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David DePuy
David DePuy (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 31. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
DePuy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
David DePuy was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He graduated from Ramsey High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Lehigh University in 1966 and a law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1969. His career experience includes working as a lawyer and mediator. He has been affiliated with the International Society of Barristers.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 31 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jess Edwards and incumbent Terry Roy defeated Charlotte Lister and David DePuy in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 31 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jess Edwards (R) | 33.1 | 8,166 |
✔ | ![]() | Terry Roy (R) | 30.0 | 7,397 |
Charlotte Lister (D) | 18.8 | 4,641 | ||
![]() | David DePuy (D) ![]() | 18.0 | 4,425 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 11 |
Total votes: 24,640 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 31 (2 seats)
Charlotte Lister and David DePuy advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 31 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Charlotte Lister | 53.5 | 1,379 | |
✔ | ![]() | David DePuy ![]() | 46.3 | 1,193 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 6 |
Total votes: 2,578 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 31 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jess Edwards and incumbent Terry Roy advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 31 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jess Edwards | 52.8 | 2,591 |
✔ | ![]() | Terry Roy | 46.5 | 2,282 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 35 |
Total votes: 4,908 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for DePuy in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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|From 2012 to 2015, I was privileged to serve on the Candia Board of Selectmen, which taught me a lot about the tough choices faced by town selectboards regarding funding town services. I also became aware of the underfunding of school budgets by the state and the challenges faced by local school boards. Currently, I am a member of the Board of Trustees of the Fitts Museum, which, along with the Candia Historical Society, seeks to preserve the town’s history.
I enjoy gardening, being outdoors for almost any reason, observing the wildlife of our rural communities, and spending time with my children, grandchildren, friends, and neighbors.- Property tax relief for the homeowner. An incredible 60% of total state and local taxes is paid by property owners as of 2022. The state is continually reducing or eliminating taxes at the state level. Those tax cuts reduce support to the communities, which have no alternative but to raise property taxes. This year, the state is eliminating the Interest and Dividends Tax. In 2023, that tax brought in approximately $150 million. In 2020, 52% of the tax was paid by 1,723 tax return filers who each earned over $200,000 in interest and dividends alone. The elimination of this tax benefits those who can most afford to pay and places the onus of greater taxes on those who can least afford to pay.
- Instead of cutting taxes at the state level, we need to disburse a larger share of revenue surpluses to the towns. Instead, the state has been cutting taxes that bring in revenue from large businesses, out-of-state tourists, and other sources, forcing towns to raise property taxes to make up for that lost revenue. These cuts have resulted in lost revenue since 2015 of between approximately $450 million and $725 million. We do not want a broad-based income or sales tax, and these cuts do not help keep that lion at bay. Yet despite knowing that, the state is making further cuts, to the Interest and Dividends and the communications taxes, incurring further lost revenue of approximately $172 million annually.
- Increased state support for public schools. State school aid appropriations have increased just 12.3% over 15 years, from 2008 to 2023, while inflation has gone up 41.5%. The state’s response to this has been to authorize $50 million for a voucher program for children who attend private school or are homeschooled (the “Education Freedom” accounts). A family that homeschools two children and whose property taxes are $7,000 can receive more than $10,000 from the state voucher program, ending up $3,000 ahead. There is no accountability for how those funds are spent. That is $50 million that could be going to our public schools.
2. Increasing support of public schools.
Engaging in communication of views between both sides of the aisle can only lead to a better understanding of what issues are really in dispute, with a greater likelihood that those in dispute can be resolved.
• Educate yourself and your constituents about significant issues, where time and experience permit.
My thoughts: Let’s not make new laws because one or two individuals perceive the need over something personal to them. Don’t take a sledgehammer to a violation of a law when a tack hammer would do. There are too many laws whose violation carries felony or misdemeanor charges when characterizing the violation as an offense would suffice.
The major challenges I see in a very clouded crystal ball are:
• Adequately funding public schools.
• Obtaining relief of the tax burden on homeowners.
• Caring for our environment.
• Finding as much common ground as possible.
When, during McCain’s campaign for president, members of the public at a town hall-style event told McCain they were afraid of Obama because they believed he was connected to terrorists, McCain said no. He told the voters that Obama was a decent person, a family man, and a citizen. Obama went on to win the election decidedly, but the outcome was by no means certain at the time of that event.
The goal of too many of those holding state office is to reduce taxes at the state level, without recognizing that ultimately, inevitably, those state tax reductions result in oppressive property taxes for homeowners.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 31 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 8, 2024