Richard R. Brown

Voting Record, 2024

In 2023 Rep. Brown voted for HB 367 and HB 464, two bills that would expand eligibility for the Education Freedom Account program. In 2024 Rep. Brown voted in favor of several bills to expand eligibility for Education Freedom Accounts, including HB 1561, HB 1634, HB 1665, and HB 1677. Brown also voted against HB 1512, which would limit the EFA program to a budget.

Voting Record, 2026

Voted for 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, and SB 268.

Voting Record, 2023

Voted against HB 591, a bill that would prohibit a doctor from performing an abortion after detecting a fetal heartbeat.

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

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

Other, 2024

Brown 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."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?

Voting Record, 2026

In 2024 Rep. Brown voted against a few bills that would ease zoning requirements. For example, Brown 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).

In 2026 Rep. Brown also voted to repeal the Housing Champion designation and grant program (HB 1196).

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?

Voting Record, 2025

Voted against increasing net energy metering eligibility in 2024 (HB 523) and 2025 (SB 228).

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

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

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

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?

Voting Record, 2026

In 2025 Rep. Brown voted against increasing base per-pupil state school funding (HB 651). Rep. Brown then voted to establish a tax cap for local school districts (HB 675). Lastly, Rep. Brown voted for 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. Brown voted to legalize private marijuana sales with a 12.5% excise tax (HB 639). However, in 2024 Brown 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?

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?

Voting Record, 2026

Voted for open enrollment, allowing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state (SB 101)

Voting Record, 2023

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

Voting Record, 2026

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

Voting Record, 2026

Voted against allowing extreme risk protection orders/a "red flag law" (HB 106), voted against expanding background checks for firearms (HB 59 and HB 56), voted against banning firearms in school zones (HB 32), voted against a 3-day waiting period for firearm purchases (HB 76 and HB 56), and voted against reporting some mental health records to the federal background check system (HB 1711). 

Rep. Brown also voted to ban public colleges and universities from regulating firearms (HB 1793) and voted to exclude firearms and firearms accessories manufactured and sold in New Hampshire from federal regulation (HB 1697).