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Bob's legislative approach is simple:
Listen carefully, review the facts, question unintended consequences, and support laws that solve real problems without adding unnecessary cost or confusion.
• Ask what each proposal means for residents, towns, employers, and long-term community planning.

• Support solutions that are understandable, accountable, fiscally realistic, and respectful of local decision-making.

Taxes

New Hampshire should oppose a broad income tax or sales tax and protect taxpayers by demanding clear justification for any new revenue proposal. A limited education-funding income tax should be considered only if voters approve it directly at the ballot box. Major tax changes should never be imposed without the consent of the people.

Water

Clean drinking water is a core public health priority. Responsible wastewater, stormwater, and water-resource planning should be supported, using clear standards, sound science, and accountable enforcement to protect local water systems.

Dignity, Fairness, and Liberty

Everyone in New Hampshire deserves to be treated fairly and with respect. State government should make sure people can use public services, take part in schools and community life, and deal with state or local agencies without being singled out or treated unfairly. People should also be able to live their private lives without unnecessary government interference, including in housing, jobs, education, and everyday public places.

Education

New Hampshire should work toward a fairer, more predictable way to fund public education. Students, taxpayers, and local communities should be at the center of school-funding decisions, and reforms should strengthen education without destabilizing town budgets.

Energy

Energy policy should keep power reliable and affordable while encouraging practical innovation that reduces waste and lowers long-term costs. Mandates that raise energy costs without measurable benefits for families or employers should be opposed.

Renewable Energy

Renewable energy should be supported when it is reliable, affordable, and practical for New Hampshire. Local impacts should be considered before major energy policies or projects are supported, and solutions should help residents and businesses manage energy costs without poorly designed mandates.

Locally Sustainable Businesses

Local businesses that create jobs, strengthen communities, and invest for the long term should be supported. State rules should be clearer, more predictable, and easier for responsible businesses to follow, while unnecessary delay, uncertainty, and regulatory confusion should be reduced.

Capital Punishment

Capital punishment should generally be opposed. Any exception would require the most extreme circumstances and the highest standards of proof. Due process, accountability, and public safety must remain central in any criminal justice debate.

Criminal Justice

Criminal justice policy should keep communities safe while protecting due process. Laws should be clear, enforceable, and focused on real public safety, with responsible use of resources and accountability across the system.

Environment

New Hampshire’s land, water, public health, and natural resources should be protected through practical environmental policy that is technically sound, cost-conscious, and enforceable. The focus should be on solving real problems rather than creating unnecessary mandates or political slogans.

Ballot Iniatives

The people should have a direct voice on major decisions that reshape taxes, schools, or government, but New Hampshire law does not allow citizens to place statewide referendum or initiative questions directly on the ballot. Under current state rules, constitutional amendments must be referred by the Legislature and then approved by voters, while the question of whether to hold a constitutional convention appears automatically every ten years. Any effort to use direct voter approval should follow these rules, be transparent and understandable, and be reserved for major long-term decisions that deserve clear taxpayer consent.

Transportation

Transportation policy should prioritize safe, reliable roads, bridges, drainage, and infrastructure. Maintenance-first planning protects taxpayers and prevents bigger costs later, while transportation investments should meet real community needs without wasteful spending.

Relationship between State and Local Government

State government should defend local control and respect the responsibilities Londonderry carries every day. Unfunded mandates that shift state costs onto local taxpayers should be avoided, and state rules should be clear, practical, and easy for towns to administer effectively.

Housing

Housing policy should support responsible growth that respects local planning and infrastructure limits. New Hampshire needs solutions that help families, seniors, and workers stay in their communities while avoiding one-size-fits-all mandates that ignore town budgets, traffic, water, and local character.

Zoning

Towns should retain the ability to plan for growth, infrastructure, conservation, traffic, and neighborhood character. Clear zoning rules can encourage responsible development and reduce confusion, while state overreach should be opposed unless there is a compelling public need.

Climate

Climate policy should focus on practical preparation, resilience, and measurable results. Planning should protect infrastructure, water resources, local services, and taxpayer dollars, while symbolic measures that raise costs without solving real problems should be rejected.