Walter Spilsbury

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: “Income is already taxed at the federal level. By taxing something more, you get less of it, including the personal motivation and effort required to generate income and economic activity in this state. No income taxation is the 'NH Advantage'.”

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: “This was just another form of income tax, disproportionally levied on retirees with investments and independent business owners.”

Opposes stricter gun control laws

Answered "Against" on the Citizens Count 2026 issue survey question: "Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?" Written answer: “I am generally opposed to further limitations on Second Amendment rights, but every proposal must be evaluated on its own scope and merits.”

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: “Yes, the 'Education Freedom Account' program has successfully created options that were previously not available to many families and students.”

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: “Minimum wages are a classic case of a dog chasing its tail. Let the market set wages and find equilibrium itself.”

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: “There have been many developments in available nuclear technology in recent decades, so it is time to give nuclear power a new generational life.”

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: “I believe that the abortion issue is fundamentally a debate about the tension between two distinct and genuine sets of rights, those of a fetus to life and those of a woman to self-determination, both of which are valid.”

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: “Why not???”