Jeffrey F. Kessler
Democratic · NH · Newport Select Board member
Jeffrey F. Kessler has served on the Newport Select Board since 2007 and on the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission since 2009. He opposes the Education Freedom Account program and business tax cuts.
Where Jeffrey F. Kessler stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Moved to spend up to $35,000 in state road-aid money to finish buying a $227,000 front-end loader for Public Works. The board approved it 3-2.
June 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: newportnh.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted with the full Board of Selectmen, 5-0, to co-sign a letter backing a town resolution that urged the state to raise its share of public school funding.
February 17, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: newportnh.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Moved to spend up to $35,000 in state road-aid money to finish buying a $227,000 front-end loader for Public Works. The board approved it 3-2.
June 15, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: newportnh.gov
Moved to raise Newport's sewer rate 15 percent, from $20.09 to $23.10 per thousand gallons, to help pay for a new treatment plant and a $4 million state loan. The board approved it 4-0.
December 1, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: newportnh.gov
Moved to send a Board of Selectmen letter supporting Comcast's state-backed plan to bring wired broadband to 75 more Newport locations. The board approved it 5-0.
January 20, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: newportnh.gov
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Was elected vice chair of the Newport Board of Selectmen, 3-0, with himself abstaining.
May 18, 2026
Source: newportnh.gov
Voted with a 4-1 majority to deny a downtown renovation tax break (RSA 79-E) for 32 Main Street. He then moved a two-year tax break for 2-4 North Main Street, which failed 2-3, and backed a one-year break that passed 4-1.
July 7, 2025
Source: newportnh.gov
Moved to tell the state aviation bureau that Newport would not seek federal airport grants for Parlin Field. He said accepting them would force the town to shorten the runway and close its turf runway. The Board of Selectmen agreed 5-0.
January 20, 2025
Source: newportnh.gov
Past race Jeffrey F. Kessler ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District Sullivan 03; New Hampshire