Philip Jones

Keene Sentinel, 2022

Attempts to offer a voucher system calling for public funds to be used for private schools should be dissuaded. This practice would allow for public funding of alternative and religious practices. It would cause the watering down of local public school systems and restrict the ability to pay for the resources, teachers, and staff needed for a quality public school system.

Voting Record, 2026

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, HB 1299, HB 1442, HB 1447, SB 268, and SB 552.

Keene Sentinel, 2022

"New Hampshire’s current law still allows for bureaucrats to interfere with a difficult and traumatic decision that should only be decided by a woman and her doctor. What concerns me most is the potential for law to change with a call for total prohibition. As history teaches us, prohibition does not stop the practice. It only forces these procedures to happen in unsafe backrooms and unsanitary places."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

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

Voting Record, 2026

Voted against CACR 12, a constitutional amendment that would ban any taxes on income.

Voting Record, 2026

Voted against cutting the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2028 (HB 155).

Voting Record, 2024

In 2024 Rep. Jones voted against a few bills that would ease zoning requirements. For example, Jones voted against HB 1291 (which would increase rights of property owners to build accessory dwelling units), HB 1399 (which would make it easier to convert single family residence into two units), and HB 1400 (which would limit parking requirements, plus add tax credits for office conversions).

Voting Record, 2025

Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts (HB 523) and voted to consider other expansions to net metering eligibility (SB 228).

Voting Record, 2024

Voted for a constitutional right to abortion before 24 weeks (CACR 23).

Voting Record, 2026

In 2025 and 2026 Rep. Jones voted to consider increasing base per-pupil state school funding (HB 651 and HB 1826). Rep. Jones then voted against establishing a tax cap for local school districts (HB 675). Rep. Jones also voted to consider 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. Lastly, Rep. Jones voted against HB 1815, which pushes back against New Hampshire Supreme Court rulings on what the state must fund for an adequate education.

Voting Record, 2025

Voted to remove legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana (HB 198)

Voting Record, 2024

In 2023 Rep. Jones voted to legalize private marijuana sales with a 12.5% excise tax (HB 639). However, in 2024 Jones voted against legalizing marijuana with licensed outlets and a 10% tax on monthly total gross revenue (HB 1633).

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

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

Voting Record, 2023

Voted to repeal the "fetal life protection act", which restricts access to abortion after 24 weeks (HB 271).

Voting Record, 2026

Voted against capping how much local school districts can increase their budget year to year (HB 675) and voted against requiring a vote on a school district local tax cap at each general election (HB 1300)

Keene Sentinel, 2022

I have already proposed my “Protect Our Police Bill” to all the state legislators. This legislation would prohibit the sale, ownership and possession of any ammunition designed to penetrate police flak jackets or body armor. I can’t understand why any legislator would want to allow these devastating products designed to kill to be in public circulation.