Paul Martino
Republican · NH · North Hampton Municipal Budget Committee Chair
Paul Martino chairs North Hampton's Municipal Budget Committee. Town records show he was elected to the committee in 2024 and has worked on municipal and school budget proposals.
Where Paul Martino stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Seconded and voted for a motion recommending $10,000 for North Hampton's savings fund for Coakley Landfill Superfund cleanup costs. The Budget Committee approved it 9-0.
January 16, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: northhampton-nh.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Voted with all nine Budget Committee members to recommend $78,620 to buy body-worn cameras for North Hampton police. A matching grant covered half the cost.
January 16, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: northhampton-nh.gov
Seconded and voted for a motion recommending $10,000 for North Hampton's savings fund for Coakley Landfill Superfund cleanup costs. The Budget Committee approved it 9-0.
January 16, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: northhampton-nh.gov
Voted with all nine Budget Committee members to recommend a $10,024,131 town operating budget for fiscal year 2026. That night the committee also raised the fire department overtime line to $291,801.
January 16, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: northhampton-nh.gov
Voted yes on a roll call to recommend North Hampton School's $10,582,349 budget for fiscal year 2026. The Budget Committee approved it 8-1.
December 16, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: northhampton-nh.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted with all nine Budget Committee members to recommend $78,620 to buy body-worn cameras for North Hampton police. A matching grant covered half the cost.
January 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: northhampton-nh.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Voted with all nine Budget Committee members to recommend raising North Hampton's veterans property tax credit from $500 to $750 a year.
January 16, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: northhampton-nh.gov
Voted with all nine Budget Committee members to recommend a bigger property tax exemption for older residents. The income limits rose to $44,000 for single people and $63,000 for married couples.
January 16, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: northhampton-nh.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted yes on a roll call to recommend North Hampton School's $10,582,349 budget for fiscal year 2026. The Budget Committee approved it 8-1.
December 16, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: northhampton-nh.gov
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Was reelected chair of North Hampton's Municipal Budget Committee by an 8-0 vote.
May 4, 2026
Source: northhampton-nh.gov
As Budget Committee chair, asked school officials why North Hampton's cost per pupil was high compared with the rest of the state. Officials said it was $33,000, against a state average of $21,500.
November 17, 2025
Source: northhampton-nh.gov
Took a three-year term on North Hampton's Municipal Budget Committee, the town board that reviews and recommends town and school budgets. Town voters chose him with 421 votes.
March 12, 2024
Source: northhampton-nh.gov
Past race Paul Martino ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District Rockingham 38; New Hampshire