Jim Pittman
Democratic · NH · Town moderator, Effingham, New Hampshire
Jim Pittman is Effingham's town moderator and a former regional school board member. He calls for stronger public-school funding and affordable housing.
Where Jim Pittman stands, based on their records
Supports
Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Pittman voted for the school board's warrant article proposing free school meals for households earning up to 300% of the federal poverty level; the board approved the article for the ballot.
January 6, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Pittman voted against removing the Curriculum Project Manager position from the district's 2024-25 budget, then voted for the amended budget without that position after the cut passed.
January 8, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Pittman voted for the school board's warrant article proposing free school meals for households earning up to 300% of the federal poverty level; the board approved the article for the ballot.
January 6, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — General
General · 19 records
Pittman moved to accept Superintendent Caroline Arakelian's nomination of Dr. Kaitlyn Hills as assistant superintendent; the board approved it 7-1.
March 10, 2025
Source: resources.finalsite.net
At a lake-issues candidates forum, Pittman warned that wake-surfing waves could capsize small boats and damage shorelines.
October 5, 2024
Source: ossipeelake.org
Pittman moved to add Juneteenth as a holiday on the district's 2024-25 school calendar; the board approved the motion 8-1.
July 9, 2024
Source: resources.finalsite.net
The school board assigned Pittman to lead its Buildings and Maintenance Committee, serve on its Finance Committee, and represent it on Wolfeboro's capital-improvement committee.
April 1, 2024
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Jim Pittman presided over Effingham's 2024 Town Meeting as town moderator.
March 16, 2024
Source: effinghamnh.net
The school board elected Pittman vice chair and assigned him to lead its Buildings and Maintenance Committee.
April 3, 2023
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Pittman voted for the ZBA's 4-1 dismissal of an appeal seeking a special-use-permit requirement for the Meena LLC gas-station proposal after a court decision on the applicable ordinance.
February 1, 2023
Source: drive.google.com
Pittman opposed a variance to allow two recreational vehicles on a property under a one-RV zoning rule; the ZBA denied the variance 3-2.
July 6, 2022
Source: drive.google.com
The Effingham ZBA unanimously reelected Pittman chair.
March 15, 2022
Source: drive.google.com
Pittman seconded a school-calendar motion to use Indigenous Peoples' Day rather than Columbus Day for October 10, 2022; the board passed it 6-1.
January 10, 2022
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Pittman voted for a conditional special exception allowing a boat-storage yard at Lakefront Landing; the ZBA approved it 5-0 with 50-foot setbacks and site-plan review.
October 14, 2021
Source: drive.google.com
Pittman moved to deny rehearing of the Meena LLC gas-station variance; the ZBA approved the denial unanimously.
September 28, 2021
Source: drive.google.com
Pittman seconded and voted for Meena LLC's gas-station variance, conditioned on stormwater and spill-prevention plans during site-plan review; the ZBA approved it 4-1.
August 4, 2021
Source: drive.google.com
The Governor Wentworth Regional School Board elected Pittman vice chair.
June 7, 2021
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Pittman moved to make masks optional at district outdoor events and recess; the school board approved the change 9-0.
May 24, 2021
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Pittman moved a conditional variance allowing 244 Highwatch Road LLC to expand its treatment facility by 36 beds; the ZBA approved it unanimously with a preserved orchard buffer, site-plan review, and restrictions on future expansion.
December 21, 2020
Source: drive.google.com
Pittman took the oath of office as the appointed Effingham representative on the Governor Wentworth Regional School Board.
December 9, 2019
Source: resources.finalsite.net
The Effingham ZBA appointed former member Pittman as an alternate.
April 3, 2019
Source: drive.google.com
As ZBA chair, Pittman presided when the board unanimously granted the Effingham Preservation Society a setback variance for an ADA access ramp at 6 Town House Road.
August 12, 2015
Source: drive.google.com
Past race Jim Pittman ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District Carroll 08; New Hampshire