Kyle Haines
Candidate for State Representative, Hillsborough 12
Background
- Occupation
- Airline pilot
- Lives in
- Merrimack
- Campaign website
- kylehainesnh.com
An airline pilot with an aeronautics degree from the University of North Dakota.
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?"
ReportCitizens Count: Kyle Haines profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Adding a new broad based tax is a structural change I don't think we need.”
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?"
ReportCitizens Count: Kyle Haines profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“The program was created with an income cap explicitly as a promise to direct help to lower-income families and keep costs down.”
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?"
ReportCitizens Count: Kyle Haines profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“This question is fundamentally about property rights: Too many local zoning rules forbid people from building housing on land they own.”
Economy & jobs
Opposes lowering New Hampshire business taxes.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?"
ReportCitizens Count: Kyle Haines profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“The most recent state audit shows business tax revenue came in $131 million below estimate right when federal pandemic money ended and the state covered”
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?"
ReportCitizens Count: Kyle Haines profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I am for this, emphatically. New Hampshire should encourage nuclear, including SMRs through streamlining siting, removing unnecessary regulatory barriers, and investing in workforce development.”
Opposes raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Do you support legislation to expand the net energy metering system capacity cap from 1 MW to 5 MW for all residential and commercial customers in New Hampshire?"
ReportCitizens Count: Kyle Haines profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Raising the net-metering cap expands a subsidy structure that is not as beneficial to New Hampshire residents as other options.”
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)?"
ReportCitizens Count: Kyle Haines profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“New Hampshire's current viability based standard is a reasonable place for the line to sit, and I wouldn't vote to repeal it.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Kyle Haines on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- Government & transparencyNo 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: Kyle Haines profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
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