraints of the NH Constitution. The district instruction are to allow for elective abortions prior to 20-24 weeks. I have received little support to amend current statute. Oppose to repeal of 24 week limitation to allow expanding the killing of a premature infant (preemie) on the day it would have been born."

Guarantee right to abortion before 24 weeks: "I believe spiritually and scientifically that that an unique human life is created at conception. I am our district's representative and vote its values and instructions within the constraints of the NH Constitution. The district instruction are to allow for elective abortions prior to 20-24 weeks. I have received little support to amend current statute. Oppose to repeal of 24 week limitation to allow expanding the killing of a premature infant (preemie) on the day it would have been born."

Ban abortion during 2nd trimester: "I believe spiritually and scientifically that that an unique human life is created at conception. I am our district's representative and vote its values and instructions within the constraints of the NH Constitution. The district instruction are to allow for elective abortions prior to 20-24 weeks. I have received little support to amend current statute. Oppose to repeal of 24 week limitation to allow expanding the killing of a premature infant (preemie) on the day it would have been born."

Ban abortion during 1st trimester: "I believe spiritually and scientifically that that an unique human life is created at conception. I am our district's representative and vote its values and instructions within the constraints of the NH Constitution. The district instruction are to allow for elective abortions prior to 20-24 weeks. I have received little support to amend current statute. Oppose to repeal of 24 week limitation to allow expanding the killing of a premature infant (preemie) on the day it would have been born."

Protection for interstate travel related to gender, abortion: "I am unaware of any statutes prohibiting out-of-state patient care."

Stricter gun laws: "NH's 240 years of being one of the safest states continues without need of restricting residents from exercising their 2nd A right."

Require local immigration enforcement: "Depending on the legislation and limits."

Climate change action: "NH residents money should not be used to subsidize other countries building of high CO2 emission generation."

Expand net metering opportunities: "NH first needs addition reliable generation capacity to back up the existing net metered energy which have no obligation to continue providing energy to the ISO-NE grid output."

Conditional, affidavit ballots for new voters: "Allows those who cannot authenticate that they are a qualified voter at the poll their right to vote on Election Day and providing the documentation of qualification afterwards to have their vote tabulated."