Max Abramson

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Max Abramson completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Abramson's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading-bio-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tThree term state legislator and former member of the Winnacunnet Budget Committee, Seabrook Budget Committee, and Seabrook Planning Board. I've lived in New Hampshire for more than 20 years and have worked to get citizens petitions on the ballot allowing the voters to have their say in how their town and schools are run. I've introduced legislation to protect self-defense rights, to address corruption in our family courts and prosecutors' offices, and have worked to keep leftwing political advocacy out of the schools.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading-key-message-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease 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?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>There is a corrupt culture in Washington, D.C. that votes their family members $3.98 billion in federal contracts and gets rich off of insider trading that they make illegal for everyone else. The reason that ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi and many of her lieutenants have gotten so rich while in Congress is because of that insider trading. Meanwhile, those same members of Congress have buried Americans under a $34 trillion national debt, over $100,000 for every man, woman, and child in America. This is why we need to enact Term Limits for Congress, and why we need to refocus our attention on this one issue that unites us as a country.</li><li>Reduce federal spending. Under my proposed \"007 Tax Cut Plan,\" there would be no cuts to Social Security, Medicare, disability, veterans, military family benefits, nor pensions. However, we would dramatically reduce other programs, bureaucracy, handouts to foreign governments, corporate bailouts, $116 billion in corporate welfare, $60 billion in porkbarrel spending, and billions spent on cruel animals studies. We would then repeal both the federal income and payroll tax, lift the $147,000 cap on the employer portion of payroll taxes, and return to everyone a $7,000 per person tax rebate to their Health Savings Account.\r\nThe 007 Tax Cut Plan would cut federal spending from $21,500 to about $13,000 per year per American.</li><li>Bring the troops home from overseas and stop trying to be the world's policeman.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading1-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tTerm Limits, ending this insane War on Drugs, securing our borders\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading2-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading2-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tThomas Jefferson\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading3-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tIs there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading3-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\t\"Free to Choose\" by Milton &amp; Rose Friedman\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading4-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading4-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tIntegrity. Rep. Steven Vaillancourt told me many years ago that your integrity was all you had as a state legislator. Most folks supported him even if they didn't agree with his more libertarian views because he always told the truth.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading5-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading5-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tPerseverance\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading6-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading6-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tRespond to the voters and the elected officials back home. Work to get money, power, and decision making back down to the local level and back to the people.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading7-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat legacy would you like to leave?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading7-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tA declining national debt.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading8-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse8-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading8-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse8-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tThe Berlin Wall came down, proving to the world that authoritarian socialism could not be made to work.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading9-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse9-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat was your very first job? How long did you have it?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading9-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse9-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tWendy's for a summer job\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading10-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse10-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is your favorite book? Why?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading10-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse10-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tThe Bible, because I find myself returning to it for answers so often, especially about history.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading11-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse11-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tIf you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading11-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse11-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tSuperman\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading12-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse12-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat was the last song that got stuck in your head?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading12-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse12-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\t\"Oops, I Did It Again\" by Britney Spears\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading13-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse13-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is something that has been a struggle in your life?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading13-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse13-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tGetting term limits and a balanced budget amendment.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading14-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse14-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading14-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse14-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tThe Founders intended for the lower house to be the people's house and a place for ordinary people to serve and act as a check on the power of the other two branches of government.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading15-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse15-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tDo you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading15-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse15-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tYes, but in the state legislature.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading16-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse16-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading16-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse16-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tThe $34 trillion national debt (about $100,000 for every man, woman, and child in America). We need to reduce spending and simplify our current, corrupt tax system to unlock economic growth.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading17-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse17-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tDo you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading17-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse17-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tYes, but they should be limited to three or four terms.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse18-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading18-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse18-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse18-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat are your thoughts on term limits?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading18-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse18-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI am running to get Term Limits for Congress. We need new people in there with private sector experience and knowledge of cybersecurity, teaching, business, embedded software, and our changing global economy. Those who've been in Congress for a long time tend to become less amenable to new ideas and significant change to drug policy, taxes, spending, etc.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading19-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse19-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tIs there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading19-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse19-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tCongressman Ron Paul.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading20-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse20-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tBoth sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading20-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse20-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI had a constituent whose son was physically abused by his stepfather, but got of scot free because the statute of limitations had passed. I introduced a bill to the State House to extend the statute of limitations for felony assault on a child, but the Governor vetoed the bill and killed it.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading21-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse21-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tTell us your favorite joke.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading21-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse21-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\t\"Democrats support democracy.\"\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse22-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading22-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse22-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse22-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tDo you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading22-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse22-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tNecessary in order to get legislation through.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse23-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading23-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse23-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse23-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tThe Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading23-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse23-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI believe in smaller government and lower taxes. We should reduce the overall cost of government and get Congress out of the educational funding loop.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse24-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading24-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse24-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse24-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tHow should the U.S. House use its investigative powers?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading24-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse24-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tYes, to investigate Epstein's Island and the Epstein client list.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse25-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading25-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse25-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse25-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading25-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse25-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tPreviously endorsed by NHLA, NRA, Liberty Ballot, American Conservative Union, and NHRTL\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse26-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading26-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse26-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse26-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat committees interest you?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading26-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse26-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tEnergy and Commerce, Veterans Affairs, Oversight &amp; Accountability\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse27-249465-2024-01-28\" id=\"heading27-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse27-249465-2024-01-28\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse27-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading27-249465-2024-01-28\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse27-249465-2024-01-28\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tIf we return money, power, and decision making back down to the local level, there is a higher level of accountability there and more concern for local issues and local culture.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nMax Abramson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Abramson's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. Three term state legislator and former member of the Winnacunnet Budget Committee, Seabrook Budget Committee, and Seabrook Planning Board. I've lived in New Hampshire for more than 20 years and have worked to get citizens petitions on the ballot allowing the voters to have their say in how their town and schools are run. I've introduced legislation to protect self-defense rights, to address corruption in our family courts and prosecutors' offices, and have worked to keep leftwing political advocacy out of the schools. 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? There is a corrupt culture in Washington, D.C. that votes their family members $3.98 billion in federal contracts and gets rich off of insider trading that they make illegal for everyone else. The reason that ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi and many of her lieutenants have gotten so rich while in Congress is because of that insider trading. Meanwhile, those same members of Congress have buried Americans under a $34 trillion national debt, over $100,000 for every man, woman, and child in America. This is why we need to enact Term Limits for Congress, and why we need to refocus our attention on this one issue that unites us as a country. Reduce federal spending. Under my proposed \"007 Tax Cut Plan,\" there would be no cuts to Social Security, Medicare, disability, veterans, military family benefits, nor pensions. However, we would dramatically reduce other programs, bureaucracy, handouts to foreign governments, corporate bailouts, $116 billion in corporate welfare, $60 billion in porkbarrel spending, and billions spent on cruel animals studies. We would then repeal both the federal income and payroll tax, lift the $147,000 cap on the employer portion of payroll taxes, and return to everyone a $7,000 per person tax rebate to their Health Savings Account.\r\nThe 007 Tax Cut Plan would cut federal spending from $21,500 to about $13,000 per year per American. Bring the troops home from overseas and stop trying to be the world's policeman. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Term Limits, ending this insane War on Drugs, securing our borders Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why? Thomas Jefferson Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy? \"Free to Choose\" by Milton & Rose Friedman What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Integrity. Rep. Steven Vaillancourt told me many years ago that your integrity was all you had as a state legislator. Most folks supported him even if they didn't agree with his more libertarian views because he always told the truth. What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder? Perseverance What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? Respond to the voters and the elected officials back home. Work to get money, power, and decision making back down to the local level and back to the people. What legacy would you like to leave? A declining national debt. What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time? The Berlin Wall came down, proving to the world that authoritarian socialism could not be made to work. What was your very first job? How long did you have it? Wendy's for a summer job What is your favorite book? Why? The Bible, because I find myself returning to it for answers so often, especially about history. If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be? Superman What was the last song that got stuck in your head? \"Oops, I Did It Again\" by Britney Spears What is something that has been a struggle in your life? Getting term limits and a balanced budget amendment. What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution? The Founders intended for the lower house to be the people's house and a place for ordinary people to serve and act as a check on the power of the other two branches of government. Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics? Yes, but in the state legislature. What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? The $34 trillion national debt (about $100,000 for every man, woman, and child in America). We need to reduce spending and simplify our current, corrupt tax system to unlock economic growth. Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives? Yes, but they should be limited to three or four terms. What are your thoughts on term limits? I am running to get Term Limits for Congress. We need new people in there with private sector experience and knowledge of cybersecurity, teaching, business, embedded software, and our changing global economy. Those who've been in Congress for a long time tend to become less amenable to new ideas and significant change to drug policy, taxes, spending, etc. Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after? Congressman Ron Paul. Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful? I had a constituent whose son was physically abused by his stepfather, but got of scot free because the statute of limitations had passed. I introduced a bill to the State House to extend the statute of limitations for felony assault on a child, but the Governor vetoed the bill and killed it. Tell us your favorite joke. \"Democrats support democracy.\" Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? Necessary in order to get legislation through. The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected? I believe in smaller government and lower taxes. We should reduce the overall cost of government and get Congress out of the educational funding loop. How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers? Yes, to investigate Epstein's Island and the Epstein client list. What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign? Previously endorsed by NHLA, NRA, Liberty Ballot, American Conservative Union, and NHRTL What committees interest you? Energy and Commerce, Veterans Affairs, Oversight & Accountability What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability? If we return money, power, and decision making back down to the local level, there is a higher level of accountability there and more concern for local issues and local culture.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}, {"question": "Campaign website", "answer_html": "<p>Abramson’s campaign website stated the following:\n</p>\n<div style=\"height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;\">\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><big><big><big>Term Limits</big></big></big><br/><br/>\n</p><p>Term Limits for Congress enjoys the support of as many as 84% granite staters, yet it's become almost impossible to get enacted because of opposition from both Democrats and several senior Republican senators. The insiders have been blocking efforts to cut federal spending, end the insane War on Drugs, end corporate welfare/bailouts, and overhaul and replace our corrupt income tax code.<br/><br/>\n</p><p><big><big><big>007 Tax Cut Plan</big></big></big><br/><br/>\n</p><p>Replace the corrupt, bureaucratic federal income tax and employee portion of the payroll tax by merging FICA, FUTA, and SUTA into a much simpler 12% compensation tax on all earnings.<br/><br/>\n</p><p>Your paycheck would be 30-40% larger, and you would get a tax rebate of $7,000 per year per person added to your Health Education Savings Account. There are no cuts to Social Security Medicare part A and N, Disability, Veterans benefits, nor pension benefits under the plan.<br/><br/>\n</p><p>An elderly couple subsistence on $1300 a month in Social Security and Medicare benefits would see their benefits increase to $2500 a month plus Medicare. A family of four earning $60,000 a year after taxes would have an after tax pay of nearly $90,000 plus $28,000 in HESA contributions that you manage.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-0\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"cquotecite\" colspan=\"3\" style=\"border: none; padding-right: 4%\"><cite style=\"font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;\">—Max Abramson’s campaign website (2024)<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"><a href=\"#cite_note-10\">[10]</a></sup></cite>\n</td></tr></tbody></table>\n</div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<p>Max Abramson did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n</p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<p>Max Abramson did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n</p>", "answer_text": "Abramson’s campaign website stated the following:\n“ Term Limits Term Limits for Congress enjoys the support of as many as 84% granite staters, yet it's become almost impossible to get enacted because of opposition from both Democrats and several senior Republican senators. The insiders have been blocking efforts to cut federal spending, end the insane War on Drugs, end corporate welfare/bailouts, and overhaul and replace our corrupt income tax code. 007 Tax Cut Plan Replace the corrupt, bureaucratic federal income tax and employee portion of the payroll tax by merging FICA, FUTA, and SUTA into a much simpler 12% compensation tax on all earnings. Your paycheck would be 30-40% larger, and you would get a tax rebate of $7,000 per year per person added to your Health Education Savings Account. There are no cuts to Social Security Medicare part A and N, Disability, Veterans benefits, nor pension benefits under the plan. An elderly couple subsistence on $1300 a month in Social Security and Medicare benefits would see their benefits increase to $2500 a month plus Medicare. A family of four earning $60,000 a year after taxes would have an after tax pay of nearly $90,000 plus $28,000 in HESA contributions that you manage. [9] ” —Max Abramson’s campaign website (2024) [10]\n\nMax Abramson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.\n\nMax Abramson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey."}, {"question": "Ballotpedia biographical submission form", "answer_html": "<p>The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:\n</p>", "answer_text": "The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:"}, {"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<div class=\"floatright\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"/File:Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png\"><img alt=\"Candidate Connection\" data-file-height=\"141\" data-file-width=\"504\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"56\" src=\"https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/de/Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png/200px-Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png\" srcset=\"https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/de/Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png/300px-Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/de/Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png/400px-Candidate_Connection_Logo_-_stacked.png 2x\" width=\"200\"/></a></div>\n<p>Max Abramson participated in <a href=\"/Survey\" title=\"Survey\">Ballotpedia's candidate survey</a> on August 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Max Abramson's responses follow below.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-12\"><a href=\"#cite_note-12\">[12]</a></sup>\n</p>\n<div style=\"height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;\">\n<p><b>What would be your top three priorities, if elected?</b>\n</p>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Reducing property taxes <br/>School choice <br/>Tackling the drug crisis<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-BPsurvey_13-0\"><a href=\"#cite_note-BPsurvey-13\">[13]</a></sup><sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-2\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table>\n<p><b>What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?</b>\n</p>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">I believe that the breakdown of the American family is the most serious crisis that the country is facing. Millions of Americans kids are growing up without a stable, two parent family.<span class=\"error mw-ext-cite-error\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cite error: Invalid <code>&lt;ref&gt;</code> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many</span><sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-3\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table>\n<p>Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Max Abramson answered the following: \n</p><p><b>Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?</b> <br/>\n</p>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Benjamin Franklin, the great statesmen who warned about all of the \"getting\" that was already going on shortly after the American Revolution. He warned, \"With all thy getting, get understanding.\"<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-4\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">The cleverer sayings of Thomas Jefferson.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-5\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Integrity.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-6\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">I have a great deal of experience serving in local offices, volunteering for the community, and listening closely to the concerns of local citizens and our business community.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-7\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Willingness to respond to constituents and do the actual work required of us.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-8\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What legacy would you like to leave?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">The people of Hampton Falls and Seabrook should know that there has been someone in office who put the public's interests first 100% of the time, with no compromises for the demands of party officers nor special interest money.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-9\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at that time?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">President Reagan getting shot, then hearing about the agonizing, long recovery.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-10\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What was your very first job? How long did you have it?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">I worked over the summer at Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers for three months. I loved the food and the people I worked with.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-11\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What happened on your most awkward date?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">That is none of your business.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-12\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What is your favorite holiday? Why?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">New Year's Eve. It is a chance to get a fresh start on the year and to get on top of things.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-13\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What is your favorite book? Why?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton The book forced me to rethink my views on dinosaurs, genetic engineering, and the ethical and scientific questions that come with it. Crichton is not heavy handed in his approach, but he simply presents both the scientific and moral obstacles that stand in the way of such a far flung project.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-14\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>If you could be any fictional character, who would you be?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Longinus, the infamous Roman soldier who pierced Jesus side at the crucifixion, but was then doomed in one story to walk the Earth as a soldier until the return of Christ. He would've fought in many of history's most important battles and seen humanity change and develop into liberal democracies.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-15\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">My car. It is fun to drive and gets surprisingly good fuel economy.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-16\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What was the last song that got stuck in your head?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Probably something from The Cult, like Ciao Baby or Here Comes the Rain.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-17\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What is something that has been a struggle in your life?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Cleaning up corruption in state government.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-18\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>(For non-Nebraska candidates) What do you consider the most important differences between the legislative chambers in your state?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">The New Hampshire State House is a true citizen legislature. It is a place where ordinary, principled people are able to put on a suit and go up to make decisions according to what is right, rather than what is politically expedient. The State Senate, with its larger, more expensive districts, bows and sways to the slightest political winds.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-19\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Local office is beneficial, but some of our legislators have simply spent too much time up in Concord, becoming part of the entrenched institution.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-20\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">The Governor should focus on running the various branches of state government, while the Legislature should focus on referendum politics. That is to say, to give voice to those voters who favor one set of policies over another.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-21\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Yes. I spent most of my time as a legislator working with other legislators to secure cosponsors, committee amendments, and to get the work done that is necessary before bills can actually reach the floor with any chance of passing.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-22\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>What process do you favor for redistricting?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Maximizing the representation and influence that ordinary voters have, keeping the size of districts small, and ensuring that there are as many swing voting districts as possible.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-23\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">Election Law, Commerce, Veterans Affairs, Municipal<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-24\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the legislature, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">I would be willing to serve in whatever capacity I am asked to serve in.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-25\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>Are you interested in running for a different political office in the future?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">I am only concerned right now with the State Legislature and getting things done now.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-26\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table><b>Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?</b> <br/>\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">DCYF had taken two young children away from their parents on apparently false allegations by a neighbor and DCYF official. The family contacted me about this abuse and asked for help with their case. I contacted DCYF on behalf of my constituents, but the agency sent back a turn-around letter claiming that they'd investigated themselves and found nothing wrong. I have worked on many similar cases of abuse by state agencies, but this was probably the worst.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_9-27\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-9\">[9]</a></sup>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n</tbody></table>\n</div>\n<p>Abramson's campaign website included the following positions:\n</p>\n<div style=\"height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;\">\n<p><b>On taxes:</b> \"There are only two ways to reduce what has become the nation's second highest property tax burden here in the Granite State: [C]reate a healthier business environment to attract more business taxpayers ... [and] reduce spending.\"<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-iss16_14-0\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iss16-14\">[14]</a></sup>\n</p><p><b>On illegal drug use:</b> \"Harm Reduction methods used in both the United State [<i>sic</i>] and Europe have proven far more effective at reducing drug addiction and crime, yet legislators in both parties continue to build more prisons for addicts. As a state representative, Max Abramson sponsored Jessie's Law which would have enabled Ten Different Solutions for Ten Different Counties, allowing each county delegation to try everything from Recovery Support, Needle Exchange Programs, Diamorphine Clinics, or even Employment Support, each of which has shown promise in American and other western cities.\"<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-iss16_14-1\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iss16-14\">[14]</a></sup>\n</p><p><b>On education:</b> \"Parents have the right to raise and educate their children according to their own standards. Rep. Abramson has fought consistently to support a parent's right to homeschool or choose any public, private, or charter school that they feel works best for their child.\"<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-iss16_14-2\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iss16-14\">[14]</a></sup>\n</p>\n</div>", "answer_text": "Max Abramson participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Max Abramson's responses follow below. [12]\nWhat would be your top three priorities, if elected? “ Reducing property taxes School choice Tackling the drug crisis [13] [9] ” What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why? “ I believe that the breakdown of the American family is the most serious crisis that the country is facing. Millions of Americans kids are growing up without a stable, two parent family. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many [9] ” Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Max Abramson answered the following: Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why? “ Benjamin Franklin, the great statesmen who warned about all of the \"getting\" that was already going on shortly after the American Revolution. He warned, \"With all thy getting, get understanding.\" [9] ” Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy? “ The cleverer sayings of Thomas Jefferson. [9] ” What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? “ Integrity. [9] ” What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder? “ I have a great deal of experience serving in local offices, volunteering for the community, and listening closely to the concerns of local citizens and our business community. [9] ” What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? “ Willingness to respond to constituents and do the actual work required of us. [9] ” What legacy would you like to leave? “ The people of Hampton Falls and Seabrook should know that there has been someone in office who put the public's interests first 100% of the time, with no compromises for the demands of party officers nor special interest money. [9] ” What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at that time? “ President Reagan getting shot, then hearing about the agonizing, long recovery. [9] ” What was your very first job? How long did you have it? “ I worked over the summer at Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers for three months. I loved the food and the people I worked with. [9] ” What happened on your most awkward date? “ That is none of your business. [9] ” What is your favorite holiday? Why? “ New Year's Eve. It is a chance to get a fresh start on the year and to get on top of things. [9] ” What is your favorite book? Why? “ Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton The book forced me to rethink my views on dinosaurs, genetic engineering, and the ethical and scientific questions that come with it. Crichton is not heavy handed in his approach, but he simply presents both the scientific and moral obstacles that stand in the way of such a far flung project. [9] ” If you could be any fictional character, who would you be? “ Longinus, the infamous Roman soldier who pierced Jesus side at the crucifixion, but was then doomed in one story to walk the Earth as a soldier until the return of Christ. He would've fought in many of history's most important battles and seen humanity change and develop into liberal democracies. [9] ” What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why? “ My car. It is fun to drive and gets surprisingly good fuel economy. [9] ” What was the last song that got stuck in your head? “ Probably something from The Cult, like Ciao Baby or Here Comes the Rain. [9] ” What is something that has been a struggle in your life? “ Cleaning up corruption in state government. [9] ” (For non-Nebraska candidates) What do you consider the most important differences between the legislative chambers in your state? “ The New Hampshire State House is a true citizen legislature. It is a place where ordinary, principled people are able to put on a suit and go up to make decisions according to what is right, rather than what is politically expedient. The State Senate, with its larger, more expensive districts, bows and sways to the slightest political winds. [9] ” Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics? “ Local office is beneficial, but some of our legislators have simply spent too much time up in Concord, becoming part of the entrenched institution. [9] ” What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature? “ The Governor should focus on running the various branches of state government, while the Legislature should focus on referendum politics. That is to say, to give voice to those voters who favor one set of policies over another. [9] ” Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer. “ Yes. I spent most of my time as a legislator working with other legislators to secure cosponsors, committee amendments, and to get the work done that is necessary before bills can actually reach the floor with any chance of passing. [9] ” What process do you favor for redistricting? “ Maximizing the representation and influence that ordinary voters have, keeping the size of districts small, and ensuring that there are as many swing voting districts as possible. [9] ” If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of? “ Election Law, Commerce, Veterans Affairs, Municipal [9] ” If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the legislature, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role? “ I would be willing to serve in whatever capacity I am asked to serve in. [9] ” Are you interested in running for a different political office in the future? “ I am only concerned right now with the State Legislature and getting things done now. [9] ” Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful? “ DCYF had taken two young children away from their parents on apparently false allegations by a neighbor and DCYF official. The family contacted me about this abuse and asked for help with their case. I contacted DCYF on behalf of my constituents, but the agency sent back a turn-around letter claiming that they'd investigated themselves and found nothing wrong. I have worked on many similar cases of abuse by state agencies, but this was probably the worst. [9] ”\nAbramson's campaign website included the following positions:\nOn taxes: \"There are only two ways to reduce what has become the nation's second highest property tax burden here in the Granite State: [C]reate a healthier business environment to attract more business taxpayers ... [and] reduce spending.\" [14] On illegal drug use: \"Harm Reduction methods used in both the United State [ sic ] and Europe have proven far more effective at reducing drug addiction and crime, yet legislators in both parties continue to build more prisons for addicts. As a state representative, Max Abramson sponsored Jessie's Law which would have enabled Ten Different Solutions for Ten Different Counties, allowing each county delegation to try everything from Recovery Support, Needle Exchange Programs, Diamorphine Clinics, or even Employment Support, each of which has shown promise in American and other western cities.\" [14] On education: \"Parents have the right to raise and educate their children according to their own standards. Rep. Abramson has fought consistently to support a parent's right to homeschool or choose any public, private, or charter school that they feel works best for their child.\" [14]"}]