Zachary Dumont, Libertarian

Residence: Newmarket

Experience: Town Councilor, Newmarket; Management Associate, Hertz

Position on Issues

Marijuana legalization across U.S. "For"

"Military-style" firearms ban "Against"

Federal oversight of state and local police "Local and state police departments should be governed and overseen by local and state offices. Federal oversight may be necessary in cases of suspected corruption, but when we push our responsibly on to an uninvested party, we place our citizens at risk."

Higher tariffs "Undecided"

Federal minimum wage increase
"Wages should be set by and negotiated between employee and employer."

Higher federal tax rate for higher income "Against"

Increase federal transportation infrastructure funding "The federal government needs to reconsider what its policy goals are for transporation infrasture. Simply dumping more money onto a problem won't solve it if leaders aren't willing to agree to what the goals are or what the final product should be."

Raise social security retirement age "Undecided"

Privatize social security "For"

Means testing for social security "For"

Raise income cap for social security tax "Undecided"

Block grant for Medicaid "Against"

Eliminate "essential health benefits "Undecided"

Repeal Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" employer tax penalty "For"

Medicare for All, opt-in Dumont marked both "For" and "Against"

Medicare for All, automatic enrollment "Against"

Federal right to abortion "For"

Federal abortion ban after 24 weeks "Undecided"

Federal power over states closing/reopening "Against"

Student loan payments by income "For"

Free tuition at public colleges "Against"

Citizenship for child illegal/undocumented immigrants "For"

Mexican border wall "Against"

Mail-in voting "Undecided"

Tax carbon emissions "Against"

Federal subsidies for renewable energy "For"

Federal subsidies for energy efficiency "For"

Federal funding for climate research "For"

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