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State Representative, Cheshire 4

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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.

Robert Johnson

Republican

Keene

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No documented position found.

Jodi Newell

DemocraticIncumbent

Homeless and overdose-crisis advocate · Keene

The gist

  • Voted against capping school district budget increases.
  • Voted to consider a "red flag" extreme risk protection law.
  • Voted to expand net metering from one to five megawatts.
  • Voted to remove penalties for marijuana possession and use.
  • Voted against cutting the business enterprise tax rate.
  • Voted against bills allowing separation by biological sex.
  • Voted against banning local "sanctuary policies."
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  1. Voted against capping school district budget increases.

    Citizens Count: Jodi Newell profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against capping how much local school districts can increase their budget year to year”
  2. Voted to consider a "red flag" extreme risk protection law.

    Citizens Count: Jodi Newell profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted to consider allowing extreme risk protection orders/a "red flag law"”
  3. Voted to expand net metering from one to five megawatts.

    Citizens Count: Jodi Newell profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts”
  4. Voted to remove penalties for marijuana possession and use.

    Citizens Count: Jodi Newell profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted to remove legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana”
  5. Voted against cutting the business enterprise tax rate.

    Citizens Count: Jodi Newell profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against cutting the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2028”
  6. Voted against bills allowing separation by biological sex.

    Citizens Count: Jodi Newell profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against several bills that would revise New Hampshire's anti-discrimination law to allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings”
  7. Voted against banning local "sanctuary policies."

    Citizens Count: Jodi Newell profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against ban on "sanctuary policies" and against requiring local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement”

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State Representative, Cheshire 4 · New Hampshire 2026 General Election · The Gist