Joe Skinner
Running for State Representative Hillsborough District 41
Contact Me
NH Families First
VOTE NOVEMBER 3rd
About Me
I have lived in Manchester for 16 years and raised my family in the same home for the past 7. I am an electrical engineer with a degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, and I spent eight years as a research engineer at Dartmouth College before becoming an engineering manager at a contract manufacturer in Nashua. Together with my wife of nearly four years (partners since 2004), we are raising two young children, and I enjoy sharing kayaking, camping, card games, and disc golf with them. I am running for State Representative in Manchester’s floterial Ward 41.
Why I'm Running
I’m running because I want my kids, and every Manchester family, to grow up in a New Hampshire that remains affordable, safe, and accessible to the next generation. As an engineer and a father, I’ve seen how rising costs, strained public safety, and barriers to starting and raising a family are hurting future generations of New Hampshire. I’m running to make sure Concord focuses on the real pressures facing Manchester families so they can stay and thrive here.
What's Important to Me
Affordability
Property taxes, housing costs, energy bills, and everyday expenses are putting real pressure on Manchester families. I will work to protect the New Hampshire Advantage, no income or sales tax, while pushing for smarter state spending and fewer unnecessary regulations so families can keep more of what they earn and stay in our city.
Public Safety
Safe neighborhoods and reliable first responders are basic expectations. I support giving our police, fire, and emergency services the tools and backing they need, while focusing on practical steps that reduce crime and disorder in Manchester.
Family Formation
New Hampshire needs more young families choosing to put down roots here. That means housing working parents can actually afford, schools that respect parents, and lower tax and regulatory burdens that make it easier—not harder—to start and raise a family in Manchester and across the state.