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State Representative, Cheshire 18

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2 years
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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.

Allen Davis

Democratic

Retired nonprofit executive · Dublin

The gist

  • Opposes 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.
  • Opposes a state cap on school district budget increases.
  • 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.
More about Allen
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  1. Opposes the Education Freedom Account school choice program.

    Citizens Count: Allen Davis profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “No! State school funds should support public schools not private or religious schools. I believe in the separation of church and state.”
  2. Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.

    Citizens Count: Allen Davis profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “No! NH needs to explore creative approaches to improved revenue sources, but local constituents are not in favor of an income tax.”
  3. Supports state push for local zoning changes for housing.

    Citizens Count: Allen Davis profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Yes! Dedicated and hard working people in our communities deserve to be able to live in or near where they are employed.”
  4. Opposes a state cap on school district budget increases.

    Citizens Count: Allen Davis profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “No! Local residents should determine how much their school district can increase their budget each year.”
  5. Opposes requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

    Citizens Count: Allen Davis profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “No! A driver's license or state identification card should be adequate for new voters to register, with proof of U.S.”
  6. Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.

    Citizens Count: Allen Davis profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “NH should continue to allow abortion until 24 weeks gestation. All decisions should be made by a woman and her chosen healthcare providers.”
  7. Supports raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.

    Citizens Count: Allen Davis profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Yes! Legislation should expand the net energy metering system capacity cap from 1 MW to 5 MW for all residential and commercial customers in the”

Rory Lovett Sherman

Democratic

Dublin

The gist

No documented position found.

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Rita Mattson

RepublicanIncumbent

Retired worker · Dublin

The gist

No documented position found.

Jim Qualey

RepublicanIncumbent

Retired physicist · Rindge

The gist

  • Supports the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
  • Voted to cap school district budget increases.
  • Opposes stricter gun control laws.
  • Opposes guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
  • Opposes raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.
  • Opposes legalizing marijuana home-growing and private use.
  • Supports current school funding relying mostly on property taxes.
More about Jim
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  1. Supports the Education Freedom Account school choice program.

    Citizens Count: Jim Qualey profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Educational freedom accounts provide more opportunity for parents to choose the educational approach that best fits the needs of their children.”
  2. Voted to cap school district budget increases.

    Citizens Count: Jim Qualey profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted to cap how much local school districts can increase their budget year to year”
  3. Opposes stricter gun control laws.

    Citizens Count: Jim Qualey profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “'...shall not be infringed.'”
  4. Opposes guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.

    Citizens Count: Jim Qualey profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I support New Hampshire's current law on abortion which allows abortions without restriction for the first 6 months of gestation and provides exceptions in cases”
  5. Opposes raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.

    Citizens Count: Jim Qualey profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Expanding net metering to more private systems would increase the costs for the great majority of ratepayers.”
  6. Opposes legalizing marijuana home-growing and private use.

    Citizens Count: Jim Qualey profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Before I would consider further decriminalizing marijuana growing and use we would have to have reliable tests and standards to determine whether a driver's ability”
  7. Supports current school funding relying mostly on property taxes.

    Citizens Count: Jim Qualey profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Every community's educational needs are unique.”

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