Charles Foote

Official election context

Charles Foote is recorded as candidate for State House — Rockingham 13 in New Hampshire State Primary on 2026-09-08. Filing provenance: imported.

Reviewed evidence

• New Hampshire House member profile — gc.nh.gov (date not supplied)

  Personal Biography Married, 7 Children Fire Fighter EMS (retired) Dog Trainer US Army Veteran Local Government Involvement Derry Town Council- District 2 (2016-present)

• Vote on business-tax filing threshold — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to raise the threshold for businesses before they must file taxes and to cut business taxes if several other conditions are met HB 155 (2025) Reduces the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2027. The House amended the bill so that it would start in 2028. The Senate amended the bill to instead raise the threshold for business before they must file taxes, from $250,000 to $375,000. The Senate amendment also sends $2.5 million to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for nursing home Medicaid per diem rate stabilization.

• Vote on Housing Champion program — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to repeal the Housing Champion designation and grant program HB 1196 (2026) Repeals the Housing Champion designation and grant program, along with its associated fund and advisory committee.

• Vote on Education Freedom Account eligibility — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to remove the household income limit to participate in the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program, with a 10,000 enrollment cap SB 295 (2025) Removes the household income limit to participate in the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program. The Senate amended the bill, adding a 10,000 enrollment cap for the EFA program. If there are 9,000 EFA applicants in a year, the enrollment cap would increase by 25%.

• Vote on firearm background checks and waiting period — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted against expanding background checks, adding 3-day waiting period for firearm transfers HB 56 (2025) Requires sales and transfers of firearms to take place through licensed dealers. Those dealers are required to perform background checks. This bill also establishes a 3-day waiting period for firearm transfers. The bill includes some exceptions, such as transfers between immediate family members.

• Vote on immigration-enforcement cooperation — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Require local immigration enforcement For| Read My Position Voting Record, 2025 Voted to prohibit "sanctuary policies" and require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement ( HB 511 ).

• Vote on natural-gas and nuclear utility investment — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to allow public utilities to invest in or own natural gas and nuclear energy HB 1775 (2026) Authorizes New Hampshire electric public utilities to invest in or own natural gas, hydrogen, and nuclear energy generation resources connected to their distribution system. The bill also expands the types of utility investments eligible for rate recovery (passing costs onto customers through monthly bills) to include those resources.

• Vote on PFAS restrictions — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to ban the sale of consumer products with added PFAS HB 1649 (2024) Restricts the use of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products. For example, this bill bans the sale of cosmetics, food packing, carpets, and more products with added PFAS starting July 1, 2028. The House changed that date to January 1, 2027. The Senate amended the bill to also state that settlement funds from PFAS lawsuits will be deposited in the drinking water and groundwater trust fund and used to fund public water systems impacted by PFAS.

• Vote on expanded Medicaid reauthorization — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted against permanent reauthorization of expanded Medicaid program SB 263 (2023) Permanently reauthorizes the New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Program, commonly known as expanded Medicaid. Previous law ended the program on December 31, 2023. This bill also reestablishes and revises the commission to evaluate the New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Program, commonly known as expanded Medicaid.

• Vote on abortion limit — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted against banning abortion after 15 days gestation HB 1248 (2024) Changes the state limit on abortion after 24 weeks gestation to 15 days gestation.

Profile summary

Charles Foote is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for Rockingham District 13. The New Hampshire General Court lists him as a retired firefighter/EMS worker, U.S. Army veteran, dog trainer, and Derry Town Council District 2 member since 2016.