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State Representative, Cheshire 16

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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.

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Lucius ParshallNew Hampshire House of Representatives

Lucius Parshall

Democratic

Retired teacher and musician · Marlborough

The gist

  • Opposes the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
  • Opposes state push for local zoning changes for housing.
  • Opposes a state cap on school district budget increases.
  • Supports stricter gun control laws.
  • Opposes requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
  • Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.
  • Supports raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.
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  1. Opposes the Education Freedom Account school choice program.

    Citizens Count: Lucius Parshall profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “It represents an unconstitutional move away from our long cherished commitment to comprehensive education for all children, along with a shell game to fund religious”
  2. Opposes state push for local zoning changes for housing.

    Citizens Count: Lucius Parshall profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Again, the state has no business imposing itself on local zoning. If zoning changes need to be made, I prefer incentives far more than mandates.”
  3. Opposes a state cap on school district budget increases.

    Citizens Count: Lucius Parshall profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “It defeats local control and weakens our democracy.”
  4. Supports stricter gun control laws.

    Citizens Count: Lucius Parshall profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “We don't need instant availability of guns, or the proliferation of semi-automatic weapons.”
  5. Opposes requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

    Citizens Count: Lucius Parshall profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “The only voter fraud in New Hampshire that I am aware of are when Republican legislators continue to vote after they leave the district in”
  6. Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.

    Citizens Count: Lucius Parshall profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I am unqualified to answer these questions as neither am I a doctor or posses a uterus.”
  7. Supports raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.

    Citizens Count: Lucius Parshall profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Our businesses need the means to cut their expenses, and considering that New Hampshire has some of the highest energy costs in the country, then”

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