Governor

Proposed and signed Medicaid changes requiring premiums from some enrollees and raising pharmacy copays. Says she is committed to keeping Medicaid strong and protected eligibility levels, especially for children.

Supports legalizing medical psilocybin to treat PTSD, substance use disorder, and depression that has not responded to other treatment.

Says reversing Ayotte's 2025 Medicaid premiums and copay increases would be "a top priority" and would be included in her first budget.

Says she will veto any bill that further restricts abortion beyond current state law, which allows abortion in the first 24 weeks. In 2026 she vetoed a bill on health workers' right to refuse to take part in abortions, saying federal law already protects them.

Supports abortion rights and says she would protect Granite Staters' freedom to make their own health care decisions. As an executive councilor she opposed canceling state contracts with Planned Parenthood.

Wants cannabis to be fully legal for adults.

Supports legalizing cannabis.

Signed a 2025 law removing income limits on the state's Education Freedom Accounts, which give families state money for private school or home-school costs, and signed a school-day cell phone ban.

Would repeal the Education Freedom Account program, which she says raises property taxes, and shift that money to public schools, including state-funded pre-K.

Signed laws meant to speed housing construction and pledged to cut state agency approval times for housing projects to no more than 60 days.

Lists housing among her top budget priorities alongside child care and electric rates.

Signed two laws (HB 511 and SB 62) that bar sanctuary policies and require local cooperation with ICE detainers. In February 2026 she said DHS dropped a planned ICE facility in Merrimack after her talks with federal officials.

Opposed the federal plan for an ICE detention facility in Merrimack.

Opposes an income or sales tax and vetoed a 2026 bill that would have raised tolls for drivers without a New Hampshire E-ZPass, saying she does not support raising tolls.

Opposes a state income or sales tax and supports a temporary suspension of the state gas tax.

Supports adopting approval voting, which he says would solve the "spoiler problem" that discourages third-party candidates.

Says she would issue an executive order on her first day placing a temporary moratorium on large-scale data centers while she pursues a regulatory framework built around a "Community Bill of Rights."

Supports "Defend the Guard" legislation requiring a formal declaration of war by Congress before the New Hampshire National Guard could be activated.

Pushed the Legislature to roll back the state's bail reform law, which she said was too lenient on people charged with crimes, and signed tougher penalties for drivers who refuse a breath test.

Created a Commission on Government Efficiency to find spending cuts and signed a two-year budget that cut agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of the Child Advocate.