Richard Umiker
Candidate for State Representative, Coos 6
Background
- Occupation
- Retired math teacher
- Lives in
- Randolph
A retired high school math teacher and coach who serves on the school board and as a supervisor of the checklist in Randolph.
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?"
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“In my district, the school board presents its budget to the voters each year. The voters can cap the budget with a simple majority.”
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?"
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“The responsibility of the state is to provide a public school option for 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?"
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“The state needs to step up in realizing that per person costs for public education and health care are likely to be higher in less”
Economy & jobs
Opposes lowering New Hampshire business taxes.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?"
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“I am a long way from being convinced that recent cuts have had or will have a positive effect on attracting businesses and jobs to”
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)?"
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“I see the decision to abort a pregnancy as possibly the most complex health, moral, emotional and therefore difficult decision that people can face.”
Government & transparency
Opposes requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Answered "Against" 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?"
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“This strikes me as a solution in search of a problem with insufficient examinations of the consequences.”
Opposes allowing separation by biological sex in some settings.
Answered "Against" 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?"
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“The law should insist on providing safe locker rooms and bathrooms for all.”
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 (Coos County offices and districts)
Election filing · New Hampshire Secretary of State · mm.nh.gov
- Citizens Count: Richard Umiker profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
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