Issues

The Senate should support House Bill 542, which protects a parent’s right to control the education of their child. Despite the hype and blatant disinformation shared at the hearing, this bill does not eliminate compulsory attendance. Nor does it require the district to assume any additional expenses. It simply addresses some very real discrimination that … Read More

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 1, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — New Hampshire has become the latest battleground over transgender bathrooms. Legislation was introduced in the state House of Representatives in January that would add “gender (self) identity” to the state’s anti-discrimination laws (HB-478). The bill took a significant step forward at a Health, Human Services and Elderly … Read More

Allowing law-abiding people to carry firearms, concealed or openly is a good thing. This is evidenced by the low crime rates in all three northern New England states. Two of those states, Maine and Vermont, allow law abiding persons to carry concealed firearms without a government issued permit or license. Vermont has done so for … Read More

Normal Americans generally have a tolerant live-and-let-live approach to other people’s choices about how they live. This is especially true in our “Live free or die” state of New Hampshire. That’s what “normal” means. It is also why most of us have watched with a combination of tolerance and puzzlement as a “sexual extremist” movement … Read More

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”4.17.4″ src=”http://jrhoell.com/jr/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/LegislatorYear2016.jpg” background_pattern_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.2)” background_mask_color=”#ffffff” align=”center” module_alignment=”left” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ z_index_tablet=”0″ /][et_pb_image _builder_version=”4.17.4″ src=”http://jrhoell.com/jr/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/award_nhla.jpg” background_pattern_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.2)” background_mask_color=”#ffffff” align=”center” module_alignment=”left” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ z_index_tablet=”0″ /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text] The Honorable JR Hoell represents Bow and Dunbarton in Merrimack County’s District 23. He grew up in New Jersey … Read More

By Reps. Frank Edelblut and JR Hoell Published in the Concord Monitor Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Who doesn’t want a better job than the one they have today? Clearly, we all would. For that reason, the New Hampshire House of Representatives should be doing everything it can to create an environment where employers create great … Read More

New Hampshire Bill Would Reject Federal Militarization of Police CONCORD, N.H. (Dec. 14, 2015) – A bill pre-filed in the New Hampshire House would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies from obtaining most types of military hardware, thereby rejecting federal militarization of police officers. Rep. J.R. Hoell and seven other representatives have prefiled House … Read More

Our Turn: School choice matters, so drop Croydon lawsuit By Rep. Greg Hill, Rep. JR Hoell and Michael Balboni Published in the Concord Monitor on Thursday, December 3, 2015 New Hampshire parents want the best for their children, and that includes a great K-12 education. The state’s public schools provide a conducive learning environment for … Read More

Dear Governor, I would like to take a brief minute to thank you for asking your Assistant Director of Citizens Services to write me a letter in response to my multiple requests regarding the status of SB116 [AKA: Constitutional Carry]. The letter was drafted on the 16th and arrived yesterday (6/19) to my house. In … Read More