Eileen Kelly

Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income

Answered "Against" on the Citizens Count 2024 issue survey question: "Should NH add an income tax on earned income?" Written answer: “The federal income tax collects money from NH citizens. The State of NH should not leave 'money on the table' for federal programs we qualify for and do not collect.”

Supports stricter gun control laws

Answered "For" on the Citizens Count 2024 issue survey question: "Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?" Written answer: “There have been way too many unnecessary deaths in this country and in NH. Responsible gun ownership should not be controversial.”

Opposes the Education Freedom Account program

Answered "Against" on the Citizens Count 2024 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: “New Hampshire students have a right to a good quality public education. Taxpayer money should go to public schools and not to private and parochial schools.”

Supports state efforts to ease local zoning for housing

Answered "For" on the Citizens Count 2024 issue survey question: "Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?" Written answer: “New Hampshire has an affordable housing crisis. Our young families cannot afford to live and raise their families here. This is a factor in NH's workforce shortage. We need affordable housing initiatives and the infrastructure to support them.”

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: “Currently, NH does not have a minimum wage for workers and defers to the federal minimum wage of $7.25.”

Supports guaranteeing abortion access before 24 weeks

Answered "For" on the Citizens Count 2024 issue survey question: "Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?" Written answer: “Decisions about reproductive healthcare should be made by a woman and her doctor. Government should not interfere with access to safe, legal abortion. I support codifying NH's laws to protect the right to abortion services.”