Allan Frank
District 6 - Gilford, Gilmanton, Ward 2 Laconia
Mr. Frank is a Democratic candidate running for State Rep.
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On county issues like protecting Gunstock and finding ways to maximize capacity at the county nursing home, Mr. Frank has given reasonable and responsible responses. During the District 6 candidate forum, we found Mr. Frank to be an excellent communicator and would represent the county well. Citizens for Belknap finds Mr. Frank to be a reasonable and responsible candidate, and recommend him to voters.
Mr. Frank seeks one of four seats in District 6, covering Gilford, Gilmanton and Laconia's Ward 2. He has resided in New Hampshire since 1969, moving to Pittsfield and later Concord.
During his early career at a defense electronics firm in Nashua, he finished his bachelor's degree in business management, according to a biography in BallotPedia. He learned to fly during evenings and weekends at Laconia Airport, then trained for the additional certifications to be a commercial pilot, later flying for TWA and American Airlines.
After his retirement, he moved to Gilford, after having raised his sons in Amherst, according to his Laconia Daily Sun profile.
He's completed his Citizens for Belknap Primary and General Election questionnaires, and participated in the District 6 Candidate Forum in Gilford. Candidates were asked in the General Election version, "By 2030, what would be your vision for education, and its method of funding?" to which he answered:
I want to see municipal public schools supported financially by the state in a manner that places less of the burden on local property taxpayers.
My answers to the questions above lay out my plan for that. The State Supreme court has determined that an "adequate education" should cost around $7300/year/pupil. The State of NH currently provides $4800.
State support for Charter public schools, home schooling, and religious schools, in addition to open enrollment policies, are diverting assets away from public schools and are choking off the necessary funds for public schools to survive.
Property taxpayers are being caught in the middle as towns are forced to increase revenue to cover the shortfall. If parents prefer to homeschool or have their children be educated with a religious accent, that should be their prerogative. The other taxpayers in that town, however, should not be obligated to pay the difference or see their local schools forced to close due to lack of funding.
Mr. Frank's answers to our questions were thoughtful, detailed and well reasoned. He mentioned in his LDS profile that he would like to bring politics toward the middle rather than the polarization that's happened with both Democrats and Republicans.
He mentions in his profile, questionnaires and website that the reduction in tax revenue at the state level has caused local property values to soar.
"The current structure is not working. Costs are being pushed down to the counties, cities, towns and individual taxpayers. I would:
1) Reinstate the D&I tax;
2) restore the Business Enterprise Tax to previous levels; restore the Meals and Rooms Tax likewise to previous levels.
3) increase public school funding levels from the state to local municipalities.
The net effect would be to allow towns to halt the steady climb of property taxes and ease the burden on taxpayers, while ensuring that adequate revenue still flows into state coffers."
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On county issues like protecting Gunstock and finding ways to maximize capacity at the county nursing home, he has given reasonable and responsible responses. During the District 6 candidate forum, we found Mr. Frank to be an excellent communicator and would represent the county well. Citizens for Belknap finds Mr. Frank to be a reasonable and responsible candidate, and recommend him to voters.
2026 General Election Questionnaire
1. Give three examples of waste you would cut in our NH state or county government.
1) School vouchers for affluent parents who want their children to be educated outside of our public school system should be eliminated.
In addition, the amount the state pays to support charter public schools is nearly twice the amount allocated for traditional public schools. This needs to stop.
2) Tax cuts for the wealthy but don't help average NH workers is a poor return on investment. The repeal of the dividends and interest tax (which we had for nearly 100 years) is an example: $150 million dollars of revenue thrown away is a waste.
I would reinstate the D&I tax.
3) failing to support renewable energy solutions and power saving devices in state facilities is wasteful and needs to be corrected.
2. Do you believe New Hampshire needs to explore additional sources of state revenue, or do you believe the state’s current approach to taxation and revenue is working? Please explain.
The current structure is not working. Costs are being pushed down to the counties, cities, towns and individual taxpayers.
I would:
1) Reinstate the D&I tax;
2) restore the Business Enterprise Tax to previous levels; restore the Meals and Rooms Tax likewise to previous levels.
3) increase public school funding levels from the state to local municipalities.
The net effect would be to allow towns to halt the steady climb of property taxes and ease the burden on taxpayers, while ensuring that adequate revenue still flows into state coffers.
3. Do you support having an AI data center located in Belknap County? Explain.
I do not. There appears to be bipartisan agreement that "hyperscale" AI data centers drive up local and regional electric rates due to their enormous consumption of electricity. The AI data centers also require large quantities of water to cool their equipment which presents a potential hazard to our ecosystem.
Further study is required to assess the environmental impact of these facilities.
4. Because Laconia hosts more city and county services for the homeless, it also shoulders more of the impact and financial burden. Would you support a county-wide plan to offset those problems and costs? Why or why not?
I support a county-wide plan to ease the burden on Laconia. 85% of the unhoused population that Community Action Program assists showed their last address in Belknap county.
The taxpayers of Laconia should not have to carry that financial obligation alone.
5. Should Belknap County towns heavily impacted by out-of-state visitors receive a higher share of Rooms & Meal tax revenue?
The revenue from the R&M tax is split 30/70, the state taking 70% of the proceeds. The tax should be reinstated to 9% and a higher percentage allocated to towns specifically for school funding and property tax relief.
6. By 2030, what would be your vision for education, and its method of funding?
I want to see municipal public schools supported financially by the state in a manner that places less of the burden on local property taxpayers.
My answers to the questions above lay out my plan for that. The State Supreme court has determined that an "adequate education" should cost around $7300/year/pupil. The State of NH currently provides $4800.
State support for Charter public schools, home schooling, and religious schools, in addition to open enrollment policies, are diverting assets away from public schools and are choking off the necessary funds for public schools to survive.
Property taxpayers are being caught in the middle as towns are forced to increase revenue to cover the shortfall. If parents prefer to homeschool or have their children be educated with a religious accent, that should be their prerogative. The other taxpayers in that town, however, should not be obligated to pay the difference or see their local schools forced to close due to lack of funding.
2026 Primary Questionnaire
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