Robert Jones
Overview
Retired Engineer; former chair, Bedford Land Trust; volunteer educator, NH Audubon, NH Fish and Game, NH Coverts
Public schools, Scranton, PA; BA, Bowdoin College; MS Engineering-Economic Systems, Stanford
467 East Dunbarton Rd
Goffstown, NH
United States
History
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?
"Against"Against| Read My Position
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?
"Sexual identity is more complex than most of us can imagine. This should NOT be a partisanpolitical issue. It is a question of conscience."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Abortion is a very personal choice matter, and has existed throughout recorded history. The consequences for the individuals is significant; the interest of others is ideological (not moral.)"Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"Abortion is a very personal choice matter, and has existed throughout recorded history. The consequences for the individuals is significant; the interest of others is ideological (not moral.)"Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"We need to replace the unfair property tax with an income based progressive tax."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Restore the 2016 basis for this revenue source"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Local zoniing should permit mixed use purpose, but the regulation of fair and adequate housing should be maintained"Undecided| Read My Position
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?
"While the promise of small, less dangerous reactors is enticing, the reality of the extreme danger of wide=spread lesser regulated nuclear facilties is a public hazard. We need to research this technology, and ensure that it is operating for the public good."For| Read My Position
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?
"The more we can do to expand renewable energy, particularly when it is an efficient source of energy, the better for all NH residents"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"Children need an advocate for themselves. They are not vassals of their situation nor of their parents. They have rights of their own as human beings, and our laws and institutions should recognize that individualization."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"Abortion is a very personal choice matter, and has existed throughout recorded history. The consequences for the individuals is significant; the interest of others is ideological (not moral.)"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"We need to restore and expand the tax for those who benefit most from our current tax structure."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"This system is unsustainable."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"We need to reconcile this policy with the policies regarding tobacco, alcohol and other natural intoxicants. This should not be a tax issue, but an issue of personal choice."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"We need to reconcile this policy with the policies regarding tobacco, alcohol and other natural intoxicants. This should not be a tax issue, but an issue of personal choice."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"We need to reconcile this policy with the policies regarding tobacco, alcohol and other natural intoxicants. This should not be a tax issue, but an issue of personal choice."Against| Read My Position
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?
"I personally believe that everyone residing and paying taxes in a voting district is entitled to a vote. This is the situation that existed when the country was founded, and I think it is a good principle."Against| Read My Position
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?
"School districts need to have a stable basis for eztimating expenses and planning for future classes."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"Abortion is a very personal choice matter, and has existed throughout recorded history. The consequences for the individuals is significant; the interest of others is ideological (not moral.)"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"We need to advance education opportunity for our children, not destroy it."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Guns are a necessary tool in some hands; a guarantee of safety in others; and a blatant public danger in the hands of others. We need to walk this balance carefully and with concern for the lives of innocent victims of those who exceed the bounds of human decency"
