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New Hampshire House of Representatives
| New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| General Information | |
| Type: | Lower house |
| Term limits: | None |
| 2013 session start: | January 2, 2013 |
| Website: | Official House Page |
| Leadership | |
| House Speaker: | Terie Norelli, (D) |
| Majority Leader: | Steve Shurtleff, (D) |
| Minority leader: | Gene Chandler, (R) |
| Structure | |
| Members: | 400 |
| Democratic Party (218) Republican Party (179) Vacant (3) | |
| Length of term: | 2 years |
| Authority: | Part Second, New Hampshire Constitution |
| Salary: | $200/two-year term |
| Elections | |
| Last Election: | November 6, 2012 (400 seats) |
| Next election: | November 4, 2014 (400 seats) |
| Redistricting: | Legislature has control |
Contents |
Sessions
The Second Part of the New Hampshire Constitution establishes when the New Hampshire General Court, of which the House is a part, is to be in session. Article 3 of the Second Part states that the General Court is to convene annually on the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday in January. Additionally, in even-numbered years, the General Court is to meet on the first Wednesday of December for organizational purposes.
2013
- See also: Dates of 2013 state legislative sessions
In 2013, the General Court will be in session from January 2 to late June.
Major issues
The state's budget deficit will top the list of issues in New Hampshire in 2013. Additionally lawmakers will consider education funding, state pensions, and abortion, among other topics.[5]
2012
- See also: Dates of 2012 state legislative sessions
In 2012, the House was in session from January 4 through June 27.
Major issues
Major issues on the agenda included economic development, job creation, same-sex marriage, and gambling.[6]
2011
In 2011, the House was in session from January 5 through July 1. [7]
2010
In 2010, the House was in session from January 6 to July 1.[8]
Elections
2012
Elections for the office of New Hampshire House of Representatives were held in New Hampshire on November 6, 2012. All 400 seats were up for election.
The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was June 15, 2012. Additionally, nomination papers must be filed by September 5, 2012.[9]
This chamber was mentioned in a November 2012 Pew Center on the States article that addressed supermajorities at stake in the 2012 election. Supermajority generally means a party controls two-thirds of all seats. While it varies from state to state, being in this position gives a party much greater power. Going into the election, Republicans in the New Hampshire House currently have a supermajority, which Democrats are seeking to cut into.[10]
2010
Elections for the office of New Hampshire's state house representatives were held in New Hampshire on November 2, 2010.
The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was June 11, 2010. The primary election day was September 14, 2010.
In 2010, the candidates for state house raised a total of $489,484 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were: [11]
| 2010 Donors, New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
|---|---|
| Donor | Amount |
| New Hampshire House Republican Victory PAC | $7,660 |
| Total of All General Election Receipts in this Report (Uncoded) | $4,997 |
| Difroscia, A R | $4,637 |
| Abrami, Patrick | $4,463 |
| New Hampshire Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons | $4,350 |
| Jackman, Norma Roth | $4,293 |
| Obrien, William L | $4,109 |
| Pillsbury, Leland & Mary | $4,000 |
| Peckham, Michele | $3,731 |
| Nashua Republican City Cmte | $3,608 |
Qualifications
Article 14 of Part 2 of the New Hampshire Constitution states, "Every member of the house of representatives shall be chosen by ballot; and, for two years, at least, next preceding his election shall have been an inhabitant of this state; shall be, at the time of his election, an inhabitant of the town, ward, place, or district he may be chosen to represent and shall cease to represent such town, ward, place, or district immediately on his ceasing to be qualified as aforesaid."
Vacancies
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If there is a vacancy in the House, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. It's up to the Governor to call for an election and to set an election date as soon as possible. There are no deadlines set by the state constitution on special elections[12] [13].
Redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire
Redistricting in New Hampshire is handled by the General Court, with the Governor wielding veto power.
2010 census
New Hampshire received its local Census data on March 22, 2011. The state's population increased 6.5 percent, with Coos County being the only county to face a decrease (-0.2 percent). Growth in the larger cities was mild: Manchester grew by 2.4 percent, Nashua decreased by 0.1 percent, Concord grew by 4.9 percent, Derry decreased by 2.7 percent, and Dover grew by 11.5 percent.[14]
At the time of redistricting, Republicans controlled the General Court, and the Democrats controlled the governorship. On March 23, 2012, Gov. John Lynch (D) signed into law a new Senate plan but vetoed the House map, citing a lack of representation in towns that exceed 3,000, which automatically merit their own representative; the Legislature overrode the veto on March 28, 2012. The Department of Justice -- which has the duty of pre-clearing New Hampshire redistricting maps under the Voting Rights Act -- approved the maps in May 2012. On June 19, 2012, several lawsuits regarding the House map were thrown out by the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Representatives
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
As of 2013, members of the New Hampshire General Court are paid $200/two-year term. There is no per diem.[15]
Pension
New Hampshire does not provide pensions for legislators.[16]
When sworn in
New Hampshire legislators assume office the month after elections (December).
Partisan composition
- See also: Partisan composition of state houses
| Party | As of May 2013 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 218 | |
| Republican Party | 179 | |
| Vacancy | 3 | |
| Total | 400 | |
The chart below shows the partisan composition of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives from 1992-2013.
Leadership
The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the body. Duties of the Speaker include preserving order, enforcing and interpreting parliamentary rules, making committee appointments, and referring bills to the appropriate committee for review. The Speaker only votes in the case of a tie.[17]
Current leadership
| Current Leadership, New Hampshire House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Office | Representative | Party |
| Speaker of the House | Terie Norelli | |
| House Majority Leader | Steve Shurtleff | |
| House Minority Leader | Gene Chandler | |
Current members
Note: In New Hampshire, a member of the state legislature can be designated as being a member of more than one party. If a candidate runs on one ticket and the opposing party fields no candidate, and if the candidate gets a certain number of write-in votes on the opposing party ticket, then as an elected official, that politician is defined as belonging to both parties.
As of the 2012 elections, there is one member listed as being of both parties: Janet Wall. The New Hampshire House of Representatives keeps an official online list of all members of the chamber. On that list, representatives who have more than one party designation by custom have the party that could be considered their true party listed first. On that list, Wall is considered a Democrat first. The list below follows that practice.
| District | Representative | Party | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap 01 | Ruth Gulick | |
New Hampton |
| Belknap 02 | Lisa DiMartino | |
Gilford |
| Belknap 02 | Bob Greemore | |
Meredith |
| Belknap 02 | Herb Vadney | |
Meredith |
| Belknap 02 | Colette Worsman | |
Meredith |
| Belknap 03 | Donald Flanders | |
Laconia |
| Belknap 03 | David Huot | |
Laconia |
| Belknap 03 | Robert Luther | |
Laconia |
| Belknap 03 | Franklin Tilton | |
Laconia |
| Belknap 04 | Dennis Fields | |
Sanbornton |
| Belknap 04 | Ian Raymond | |
Sanbornton |
| Belknap 05 | Richard Burchell | |
Gilmanton Iron Works |
| Belknap 05 | Stephen Holmes | |
Alton Bay |
| Belknap 06 | Charles Fink | |
Belmont |
| Belknap 06 | Michael Sylvia | |
Belmont |
| Belknap 07 | Guy Comtois | |
Center Barnstead |
| Belknap 08 | Jane Cormier | |
Alton |
| Belknap 09 | Beth Arsenault | |
Laconia |
| Carroll 01 | Gene Chandler | |
Bartlett |
| Carroll 02 | Tom Buco | |
Conway |
| Carroll 02 | Karen Umberger | |
Kearsarge |
| Carroll 02 | Syndi White | |
North Conway |
| Carroll 03 | Mark McConkey | |
Freedom |
| Carroll 03 | Susan Ticehurst | |
Tamworth |
| Carroll 04 | Glenn Cordelli | |
Tuftonboro |
| Carroll 04 | Karel Crawford | |
Center Harbor |
| Carroll 05 | Tom Lavender | |
Brookfield |
| Carroll 05 | Harry Merrow | |
Center Ossipee |
| Carroll 05 | Bill Nelson | |
Brookfield |
| Carroll 06 | Christopher Ahlgren | |
Wolfeboro |
| Carroll 06 | Stephen Schmidt | |
Wolfeboro |
| Carroll 07 | Ed Butler | |
Harts Location |
| Carroll 08 | Donald Wright | |
Moultonborough |
| Cheshire 01 | Paul Berch | |
Westmoreland |
| Cheshire 01 | William Butynski | |
Hinsdale |
| Cheshire 01 | Tara Sad | |
Walpole |
| Cheshire 01 | Lucy Weber | |
Walpole |
| Cheshire 02 | John Mann | |
Alstead |
| Cheshire 03 | Daniel Eaton | |
Stoddard |
| Cheshire 04 | Kris Roberts | |
Keene |
| Cheshire 05 | Larry Phillips | |
Keene |
| Cheshire 06 | Timothy Robertson | |
Keene |
| Cheshire 07 | Gladys Johnsen | |
Keene |
| Cheshire 08 | Cynthia Chase | |
Keene |
| Cheshire 09 | Richard Ames | |
Jaffrey |
| Cheshire 09 | Douglas Ley | |
Jaffrey |
| Cheshire 10 | Marge Shepardson | |
Marlborough |
| Cheshire 11 | Susan Emerson | |
Rindge |
| Cheshire 11 | John Hunt | |
Rindge |
| Cheshire 12 | Jane Johnson | |
Swanzey |
| Cheshire 12 | Alfred Lerandeau | |
North Swanzey |
| Cheshire 13 | Henry Parkhurst | |
Winchester |
| Cheshire 14 | Harry Young | |
Jaffrey |
| Cheshire 15 | Bruce Tatro | |
Swanzey |
| Cheshire 16 | Delmar Burridge | |
Keene |
| Cheshire 16 | Charles Weed | |
Keene |
| Coos 01 | Larry Enman | |
Errol |
| Coos 01 | Laurence Rappaport | |
Colebrook |
| Coos 02 | Wayne Moynihan | |
Dummer |
| Coos 03 | Gary Coulombe | |
Berlin |
| Coos 03 | Robert Theberge | |
Berlin |
| Coos 03 | Yvonne Thomas | |
Berlin |
| Coos 04 | Herbert Richardson | |
Lancaster |
| Coos 05 | Marcia Hammon | |
Whitefield |
| Coos 06 | William Hatch | |
Gorham |
| Coos 07 | Leon Rideout | |
Berlin |
| Grafton 01 | Ralph Doolan | |
Littleton |
| Grafton 01 | Linda Massimilla | |
Littleton |
| Grafton 02 | Rebecca Brown | |
Sugar Hill |
| Grafton 03 | Susan Ford | |
Easton |
| Grafton 04 | Rick Ladd | |
Haverhill |
| Grafton 05 | Edmond Gionet | |
Lincoln |
| Grafton 06 | Lester Bradley | |
Thornton |
| Grafton 07 | James Aguiar | |
Campton |
| Grafton 08 | Mary Cooney | |
Plymouth |
| Grafton 08 | Sid Lovett | |
Holderness |
| Grafton 08 | Suzanne Smith | |
Hebron |
| Grafton 09 | Skip Reilly | |
Hill |
| Grafton 09 | Jeff Shackett | |
Bristol |
| Grafton 10 | Wendy Piper | |
Enfield |
| Grafton 11 | Chuck Townsend | |
Canaan |
| Grafton 12 | Bernard Benn | |
Hanover |
| Grafton 12 | Patricia Higgins | |
Hanover |
| Grafton 12 | Sharon Nordgren | |
Hanover |
| Grafton 12 | Beatriz Pastor | |
Lyme |
| Grafton 13 | Susan Almy | |
Lebanon |
| Grafton 13 | Laurie Harding | |
Lebanon |
| Grafton 13 | George Sykes | |
Lebanon |
| Grafton 13 | Andrew White | |
Lebanon |
| Grafton 14 | Brad Bailey | |
Monroe |
| Grafton 15 | Linda Lauer | |
Bath |
| Grafton 16 | Carol Friedrich | |
Wentworth |
| Grafton 17 | Catherine Mulholland | |
Grafton |
| Hillsborough 01 | Marjorie Porter | |
Hillsborough |
| Hillsborough 01 | Gilman Shattuck | |
Hillsborough |
| Hillsborough 02 | Evelyn Connor | |
Weare |
| Hillsborough 02 | Gary Hopper | |
Weare |
| Hillsborough 02 | Neal Kurk | |
Weare |
| Hillsborough 03 | Jonathan Manley | |
Bennington |
| Hillsborough 04 | Stephen Spratt | |
Greenville |
| Hillsborough 04 | Kermit Williams | |
Wilton |
| Hillsborough 05 | William O'Brien | |
Mont Vernon |
| Hillsborough 05 | David Woodbury | |
New Boston |
| Hillsborough 06 | John Burt | |
Goffstown |
| Hillsborough 06 | Ruth Gage | |
Goffstown |
| Hillsborough 06 | John Hikel | |
Goffstown |
| Hillsborough 06 | Richard Meaney | |
Goffstown |
| Hillsborough 06 | Calvin Pratt | |
Goffstown |
| Hillsborough 07 | John Cebrowski | |
Bedford |
| Hillsborough 07 | David Danielson | |
Bedford |
| Hillsborough 07 | John Graham | |
Bedford |
| Hillsborough 07 | Keith Murphy | |
Bedford |
| Hillsborough 07 | Kelleigh Murphy | |
Bedford |
| Hillsborough 07 | Moe Villeneuve | |
Bedford |
| Hillsborough 08 | Jeffrey Goley | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 08 | Peter Ramsey | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 09 | Linda DiSilvestro | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 09 | William J. O'Neil | |
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| Hillsborough 10 | Jean Jeudy | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 10 | Peter Sullivan | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 11 | Nick Levasseur | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 11 | Robert Walsh | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 12 | Tim O'Flaherty | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 12 | Ted Rokas | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 13 | Larry Gagne | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 13 | William Infantine | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 14 | Vacant | ||
| Hillsborough 14 | Carol Williams | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 15 | Thomas Katsiantonis | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 15 | Steve Vaillancourt | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 16 | David McCloskey | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 16 | Barbara Shaw | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 17 | George Katsiantonis | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 17 | Timothy Smith | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 18 | Emily Sandblade | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 18 | Joel Winters | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 19 | Robert Backus | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 19 | Dick Marston | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 20 | Ralph Boehm | |
Litchfield |
| Hillsborough 20 | Frank Byron | |
Litchfield |
| Hillsborough 21 | Richard Barry | |
Merrimack |
| Hillsborough 21 | Brenda Grady | |
Merrimack |
| Hillsborough 21 | Dick Hinch | |
Merrimack |
| Hillsborough 21 | Jeanine Notter | |
Merrimack |
| Hillsborough 21 | Tony Pellegrino | |
Merrimack |
| Hillsborough 21 | Lenette Peterson | |
Merrimack |
| Hillsborough 21 | Philip Straight | |
Merrimack |
| Hillsborough 21 | Kathleen Stroud | |
Merrimack |
| Hillsborough 22 | Shannon Chandley | |
Amherst |
| Hillsborough 22 | Peter Hansen | |
Amherst |
| Hillsborough 22 | Robert Rowe | |
Amherst |
| Hillsborough 23 | Ruth Heden | |
Milford |
| Hillsborough 23 | Stephen Palmer | |
Milford |
| Hillsborough 23 | Shawn Sweeney | |
Milford |
| Hillsborough 23 | Robert Willette | |
Milford |
| Hillsborough 24 | Jill Hammond | |
Peterborough |
| Hillsborough 24 | Peter Leishman | |
Peterborough |
| Hillsborough 25 | James Coffey | |
New Ipswich |
| Hillsborough 25 | James Parison | |
New Ipswich |
| Hillsborough 26 | Jack Flanagan | |
Brookline |
| Hillsborough 26 | Melanie Levesque | |
Brookline |
| Hillsborough 27 | James Belanger | |
Hollis |
| Hillsborough 27 | Carolyn Gargasz | |
Hollis |
| Hillsborough 28 | Sylvia Gale | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 28 | Angeline Kopka | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 28 | Janice Schmidt | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 29 | Paul Hackel | |
Bedford |
| Hillsborough 29 | Michael McCarthy | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 29 | Suzanne Vail | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 30 | Mariellen MacKay | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 30 | Brian Rhodes | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 30 | Cindy Rosenwald | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 31 | David Cote | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 31 | Mary Gorman | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 31 | Pamela Brown | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 32 | John Kelley | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 32 | Donald LeBrun | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 32 | David Murotake | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 33 | Efstathia Booras | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 33 | David Campbell | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 33 | Kenneth Gidge | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 34 | Douglas Carroll | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 34 | Michael Garcia | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 34 | Timothy Soucy | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 35 | Daniel Hansberry | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 35 | Vacant | ||
| Hillsborough 35 | Mary Nelson | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 36 | Linda Harriott-Gathright | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 36 | Martin Jack | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 36 | Michael O'Brien | |
Nashua |
| Hillsborough 37 | Lars Christiansen | |
Hudson |
| Hillsborough 37 | Patrick Culbert | |
Pelham |
| Hillsborough 37 | Robert Haefner | |
Hudson |
| Hillsborough 37 | Shawn Jasper | |
Hudson |
| Hillsborough 37 | Mary Ann Knowles | |
Hudson |
| Hillsborough 37 | Richard LeVasseur | |
Hudson |
| Hillsborough 37 | Lynne Ober | |
Hudson |
| Hillsborough 37 | Russell Ober | |
Hudson |
| Hillsborough 37 | Andrew Renzullo | |
Hudson |
| Hillsborough 37 | Charlene Takesian | |
Pelham |
| Hillsborough 37 | Jordan Ulery | |
Hudson |
| Hillsborough 38 | Richard Eaton | |
Greenville |
| Hillsborough 38 | Richard McNamara | |
Hillsborough |
| Hillsborough 39 | Mark Warden | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 40 | Gary Daniels | |
Milford |
| Hillsborough 41 | Laurie Sanborn | |
Bedford |
| Hillsborough 42 | Patrick Long | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 42 | Daniel Sullivan | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 43 | Jeremy Dobson | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 43 | Eric Palangas | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 43 | Kathleen Souza | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 44 | George Lambert | |
Litchfield |
| Hillsborough 44 | Andre Martel | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 45 | Jane Beaulieu | |
Manchester |
| Hillsborough 45 | Ronald Boisvert | |
Manchester |
| Merrimack 01 | Mario Ratzki | |
East Andover |
| Merrimack 02 | Scott Burns | |
Franklin |
| Merrimack 02 | Dennis Reed | |
Franklin |
| Merrimack 03 | Joy Tilton | |
Northfield |
| Merrimack 03 | Leigh Webb | |
Franklin |
| Merrimack 04 | Thomas Schamberg | |
Wilmot |
| Merrimack 05 | Karen Ebel | |
New London |
| Merrimack 05 | David Kidder | |
New London |
| Merrimack 06 | Barbara French | |
Henniker |
| Merrimack 06 | Geoffrey Hirsch | |
Bradford |
| Merrimack 07 | Clyde Carson | |
Warner |
| Merrimack 08 | Caroletta Alicea | |
Boscawen |
| Merrimack 09 | Priscilla Lockwood | |
Canterbury |
| Merrimack 09 | Howard Moffett | |
Canterbury |
| Merrimack 10 | Mel Myler | |
Contoocook |
| Merrimack 10 | Gary Richardson | |
Hopkinton |
| Merrimack 10 | Mary Jane Wallner | |
Concord |
| Merrimack 11 | Stephen Shurtleff | |
Penacook |
| Merrimack 12 | Paul Henle | |
Concord |
| Merrimack 13 | June Frazer | |
Concord |
| Merrimack 14 | James MacKay | |
Concord |
| Merrimack 15 | Jane Hunt | |
Concord |
| Merrimack 16 | Rick Watrous | |
Concord |
| Merrimack 17 | Dick Patten | |
Concord |
| Merrimack 18 | Candace Bouchard | |
Concord |
| Merrimack 19 | Christy Bartlett | |
Concord |
| Merrimack 20 | Frank Davis | |
Pembroke |
| Merrimack 20 | Sally Kelly | |
Chichester |
| Merrimack 20 | Dianne Schuett | |
Pembroke |
| Merrimack 21 | Mary Frambach | |
Epsom |
| Merrimack 21 | Dan McGuire | |
Epsom |
| Merrimack 22 | Alan Turcotte | |
Allenstown |
| Merrimack 23 | Christopher Andrews | |
Bow |
| Merrimack 23 | J.R. Hoell | |
Dunbarton |
| Merrimack 23 | Mary Beth Walz | |
Bow |
| Merrimack 24 | David Hess | |
Hooksett |
| Merrimack 24 | Frank Kotowski | |
Hooksett |
| Merrimack 24 | Todd Smith | |
Hooksett |
| Merrimack 24 | Thomas Walsh | |
Hooksett |
| Merrimack 25 | David Karrick | |
Warner |
| Merrimack 26 | Lorrie Carey | |
Boscawen |
| Merrimack 27 | Mary Gile | |
Concord |
| Merrimack 27 | Harold Rice | |
Concord |
| Merrimack 28 | Katherine Rogers | |
Concord |
| Merrimack 29 | Carol McGuire | |
Epsom |
| Rockingham 01 | Bruce Hodgdon | |
Northwood |
| Rockingham 02 | Romeo Danais | |
Nottingham |
| Rockingham 02 | Joe Duarte | |
Candia |
| Rockingham 02 | Kyle Tasker | |
Nottingham |
| Rockingham 03 | Franklin Bishop | |
Raymond |
| Rockingham 03 | Kathleen Hoelzel | |
Raymond |
| Rockingham 03 | Lawrence Kappler | |
Raymond |
| Rockingham 04 | Gene Charron | |
Chester |
| Rockingham 04 | James Devine | |
Sandown |
| Rockingham 04 | Dan Dumaine | |
Auburn |
| Rockingham 04 | Joseph Hagan | |
Chester |
| Rockingham 04 | Stella Tremblay | |
Auburn |
| Rockingham 05 | Alfred Baldasaro | |
Londonderry |
| Rockingham 05 | Robert Introne | |
Londonderry |
| Rockingham 05 | David Lundgren | |
Londonderry |
| Rockingham 05 | Betsy McKinney | |
Londonderry |
| Rockingham 05 | Sherman Packard | |
Londonderry |
| Rockingham 05 | Daniel Tamburello | |
Londonderry |
| Rockingham 05 | Lisa Whittemore | |
Londonderry |
| Rockingham 06 | Elizabeth Burtis | |
Derry |
| Rockingham 06 | Brian Chirichiello | |
Derry |
| Rockingham 06 | Beverly Ferrante | |
Derry |
| Rockingham 06 | Robert Fesh | |
Derry |
| Rockingham 06 | David Milz | |
Derry |
| Rockingham 06 | John O'Connor | |
Derry |
| Rockingham 06 | Frank Sapareto | |
Derry |
| Rockingham 06 | David Thompson | |
Derry |
| Rockingham 06 | Mary Till | |
Derry |
| Rockingham 06 | James Webb | |
Derry |
| Rockingham 07 | Mary Griffin | |
Windham |
| Rockingham 07 | Walter Kolodziej | |
Windham |
| Rockingham 07 | Charles McMahon | |
Windham |
| Rockingham 07 | Kevin Waterhouse | |
Windham |
| Rockingham 08 | Gary Azarian | |
Salem |
| Rockingham 08 | Ronald Belanger | |
Salem |
| Rockingham 08 | Patrick Bick | |
Salem |
| Rockingham 08 | Robert Elliott | |
Salem |
| Rockingham 08 | Bianca Garcia | |
Salem |
| Rockingham 08 | Marilinda Garcia | |
Salem |
| Rockingham 08 | Anne Priestley | |
Salem |
| Rockingham 08 | Joe Sweeney | |
Salem |
| Rockingham 08 | John Sytek | |
Salem |
| Rockingham 09 | Jeffrey Harris | |
Epping |
| Rockingham 09 | Barbara Helmstetter | |
Epping |
| Rockingham 10 | Daniel Itse | |
Fremont |
| Rockingham 11 | Curtis Grace | |
Brentwood |
| Rockingham 12 | Elisabeth Sanders | |
Danville |
| Rockingham 13 | Regina Birdsell | |
Hampstead |
| Rockingham 13 | John Sedensky | |
Hampstead |
| Rockingham 13 | Kevin St. James | |
Kingston |
| Rockingham 13 | Kenneth Weyler | |
Kingston |
| Rockingham 14 | Debra DeSimone | |
Atkinson |
| Rockingham 14 | William Friel | |
Atkinson |
| Rockingham 14 | Jack Hayes | |
Atkinson |
| Rockingham 14 | Norman Major | |
Plaistow |
| Rockingham 15 | Mary Allen | |
Newton |
| Rockingham 16 | Robert Nigrello | |
East Kingston |
| Rockingham 17 | Michael Cahill | |
Newmarket |
| Rockingham 17 | Marcia Moody | |
Newmarket |
| Rockingham 17 | Adam Schroadter | |
Fremont |
| Rockingham 18 | Steven Briden | |
Exeter |
| Rockingham 18 | Eileen Flockhart | |
Exeter |
| Rockingham 18 | Frank Heffron | |
Exeter |
| Rockingham 18 | Donna Schlachman | |
Exeter |
| Rockingham 19 | Patrick Abrami | |
Stratham |
| Rockingham 19 | Timothy Copeland | |
Stratham |
| Rockingham 20 | Aboul Khan | |
Seabrook |
| Rockingham 20 | Amy Perkins | |
Seabrook |
| Rockingham 20 | Lawrence Perkins | |
Seabrook |
| Rockingham 21 | Robert Cushing | |
Hampton |
| Rockingham 21 | Tracy Emerick | |
Hampton |
| Rockingham 21 | Chris Muns | |
Hampton |
| Rockingham 21 | Frederick Rice | |
Hampton |
| Rockingham 22 | Michele Peckham | |
North Hampton |
| Rockingham 23 | Pamela Tucker | |
Greenland |
| Rockingham 24 | David Borden | |
New Castle |
| Rockingham 24 | Thomas Sherman | |
Rye |
| Rockingham 25 | Laura Pantelakos | |
Portsmouth |
| Rockingham 26 | Terie Norelli | |
Portsmouth |
| Rockingham 27 | Rebecca Emerson-Brown | |
Portsmouth |
| Rockingham 28 | Gerald Ward | |
Portsmouth |
| Rockingham 29 | Brian Wazlaw | |
Portsmouth |
| Rockingham 30 | Jacqueline Cali-Pitts | |
Portsmouth |
| Rockingham 31 | Joe Scarlotto | |
Portsmouth |
| Rockingham 32 | Maureen Mann | |
Deerfield |
| Rockingham 33 | Timothy Comerford | |
Fremont |
| Rockingham 34 | Jeffrey Oligny | |
Plaistow |
| Rockingham 35 | Richard Gordon | |
East Kingston |
| Rockingham 36 | Patricia Lovejoy | |
Stratham |
| Rockingham 37 | E. Elaine Andrews-Ahearn | |
Hampton Falls |
| Strafford 01 | John Mullen | |
Middleton |
| Strafford 01 | Robbie Parsons | |
Milton |
| Strafford 02 | Rachel Burke | |
Farmington |
| Strafford 02 | Joseph Pitre | |
Farmington |
| Strafford 03 | David Bickford | |
New Durham |
| Strafford 03 | Robert Perry | |
Strafford |
| Strafford 04 | Kenneth Grossman | |
Barrington |
| Strafford 04 | Dennis Malloy | |
Barrington |
| Strafford 05 | Naida Kaen | |
Lee |
| Strafford 06 | Philip Ginsburg | |
Durham |
| Strafford 06 | Timothy Horrigan | |
Durham |
| Strafford 06 | Marjorie Smith | |
Durham |
| Strafford 06 | Judith Spang | |
Durham |
| Strafford 06 | Janet Wall | |
Madbury |
| Strafford 07 | Audrey Stevens | |
Rochester |
| Strafford 08 | James Gray | |
Rochester |
| Strafford 09 | Steven Beaudoin | |
Rochester |
| Strafford 10 | Warren Groen | |
Rochester |
| Strafford 11 | Anne Grassie | |
Rochester |
| Strafford 12 | Pamela Hubbard | |
Rochester |
| Strafford 13 | James Verschueren | |
Dover |
| Strafford 14 | William Baber | |
Dover |
| Strafford 15 | Janice Gardner | |
Dover |
| Strafford 16 | Dorothea Hooper | |
Dover |
| Strafford 17 | Peter Bixby | |
Dover |
| Strafford 17 | Greg Burdwood | |
Dover |
| Strafford 17 | Stephen Ketel | |
Dover |
| Strafford 18 | Roger Berube | |
Somersworth |
| Strafford 18 | Deanna Rollo | |
Rollinsford |
| Strafford 18 | Dale Spainhower | |
Somersworth |
| Strafford 19 | Peter Schmidt | |
Dover |
| Strafford 20 | Marsha Pelletier | |
Dover |
| Strafford 21 | Kenneth Ward | |
Rollinsford |
| Strafford 22 | Rose Marie Rogers | |
Rochester |
| Strafford 23 | David Miller | |
Rochester |
| Strafford 24 | Laura Jones | |
Rochester |
| Strafford 25 | Roger Menear | |
Durham |
| Sullivan 01 | Benjamin Lefebvre | |
Grantham |
| Sullivan 01 | Andy Schmidt | |
Grantham |
| Sullivan 02 | Suzanne Gottling | |
Sunapee |
| Sullivan 03 | Andrew O'Hearne | |
Claremont |
| Sullivan 04 | Vacant | ||
| Sullivan 05 | Raymond Gagnon | |
Claremont |
| Sullivan 06 | Virginia Irwin | |
Newport |
| Sullivan 06 | Skip Rollins | |
Newport |
| Sullivan 07 | James Grenier | |
Goshen |
| Sullivan 08 | Cynthia Sweeney | |
Charlestown |
| Sullivan 09 | Linda Tanner | |
Georges Mills |
| Sullivan 10 | John Cloutier | |
Claremont |
| Sullivan 11 | Steven Smith | |
Charlestown |
Standing committees
Bills are first referred to committees arranged by subject matter. The committee holds hearings on the bills and makes recommendation for action to the House. For 2011, one committee has been dissolved (Local and Regulated Revenues Committee); and two new committees have been established: Constitutional Review & Statutory Recodification and Petitions for Redress & Grievances.[18][19]
The New Hampshire House has the following 24 standing committees:
- Children and Family Law
- Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Education
- Election Law
- Environment and Agriculture
- Executive Departments and Administration
- Finance
- Fish and Game and Marine Resources
- Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- Judiciary
- Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- Legislative Administration
- Municipal and County Governments
- Public Works and Highways
- Resources, Recreation and Development
- Rules
- Science, Technology and Energy
- State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
- Transportation
- Ways and Means
History
Partisan balance 1992-2013
From 1992-2013, the Democratic Party was the majority in the New Hampshire State House of Representatives for five years while the Republicans were the majority for 17 years.
Across the country, there were 579 Democratic and 482 Republican State Houses of Representatives from 1992-2013.
Over the course of the 22-year study, state governments became increasingly more partisan. At the outset of the study period (1992), 18 of the 49 states with partisan legislatures had single-party trifectas and 31 states had divided governments. In 2013, only 13 states have divided governments, while single-party trifectas held sway in 36 states, the most in the 22 years studied.
The chart below shows the partisan composition of the Office of the Governor of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire State Senate and the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1992-2013.
External links
- Official website of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Official list of the current members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
References
- ↑ NH House of Representatives, House Fast Fact!!
- ↑ Population in 2010 of the American states
- ↑ Population in 2000 of the American states
- ↑ "Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund" New Hampshire State Constitution, March 5, 2009
- ↑ Sentinel Source, "After a shake-up, N.H. legislators have new issues to tackle.," January 4, 2013
- ↑ Concord Monitor, "House GOP: Jobs the focus," January 4, 2012
- ↑ 2011 Legislative Sessions Calendar, NCSL
- ↑ 2010 session dates for New Hampshire legislature
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State "How to file by nomination papers"
- ↑ Stateline, "In Legislative Elections, Majorities and Supermajorities at Stake," November 2, 2012
- ↑ Follow the Money: "New Hampshire House 2010 Campaign Contributions"
- ↑ State of New Hampshire "State Constitution-House of Representatives"(Referenced Sections, Sections 12 and 16)
- ↑ State of New Hampshire "State Constitution-Senate"(Referenced Sections, Section 34)
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "U.S. Census Bureau Delivers New Hampshire's 2010 Census Population Totals, Including First Look at Race and Hispanic Origin Data for Legislative Redistricting"
- ↑ NCSL.org, "2012 State Legislator Compensation and Per Diem Table," accessed March 18, 2013
- ↑ USA Today, "State-by-state: Benefits available to state legislators," September 23, 2011
- ↑ House Leadership
- ↑ Informatin verified by House Clerk on December 15, 2010
- ↑ New Hampshire House of Representatives Standing Committee page]
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