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Daniel Eaton

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Running, 2024 New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 9, General Election

Won the General, 2022 New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 9

New Hampshire State House, Cheshire 3 (? - Present)

Assistant Democratic Leader, New Hampshire State House of Representatives (? - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Attended, Hawthorne College
  • Attended, Keene State College
  • Attended, University of Massachusetts at Columbia Point

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Hawthorne College
  • Attended, Keene State College
  • Attended, University of Massachusetts at Columbia Point
  • Partner, Eaton Real Estate, 1982-2010
  • Owner, Eaton's General Store, 1998
  • Chief, Stoddard Police Department, 1977-1990
  • Rescue Captain, Stoddard Fire Department, 1972-1980
  • Captain, Stoddard Rescue Squad, 1974-1980

Political Experience

  • Attended, Hawthorne College
  • Attended, Keene State College
  • Attended, University of Massachusetts at Columbia Point
  • Partner, Eaton Real Estate, 1982-2010
  • Owner, Eaton's General Store, 1998
  • Chief, Stoddard Police Department, 1977-1990
  • Rescue Captain, Stoddard Fire Department, 1972-1980
  • Captain, Stoddard Rescue Squad, 1974-1980
  • Representative, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, District 3, 2012-present
  • Assistant Democratic Leader, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, present
  • Candidate, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, District Cheshire 3, 2018
  • Candidate, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 2010
  • Representative, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 2002-2010
  • Candidate, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 2000

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Finance Committee, New Hampshire State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance Division Two Committee, New Hampshire State House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Public Works and Highways Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Hawthorne College
  • Attended, Keene State College
  • Attended, University of Massachusetts at Columbia Point
  • Partner, Eaton Real Estate, 1982-2010
  • Owner, Eaton's General Store, 1998
  • Chief, Stoddard Police Department, 1977-1990
  • Rescue Captain, Stoddard Fire Department, 1972-1980
  • Captain, Stoddard Rescue Squad, 1974-1980
  • Representative, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, District 3, 2012-present
  • Assistant Democratic Leader, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, present
  • Candidate, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, District Cheshire 3, 2018
  • Candidate, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 2010
  • Representative, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 2002-2010
  • Candidate, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 2000
  • Vice Chair, Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2008-present
  • Director, Southwestern New Hampshire Fire Mutual Aid, 2002-present
  • Moderator, Town of Stoddard, 1981-present
  • Moderator, Stoddard School District, 1978-present
  • Member, Information Technology Oversight Council, New Hampshire, present
  • Supporter, American Red Cross
  • Former Chair, Cheshire County Legislative Delegation
  • Member, Executive Committee on Interoperability, New Hampshire Homeland Security
  • Member, Public Safety Advisory Committee, United States Department of Homeland Security
  • Chair, Cheshire County Democratic Committee, 2003
  • Member, Executive Committee Democratic Party, New Hampshire, 2003
  • Director, Connecticut River Valley Underwater Rescue Team, 1980-1990
  • Member, New Hampshire Association of Realtors Government Affairs Committee, 1984-1988
  • President, Cheshire County Peace Officers Association, 1980-1986
  • Chair, Monadnock Board of Recreation Government Affairs, 1982-1986
  • Member, Police Standards and Training Council, New Hampshire, 1980-1985
  • Member, Governor's Committee on Crime and Delinquency, 1978-1982
Policy Positions

New Hampshire State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test

Abortion and Reproductive

1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-choice

2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No

3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes

4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes

5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- No

6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- No

7. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- Yes

8. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- No

9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Budget, Spending, and Tax

State Spending

Indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Education (higher)
- Slightly Increase

2. Education (K-12)
- Slightly Increase

3. Environment
- Maintain Status

4. Health care
- Maintain Status

5. Law enforcement
- Maintain Status

6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Slightly Increase

7. Welfare
- Maintain Status

8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

State Taxes

Indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status

2. Cigarette taxes
- Slightly Decrease

3. Corporate taxes
- Maintain Status

4. Gasoline taxes
- Slightly Increase

5. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease

6. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

Budget Stabilization

Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing New Hampshire's budget.

1. Tapping into New Hampshire's "rainy day" fund
- No

2. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- Yes

3. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No

4. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- No

5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No

6. Privatizing certain government services
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Campaign Finance and Government Reform

Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?

1. Individual
- No

2. Political Action Committee
- Yes

3. Corporate
- Yes

4. Political Party
- No

5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Crime and Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes

2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes

3. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- Yes

4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes

5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No

6. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economic

1. Do you support establishing a state income tax?
- No Answer

2. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- No

3. Do you support the expansion of state-regulated gaming?
- No

4. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes

5. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- Yes

6. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

7. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

8. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No

9. Other or expanded principles
- a) I believe an income tax tied to education costs would help to reduce property taxes. The question is irrelevent at this time since both gubenatorial candidates have pledged to veto a sales or income tax.

Education

1. Do you support national education standards?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- Yes

3. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- No

4. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes

5. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes

6. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from New Hampshire high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Environment and Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes

2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for improvements to New Hampshire's energy infrastructure?
- Yes

5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes

6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Gun

1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No

2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No

3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- Yes

4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Health

1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes

3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes

4. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- No

5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes

6. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in New Hampshire?
- Yes

7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Social

1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- No

2. Should New Hampshire continue to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples?
- Yes

3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- Yes

5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- Yes

6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes

7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Legislative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- Very simple. Balancing the budget, job creation and education funding.