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State Representative, Cheshire 13

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2 years
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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.

Tom Ahlborn-Hsu

Democratic

Jaffrey Conservation Commission chair · Jaffrey

The gist

  • Opposes the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
  • Opposes a state cap on school district budget increases.
  • Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.
  • Supports restoring funding for the Office of the Child Advocate.
  • Opposes lowering New Hampshire business taxes.
  • Supports reinstating the interest and dividends tax.
  • Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.
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  1. Opposes the Education Freedom Account school choice program.

    Citizens Count: Tom Ahlborn-Hsu profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “EFAs take money from public schools which are already woefully underfunded.”
  2. Opposes a state cap on school district budget increases.

    Citizens Count: Tom Ahlborn-Hsu profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I oppose school district budget caps. Local control is vital to allow the taxpayers to determine what they are willing to pay for public education.”
  3. Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.

    Citizens Count: Tom Ahlborn-Hsu profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “This is a woman's personal health decision. The State has no right to interfere.”
  4. Supports restoring funding for the Office of the Child Advocate.

    Citizens Count: Tom Ahlborn-Hsu profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I support the office of the child advocate.”
  5. Opposes lowering New Hampshire business taxes.

    Citizens Count: Tom Ahlborn-Hsu profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “The State of NH needs revenue from sources other than local property taxes.”
  6. Supports reinstating the interest and dividends tax.

    Citizens Count: Tom Ahlborn-Hsu profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “The State of NH needs to find sources of revenue other than local property taxes.”
  7. Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.

    Citizens Count: Tom Ahlborn-Hsu profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “The State needs to provide a means for adequately funding public schools that does NOT create the huge inequity in funding between urban and rural”

Matthew Santonastaso

Republican

Jaffrey

The gist

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State Representative, Cheshire 13 · New Hampshire 2026 General Election · The Gist