Republican  ·  Serving Amherst

Jason
Hennessey

For New Hampshire State Representative

Logical Answers to Current Issues

Contribute Where I Stand
Jason Hennessey
20+
Years Calling Amherst Home
7
Years on Nashua Regional Planning
PhD
Computational Sciences & Statistics
Jason Hennessey, candidate for State Representative from Amherst
Jason Hennessey — Amherst resident, engineer, researcher, and volunteer.
Meet the Candidate

A Problem Solver for Amherst

I moved to Amherst over 20 years ago, and love the community. I want to put the problem solving skills I've developed over the past decades to work for you.

Amherst doesn't need more noise from Concord. It needs clear thinking. For decades I've built and tested complex systems as a software engineer and researcher — at Digital, at HP, and at Boston University — where the job was never to shout the loudest, but to find the answer that actually works.

That is exactly the discipline I'll bring to the State House: read the bill, check the numbers, ask the hard question, and vote for what holds up under scrutiny. Logical answers to current issues — not slogans, not spin.

My commitment to Amherst didn't start with a campaign. It started with showing up, year after year, on the boards and committees that quietly keep this town running well.

Experience & Service

Credentials Built on Work, Not Talk

A career in science and engineering. Years of unpaid service to the Town of Amherst. The résumé of someone who studies the problem before proposing the fix.

Education & Career

Trained to Find the Answer

  • Postdoctoral Researcher — Boston University
  • PhD, Computational Sciences & Statistics — South Dakota State University
  • BS, Computer Science — Rivier University
  • Decades as a software engineer and researcher at places like Digital, HP, and Boston University
Volunteer Service to Amherst

Already Serving This Town

  • Commissioner, Nashua Regional Planning Commission (representing Amherst) — 7 years
  • NRPC Executive Committee — 3 years; Vice Chair — 1 year
  • Assistant Moderator, Amherst — in first year
  • Amherst School District Ways & Means Committee — 3 years
  • Amherst Communications Infrastructure Committee — 3 years
Policy Positions

Where I Stand

Three priorities that decide whether New Hampshire stays the freest, most affordable place in the Northeast to raise a family.

Low Taxes

Fight to keep NH free of an income or sales tax. Work to lower property taxes.

Housing

Address the housing crisis while maintaining local control.

Privacy

Protect our right to privacy from constant surveillance (like Flock Cameras).

Republican Principles

The Standard I'll Hold in Concord

Beyond the three priorities above, these are the commitments every New Hampshire Republican should be measured against — and the ones I intend to be measured against.

Fiscal Responsibility

Committed to budgets that are balanced, transparent, and built on real numbers — not optimistic projections that land on the property taxpayer later.

Government Accountability

Committed to open records, plain-language legislation, and a state government that answers to the people of Amherst rather than to itself.

Strong Local Schools

Committed to local control of education, responsible school spending, and parents who are treated as partners in their children's learning.

Have a Question? Ask It.

Good government starts with a real conversation. Reach out directly — I read every message from Amherst neighbors.

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