Linda Franz
Running for: NH House Grafton County District 06
Awaiting response to our 2026 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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"Support Educational Freedom"
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
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Other, 2024
Franz signed the Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers 2024 pledge, which states, "I, the above signatory, pledge that if I am elected to any statewide office, I will oppose all efforts to impose a sales, income, or other broadbased tax on the taxpayers of the State of New Hampshire."
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Voting Record, 2026
Voted to cut the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2028 (HB 155).
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Voting Record, 2026
Voted against limits on parking requirements in zoning laws (SB 284) and voted to continue allowing planning boards to differentiate based on the number of bedrooms in a residential development (SB 174).
In 2026 Rep. Franz also voted to repeal the Housing Champion designation and grant program (HB 1196).
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Voting Record, 2025
Voted against increasing net energy metering eligibility (SB 228)
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
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Voting Record, 2026
In 2025 Rep. Franz voted against increasing base per-pupil state school funding (HB 651 and HB 1826). Rep. Franz then voted to establish a tax cap for local school districts (HB 675). Rep. Franz also voted against HB 1799, which would have redefined an "adequate education," increased how much funding the state must provide per pupil, and created a commission to study alternative methods of funding public schools besides property taxes.
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Voting Record, 2025
Voted to keep legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana (HB 198)
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
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Voting Record, 2026
Voted for open enrollment, allowing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state (SB 101)
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"Keep NH Abortion Laws intact"
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"Advocate for 2nd Amendment Rights"
