Candidate · Hillsborough County Treasurer
Sound, conservative, transparent stewardship of New Hampshire's largest county — built on modern systems, plain-English reporting, and a healthy respect for the taxpayer's dollar.
Chris Maidment is a candidate for Hillsborough County Treasurer. A husband and father of four, he and his family raise pigs, chickens, and golden retrievers on their property in Peterborough.
Chris has a strong interest in technology and artificial intelligence, and believes those tools — applied with discipline — can give county taxpayers a more transparent, more efficient government.
As Treasurer of the largest county in New Hampshire, Chris will protect Hillsborough County's finances with the same care he gives his own family's: conservative, transparent, and built for the long run.
Four straightforward commitments for how the Treasurer's office should operate — and for what Hillsborough County taxpayers should expect from it.
Hillsborough County handles tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money each year. Under NH RSA 29, the Treasurer is the custodian — but investments and disbursements happen with the Commissioners' approval. I'll push for a conservative investment policy that prioritizes safety and liquidity over yield-chasing, and for accounting practices that keep every county dollar accurately recorded.
County finances shouldn't be a black box opened once a year. Beyond the statutory annual report, I'll work with the Commissioners to publish regular, plain-English summaries of where county money is held, what it's earning, and how debt service is tracking — so taxpayers can see what their money is doing.
Manual checks and paper ledgers belong in the past. I'll advocate for modernizing how the Treasurer's office operates — secure electronic payments, faster reconciliation, and stronger internal controls — recognizing that getting there takes cooperation with the Commissioners and the county convention's executive committee.
Sound debt management lowers interest costs. Strong cash reserves reduce the need for emergency borrowing. A well-run Treasurer's office is a quiet line of defense for the county taxpayer — no new programs, no political slogans. That's the standard I'll hold the office to.
This race is about quiet, careful stewardship of taxpayer money — not headlines. If that matters to you, the simplest thing you can do is get in touch.
Campaigns — even careful, low-key ones — cost money to run. If you'd like to help, every contribution goes directly to reaching Hillsborough County voters.
This campaign is about quiet stewardship of taxpayer money — not flashy mailers or expensive media buys. Contributions go toward the basics: literature, signs, and reaching voters across New Hampshire's largest county.
Questions, ideas, an offer to help — all welcome.
Chris answers his own email. Drop a note any time — about the race, about county finance, about anything you think the next Treasurer should know.