New Hampshire State Senate District 24 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in New Hampshire, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for New Hampshire State Senate District 24 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 24

Debra Altschiller defeated Louis Gargiulo in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 24 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debra Altschiller (D)	55.7	18,020
		Louis Gargiulo (R)	44.3	14,308

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,328
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Louis Gargiulo (R)

• Increased costs of groceries, goods and gas—gas which effects every other purchasing we do—is killing New Hampshire families. Report after report indicates, the buying power of the average family is down. We are changing our habits to accommodate our household budgets to the highest inflation in 40 years. • With the fall coming, this means people are considerably concerned about the ability to heat their homes, particularly our seniors who live on a fixed income. • While Washington keeps telling us inflation isn’t as bad as it seems because wages have increased to compensate, that has zero effect on anyone on a fixed income, such as retirees, who are watching their costs increase and their retirement accounts decrease.

• New Hampshire has aways believed in local control—of our schools, of our zoning and building planning. Concord has no business telling a local community what it can and cannot do in terms of local housing projects. • Decisions should always be made by those in the community being affected such decisions. Not, bureaucrats in Concord

We need to incentives businesses and manufacturing growth in NH. We can do this with tax incentives, and we can do it with direct outreach to businesses looking for a more tax friendly climate. I will never vote to increase taxes on businesses, as they are the work force engine. The New Hampshire advantage is about more than low taxes, it’s about quality of life. We need to showcase the work and life opportunities NH can provide, to keep young workers here, rather than moving out of state.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Louis Gargiulo (R)

I will work to ensure all legislation in New Hampshire adheres to the Constitutions of both the United States and our State.

I will fight wasteful spending and I will never vote for an income tax or a broad-based tax such as a sales tax in NH. NH has a budget surplus because of our low tax structure which encourages businesses to come here and consumers to shop here. I will fight all efforts to increase taxes or to increase spending. Instead, surpluses should be used to benefit struggling families in NH

I will work tirelessly end the opioid epidemic, we must first understand the roots of it. From home life which may lead to addiction to the fact that many opioid addicts began their addiction by prescribed prescription drugs. As a State we must ensure adequate treatment and counseling facilities are available with patient centric approaches employed. We must also support both Federal and State Law enforcement to slow the flow of illegal drugs from our southern boarder and from surrounding States that is flowing into NH.

 A school’s job is to provide academic education to our students. It is also to partner with parents to ensure each child is getting the education he or she needs. Parents should be looked at as partners with the school in the education of children. I will work with the stakeholders to change the paradigm and help to create one of mutual respect and cooperation. Our children come first. 

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