Thom Flynn
Overview
"Thom's career included varied experiences in state government both in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has worked with incarcerated youth, and in programs providing protection services for children, the elderly, and adults with developmental disabilities. After 9/11, his career pivoted to Public Health, where he worked as a training coordinator, increasing capacity in local communities to respond to bioterrorism events. As threats lessened, the infrastructure was used to strengthen communities' abilities to respond to natural and other disasters."
BA Social Work, University of NH; Master's in Public Administration (MPA), Northeastern University
42 Beaver Brook Dr
Strafford, NH 03884-6803
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?
"In reviewing the Children's Scholarship Fund New Hampshire Dashboard regarding the Education Freedom Account, In Depth NH found that The vast majority of students in the EFA program did not leave public schools to join, but rather were attending religious and other private schools or were homeschooled. A lot of the growth in the program last year occurred in the more property wealthy communities as more parents took advantage of the program to cover some of the cost of tuition for religious and other private schools and for homeschool programs. If the average grant is similar for the upcoming school year, $68 million will be drawn from the state's Education Trust Fund to pay for the program. The Education Trust Fund also supplies almost all state public education aid to local school districts and to public charter schools. Public money should only be used to support the local public schools."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?
"There are many situations when a person of a one gender (children, disabled adult, frail elderly adult) needs assistance in a rest room of a person of a different gender (a caregiver, for example)."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Less than 1% of abortions in the US occur after 24 weeks. In most cases medical concerns such as fetal anomalies or the life of the mother being in danger necessitate an abortion. I believe these decisions should be made by the pregnant person and their healthcare provider not a legislative body."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"Less than 1% of abortions in the US occur after 24 weeks. In most cases medical concerns such as fetal anomalies or the life of the mother being in danger necessitate an abortion. I believe these decisions should be made by the pregnant person and their healthcare provider not a legislative body."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"I am open to legislation on very high income earners such as a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million with revenue going to support public education."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"The reduction in the state business and enterprise tax has significantly lowered tax revenues without increasing job growth. https://nhfpi.org/resource/business-enterprise-tax-rate-decreases-have-lowered-revenue-with-limited-economic-benefit/"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"I support reducing minimum lot sizes, allowing smaller homes, and encouraging tiny home or cottage communities."Against| 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?
"There are several good reasons for not encouraging nuclear development. I do not see any savings to the consumer since the costs are driven primarily by distribution and delivery costs rather than wholesale energy supply. NH already generates more electricity than it consumes; building extra capacity may primarily supply other New England states without directly lowering local consumer rates. Other issues are Public Health concerns, the new technology is not necessarily proven, and the potential investment opportunities may be lost in supporting quicker to finish projects such as wind and solar."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?
"I concur with the NH Municipal Association support for expanding net metering opportunities which lowers electricity costs, strengthens grid reliability, and supports local clean energy development."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"Yes, this office provides independent agency oversight, facility monitoring and protects high-risk youth. Given the on-going problems with the Sununu Youth Services Center and DCYF, an independent office is the only way to ensure accountability and advocacy to prevent future abuse and neglect of children in child protective system."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"Less than 1% of abortions in the US occur after 24 weeks. In most cases medical concerns such as fetal anomalies or the life of the mother being in danger necessitate an abortion. I believe these decisions should be made by the pregnant person and their healthcare provider not a legislative body."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"There are some very good reasons to reinstate this tax. NH could recovers $135 million annually that was lost from the 2025 repeal. It would help restore the funding of public services for education, human services and avoid reductions in state aid for communities. It should be note that over 90% of the tax was historically paid by the top 20% of earners. The restored revenue could offset local property taxes, which disproportionately burden lower- and middle-income residents. The Interest and Dividends tax targets passive investment income rather than working-class wages."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?
"NH relies on local property taxes to fund roughly 70% of public education in New Hampshire. For towns this creates severe funding inequities, imposes a heavy and regressive tax burden on lower-income residents, and forces property-poor towns to charge much higher tax rates just to keep their schools operating. According to the NH School Funding Fairness Project, 6.3% is the amount of property tax paid by New Hampshire's middle-income taxpayers and 1.9% is the amount of property tax paid by the richest New Hampshire residents. This is not fair taxation."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?
"I support Responsible Cannabis Policy as proposed by New Futures (https://new-futures.org/cannabis) ."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?
"I support Responsible Cannabis Policy as proposed by New Futures (https://new-futures.org/cannabis) ."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"I support Responsible Cannabis Policy as proposed by New Futures (https://new-futures.org/cannabis) ."Other| 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 support only US citizens voting but recognize that obtaining a birth certificate can be cumbersome and costly for many eligible voters. In cases where people have changed their names (marriage, adoption, etc.) a birth certificate often doesn't match their current photo ID requiring other documentation to be provided (adoption papers, change of name filings, marriage licenses, all of which are not free. Passports are very expensive and expire every 10 years, it's estimated that only 20% of people earning less than $50,000 a year and people without high school diploma have a passport. A first time passport application is $165."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?
"I think there are serious problems with open enrollment. Local schools lose revenue when parents choose a different school but the cost to operate the school is not reduced. Changing enrollment and unpredictable funding shifts from year to year are not a recipe for success."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"Less than 1% of abortions in the US occur after 24 weeks. In most cases medical concerns such as fetal anomalies or the life of the mother being in danger necessitate an abortion. I believe these decisions should be made by the pregnant person and their healthcare provider not a legislative body."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"Tax caps reduce local control. Schools have spending obligations (teacher contracts, health insurance) that they are legally required to meet which can increase higher than the cost of inflation (which the tax cap allows). Other expenses such as heating costs can increase budgets substantially in a short time period. The proposed tax cap is set by SAU and two towns in my district have students across 6 SAUs so a person voting for a tax cap in their town, sending a student to a different SAU (high schools) whose town did not pass a tax cap, will still have increased tuition costs."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"There is a great deal of data showing that states and with stricter gun laws experience significantly lower rates of gun violence. I support universal background checks for gun sales, including private transfers and gun show purchases. It is important to keep guns out of the hands of individuals with violent criminal records, history of domestic abuse, or severe mental illness. I support requiring secure storage of all firearms, Red Flag and Extreme Risk laws."
