Greater Nashua

NASHUA - For the past 10 years, Hillsborough District 4 has been under Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives; however, Republican Shawn Martin is looking to make a change. “I want to bring a fresh face with new ideas to Concord and work to examine our structure for property taxes,” he said. “We need to have bipartisanship at every level.” Martin said Democratic lawmakers have tried repeatedly to implement income and sales taxes. “We need to vote to guarantee that never happens,” he said. “Those taxes would be detrimental to seniors, retirees and young families starting out.” Martin has lived in Nashua for more than 30 years and has a background in pharmaceutical engineering and financial management. “I would bring real world experience to problem solving and solutions with fiscal responsibility, not political motivations,” he said. ...