Justin G. Packard
Democratic · NH · Seabrook Planning Board and Budget Committee member
Justin G. Packard serves on Seabrook's Planning Board and Budget Committee and works in auditing and expense management. He prioritizes restoring state retirement contributions for teachers and public safety workers to ease local property taxes.
Where Justin G. Packard stands, based on their records
Supports
Labor Rights (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (4 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Seconded and voted to recommend the article adding eight new full-time firefighters; it passed 5-2. He also seconded recommendations for contracts with all four town employee unions.
December 29, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: seabrooknh.info
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 support · 3 oppose
Seconded and voted to recommend the article adding eight new full-time firefighters; it passed 5-2. He also seconded recommendations for contracts with all four town employee unions.
December 29, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: seabrooknh.info
Seconded the motion approving the town's $27,705,569 budget for 2026, which passed unanimously. He also seconded a revised $70,000 truck article to be shared by public works and recreation.
December 29, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: seabrooknh.info
Made the motion to approve the Seabrook School District's $19,207,158 operating budget, which passed. He also moved to recommend a $192,100 boiler replacement and seconded a special education teacher article.
December 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: seabrooknh.info
Voted against recommending a warrant article to buy a work truck for the recreation department; it passed 4-3. He then moved to table a $42,000 pavilion article, and the committee agreed unanimously.
November 12, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: seabrooknh.info
Cast the only Budget Committee vote against recommending Article 22, which asked voters for $140,000 to turn the Recreation Building locker rooms into multi-purpose rooms. The same night he moved to recommend deposits into capital reserve funds for fire gear and police equipment.
January 20, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: seabrooknh.info
Cast the only Budget Committee votes against the $9,300 Memorial Day budget and a warrant article for a recreation department bus. He also suggested putting some Old Home Day costs on the town warrant so voters could decide them.
November 21, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: seabrooknh.info
Cast the only Budget Committee votes against the town treasurer's $68,756 budget and the selectmen's $33,992 budget. He had asked why Seabrook's treasurer was full-time and why its selectmen were paid more than in nearby towns. Both budgets passed 7-1.
November 16, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: seabrooknh.info
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Seconded and voted to recommend the article adding eight new full-time firefighters; it passed 5-2. He also seconded recommendations for contracts with all four town employee unions.
December 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: seabrooknh.info
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Made the motion to approve the Seabrook School District's $19,207,158 operating budget, which passed. He also moved to recommend a $192,100 boiler replacement and seconded a special education teacher article.
December 9, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: seabrooknh.info
Track record — General
General · 15 records
Was appointed in October 2025 as a Seabrook commissioner on the Rockingham Planning Commission, the regional planning agency, for a term ending in October 2029.
October 5, 2026
Source: therpc.org
Was elected vice chairman of the Seabrook Planning Board. The same night, he moved to have the town's engineering firm adjust the formula for fees charged to developers (exaction fees); the motion passed unanimously.
April 6, 2026
Source: seabrooknh.info
Was appointed to a vacant regular seat on the Seabrook Planning Board, to serve until the 2027 town meeting. The vote was unanimous.
March 23, 2026
Source: seabrooknh.info
Voted to recommend a citizen petition rezoning four parcels on Foggs Lane and New Zealand Road to industrial use and exempting billboards along Interstate 95 from town sign rules. The Planning Board recommended it 4-1.
January 23, 2026
Source: seabrooknh.info
Moved or seconded recommendations for several human service grants, including Meals on Wheels, HAVEN, and child advocacy. He cast the only votes against the $10,000 Chucky's Fight article, for a group that helps families facing addiction, and against $26,092 for services to Seabrook students at Sacred Heart School.
December 9, 2025
Source: seabrooknh.info
Was elected vice chairman of the Seabrook Budget Committee. He abstained on his own nomination.
November 11, 2025
Source: seabrooknh.info
Voted to approve 176 solar panels over a stormwater pond at 7 London Lane to offset a business's operating costs. Conditions included $5,000 in site security and a 35-degree limit on panel tilt.
September 8, 2025
Source: seabrooknh.info
Voted to let Fiesta Shows house up to 64 seasonal workers at 32 Stard Road until November 5 each year. The Planning Board approved the request 6-2.
April 21, 2025
Source: seabrooknh.info
Lost the March 11, 2025 race for Seabrook Select Board, finishing third of four with 326 votes. Aboul Khan won the seat with 525 votes.
March 11, 2025
Source: seabrooknh.info
Publicly opposed Seabrook's proposed 2% town tax cap (Article 41). He told the Portsmouth Herald the cap only limited what the Budget Committee could submit, since the deliberative session could override it.
March 7, 2025
Source: yahoo.com
Voted with a unanimous Planning Board to approve a 24,000-square-foot expansion at The Brook, a dining and gaming venue on Route 107. Conditions included $150,000 in site security and an 11 p.m. end time for outdoor entertainment.
February 18, 2025
Source: seabrooknh.info
Seconded the motion to adopt Seabrook's 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Plan, the town's schedule for large purchases and projects. The Planning Board adopted it unanimously.
October 7, 2024
Source: seabrooknh.info
Seconded the motion to accept a site plan at 39 Stard Road, where a 2014 variance allowed vehicle repairs, then voted to approve it. Conditions set hours of 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and required a spill protection plan. Approval passed 5-2.
August 19, 2024
Source: seabrooknh.info
Was appointed by the Seabrook Planning Board as an alternate member, with a term ending in 2026, after sending a letter of interest. The vote was unanimous.
July 8, 2024
Source: seabrooknh.info
Won a three-year seat on the Seabrook Budget Committee in the March 12, 2024 town election, with 807 votes.
March 12, 2024
Source: seabrooknh.info
Past race Justin G. Packard ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District Rockingham 40; New Hampshire