Stephen Craig Pierce

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: “Local taxing equals local control. Allowing state level taxes (Income/Sales) removes control from the local level. Taxes collected at the state level is not flow back to the town before the state expends these moneys for state level services.”

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: “New Hampshire has made great strides positioning the state as a desirable location for business. Our tax structure has become very competitive with Texas, Tennessee, Nevada, and Florida to attract business activity.”

Opposes stricter gun control laws

Answered "Against" on the Citizens Count 2026 issue survey question: "Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?" Written answer: “The 2nd Amendment is purposeful and needed. People using guns, not the guns, are the problem. Many more crimes against people are by means other than guns.”

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: “Expanded parental options need to address the cost for lower income families to participate in school choice. With EFA's, many middle income and lower income families can participate in school choice.”

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: “Wages and Benefits are the largest cost in school budgets. They are predictable and can be relied upon to be accurate in the immediate future years. School can control increases to match CPI with very little problem.”

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: “I stand against local zoning/building/development be implemented or mandated beyond the town level. The town/city is best prepared to determine when to change/adjust/modify zoning and building guidelines.”

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: “Society has a place at the table with regard to the abortion question. Individual control and choice remain primary in the ongoing discussion of when and when not to abort.”

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: “The vote is sacred. It is not to be squandered with those who profess to not have ID. We need ID to get a job, loan, license, enter into a contract, marry, and be buried.”