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State Representative, Hillsborough 9

Santosh D. Salvi

Candidate for State Representative, Hillsborough 9

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Entrepreneur
Lives in
Nashua
Campaign website
santoshfornashua.org

A House member since 2024, an entrepreneur and a member of the Nashua Board of Education. Serves on the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Opposes adding a broad-based state sales tax.

    Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?"

    Citizens Count: Santosh D. Salvi profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Retail sales will be adversely affected and many jobs will be lost if sales tax is implemented.”
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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?"

    Citizens Count: Santosh D. Salvi profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Strong supporter of public school and making sure public schools are getting stronger to compete with charter schools”
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  • 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: Santosh D. Salvi profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “We need more funding from Federal and State , specifically for the infrastructure, Special Education and ELL.”
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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: Santosh D. Salvi profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Local authorities knows more about their housing challenges and have better understanding of how to resolve those challenges”
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Environment & parks

  • Supports more state action on climate change.

    Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?"

    Citizens Count: Santosh D. Salvi profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “New Hampshire is seeing more hot days and less snow every year. Skiing businesses are hit hardest.”
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Government & transparency

  • 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: Santosh D. Salvi profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “We need to have a process in place that every new voter can register online/in person/through mail”
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Courts & justice

  • Opposes legalizing marijuana home-growing and private use.

    Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?"

    Citizens Count: Santosh D. Salvi profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I only support Marijuana for medical treatment under the strict guidance of medical professionals”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Santosh D. Salvi on them.

  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

All sources (4)

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Santosh D. Salvi for State Representative, Hillsborough 9, New Hampshire · The Gist