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State Representative, Hillsborough 25

Kathy Staub

Candidate for State Representative, Hillsborough 25

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Retired museum educator
Lives in
Manchester

A House member since 2022, a retired museum educator and a former Manchester School Board member. Serves on the House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports reinstating the interest and dividends tax.

    Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?"

    Citizens Count: Kathy Staub profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I would be in favor of this if the level of income that was exempted was raised.”
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  • 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: Kathy Staub profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “We have a tax cap in Manchester. It has not improved anything.”
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Education

  • Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.

    Answered "Against" 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: Kathy Staub profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “This is unsustainable. Municipalities have limited ways to raise revenue.”
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Housing

  • Supports state push for local zoning changes for housing.

    Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?"

    Citizens Count: Kathy Staub profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “There are some situations where development is not appropriate.”
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Environment & parks

  • Opposes more state encouragement of nuclear power.

    Answered "Against" 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?"

    Citizens Count: Kathy Staub profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Three Mile island, Chernobyl, Fukushima I would need convincing.”
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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)?"

    Citizens Count: Kathy Staub profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “The current laws are putting women and girls at risk. Abortion is a medical procedure. Our volunteer legislature should not be interfering.”
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  • 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?"

    Citizens Count: Kathy Staub profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “The child advocate rescued those kids from Tennessee. If we truly care about children we need someone who is watching out for them.”
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Other issues in this race

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

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