Mark A. Pearson

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: “It is usually marketed as temporary; it never is. It is often marketed as fixed at such-and-such a rate; it seldom is.”

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: “It is often spoken against because it benefits only the wealthy; I know many middle-income people who believe they've already paid tax on their salaries; why be taxed again?”

Supports the Education Freedom Account program

Answered "For" 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: “I believe the local government has an obligation to ensure its young people get an adequate education. I do not believe this should be limited to just one source of that (which, at present, is town/city-created public education).”

Supports a state cap on school budget increases

Answered "For" 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: “I am native to Massachusetts. 'Prop 2-1/2' reigned in towns that perennially overspent. Provision was made for citizens to vote to override such a cap each year should they choose to.”

Opposes raising New Hampshire's minimum wage

Answered "Against" on the Citizens Count 2024 issue survey question: "Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?" Written answer: “The market does a good job of taking care of that. Plus, such a raise would likely knock out after school / Summer jobs for young people.”

Supports encouraging nuclear power development in New Hampshire

Answered "For" on the Citizens Count 2026 issue survey question: "Should New Hampshire do more to encourage the development of nuclear power, including small modular reactors (SMR), in the state?" Written answer: “Great strides have been taken over the decades since such disasters as Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania. The small modular reactors are reckoned to be quite safe.”

Opposes guaranteeing abortion access before 24 weeks

Answered "Against" on the Citizens Count 2026 issue survey question: "Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?" Written answer: “When people see ultra sound pictures of the one in the womb they often realize they are not seeing just a blob of tissue.”

Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote

Answered "For" on the Citizens Count 2026 issue survey question: "Should New Hampshire require new voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering to vote?" Written answer: “Yes. Voting is for citizens. Prove it.”