This is a day to make sure we formally honor all those who serve or served. We should remember every day that they are the ones that sacrifice so we can enjoy our freedom.
Re-elected- Bruce Cohen
November 3 – Thank you Nashua for your votes and confidence in my serving our district. I appreciate everyone who supported my campaign effort and am looking forward to helping our city and state move forward.
State-wide Endorsement- Bruce Cohen
Supporting Public education and the teaching heroes are a key value I stand for. I have a strong voting record advocating for pubic education. Now is the time to make sure you have a plan to vote: absentee by mail, vote at Nashua City Hall , vote at 14 Court Street, or on November 3 vote at the Broad Street Elementary school for me, Jan Schmidt and William Bordy.
Endorsement News
Public Education is a true gift to the future of individuals and to our state and country, and the biggest reason for this to succeed has always been our teachers.
Teach a child not what to learn, but how to learn, teach them to be inquisitive and interested in learning and we will have the doctors we need, the scientists, the inventors, the people who build and repair and program, and on and on.
I honor their work and am grateful for their dedication to their service.
I am pleased to announce that both AFT-NH and NTU have endorsed my candidacy because they believe that together we are working to better the lives of all citizens of the Granite State.
A Campaign of Misinformation
It is disappointing that our opponents have decided to spread misinformation concerning bills that came before the Legislature last session. You deserve the truth.
No, Democrats didn’t vote for an Income Tax
SB1 and HB712: Our opponents claim these bills establish a state income tax. False. These bills sought to establish a system of paid family and medical leave insurance. It is not a tax of any kind but an insurance policy. The program would have allowed up to 12 weeks off to care for a sick family member or themselves following the birth or adoption of a child. According to a UNH survey, 78% of Granite Staters support paid family leave.
No, Democrats did not create a Deficit
HB 1: Our opponents claim this bill created a deficit. False. HB1 is the entire budget which passed the house and the senate and was vetoed first and then signed at the last moment by the governor. A compromise budget – HB3 was passed by both the House & Senate and signed by the governor. As required by statute, it is always a balanced budget. Whatever the deficit may be, which is unknowable at this stage, is due to loss of revenue due to COVID. After the budget is passed, it is the governor’s responsibility to enact the budget and make cuts if necessary due to reduced revenues.
Really! This is not an Income Tax either
HB2: Our opponents claim this bill created an income tax. False. This bill is the narrative that accompanies HB1 and explains all the various programs relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. If you search through the 182 pages of this bill, you will not find the words “income tax” or “sales tax.” You will find that the budget provides revenue sharing to communities designed to lower property taxes.
No, this is false too
HB623: Our opponents claim this bill raised the business tax rates. False. This bill defined the rates of the business profits tax and business enterprise tax. This bill was incorporated into the full budget, which the governor approved and signed. The rates have remained the same.
Returning local control
HB641: This bill, from 2019 (pre-COVID) was enabling legislation which would have allowed municipalities, if they chose, to add $1.00 to the rooms and meals tax. That money would stay in that community to offset the increased costs of law enforcement, emergency medical aid, and other services incurred due to heavy tourism. The bill died in the senate.
And if you really want to find ways to lower taxes
HB186: Our opponents are correct that this is a bill to raise the minimum wage, which would happen over 3 years and is in interim study. The current minimum wage is the federal wage of $7.25. Raising the minimum wage puts more money back into the economy and leads to greater retention of employees and less absenteeism. The claim that raising the minimum wage would result in job loss is unfounded according to numerous research studies. According to a WMUR/UNH Granite State poll, 76% of NH residents support raising the minimum wage. The same poll shows that 91% of Democrats, 70% of Independents, and 64% of Republicans also support raising the minimum wage.
Please feel free to ask me about any other bill that you don’t understand, and please, when someone defines their opponent to be such awful Legislators, trying to hurt the state – you have to know there is someting wrong in their their depiction.
Endorsement Nashua Teachers’ Union COPE
I am so pleased to receive the endorsement of The Nashua Teachers’ Union Committee of Political Education. Membership includes the vital education staff that serve our Nashua students. Our future well being is so dependent on students being well educated. Nashua is so fortunate to have an amazing set of professionals. I proudly stand along with Representatives Jan Schmidt and William Bordy pledging to continue efforts in Concord advocating for public education.
Dan Feltes is not for broad-based taxes
Dan Feltes is not for broad-based taxes. Republicans are distorting this in campaign activity far all state level contests. End of discussion. Please go vote.
Several Options to cast Your Ballot- WARD 1 Nashua
https://www.nashuanh.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1560. You can vote in person as usual on November 3 at the Broad Street Elementary School or absentee by mail, or now at City Hall, or at 14 Court Street
Rights and Democracy Endorsement
I will continue to improve public education, access to healthcare, a cleaner environment, and social justice.
Your Ballot in Blue
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