Don Staveley
Candidate for State Representative, Hillsborough 13
Background
- Occupation
- Retired teacher
- Lives in
- Hudson
A high school teacher for 32 years in Billerica, Massachusetts, and 4 years in Milford.
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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“There are revenue options that make an income tax unnecessary.”
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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“The reasons are many but, in conclusion, it violates our NH Constitution.”
Economy & jobs
Opposes lowering New Hampshire business taxes.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?"
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“'The most recent proposal to reduce the BET rate would lower it from 0.55 percent to 0.50 percent.”
Environment & parks
Supports encouraging nuclear power development in New Hampshire.
Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire do more to encourage the development of nuclear power, including small modular reactors (SMR), in the state?"
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“Yes, but with caution. Consider the fiasco that went with the development of Seabrook Station and the bankruptcy of Public Service as a consequence.”
Health & human services
Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?"
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“I will support legislation to maximize the rights of women to have control over their own wellbeing.”
Supports restoring funding for the Office of the Child Advocate.
Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?"
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“I have listened to Cassandra Sanchez, who oversees the state's child welfare, juvenile justice, and youth care systems. We all should.”
Government & transparency
Opposes allowing sex-based separation under anti-discrimination law.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination law allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings, such as bathrooms and locker rooms?"
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“The legislature does not need to tell towns how to manage sexual differences.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Don Staveley on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- HousingNo documented position found.
- Courts & justiceNo 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 (Hillsborough County offices and districts)
Election filing · New Hampshire Secretary of State · mm.nh.gov
- Citizens Count: Don Staveley profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
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