About John

Education & Job Experience

• JBH Developments, Rindge, New Hampshire - October 1980 - Present
  • Developed Sunridge, a 600 acre solar community with recreational, agricultural and community activities
  • Elected President -October 1980
• West Rindge Builders, Inc. Rindge, New Hampshire - February 1981 - April 1989
  • A Solar and General Construction Corporation
  • Served as President & Chairman
• Computer Town, Inc., Salem, New Hampshire - July 1987- 2001
  • A Sales and Service Store for Apple Personal Computers with five locations
  • Served as Treasurer
• Micro Services of New England, Keene, New Hampshire - September 1982- 1997
  • A Sales and Service Store for Personal Computers
  • Served as Treasurer
• Vershire School, Vershire, Vermont - June 1979 - 1980
  • Served as History and Algebra Teacher, Dormitory Master and Wrestling Coach
• Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts - September 1975 - May 1979
  • B.S. in Education. Certified as Secondary School Social Studies Teacher
• Received Academic Scholorship Award in 1977
• Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Massachusetts - September 1971 - June 1975

Home and Family Life

• Born November 13, 1956
• Lived in Rindge, NH since 1981
• One surviving parent
  • Mother - Sara Stenson, age 76
• Married to Lynda Hunt
  • Registered Nurse in NH & MA
• Five children living at home
  • Katelyn
  • Jennifer
  • Tyler
  • Elizabeth
  • Shauna

Eighteen Years In The New Hampshire Legislature

• Five years and current Chairman of the House Commerce Committee
• Board of NH Healthy Kids, (Statewide Health Insurance for all kids)
• Chairman of the NH Adult Coverage Health Insurance Study (Statewide Insurance for adults)

National Conference of State Legislatures Board, Washington DC

• Vice Chairman of Commerce & Communication Committee
• 2 years on the Special Task Force on Internet Taxation

Boards And Committees

• Chairman of the Charter Schools and Open Enrollment Legislative Oversight Committee
• Chairman of the Small Group Health Insurance Reform Oversight Committee
• 9 years on the Rindge Budget Committee
• 3 years on the Rindge Trustee of Trust funds
• 8 years as the Chairman of the NH House Commerce Committee
• Charter Member of Rindge Chamber of Commerce
• Treasurer of Rindge Historical Society
  • Former President
• Monadnock Conservancy Advisory Board
• Linden Hill School, Treasurer
  • Former President
• Trustee of the Roy A. Hunt Foundation
• Solid Waste Disposal Committee, Rindge, New Hampshire
• Computer Subcommittee, Rindge, New Hampshire
• Budget Committee, Rindge, New Hampshire
  • Served as Chairman March 1988-March 1994.
• Representative to the General Court, Concord, New Hampshire
  • Served on Science, Technology & Energy Committee
  • Served on Commerce, Small Business, & Consumer Affairs
  • Currently Serving as Chairman
• Trustee of the Trust Funds, Rindge, New Hampshire

Area Organizations I Support or Am Involved With

• RYAA (Coached several teams)
• NH Audubon Society (9 year member)
• NH Forest Society
• RAMS
• Cathedral of the Pines
• Friends of the Library
• Rindge Rails/Trails
• Rindge Firefighters Association
• Monadnock Humane Society
• Rindge Memorial School
• Monadnock United Way
• Heritage Christian School
• The Meeting School
• NH Public Radio
• Harris Center
• NH Dance Institute
• Appalachian Mountain Climb
• Keene Community Kitchen

Directorships

• The Hunt and the Roy A. Hunt Foundations, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - November 1974- Present
• Linden Hill School, Northfield, Massachusetts - Treasurer - October 1981- Present
• Rindge Historical Society, Rindge, New Hampshire. - Treasurer - July 1984- Present
  Served as President March 1985- March 1987
• Campaign for Rate-Payers Rights, Concord, New Hampshire. - June 1983- November 1988
  Served as President August 1984-August 1987
• WEVO, (NH Public Radio) Concord, New Hampshire - September 1985- September 1988
• MicroBac Laboratories, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - August 1981- November 1983
• Extended Family, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - September 1976- November 1979