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State Representative, Carroll 1

David Paige

Candidate for State Representative, Carroll 1

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Publishing executive
Lives in
Conway
Campaign website
davidfornh.com

A House member since 2022, a publishing executive and former president of United for Libraries; a trustee of Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Voted against capping school district budget increases.

    From Citizens Count's 2026 voting-record summary for this issue ("School district tax cap mandate").

    Citizens Count: David Paige profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against capping how much local school districts can increase their budget year to year”
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Education

  • Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.

    Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2024 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?"

    Citizens Count: David Paige profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Our current school funding formula is deeply inequitable and is creating a downward spiral in property-poor towns, especially here in the North Country.”
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Housing

  • Supports state push for local zoning changes for housing.

    Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?"

    Citizens Count: David Paige profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I'm proud to have co-sponsored successful legislation this year to encourage such changes and to serve on the bipartisan, bicameral Housing Caucus.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Opposes lowering New Hampshire business taxes.

    Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?"

    Citizens Count: David Paige profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “While we all want lower taxes, including our businesses, we cannot afford another business tax decrease at this time without doing significant damage to the”
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Government & transparency

  • Voted against bills allowing separation by biological sex.

    From Citizens Count's 2026 voting-record summary for this issue ("Allow segregation based on biological sex").

    Citizens Count: David Paige profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against several bills that would revise New Hampshire's anti-discrimination law to allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings”
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Courts & justice

  • Supports legalizing marijuana home-growing and private use.

    Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?"

    Citizens Count: David Paige profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “My preference is for private retail locations, but I am comfortable supporting a state-run model if it is the only path forward in the legislature”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from David Paige on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

All sources (4)

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