JJ DeFeo
Running for: NH House Rockingham County District 07
Completed our 2026 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support the “Education Freedom Account” program, which gives students access to the per-pupil share of state school funding to spend on private school or home school expenses?
"NO! Public tax dollars belong in public schools, not in the pockets of private entities. Further, School costs are not linear, so EFAs ARE CURRENTLY heavily damaging the most in-need schools, causing downward spirals (example: Sanborn). We've seen the damage caused by these sorts of policies across the country in places like Detroit, Michigan."Against| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination law allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings, such as bathrooms and locker rooms?
"I do not support creating new segregation. This isn't the confederacy; we are better than that."Against| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"I generally support the status quo with NH's abortion rules. However, I would support adding exceptions for rape, incest, and domestic abuse, which we currently don't have."Against| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"I generally support the status quo with NH's abortion rules. However, I would support adding exceptions for rape, incest, and domestic abuse, which we currently don't have."Against| Read My Position
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Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"No. While I do NOT support our current tax system, a direct income tax is not the most effective or equitable way to do taxation. It is also important to note that ALL taxes are technically income taxes, it's just whether you pay it upfront or later on."Against| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"No. There are far more effective ways to be pro-business than BET and BPT cuts. The BET and BPT are good ways to lower individuals' taxes."For| Read My Position
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Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Absolutely. We should standardize zoning statewide; this of course does NOT mean that the state determines zoning, just that towns will choose from a standard set of 12-20ish zoning options. These zoning options should be mixed-use, and be set up in a way that is freedom first, pro-business, and pro-community building rather than pro-red tape and pro-regulation like the democrats and republicans have both advocated for for the past 70 years."For| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire do more to encourage the development of nuclear power, including small modular reactors (SMR), in the state?
"100% YES! Nuclear energy is the cleanest form of energy humans have ever invented. Further, it is the 2nd most safe form of energy that humans have ever invented (0.025 deaths per TWh). This is ~2x safer than wind, 52x safer than hydro, 112x safer than Natural Gas, 737x safer than oil, and 985x safer than coal."For| Read My Position
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Do you support legislation to expand the net energy metering system capacity cap from 1 MW to 5 MW for all residential and commercial customers in New Hampshire?
"Yes. I would further support abolishing the cap. There is no reason for this overregulation except to protect corporate profits & keep our energy costs high."For| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"ABSOLUTELY! Ensuring all our children's wellbeing deserves to be made a TOP priority."For| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"I generally support the status quo with NH's abortion rules. However, I would support adding exceptions for rape, incest, and domestic abuse, which we currently don't have."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"Yes, the I&D tax was an effective way of lowering working class taxes by offsetting them with a fee on only large corporate stock transactions."Against| Read My Position
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Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"NO! Property taxes are a very bad form of taxation that hurts the working class more than anything, and encourages wasting land in cities (like Manchester and Nashua) to avoid paying taxes on valuable land, leaving the rest of the state (like Fremont) to pick up the slack. Instead, we should move to an offset land value tax (OLVT) system. This is where we do not tax the buildings/improvements on a property, only the value of the land. This penalizes wasting land in dense areas, and encourages cities to build spaces for businesses and housing. The 'offset' means, **if a property is the primary residence of the owner**, there is a deduction on the taxable land value of some amount. I'd propose $60,000. There would be an overall minimum OLVT rate. There would be a statewide rate of 80% of the minimum total rate; Towns and cities would be responsible for setting a rate of at minimum 20% of the total minimum rate. For example, if the statewide rate is 12.5%, there would be a statewide rate of precisely 80% of that, in this case, 10%. Towns and cities would set a separate rate, which must be at least the remaining 2.5%. Towns and cities may vote to raise it if they choose, but I of course would suggest to everyone to never raise taxes unless absolutely necessary."Undecided| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"I support state-run stores. I propose changing the NH Liquor and Wine Commission/Stores to the NH Liquor Wine and Weed Commission/Stores. This will ensure only safe products are put on the market, while also being cheaper than Massachusetts, and making more profit for the state to lower taxes than if it were done by for-profit corporations. - I do not support private retail marijuana sales; for-profit drug sales is a bad idea."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"I support state-run stores. I propose changing the NH Liquor and Wine Commission/Stores to the NH Liquor Wine and Weed Commission/Stores. This will ensure only safe products are put on the market, while also being cheaper than Massachusetts, and making more profit for the state to lower taxes than if it were done by for-profit corporations. - I do not support private retail marijuana sales; for-profit drug sales is a bad idea."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"I support state-run stores. I propose changing the NH Liquor and Wine Commission/Stores to the NH Liquor Wine and Weed Commission/Stores. This will ensure only safe products are put on the market, while also being cheaper than Massachusetts, and making more profit for the state to lower taxes than if it were done by for-profit corporations. - I do not support private retail marijuana sales; for-profit drug sales is a bad idea."Other| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire require new voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering to vote?
"I do not support making it harder to vote. NH has a voter fraud rate of about 0.0002% since 2016, approximately 2 votes in a million. NH prides itself on already having secure elections; no need to change up what has worked."Against| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire allow at least 10% of students in each school district to enroll in a different public school, regardless of where they live?
"No. School costs are not linear, so tuitionless optional school changes will heavily damage the most in-need schools, causing downwards spirals. We've seen the damage caused by these sorts of policies across the country in places like Arkansas, Detroit (Michigan), and West Virginia."Against| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"I generally support the status quo with NH's abortion rules. However, I would support adding exceptions for rape, incest, and domestic abuse, which we currently don't have."Against| Read My Position
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Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"I don't agree with needless red tape like this; school budgets in NH are approved by the voters; I say that we should trust democracy."Against| Read My Position
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Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Not at this time, no. Mental health and affordability-related reforms will be far more effective in preventing gun deaths. I do support certain NRA-supported reforms, such as background checks for all gun purchases and extreme risk temporary protection orders."
