Key Positions going into my second term:
I respect the dignity of all people regardless of where they come from or their circumstances, and will continue to vote:
- For: Immigration and immigrant rights such as the right to a driver’s license.
- For: LGBTQIA+ rights
I support Public Education and will continue to vote:
- Against: Any effort to divert funds from the public education trust fund.
- Against: Laws limiting student access to information through the ill-conceived programs of book banning and the outlawing of so called “divisive concepts” that would also severely penalize teachers and school personnel for perceived violations.
- Against: The requirement for school personnel to report to parents’ any student discussions or questions made in confidence (if it does not violate someone else’s rights). These types of bills were presented with severe penalties to educators who have a responsibility first and foremost to their students.
- Against: The use of political or religious indoctrination material in the classroom.
I believe in free and open elections, and will continue to vote:
- Against: Gerrymandering
- Against: Prohibitive citizenship proof and prohibitive personal identification requirements
- For: Open Access to Absentee ballots
- For: The use of the national ERIC (Electronic Registration Information Center) system for accuracy of voter rolls
I believe that the legislature does not belong in medical decisions made between a patient and their doctor and will continue to vote:
- For: Abortion rights
- For: Transgender rights
- For: End of Life Choice
I support environmental protections and will continue to vote:
- Against: Development of new waste facilities and landfills until we legislate to stop the 900,000 tons per year of out of state trash that is dumped in NH because our laws are laxer than those of neighboring states.
- For: Efforts to keep PFAS out of our water wells/systems and to support better health care for the victims of PFAS pollution.
Additional Guiding Principals:
I believe in the strict separation of church and state:
- Religion and spiritual beliefs are a personal matter and should not be used to divide people.
I support efforts to improve health care:
- Hospitals throughout the state are struggling with too many closing or reducing services.
- Mental health care for all age levels is in dire need.
- Ambulance services throughout the state are at risk of going out of business.
I support efforts to improve access to childcare:
- The state has taken very small steps to alleviate the problems but so much more work needs to be done.
I support efforts to reduce gun violence:
- Although the state has not had any success in this area, I will continue to look for opportunities.
I support affordable and clean energy initiatives:
- I continue to support affordable community power initiatives.
- I believe the state should promote policies which support the transition to clean energy including practical development of wind, solar, hydrogen and modern nuclear power generation.
- I believe the state must support urgently needed improvements to the electrical power grid and related infrastructure.
I strongly support efforts to address the housing crisis:
- Nashua continues to be a state leader, supporting creative initiatives to increase housing supply. At the state level, I will support and promote legislation that continues Nashua’s objectives.
About Carry:
In the House of Representatives, Carry serves on the Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee dealing with health and other insurance coverages and prices, drug prices, currency matters (banking, gold and crypto), real estate, and most matters related to the liquor commission.
Carry has degrees in Electrical Engineering (Rensselaer Polytech), Computer Science (State University of NY) and Systems Engineering (Johns Hopkins). She has worked on projects from Apollo to F-35 across many technologies.
She has been married to Danny Mills for 36 years and has been living in Nashua for the past 27 years. Carry worked as a systems engineering manager at BAE Systems for 24 years prior to retirement.
Carry and Danny have traveled extensively throughout the world filming large animals and small children.
