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State Representative, Hillsborough 6

Doris Hohensee

Candidate for State Representative, Hillsborough 6

Republican

Background

Occupation
Software engineer
Lives in
Nashua

A software engineer who served on the Nashua Board of Education from 2016 to 2019.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • 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?"

    Citizens Count: Doris Hohensee profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Local spending should be a local decision, but taxpayers should be allowed to individually change districts (or create a new district) if they find their”
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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?"

    Citizens Count: Doris Hohensee profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I do not support state (public) funding for private (non-public) schools.”
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  • Supports the current property-tax-based school funding system.

    Answered "For" 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?"

    Citizens Count: Doris Hohensee profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Local control requires local funding.”
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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?"

    Citizens Count: Doris Hohensee profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Local zoning decisions made by our communities should not be usurped by state mandates. Courts should enforce local zoning fairly to protect property owners.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports lowering New Hampshire business taxes.

    Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?"

    Citizens Count: Doris Hohensee profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Historically, lowering business taxes has resulted in increased state revenue as well as healthier businesses which can then hire more employees.”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports allowing sex-based separation in some facilities.

    Answered "For" 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?"

    Citizens Count: Doris Hohensee profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “The privacy and safety of women is essential.”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

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