Deirdre McEachern
Democratic
Wolfeboro
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State Representative, Carroll 6
- Vote for
- 2
- Term
- 2 years
- Candidates
- 4
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: A state representative votes on New Hampshire laws and the state budget in the 400-member House of Representatives.
Phoebe VanScoy-Giessler
Democratic
Nonprofit fundraiser · Po Box 97
The gist
- Supports stricter gun control laws.
- Supports reinstating the interest and dividends tax.
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Supports stricter gun control laws.
Citizens Count: Phoebe VanScoy-Giessler profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I would support universal background checks and local government control to establish gun-free zones in certain public places.”
Supports reinstating the interest and dividends tax.
Citizens Count: Phoebe VanScoy-Giessler profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“The removal of the Business Enterprise Tax is one of the reasons there is revenue downshifting, which is a burden for local property taxpayers.”
Tim Bauman
Republican
Retired facility manager · Wolfeboro
The gist
- Supports state push for local zoning changes for housing.
- Supports a state cap on school district budget increases.
- Supports public school open enrollment across district lines.
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Supports state push for local zoning changes for housing.
Citizens Count: Tim Bauman profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“The word 'encourage' is important here. It implies that local feedback and involvement are important in efforts to address housing issues.”
Supports a state cap on school district budget increases.
Citizens Count: Tim Bauman profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Note that the wording of the headline and the question do not match. Taxes, not budgets, would be capped.”
Supports public school open enrollment across district lines.
Citizens Count: Tim Bauman profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I agree with other candidates who have expressed caution in how open enrollment might be implemented, but am conceptually in favor of it.”
John T. MacDonald
RepublicanIncumbent
Retired state police detective · Wolfeboro
The gist
- Supports the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
- Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
- Supports state push for local zoning changes for housing.
- Supports a state cap on school district budget increases.
- Opposes stricter gun control laws.
- Supports raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.
- Supports more state encouragement of nuclear power.
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Supports the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
Citizens Count: John T. MacDonald profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Each NH child should have the opportunity to attend a school that meets their educational needs.”
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Citizens Count: John T. MacDonald profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“NH Citizens do not need an income tax!”
Supports state push for local zoning changes for housing.
Citizens Count: John T. MacDonald profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“One of the major concerns for NH residents is the lack of affordable housing.”
Supports a state cap on school district budget increases.
Citizens Count: John T. MacDonald profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“This will allow the residents of each community to decide if they want to have a tax cap on school budgets. Allowing for local control.”
Opposes stricter gun control laws.
Citizens Count: John T. MacDonald profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“The Right to Bear Arms is in our US Constitution.”
Supports raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.
Citizens Count: John T. MacDonald profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I would support increasing netmetering if the following issues are addressed, No Net billing, No cost shifting requiring non solar users to solely pay for”
Supports more state encouragement of nuclear power.
Citizens Count: John T. MacDonald profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Nuclear Reactors have changed greatly over the past 50 years. Nuclear power should be explored as an alternator power source for our growing electricity needs.”
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