Biography
Corcoran earned a degree in computer science and history from Cornell University in 1993 and has worked professionally as a software engineer. In 2003, Corcoran founded the online video rental service SmartFlix, specializing in instructional videos. In 2007, he founded the online comic book retailer HeavyInk. Both businesses closed in March 2016. Corcoran is aWritings
Corcoran runs Morlock Publishing, a small science fiction press. His 2017 hard science fiction novel '' The Powers of the Earth'' was awarded the 2018 Prometheus Best Novel Award by the Libertarian Futurist Society, and his 2018 novel ''Causes of Separation'' won the 2019 award. Corcoran is a smallholder farmer and author of ''Escape the City'', a homesteading manual targeted towards city-dwellers desiring to move to the country.Political positions
Abortion
Corcoran stated in response to CitizensCount's 2022 candidate survey that he believed "current NH abortion laws make a decent trade off between conflicting interests." He voted against banning abortion after 15 days gestation, against guaranteeing a constitutional right to abortion before 24 weeks, and against repealing civil and criminal penalties for healthcare providers who violate the New Hampshire's 24-week abortion ban.Climate change
Corcoran stated in the candidate survey that he opposed what he described as "silly feel-good restrictions" on New Hampshire citizens. He voted against a greenhouse gas reduction goal of net zero by 2050.Drug policy
Corcoran voted in support of two bills that provided for the legalization of private cannabis sales with an excise tax. He also voted in favour of a harm reduction bill to exempt some drug checking equipment such as fentanyl test strips from the definition of drug paraphernalia.Education
Corcoran stated his support for New Hampshire's Education Freedom Account school voucher program, writing it delivered "great benefits" to families, "at a fraction of the cost of union-controlled public schools". He voted in favour of two bills to increase the household income limit for Education Freedom Account eligibility. Corcoran voted in favour of a significant increase to state funding for special education students. Corcoran has stated that he supports a ban on teaching certain concepts relating to race, such as the idea that people may be inherently "racist, sexist, or oppressive". He voted in favour of a ban on the teaching of certain sex-related content in schools.Euthanasia and assisted suicide
Corcoran voted against a bill allowing medical aid in dying.Free speech
In 2023, Corcoran along with three other legislators sponsored an anti-Gun control
Corcoran opposes stricter gun control laws. He voted against a proposedLGBT+ rights
Corcoran stated that he is in favour of banning discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3. Corcoran voted in favour of a bill prohibiting students of male biology from playing on female middle and high school sports teams. He also voted for a bill banning gender transition medical care for minors under age 18, and to prohibit teaching about gender identity in public schools (outside of high school psychology courses), and requiring students to use the bathroom corresponding to their sex. Corcoran was interviewed by the New York Times for a 2005 article on the issue of the Vatican barring homosexuals from the priesthood. He stated, "If it is part of church doctrine, we'd be better off with 5 percent less priests, but who conform to church doctrine, rather than a few more."Employment rights
Corcoran voted to consider the introduction of right-to-work legislation, and voted against two bills that provided for increases to the minimum wage. Corcoran wrote in his 2024 CitizensCount Issue Survey response, "Minimum wages make it illegal to hire low-skill workers, who benefit most from gaining experience."Property rights
In response to Kelo v. New London, a 2005 decision in which the Supreme Court held that the Constitution does not prohibit a local government from condemning private property in order to transfer the land to a commercial developer, Corcoran created an online pledge form in which potential patrons would pledge to spend at least one week at a proposed Lost Liberty Hotel, to be built on the site of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter's house which would be seized for the purpose.Public health
Corcoran voted against a bill banningTaxation
Corcoran has stated that he is opposed to the introduction of any new taxes and he supports cutting existing taxes and cutting government spending.Tenants' rights
Corcoran voted against a bill requiring landlords to give tenants a notice period ranging from 30 days to six months before rent increases.Controversies
In 2011, police in Corcoran's hometown ofReferences
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