Karen Burnett-Kurie
Candidate for State Representative, Carroll 7
Background
- Occupation
- Nonprofit administrator
- Lives in
- Wolfeboro
Works in environmental science and nonprofit administration and education, with a master's in environmental studies.
Documented positions
Public safety
Supports stricter gun control laws.
Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?"
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“While NH has a low crime rate we have a high suicide rate by guns.”
Education
Opposes the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "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?"
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“NH should meets its constitutional obligation to adequately fund traditional public schools first; before it spends money any other eduational purposes.”
Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?"
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“The present funding of education creates huge disparities in education from town to town. This is unacceptable.”
Housing
Supports state push for local zoning changes for housing.
Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?"
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“While zoning is a local control issue, and should remain one, the state should encourage affordable housing in this and other ways.”
Economy & jobs
Opposes lowering New Hampshire business taxes.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?"
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“Until the state is covering in full its obligation to education it should not be reducing any taxes.”
Environment & parks
Supports raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.
Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Do you support legislation to expand the net energy metering system capacity cap from 1 MW to 5 MW for all residential and commercial customers in New Hampshire?"
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“All sources of energy contributions to the grid should be compensated.”
Health & human services
Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?"
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“Any restrictions on abortions should be accompanied by a range of exceptions to address the circumstances which caused the pregnancy, the health and wellbeing of”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Karen Burnett-Kurie on them.
- Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
- Courts & justiceNo documented position found.
All sources (2)
- 2026 State General Election Candidate List
Election filing · New Hampshire Secretary of State · mm.nh.gov
- Citizens Count: Karen Burnett-Kurie profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
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