Joseph Barton

Official election context

Joseph Barton is recorded as candidate for State House — Grafton 1 in New Hampshire State Primary on 2026-09-08. Filing provenance: imported.

Reviewed evidence

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  I oppose a broad-based income tax because New Hampshire should not punish people for working, earning, and building a better life.

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  I support reducing New Hampshire’s business taxes because lower rates encourage employers to invest, expand, hire, and raise wages here rather than in competing states.

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  I support reasonable local zoning reforms that allow New Hampshire communities to build more housing while preserving legitimate local control and neighborhood character.

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  I support Education Freedom Accounts because parents—not government bureaucracies—are best positioned to decide which educational setting will meet their child’s needs.

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  I support a balanced school-funding model in which local districts pay approximately half of the cost of public education and the state pays the other half, or at minimum fully meets its constitutional and legal obligations.

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  I believe human life deserves protection and that abortion should never be treated as a routine form of birth control.

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  I support the 2nd amendment right to bear arms for law abiding citizens. I also support gun safety legislation that protects victims of domestic violence, that keeps guns out of schools, and ensures that violent felons and people with significant mental health issues and threaten to harm themselves or others do not have ready access to firearms.

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  I support developing small modular reactors in New Hampshire because reliable, carbon-free nuclear power can strengthen our energy independence, improve grid stability, and help reduce long-term electricity costs.

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  I support requiring reasonable proof of United States citizenship when a person registers to vote because citizenship is a fundamental constitutional qualification for participating in our elections, and the state has a duty to confirm that every registrant is legally eligible.

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to cut business taxes, starting in 2028 HB 155 (2025) Reduces the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2027.

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to limit parking requirements in zoning laws SB 284 (2025) Limits zoning laws to require no more than one parking spaces per residential unit, with exceptions for certain workforce housing and multi-family developments.

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted for open enrollment, allowing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state SB 101 (2025) Allows parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state, regardless of what town or city they live in.

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — 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.

• Joseph Barton - profile overview | Citizens Count — 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.

Profile summary

Joseph Barton is a Republican serving as a representative in the New Hampshire House of Representatives for Grafton County District 01 since 2024. The profile lists him as an engineer with a BS in Engineering and notes prior work as a reactor engineer at a commercial nuclear power plant.