The 1996 GOP Platform, upon which all current Republican House members ran, was the basis for choosing the following 12 votes to rank the members of the New Hampshire House.
 
 

Quoting the platform document:
 
 

"We support the passage of a Right to Work law in New Hampshire."
 
 

HB 323 Would have established the right to work act providing the freedom of choice on whether to join a labor union.
 
 

"We support the rights of parents to control the education of their children and to home school them if they choose."
 
 

HB 211 Would have created a definition of psychological abuse of a child so broad that it would make home schooling or even private schooling a child a crime.
 
 

"We believe the unborn child has a fundamental right to life, which cannot be infringed."
 
 

HB 768 would have prohibited the barbaric and gruesome procedure known as Partial Birth Abortion.
 
 

"We believe controlling spending and not raising taxes are the best way to protect the economic well-being of New Hampshire residents."
 
 

HB 564 Increased the tax on cigarettes by 20 cents per pack.
 
 

"We are committed to the improvement of education so that our students will be able to compete in a complex and changing world."
 
 

SB 202 Would have required the state board of education and the dept. of education to establish tests of academic knowledge for the certification and re-certification of teachers and other education professionals.
 
 

"Our Party rejects higher taxes and more government spending; and, instead, promotes lower taxes in order to attract business development and expand the economy."
 
 

HB 1, the Budget bill, increased state spending for the biennium by approx. 9%.

"We encourage programs that provide choice in education to allow children to receive the best education available." And "Our goal is the creation of private sector jobs,"
 
 

HB 50. the Kindergarten bill, increased state spending for public kindergarten. This bill inflicted damage upon private kindergartens that provided services to approx. 40% of the state’s five year olds by coercing communities to commit to providing public kindergarten.
 
 

"New Hampshire’s government, political parties and elected officials must, above all else, respect each citizen’s… freedom and independence." And "We continue to support the right of all citizens to own firearms without government interference."
 
 

SB 66 The Cegelis floor amendment to this bill would have made it legal for any law abiding citizen to exercise their second amendment right to bear arms.
 
 

"We realize the family’s most important function is to raise the next generation of Americans." And "We believe the unborn child has a fundamental right to life, which cannot be infringed."
 
 

HB 1324 Would have provided that before a minor could have an abortion, her parents would have to be notified. It allowed for alternate notification in certain cases – such as abuse or incest.
 
 

"Broad-based taxes unfairly erode the earnings of hard working New Hampshire citizens, contribute to the growth of government and provide disincentives for economic growth."
 
 

CACR 34 Would have given the voters the opportunity to constitutionally prohibit any broad based sales or income tax.
 
 

"We believe that local control creates the strongest, best-managed school systems." And "We are committed to the improvement of education so that our students will be able to compete in a complex and changing world."
 
 

HB 1414 Would have streamlined the process of eliminating incompetent teachers from the public schools.
 
 

"Citizens who control their own education budgets have the strongest incentives to spend the money wisely. We know that adding money and power to the state will not save money or protect the power of our communities."
 
 

HB 1075 The ABC compromise bill, later ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, would have increased spending by $95 million and severely jeopardized local control of public schools.