The New Hampshire State Constitution and Supreme Court say that funding schools is the state’s responsibility, but the current system fails to meet this standard.
Parts of the problem include:

• Education extends beyond town lines. People who go to school in one town grow up to live and work in other towns.

• Local property taxes hurt the working class. Poorer towns face sky-high rates, while the richest towns have much lower tax burdens. This regressive taxation entrenches inequality across the state.

• The myth of “no income or sales tax.” New Hampshire ALREADY HAS sales and income taxes: the Rooms & Meals Tax, the Business Enterprise Tax, and the Business Profits Tax.

My plan calls for:

• Reinstate the Interest and Dividends Wealth Tax. Kelly Ayotte abolished this tax, which almost exclusively affected her wealthy friends and donors, NOT the working class. Re-establishing this will lower the tax rates for taxes that the working class pays.

• Reset the Business Profits Tax to 2015 rates. The business profits tax is a highly successful tax which avoids taxing individuals.

• Return Meals and Rentals tax to Pre-Covid rate. This tax rate was changed in 2021 during Covid-19; it’s time to finally move on from Covid mentality.

• End Public Funding of Private School Tuition. The working class should not be paying for rich families to send their kids to private schools; not only is it wrong, it is against the NH Constitution. This measure alone would have saved over 27 million dollars in 2024.

• Being open to feedback on what taxes will be most beneficial and least harmful to the working class.

Housing costs are the number one driver of inflation in New Hampshire, and without more supply, prices will always go up. To address this housing emergency, I propose we:

• Expand state housing development capacity and authority. Increase funding for the NH Housing Finance Authority so it can create more affordable and dignified units and starter houses.

• Reform zoning laws. Implement my statewide, standard, Freedom-First Zoning plan that allows individuals and landowners to use their land in more flexible ways when it comes to housing and community development. This includes allowing mixed-use and walkable neighborhood options in towns and cities, overcoming local opposition that blocks dignified new development. Towns would still decide what areas are zoned what way, just within the standardized framework. This will additionally cut costs for developers, not needing to investigate the current 3,000+ different development rule sets that exist in NH.

• Provide humane temporary housing for homeless Granite Staters. Establish supervised campgrounds on state-owned land with sanitation, clean water, safe storage lockers, and strong security so unhoused people are not left in unsafe conditions in our community’s streets. This will allow centralized distribution of resources, cutting current administrative costs and limitations.

• Develop permanent alternatives. Invest in bulk, walkable tiny house villages that provide dignified housing along with access to social service help, including regarding healthcare, job resources, and counseling; these are vital services to building long-term stability.

A choice between bad and worse is no choice at all. Two party systems have failed us. It’s time to end them. We the People have the right to a government that truly represents us, and for our vote to matter no matter what town you’re from. All 50 states have failed in this regard, and NH can become a first in the nation beacon for positive political reform in the USA.

• Change the way we elect our state’s leaders. Preserve local representation while implementing a form of protected proportional representation, meaning local towns and districts still are represented, but creating a system where people from across all corners of the political spectrum, from the center outwards, have several good options to vote for.

• Reduce polarization. This plan will lower the extreme political tensions, because several parties will have to work together to get things done for the state, so they will be disincentivized to insult one another.

• Use Ranked Choice Voting systems for the governor and executive council. Using instant runoff for the Governor’s election ensures that anyone who wins must have a majority of the votes. Using STV for the executive council will create a more collaborative and more representative makeup of the council.

• Pay our state representatives a fair salary. Legislators currently only get paid $100 per year. This means only the rich and retired can afford to serve, leaving government disconnected from the people it claims to represent.
  A paid body also allows more time, commitment, and institutional knowledge, while reducing burnout and turnover.

• Reduce conflicts of interest. Fair pay means legislators do not need to depend 100% on outside jobs and lobbyists, which are bad for democracy.

• Support the New Hampshire first in the nation primaries.

  By becoming a model state for representative democracy, we can protect our status as the first in the nation primary.

Just as Big Tobacco and Purdue Pharma were held responsible for public harm, corporations that knowingly fueled climate change must also pay. New Hampshire cannot wait for DC to act.

• Make polluters pay. Levy stricter penalties on pollution and dangerous emissions, and pursue litigation against corporations that contributed to damaging New Hampshire’s natural beauty.

• Transform infrastructure. Invest in creating options so that people can have a choice whether to drive or not. This includes public transportation, bike paths, and pedestrian networks to reduce car dependence and lower emissions. Even if you still plan on driving, this will reduce traffic, increase your car’s efficiency and safety, and lower the cost of gas.

• Invest in clean energy. Expand solar, wind, and other renewable power with tax incentives for homeowners and businesses. This includes supporting nuclear energy, including SMR’s.

• Cut energy waste. Create and expand programs that fund efficiency upgrades for homes and small businesses.

• Divert waste. Support curbside composting programs that reduce methane emissions, lower landfill costs, and supply farmers with compost as a soil amendment.

Healthcare decisions are deeply personal and NO politican knows better than individuals and their doctors. Whether reproductive rights, medical cannabis, or identity-affirming care, government interference undermines New Hampshire’s tradition of freedom.

• Preserve reproductive and trans rights. Government has no place restricting individuals’ healthcare choices. As governor, Jon will respect privacy and protect abortion access in New Hampshire and maintain Roe v Wade compliance.

• Reject one-size-fits-all government mandates. Overregulation raises costs, slows access, and forces generic solutions that do not fit individual needs. Jon will find solutions that work for New Hampshire’s population and work diligently to ensure that no one gets left behind.

• Uphold autonomy. Patients and their doctors, not politicians, should make final healthcare decisions, in line with their own values and circumstances. Jon will not support any legislation that puts politics in between a doctor and their patient.

Every surrounding state has legalized cannabis. New Hampshire remains an island of prohibition, losing both revenue and control while residents cross state lines to buy legally elsewhere.

• Adopt a state-run model. Establish state-operated dispensaries under strict regulation to ensure safety and oversight. This model has been extremely successful for NH Liquor Stores.

• Keep dollars in-state. Residents are already buying cannabis, so New Hampshire should keep that money here and put it to work solving the housing crisis.

• Generate new revenue. Implement comprehensive taxation on cannabis sales and earmark funds specifically for affordable housing programs, including low-income housing development, housing vouchers, making up for lost federal housing investment, and partnerships with nonprofits.

Jon believes our New Hampshire and United States constitutions’ most valuable pieces are the articles and amendments preserving our rights and freedoms. There are too many rights and freedoms to list them all, but some rights people have asked Jon’s stance on include:

• Privacy. As previously mentioned, Jon believes in a strong right to personal privacy, which is being violated more and more in today’s world.

• Freedom Of Speech. The freedom to protest, speak freely, and the freedom of the press are all under attack by the current extremist GOP federal government, and Kelly Ayotte has done nothing to resist it. That is unacceptable, and Jon will protect all forms of free speech if he is elected governor.

• The Second Amendment. Jon believes that all law-abiding, trained citizens who safely store and use their firearms have the freedom to bear arms to defend themselves and their families.

• Public Education. Jon believes that ALL students, regardless of income, zip code, religion, race, or any other factor, have a RIGHT to a strong, well-funded public education.

• Natural Beauty & the Environment. Jon believes that NH is an extremely beautiful state, and that we the people have a right to keep our state’s nature safe. This means fighting for clean air, clean water, conservation, and fighting for less sprawl.