E37: Scott Shepard Wants NH to Ask the Right Questions

Scott Shepard is a candidate for State Representative in NH in Strafford 4 - one of the most competitive, "purple", and politically interesting districts in the state...but that's *not* why I wanted to sit down with him. Scott has a Substack, NH Insights, that is approaching the biggest public policy problems facing New Hampshire with a decidedly unique tone.Unlike most politicians, Scott starts with big, fundamental questions about what we actually want as a state - on education, on how we pay for schools, and what we are willing (and unwilling) to trade off in addressing the state's housing crisis. He's a PhD geneticist who has spent time at Harvard; who's been a consultant for businesses large and small to successfully help them merge, become more efficient, and reaffirm their missions. He's taken a thoughtful Facebook account and generated change in his town of Barrington, NH, where he serves in several appointed capacities. And he has very thoughtful ideas about how NH should approach what I call the "Bermuda Triangle" of public policy: Education quality, property taxes, and housing.You can find his Substack here: and his campaign website here#nhpolitics