Jeffrey F. Kessler

Official election context

Jeffrey F. Kessler is recorded as candidate for State House — Sullivan 3 in New Hampshire State Primary on 2026-09-08. Filing provenance: imported.

Reviewed evidence

• Jeffrey F. Kessler - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Public education money is for education in public schools. A student needing a voucher program education support should come from a public school. Since public education funds are used, public governing should authorize the funds and program.

• Jeffrey F. Kessler - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  In looking to have the state assume more of its responsibility under the NH Constitution to fund public education and reduce the burden on the local property tax, all options should be considered before being rejected. Andru Volinsky's 3-3 Tax Savings Plan may be a bad plan. But solely relying on local property taxes is also bad.

• Jeffrey F. Kessler - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Business tax reductions have cost NH between $800M and $1.2B in revenue during the past decade. Data shows that past cuts have not increased NH businesses enough to cover the lost revenue. This reduction of state revenue reduces state services available to local communities.

• Jeffrey F. Kessler - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Zoning changes need to be considered from the needs of our future residents, not the environment our we grew up in.

• Jeffrey F. Kessler - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Nuclear is great for your constant, steady, reliable source of power. However, any new plant, even your SMR. Is at least 10 years into the future and at an unknown cost. Short term, offshore wind is there for the taking and cost can be easily estimated.

• Jeffrey F. Kessler - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Expanding the net metering capacity could provide economic support to industries concerned about NH's high electricity rates into the future.

• Jeffrey F. Kessler - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  This 100-year-old tax was bringing in $150M plus in revenue for the state. About 90% of NH's residents do not have enough savings to need to pay this tax. The state made up for this reduction in income by reducing services for citizens and passing state responsibilities and cost onto local property taxes.

• Jeffrey F. Kessler - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  NH is not meeting its constitutional obligation to adequately fund public schools. The state needs to accept its responsibility and determine the best method of funding public schools to relieve the pressure on the local property tax.

• Jeffrey F. Kessler - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  I have worked at the polls for years. The citizenship proof is new and can deter a citizen that is registering on election day and does not have a passport and their birth certificate does not match their current name.

• Jeffrey F. Kessler - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Open enrollment as proposed allowed students to move to another school and take a community's public school tax dollars to a different district. The state should invest in struggling communities to bring all public schools to a common set of programs and opportunities.

• Jeffrey F. Kessler - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  School districts have had the opportunity to vote for tax caps for years. Imposing the question on the November ballot fails to address the reason for higher property taxes, downshifting of costs from the state.

• Jeffrey F. Kessler - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  I did not support the effort to permit firearms on UNH campuses. Looking at two states allowing firearms on campuses, Wyoming and Texas, both permit concealed carry with Texas requiring a conceal carry permit.

Profile summary

Jeffrey F. Kessler is a Democratic candidate for New Hampshire House, Sullivan County District 03. The Citizens Count profile lists him as a Newport Selectman since 2007, a commissioner of the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission since 2009, and a former Newport School Board member.