Letter: Jon Kiper has mastered the recipe for governing New Hampshire

Published: 08-16-2024 4:48 PM

Chef Jon Kiper’s recipe for New Hampshire as governor. One, enact policies that make it possible for working families to stay and thrive here. Two, legalize cannabis and dedicate the tax windfall to affordable housing. Three, lower local property taxes in overburdened school districts by holding the state to its constitutional duty to equitably fund public education across the board. As a small business owner, Jon knows what it’s like to meet a payroll. As the father of a school-age son, he knows the importance of well-funded public education. Moreover, as a former town councilor, he understands the budget challenges faced daily by New Hampshire communities.

Jon appreciates that working-class voters want to meet candidates and “kick the tires” before they vote, so he’s been hitting the streets statewide, including here in Berlin. After Chris Sununu sent state police to physically sweep students from the UNH campus who were peacefully exercising their first amendment rights to protest the mass slaughter of civilians in Gaza, calling them all “antisemites,” only one candidate for governor stood up for their constitutional right to be heard: Jon Kiper. The other candidates, nowhere to be seen, put their heads in the sand. It became clear to me then that Jon, the only candidate to speak up on behalf of the people, is the kind governor we deserve, one who respects everyone’s dignity and individual freedom enough to act with his feet and speak to our face. I am proud to stand with Jon Kiper, the governor we deserve!

Theodore Bosen

Berlin

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