Jodi Newell
Candidate for State Representative, Cheshire 4
Background
- Occupation
- Homeless and overdose-crisis advocate
- Lives in
- Keene
A House member since 2022 who has worked as a homeless advocate and overdose crisis organizer.
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").
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“Voted against capping how much local school districts can increase their budget year to year”
Public safety
Voted to consider a "red flag" extreme risk protection law.
From Citizens Count's 2026 voting-record summary for this issue ("Stricter gun laws").
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“Voted to consider allowing extreme risk protection orders/a "red flag law"”
Voted against banning local "sanctuary policies."
From Citizens Count's 2025 voting-record summary for this issue ("Require local immigration enforcement").
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“Voted against ban on "sanctuary policies" and against requiring local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement”
Economy & jobs
Voted against cutting the business enterprise tax rate.
From Citizens Count's 2026 voting-record summary for this issue ("Business tax decrease").
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“Voted against cutting the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2028”
Environment & parks
Voted to expand net metering from one to five megawatts.
From Citizens Count's 2025 voting-record summary for this issue ("Expand net metering opportunities").
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“Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts”
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").
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“Voted against several bills that would revise New Hampshire's anti-discrimination law to allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings”
Courts & justice
Voted to remove penalties for marijuana possession and use.
From Citizens Count's 2025 voting-record summary for this issue ("Marijuana legalization with home-growing, no sales").
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“Voted to remove legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana”
All sources (4)
- 2026 State General Election Candidate List
Election filing · New Hampshire Secretary of State · mm.nh.gov
- 2026 State General Election Candidate List (Cheshire County offices and districts)
Election filing · New Hampshire Secretary of State · mm.nh.gov
- NH House member page: Rep. Jodi Newell
Government record · New Hampshire General Court · gc.nh.gov
- Citizens Count: Jodi Newell profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
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