James Newsom

Official election context

James Newsom is recorded as candidate for State House — Merrimack 9 in New Hampshire State Primary on 2026-09-08. Filing provenance: imported.

Reviewed evidence

• James Newsom - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Takes too much away from the 90+% in public schools and pays to the wealthiest who were never in and had intention of attending our public schools. Plus, there is little to no oversight as to how our state taxes are being used.

• James Newsom - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  While shifting to away from regressive property taxes would be nice, NH is not ready for an income tax and it is not needed to fund the state's priorities. Remember that NH residents working in other states are paying those states' income taxes and sending money away from NH.

• James Newsom - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Trickle down economics simply does not work - not here, not ever.

• James Newsom - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  The most progressive tax we had that could help fund schools and lower local property taxes.

• James Newsom - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  We need a more equitable funding system to eliminate the differences between towns with mountains, lakes, and ocean-fronts from those without.

• James Newsom - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Spending caps should be local decisions, not handed down from the state. The state should not even mandate that cap votes be taken. Leave it to local decisions and local control.

• James Newsom - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  As a gun owner, I am for stricter laws on assault weapons. I believe we should be able to own weapons for hunting and self protection.

• James Newsom - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  We need to make voting and registration easy. The current system is difficult and can too easily identify voters if they do not return their affidavit. Each election sees very few affidavit voters and the bill currently on the governor's desk is a solution without a problem. Rhetoric about non-citizens voting is highly exaggerated and intend as inflammatory.

Profile summary

James Newsom is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for Merrimack County District 9. His official House profile says he is a Land Protection Specialist at the Harris Center for Conservation Education and lists prior local service as Hopkinton School Meeting Moderator, Conservation Commission chair, and Library Foundation chair.