Robert H. Rowe
Republican · NH · Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 3
Robert H. Rowe is vice-chair of the Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners and a retired attorney from Amherst. Rowe served in the New Hampshire House from 1998 to 2016, chairing the Judiciary Committee, and is an Army veteran.
Where Robert H. Rowe stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Sponsored a law sending 30% of court filing fees to technology upgrades, up from 14%.
June 20, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
Source: legiscan.com
Led the Judiciary Committee's recommendation to merge three lower courts into one circuit court.
March 10, 2011Supports Government Efficiency
Source: gc.nh.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Moved to award $3.2 million in federal funds for a child abuse support center.
August 31, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: hcnh.org
Opposed a costly county diversion program during bail reform talks and requested written bail and sentencing guidelines.
December 20, 2017Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: hcnh.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Moved to award $3.2 million in federal funds for a child abuse support center.
August 31, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: hcnh.org
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Asked jail planners to study separate housing and job training for sentenced inmates.
December 17, 2025
Source: hcnh.org
Endorsed Kelly Ayotte for New Hampshire governor.
February 13, 2024
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Opposed a costly county diversion program during bail reform talks and requested written bail and sentencing guidelines.
December 20, 2017
Source: hcnh.org
Endorsed John Kasich for president in the 2016 Republican race.
November 5, 2015
Source: presidency.ucsb.edu
Co-sponsored a law letting courts require legal counsel or a bond from people repeatedly filing harassing lawsuits.
July 2, 2013
Source: gc.nh.gov
Sponsored a law funding lawyers for parents who cannot afford counsel in cases that could end their parental rights.
June 24, 2013
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored a law sending 30% of court filing fees to technology upgrades, up from 14%.
June 20, 2013
Source: legiscan.com
Co-sponsored a bill to return staff hiring and discipline decisions to local court judges; it died in the Senate.
June 25, 2012
Source: nhpr.org
Led the Judiciary Committee's recommendation to merge three lower courts into one circuit court.
March 10, 2011
Source: gc.nh.gov
Became chair of the House Judiciary Committee and its Judicial Administration division.
December 9, 2010
Source: nhhousegop.com
Opposed lien and foreclosure penalties for unsafe rentals, warning they could reduce low-cost apartments.
May 7, 2010
Source: gc.nh.gov
Argued against doubling the small-claims court limit to $10,000, warning it could burden low-income defendants.
February 27, 2009
Source: gc.nh.gov
Voted to hear an appeal of a smaller-lot subdivision waiver, seeking clearer reasons for bypassing the 10-acre rule.
November 20, 2003
Source: nhbr.com
Past race Robert H. Rowe ran in:
- County Commissioner District 3 · November 3, 2026 · Hillsborough County, New Hampshire · incumbent