David Martsolf

Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income

Answered "Against" on the Citizens Count 2026 issue survey question: "Should NH add an income tax on earned income?" Written answer: “Never…”

Opposes reinstating the interest and dividends tax

Answered "Against" on the Citizens Count 2026 issue survey question: "Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?" Written answer: “Never…”

Supports stricter gun control laws

Answered "For" on the Citizens Count 2026 issue survey question: "Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?" Written answer: “To be clear, I am not adverse to gun ownership. However, I do not see that this segment of the population has organized itself effectively to limit the possibility of bad actors getting their hands on lethal weapons so easily.”

Opposes the Education Freedom Account program

Answered "Against" on the Citizens Count 2026 issue survey question: "Do you support the “Education Freedom Account” program, which gives students access to the per-pupil share of state school funding to spend on private school or home school expenses?" Written answer: “This program takes state revenues from every taxpayer and gives it to those that do not like public education. Windham has one of the highest ranked school districts in the state, attracting smart, high-salaried families to the town.”

Opposes a state cap on school budget increases

Answered "Against" on the Citizens Count 2026 issue survey question: "Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?" Written answer: “With Inflation above the 2.0% Fed target now for 65 months, a cap would result in effective lower money available for schools going forward. Programs would need to be cut, and the "Windham Advantage" would disappear.”

Opposes state efforts to ease local zoning for housing

Answered "Against" on the Citizens Count 2026 issue survey question: "Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?" Written answer: “Local control all the way on this one. Each community is different; different needs, different budgets, different land use requirements. Read my lips. Local control!”

Supports raising New Hampshire's minimum wage

Answered "For" on the Citizens Count 2024 issue survey question: "Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?" Written answer: “No one can live on the current minimum wage. It can be set and updated periodically to match prevailing starting wages offered by larger corporations operating in our state.”

Supports guaranteeing abortion access before 24 weeks

Answered "For" on the Citizens Count 2026 issue survey question: "Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?" Written answer: “I have spoken about this in several Letters to the Editor in our local paper. Women do not want abortions. How does a woman get pregnant? Lack of education, or coercion. Sex offenders and pedophiles.”