Ms. Anderson is a resident and Supervisor of the Checklist in Sanbornton, and worked at the New Hampton School until she retired.   She is running for the floterial voting district covering Belmont, Sanbornton and Tilton.    She is a mother and grandmother, active outdoorswoman, and an advocate for the environment and peace activist.

 

According to her 2022 survey on BallotPedia, she ran to “present an alternative voice in the Legislature, which seems out of touch with the majority of voters of our state.”

 

Ms. Anderson has not yet completed her Citizens for Belknap questionnaire on Belknap County issues, but she provided a letter in the last race which outlined her priorities.  Those include supporting public education for all our students, rather than taking taxpayer money to support private schools, and making sure that out of state companies pay their business taxes in New Hampshire.

 

On housing, she would support affordable housing legislation to assist first-time home buyers, and allow the elderly to afford to stay in their homes.  She also said in her Citizens Count survey that she supports municipalities making changes to zoning rules to allow more affordable housing.

 

In her BallotPedia survey, she wrote:   

• I believe that we are all more alike than we are dissimilar. I care deeply about the future we are creating for our children and all the succeeding generations. I believe we are living at a pivotal moment.

• I pay attention to what is going on. I am a listener and am willing to change my mind as I learn more about an issue.

• I believe we will sink or swim together. Our future is a shared future, and problems anywhere ultimately affect everyone everywhere.

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While we have more to learn about Ms. Anderson’s positions on the Laconia State School property, the affordable housing crisis and support for county institutions, Ms. Anderson is not an extreme candidate and we feel she could be a reasonable and responsible candidate for Belknap County voters.

 

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Sheryl Anderson’s 2022 Citizens for Belknap Letter:

 

​I am running for State Representative for Sanbornton and Tilton to offer voters an option. I have watched with growing alarm as the current Legislature has passed laws that favor a radical minority vision of government, one that favors the dismantling of institutions over the flourishing of communities.

 

I am a longtime resident of Sanbornton. After graduating from college I moved from the Midwest to New Hampshire to work at Spaulding Youth Center, where I stayed for over 20 years. I then worked at New Hampton School until I retired. I am a Supervisor of the Checklist in Sanbornton and never aspired to another elected office until this year.

 

I am a grandmother, a mother and a wife. I am very concerned about the future we are creating for subsequent generations. We need to act swiftly and decisively to set a path toward a sustaining and sustainable future.

 

I support commonsense measures including:

 

• Promoting women’s rights, including the right to make their own medical decisions without government interference.

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• Shifting from dependence on fossil fuels to supporting alternative energy sources. Our current high electric rates have resulted from government        policies which rely on fossil fuels over diversification of power sources. Ending our use of fossil fuels is essential if we wish to mitigate the worst of  climate change effects.

 

• Supporting high quality public education for all our students, rather than taking taxpayer money to support private schools.  Supporting teachers and  ending the “divisive concepts” rule, which is confusing and purposefully vague. Honesty in education benefits children.

 

• Ensuring that large out of state companies pay their fair share…reversing the trend of downshifting costs to counties, cities and towns.

 

• Promoting legislation which supports affordable housing. In NH it is very difficult for first-time homebuyers to find a house they can afford, and we need to ensure that elderly homeowners can afford to stay in their homes.

 

I believe in community, caring and compassion. We need legislators who will come together with the welfare and dignity of all people foremost in their minds. We should not abandon the institutions and the supports that are essential to building strong communities.