Kiper Makes Candidacy Official
"People are tired of career politicians. They are tired of voting for lobbyists, landlords and lawyers," Kiper told reporters at the State House on Friday.
CONCORD — Newmarket restaurant owner Jon Kiper formalized his Democratic primary bid and said what sets him apart from Craig and primary rival/Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington of Concord was he has known the financial crunch that many families were facing.
"People are tired of career politicians. They are tired of voting for lobbyists, landlords and lawyers. People trust me because I am a working-class person. I'm frankly struggling with housing myself," Kiper said.
"We are struggling to find a house in New Hampshire that we can live in that is near the restaurant."
Kiper said his signature pursuit would be to legalize marijuana for recreational use and have it sold like liquor at state-run stores with all profits going to support affordable housing.
"The thing about liquor stores is Republicans love it because it keeps their taxes low, but the reality is, it's socialism, it's state-owned enterprise monopoly of an industry," Kiper said.