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State Representative, Hillsborough 20

Jose R. Marte

Candidate for State Representative, Hillsborough 20

Republican

Background

Occupation
Caregiver
Lives in
Manchester

A caregiver and a consultant for the DCYF father engagement action team.

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Documented positions

Public safety

  • Opposes stricter gun control laws.

    Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?"

    Citizens Count: Jose R. Marte profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Criminals do not obey gun laws”
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Economy & jobs

  • Opposes raising New Hampshire's minimum wage.

    Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?"

    Citizens Count: Jose R. Marte profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “California tried it. I saw the mass effects.”
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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: Jose R. Marte profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Why not just take down both bathrooms and just do 1..... just make the bathrooms disabled ones.”
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  • Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

    Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire require new voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering to vote?"

    Citizens Count: Jose R. Marte profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I think anyone that wasn't born in the USA should not just new voters”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Jose R. Marte on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

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