Bill Bolton

Snapshot

Field	Detail
Full name	Bill R. Bolton (FastDemocracy)
Born	Not found in the supplied evidence.
Party	Democratic (New Hampshire General Court)
Current office	Member, New Hampshire House of Representatives, Grafton District 8; assumed office December 7, 2022 (Ballotpedia)
Seeking	Re-election to the New Hampshire House in Grafton County District 08 in 2026; the Citizens Count page lists him as an incumbent candidate for the 2026 primary (Citizens Count)
Opponent	Not identified in the supplied evidence.
Education	B.S. in marine biology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1975 (Ballotpedia); Citizens Count also describes a bachelor’s degree in biology specializing in marine biology and graduate work in environmental engineering (Citizens Count)
Personal	Long-time Plymouth resident; married to Denise; they raised four children in Plymouth (New Hampshire General Court)
Campaign site	No campaign site was identified; FastDemocracy links to his official New Hampshire General Court page (FastDemocracy)

Career Timeline

Years	Role
1975	Earned a B.S. in marine biology from Fairleigh Dickinson University (Ballotpedia)
1978–2008, approximately	State government employee for 30 years; roles included assistant director of the Public Health Laboratories, chief of staff for the Health Services Planning and Review Board, and state registrar/director of Vital Records Administration (New Hampshire General Court)
2008	Retired from state government after a 30-year career (New Hampshire General Court)
2013–present	Plymouth Selectboard member; he has also served as chair (New Hampshire General Court)
After 2008	At-home software implementation manager working with states and territories on vital-records data software (New Hampshire General Court)
2021–present	Executive Director of Transport Central, a volunteer-driver nonprofit providing free transportation to non-emergency medical appointments for elderly and disabled people (New Hampshire General Court)
2022–present	Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Grafton 8 (Ballotpedia)

Committees and Caucuses

Committees: Ways and Means Committee, member (New Hampshire General Court).
Caucuses: No caucus membership was identified in the supplied evidence.

Positions

Issue	Stated position
Abortion	Supports leaving decisions about ending a pregnancy to a woman and her physician; Citizens Count records him as supporting abortion access before 24 weeks and repeal of the post-24-week ban (Citizens Count)
Education / school funding	Opposes the Education Freedom Account program and opposes having most public-school funding come from local property taxes (Citizens Count)
Housing	Supports state assistance to communities modifying zoning rules to accommodate identified housing needs (Citizens Count)
Marijuana	Supports legalizing recreational marijuana and using state liquor stores for sales to maintain state control and create revenue (Citizens Count)
Taxes / cost of living	Described a focus on reducing the property-tax burden; expressed concern that business-tax reductions could reduce state revenue that would need to be replaced elsewhere (Citizens Count)
Energy	Supports expanding net-metering opportunities (Citizens Count)
Firearms	Citizens Count records a 2026 voting record favoring consideration of stricter gun laws, including extreme-risk protection orders, expanded background checks, firearm restrictions in school zones, and a three-day waiting period (Citizens Count)

No stated positions were found in the supplied evidence on health care, LGBTQ rights, immigration, democracy/voting, foreign policy, or Northern Pass/energy siting.

Notable Votes

Vote	Position	Source
HB 1665, education-freedom-account eligibility and funding	Nay on adopting the Committee of Conference report, June 13, 2024	BillTrack50
HB 1633, legalization and regulation of cannabis	Yea on removing the bill from the table, June 13, 2024; Yea on an amended version, April 11, 2024	BillTrack50
HB 1283, end-of-life options	Nay on reconsideration, March 28, 2024	BillTrack50
HB 1592, use of education-freedom-account funds in religious schools	Nay on tabling, March 28, 2024	BillTrack50
HB 1665, education-freedom-account legislation	No on the NEA-NH position question	NEA-NH 2026 House Scorecard
HB 1792, classroom-censorship legislation identified as the CHARLIE Act	No on the NEA-NH position question	NEA-NH 2026 House Scorecard
SB 434, school and library book-ban legislation	Excused	NEA-NH 2026 House Scorecard

Free State / MAGA Ties

None found in the supplied evidence. The reviewed sources do not identify Free State Project, MAGA, or Donald Trump ties (New Hampshire General Court; Ballotpedia; Citizens Count).

Criticism From the Left

No criticism from the left was identified in the supplied evidence.

Criticism From the Right

No criticism from the right was identified in the supplied evidence.

Endorsements (Selected)

None found in the supplied evidence. Ballotpedia states that it was gathering endorsement information (Ballotpedia).

Money

Item	Amount
Fundraising and campaign finance	No amounts, donors, expenditures, or coverage dates were provided in the supplied evidence.

Polls

Pollster	Dates	Result
None found	—	No poll results were identified in the supplied evidence.

Gaps

Date of birth was not found.
The 2026 general-election opponent or complete candidate field was not identified in the supplied evidence.
No campaign fundraising, expenditure, donor, or campaign-finance figures were provided.
No public polling was found.
No caucus membership, detailed legislative agenda, or comprehensive 2026 position survey was available; Citizens Count lists several 2026 survey questions as awaiting a response or with no response (Citizens Count).
No substantive local-news coverage was included in the supplied evidence; Citizens Count lists news headlines but provides no accompanying coverage details (Citizens Count).