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State Representative, Hillsborough 31

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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.

Jarvis M. Adams IV

Republican

Plumbing business owner · Greenfield

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Molly C. HowardNew Hampshire House of Representatives

Molly C. Howard

DemocraticIncumbent

Hancock

The gist

  • Opposes the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
  • Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.
  • Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
  • Opposes lowering New Hampshire business taxes.
  • Supports adding a state tax on capital gains.
  • Supports more state action on climate change.
  • Voted against bills allowing sex-based separation in some settings.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Opposes the Education Freedom Account school choice program.

    Citizens Count: Molly C. Howard profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I think it's scandalous. That most of the families who receive it had already left the public system indicates that they felt they could afford”
  2. Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.

    Citizens Count: Molly C. Howard profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “First, the government does not belong in a discussion between a woman and her doctor.”
  3. Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.

    Citizens Count: Molly C. Howard profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “That won't fly in New Hampshire. I don't know enough about the topic to make a cogent argument for it in a state accustomed to”
  4. Opposes lowering New Hampshire business taxes.

    Citizens Count: Molly C. Howard profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Besides being an important source of revenue for the state, business taxes (or more accurately, the desire not to pay them) inspire owners and CEOs”
  5. Supports adding a state tax on capital gains.

    Citizens Count: Molly C. Howard profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I sort of understand workers wanting to hold onto their hard earned money, but income earned solely through investments is generally for those privileged enough”
  6. Supports more state action on climate change.

    Citizens Count: Molly C. Howard profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “That we are last among the New England states in investing in alternative energy is embarrassing. We can do so much more.”
  7. Voted against bills allowing sex-based separation in some settings.

    Citizens Count: Molly C. Howard 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, including HB 1217 ”

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