Bob McLean
Candidate for State Representative, Belknap 6
Background
- Occupation
- Construction worker; Gilford school board member
- Lives in
- Gilford
Works in construction after a hospitality career; in his second term on the Gilford School Board and a member of the budget committee for three years.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should NH add an income tax on earned income?"
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“Although our state is struggling because of reduced revenue, I would be against an income tax.”
Opposes a state cap on school district budget increases.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?"
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“This would take local control away from school districts and give it to the state which already is severely underfunding public education.”
Education
Opposes the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Do you support the “Education Freedom Account” program, which gives students access to the per-pupil share of state school funding to spend on private school or home school expenses?"
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“As I stated earlier the voucher program is part of a plan to dismantle the the public school system in NH.”
Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?"
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“Public school funding needs an overhaul. Our state is last in the nation for funding public education.”
Housing
Opposes state push for local zoning changes for housing.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?"
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“I am all in for finding solutions to the housing situation, but these decisions should stay at the local level.”
Health & human services
Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?"
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“This difficult decision in a person's life should be made between the woman, her doctor and her family. The government should not have any involvement.”
Courts & justice
Supports legalizing marijuana home-growing and private use.
Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?"
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“We should legalize cannibis”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Bob McLean on them.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
All sources (3)
- 2026 State General Election Candidate List
Election filing · New Hampshire Secretary of State · mm.nh.gov
- 2026 State General Election Candidate List (Belknap County offices and districts)
Election filing · New Hampshire Secretary of State · mm.nh.gov
- Citizens Count: Bob McLean profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
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