Leonard Bell

Candidate's Website, 2026

"The school voucher program carried out through "Education Freedom Accounts" (EFA's) have taken more than 200 million dollars out of public classrooms, given that money to those who can already afford private school, and jacked up your property taxes by depriving our school districts of state resources.

"In Concord, I'll be laser focused on addressing the disaster brought about by the school voucher program:

• "Career politicians have neglected their duty to provide real transparency and accountability for EFA's — we deserve to know how our tax dollars are being spent, and we need a full financial accounting of these school vouchers
• "Right now, the wealthiest of the wealthy in New Hampshire are taking advantage of EFA's to pay for private schools. I'll vote to establish an income limit for school vouchers to put money back into our classrooms"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination law allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings, such as bathrooms and locker rooms?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?

Candidate's Website, 2026

"As Granite Staters continue to face rising costs, my position is crystal clear: I will never support an income or sales tax here in New Hampshire."

Candidate's Website, 2026

"The largest corporations should pay their fair share. If the biggest corporations operating in New Hampshire want to profit off our infrastructure and the labor of Granite Staters, some of that money should be coming back into our communities — without increasing the burden on our small businesses"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire do more to encourage the development of nuclear power, including small modular reactors (SMR), in the state?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

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?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?

Candidate's Website, 2026

"For over a decade, the leadership in Concord has walked away from its responsibility to our schools, cutting state funding and shifting the burden onto towns like Manchester and Litchfield while giving huge handouts to the largest corporations in our state.

"Every time the state cuts school funding or fails to support pensions for our police and firefighters, property taxes go up to fill the gap.

"Litchfield alone is missing more than $3 million a year in state education funding to be adequate for our kids, and Manchester is missing more than $35 million citywide.

"If we actually fund our schools at the state level with fiscally responsible approaches to revenue, we can lower our local property taxes. It's a win-win."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?

Candidate's Website, 2026

"We have to finally legalize cannabis. We shouldn't be losing out to the revenue and jobs being created in our neighboring states of Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire require new voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering to vote?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

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?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?