Claudia Istel

Claudia Istel (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Sullivan 4. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Istel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Claudia Istel earned a high school diploma from Ralph C. Mahar Regional School, a bachelor’s degree from Hampshire College in 1976, and a master’s degree from Keene State College in 1980. Her career experience includes working as a public high school math teacher and an adjunct in the community college system.^[1] She has been affiliated with teacher unions and math teacher professional organizations.^[2]

Elections

2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4

Incumbent Judy Aron defeated Claudia Istel in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Judy Aron (R)	61.0	1,806
	Claudia Istel (D)	39.0	1,154
	Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,961
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4

Claudia Istel advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4 on September 10, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Claudia Istel	99.5	400
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	2

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 402
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4

Incumbent Judy Aron advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4 on September 10, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Judy Aron	99.3	548
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	4

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 552
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Endorsements

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2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7

Incumbent Judy Aron defeated Claudia Istel in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Judy Aron (R)	60.8	1,722
	Claudia Istel (D)	39.2	1,108

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,830
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7

Claudia Istel advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7 on September 8, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Claudia Istel	99.1	435
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	4

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 439
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7

Incumbent Judy Aron advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7 on September 8, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Judy Aron	99.1	532
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	5

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 537
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2018

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7

Judy Aron defeated Claudia Istel in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Judy Aron (R)	53.1	1,122
	Claudia Istel (D)	46.9	990
	Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,113
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7

Claudia Istel advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claudia Istel	100.0	356

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 356
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7

Judy Aron advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Aron	100.0	360

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 360
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Claudia Istel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Istel's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was raised to honor honesty, education, hard work, and service. Since middle school I have I wanted to teach in a rural area and make the world a better place. I tutored during high school, worked with Upward Bound, was a residential counselor in a group home for teens placed by the state, and taught high school for over thirty-five years. Now I’m an adjunct at River Valley Community College. I continue to respect my students, their families, and communities and am familiar with their aspirations and struggles.

My husband and I have lived in Acworth for 43 years and raised our family here. I taught at Fall Mountain Regional High School for 30 years. I’m familiar with much of this district. Working; worshiping; serving on town committees – Conservation Commission, Budget Committee, and Cemetery Trustee; volunteering in our church, our community run Village Store, the Fall Mountain Food Shelf, and 4-H – I’ve served our community and worked with people with diverse ideas and backgrounds. I respect them and have the ability to work together, bridging differing opinions.

Advocating for social justice and economic opportunities, for protecting our natural resources and environment, for affordable quality public education has led me to seek to represent our towns in the NH House.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Create good living conditions for all Granite Staters through a vibrant economy and society that supports:
• a livable wage for workers; • a family-friendly state that will attract and retain young people and families and the businesses they run and work for with affordable housing, paid family leave, and quality, affordable health care and child care; • protecting individual rights and freedoms – not only Constitutional rights but also reproductive health, LGBTQ+, and voting rights.
• supporting seniors to age with dignity in our greying state.
Maintain high-quality, equitable public education: • for students pre-K through 12 of all abilities and needs • affordable, quality post-secondary training and academic programs to prepare adults for their chosen careers; • preserving the constitutional right to an adequate equation for the 21st century; • fair funding so that the quality of education is not dependent on a student’s zip code and so property tax payers are not over-burdened and municipalities are not constantly squeezed between their needs and what tax-payers overburdened with school taxes can afford.
Maintain environmental protection legislation and enforcement : • for the health of our Granite Staters; • to support businesses that rely on natural resources, agriculture, and tourism; • to make our communities sustainable and resilient in the face of threats from climate change.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

There is intersectionality between economics, health, education, individual rights and freedoms, and the environment. Supporting affordable and accessible health care and child care, affordable housing, offering living wages and worker rights, protecting the environment, having strong public schools, offering paid family leave, protecting reproductive health choice and voting rights, maintaining sustainable environmental policies contribute to happier, healthier, better educated, more productive citizens, more vibrant communities and better economics that are more attractive to business. As a greying state, we need to keep our young people and to attract more, younger people and immigrants to maintain our population and workforce.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

There are a number of women and men and young people I look up to, Eleanor Roosevelt, Marian Wright Edelman, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. among many. They have/had a strong moral compass, strong faith, courage, deep convictions to do what is right, to bring justice and equality and freedom and education to many who were without privilege, and to make the world a better place.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Integrity, honesty, high moral character, service, being willing to listen and being able to work with a wide variety of people with different views

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I'm a hard worker, honest, a good communicator, enjoy working with people, look for the best in people, and strive to make the world a better place.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To serve one's constituents with integrity, tto listen to one's constituents, to keep in mind voting for policies that promote the common good.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy when I was 10. The Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War, assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., and the moon landing were all important events in my teens.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was a summer job in a bookkeeping office.

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

Ideally they will work together, but our system of government also has a built in checks and balances between the three branches of government.

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Meeting the needs of the state within the limits of the revenues of the state. This will be especially challenging as revenues have been cut. We are part way through the elimination of the Interest and Dividends Tax. The Business Profit Tax and the Meals and Rentals Tax have been reduced. Covid related federal funds are ending. On the spending side, tens of millions of dollars are being taken from the Educational Trust Fund to pay for Educational Freedom Accounts for homeschooling, religious and private schools, with no accountability. The fall out is more pressure on local property tax payers and municipalities. Property taxes are and will continue to increase, and municipalities will feel increasingly squeezed to reduce their expenditures, even below what is necessary to maintain their communities.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

We have a citizen legislature. All previous service and work experiences help inform legislators - serving in local and county government, non-profit and community organizations, experiences as employees and business owners, and the experience from work and life experiences.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

Absolutely. More is accomplished from working together, as is evident from the fact that 70% of bills pass on the consent calendar, than from obstruction. It's important to stand for what one believes, but it's also important to find places of agreement to work for compromise to make progress on the toughest issues.

Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?

No.

Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

I often reflect on life experiences shared with me - challenging health issues, coping with grief from losing loved ones to opioids, financial and housing struggles, educational challenges, transportation challenges (particularly in a rural district).

What committees interest you?

Education, Labor

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Government should be accountable to the people. Finances should be transparent and accountable.

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2020

Claudia Istel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Istel's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was raised to honor honesty, education, hard work, and service. Since middle school I have I wanted to teach in a rural area and make the world a better place. I tutored during high school, worked with Upward Bound, was a residential counselor in a group home for teens placed by the state, and taught high school for over thirty-five years. Now I'm an adjunct at River Valley Community College. I continue to respect my students, their families, and communities and am familiar with their aspirations and struggles.

Living in Acworth for 39 years and teaching at Fall Mountain Regional High School for 30 years, I'm familiar with much of this district. Working; worshiping; serving on town committees - Conservation Commission, Budget Committee, and Cemetery Trustee; volunteering in our church, our community run Village Store, the Fall Mountain Food Shelf, and 4-H - I've served our community and worked with people with diverse ideas and backgrounds. I respect them and have the ability to work together, bridging differing opinions.

Advocating for social justice and economic opportunities, for protecting our natural resources and environment, for affordable quality public education has led me to seek to represent our towns in the NH House.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Create good living conditions, including a livable wage for workers; a family-friendly state that will attract and retain young people and families and the businesses they run and work for with affordable housing, paid family leave, and quality, affordable health care; supporting seniors to age with dignity in our greying state.
Maintain high-quality, public education for students pre-K through 12 of all abilities and needs and affordable, quality post-secondary training and academic programs to prepare adults for their chosen career.
Maintain environmental protection legislation and enforcement for the health of our Granite Staters and to support businesses that rely on natural resources, agriculture, and tourism.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Reestablishing and raising the minimum wage in NH is critical to give workers respect, dignity, and financial independence. As a teacher, I've witnessed how economic, food, housing, transportation, and health care insecurity had adverse effects on the health, well-being, and education of my students. My goal for students to reach their full potential was hampered by these issues, making it difficult for them to complete their education, one of the most important pathways to economic security.

At the federal minimum wage of $7.25, a full-time worker in NH is earning barely $15,000 annually and cannot afford a one-bedroom apartment, transportation to work, or a $400 emergency fund. Poverty is expensive for the poor, continually caught in a cycle of late payment fees due to lack of income to pay all their bills, and to taxpayers who subsidize the economic assistance for which low-wage workers are eligible. Low wage workers spend their earnings on necessities at local businesses, fueling the economy. Caring for our essential and low-wage workers with decent pay, affordable health care, and paid family leave provides better health, less stress, and security that they can care for family members in times of health crises. Good health and financial security mean children are better prepared to learn in school, that they are better able to reach their full potential and be fully contributing members of society. This is good for individuals and our communities.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Elected officials should be persons of principle, with values that shape their actions and decisions. Values of honesty, integrity, compassion, empathy, justice, respect, humbleness are critical to my mind. They should also be willing to work hard and put service to others above personal gain. They need to uphold the Constitution of the United States and of their state, to value, support, and protect democracy, human rights, just treatment for all people. They should work for a government of the people and for the people.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I am honest, hard-working, believe in service, respect and work well with people of all ages and backgrounds, can bridge differences of opinion.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy occurred when I was ten. A car traveled on the streets as we walked home from school announcing the incomprehensible news. The country was devastated that the vibrant, handsome, youthful president, who dealt stoically with his back pain, had successfully saved the country from nuclear war, inspired the country to explore the frontier of space, and challenged individuals to serve their country in the Peace Corps was dead. It was a quick growing up, seeing the grief of his family and the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald in real time on television. It was the beginning of a time of greater grief with the escalation of the Vietnam War, the assassinations of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, racial and cultural tensions, human suffering from racism and poverty. It was also the beginning of great gains in the Civil Rights Movement, the Voting Rights Act, the War on Poverty, Medicare.

What is your favorite book? Why?

A book that impressed me a lot recently is Legends by Marian Wright Edelman.

Every state besides Nebraska has two legislative chambers. What do you consider the most important differences between the legislative chambers in your state?

NH has one of the largest House of Representatives in the world - 400 members. With state representative representing about 3300 people, it is not uncommon for legislators to be known personally by their constituents and for legislators to be very familiar with their districts. State reps serve on one committee.

The NH Senate, with only 24 members, is very small. Our senators have a lot of responsibility, serving on more than one committee, and have more power in the government.

The pay is only $100 per year, so only those who care about service and are willing to work hard are going to run for office. With progress towards having the legislature reflect the demographics of the state, there are more legislators balancing jobs and service, as well as driving to and from Concord.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

State legislators need to be willing to learn, to work hard, to share their expertise and experience. Given that there are so many state reps and the pay is so low, the practicality is that the representatives come from a wide variety of backgrounds. There are a wide variety of issues that come before the legislature, so it's helpful for the legislators to take on specific areas of interest, to become "experts" in those areas and to share their expertise. Understanding the legislative process, respecting the democratic process, working for justice and equality are all important. It is helpful to have some people with government experience, but also people who understand education, health care, environmental issues, the legal system, etc.

What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?

Education funding, the climate crisis, health care costs, voting rights, broadband access in rural areas, providing better mental health care and help for those with addictions, policies that put the well-being of people above monied interests.

What process do you favor for redistricting?

Every ten years, after the census, states go through redistricting to re-align districts to the population of the state. Redistricting by an independent commission allows for impartiality so that the party in power doesn't redraw the districts to favor their party. This is very important as voters should choose their legislators and not the legislators choosing the voter who will elect them.
In recent years there have been egregious examples of gerrymandered districts, peculiarly drawn districs with no logical, social, or geographic reason, but only to group voters of a certain party in its boundaries, practically assuring which party will win the district. Thus in some states where one party represents only 45% of the population, that party has a majority of well over 50% of the seats in the legislature.

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Claudia Istel campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4	Lost general	$0	$0
2020	New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7	Lost general	$4,409	N/A**
2018	New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7	Lost general	$5,684	N/A**
Grand total			$10,093	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Keith Ammon (R)

Gerald Griffin (R)

Lisa Post (R)

Hillsborough 43

Gary Daniels (R)

Paul Dargie (D)

Peter Petrigno (D)

Vanessa Sheehan (R)

Hillsborough 44

Ross Berry (R)

Lisa Mazur (R)

Hillsborough 45

Jack Flanagan (R)

Hillsborough 5

Susan Elberger (D)

Heather Raymond (D)

Dale Swanson (D)

Hillsborough 6

Lee Ann Kluger (D)

Carry Spier (D)

Suzanne Vail (D)

Hillsborough 7

Alicia Gregg (D)

Louis Juris (D)

Catherine Sofikitis (D)

Hillsborough 8

Efstathia Booras (D)

Christal Lloyd (D)

Kevin Scully (R)

Hillsborough 9

William Dolan (D)

Sanjeev Manohar (D)

Santosh Salvi (D)

Merrimack 1

Ricky Devoid (R)

Merrimack 10

Stephen Boyd (R)

John Leavitt (R)

Yury Polozov (R)

Thomas Walsh (R)

Merrimack 11

Matthew Pitaro (R)

Merrimack 12

Peter Mehegan (R)

Brian Seaworth (R)

Merrimack 13

Cyril Aures (R)

Clayton Wood (R)

Merrimack 14

Dan McGuire (R)

Merrimack 15

Tracy Bricchi (D)

Merrimack 16

Connie Lane (D)

Merrimack 17

Beth Richards (D)

Merrimack 18

Jim MacKay (D)

Merrimack 19

Mary Wallner (D)

Merrimack 2

Gregory Hill (R)

Merrimack 20

Eric Gallager (D)

Merrimack 21

Timothy Soucy (D)

Merrimack 22

James Roesener (D)

Merrimack 23

Merryl Gibbs (D)

Merrimack 24

Matthew Hicks (D)

Merrimack 25

James Thibault (R)

Merrimack 26

Alvin See (R)

Merrimack 27

Carol McGuire (R)

Ray Plante (R)

Merrimack 28

Jim Snodgrass (D)

Merrimack 29

Kris Schultz (D)

Merrimack 3

Ernesto Gonzalez (R)

Bryan Morse (R)

Merrimack 30

Gary Woods (D)

Merrimack 4

Jose Cambrils (R)

Michael Moffett (R)

Merrimack 5

Louise Andrus (R)

Deborah Aylward (R)

Merrimack 6

Tom Schamberg (D)

Merrimack 7

Karen Ebel (D)

Gregory Sargent (D)

Merrimack 8

Tony Caplan (D)

Eileen Kelly (D)

Stephanie Payeur (D)

Merrimack 9

Eleana Colby (D)

Muriel Hall (D)

David Luneau (D)

James Newsom (D)

Rockingham 1

Scott Bryer (R)

James Guzofski (R)

Paul Tudor (R)

Rockingham 10

Michael Cahill (D)

Ellen Read (D)

Toni Weinstein (D)

Rockingham 11

Julie Gilman (D)

Gaby Grossman (D)

Linda Haskins (D)

Mark Paige (D)

Rockingham 12

Allison Knab (D)

Zoe Manos (D)

Rockingham 13

Charles Foote (R)

Phyllis Katsakiores (R)

Erica Layon (R)

David Love (R)

David Milz (R)

Jodi Nelson (R)

Stephen Pearson (R)

John Potucek (R)

Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien (R)

Richard Tripp (R)

Rockingham 14

Pam Brown (R)

Ken Weyler (R)

Rockingham 15

Joe Guthrie (R)

Lilli Walsh (R)

Rockingham 16

Tom Dolan (R)

Ron Dunn (R)

David Lundgren (R)

Wayne MacDonald (R)

Sherman Packard (R)

Kristine Perez (R)

Doug Thomas (R)

Rockingham 17

Katelyn Kuttab (R)

Robert Lynn (R)

Charles McMahon (R)

Daniel Popovici-Muller (R)

Rockingham 18

Debra DeSimone (R)

Jay Markell (R)

Rockingham 19

Susan Porcelli (R)

Rockingham 2

Jason Osborne (R)

James Spillane (R)

Kevin Verville (R)

Rockingham 20

Robert Harb (R)

Charles Melvin (R)

James Summers (R)

Rockingham 21

Jennifer Mandelbaum (D)

Rockingham 22

Kate Murray (D)

Rockingham 23

Jim Maggiore (D)

Rockingham 24

Jaci Grote (D)

Dennis Malloy (D)

Rockingham 25

Lorie Ball (R)

Tanya Donnelly (R)

John Janigian (R)

Dennis Mannion (R)

Valerie McDonnell (R)

Joe Sweeney (R)

John Sytek (R)

Susan Vandecasteele (R)

Rockingham 26

Buzz Scherr (D)

Rockingham 27

Gerry Ward (D)

Rockingham 28

Carrie Sorensen (D)

Rockingham 29

Nicholas Bridle (R)

Michael Edgar (D)

Chris Muns (D)

Erica de Vries (D)

Rockingham 3

Mary Ford (R)

Rockingham 30

Aboul Khan (R)

Matt Sabourin (R)

Rockingham 31

Jess Edwards (R)

Terry Roy (R)

Rockingham 32

Melissa Litchfield (R)

Rockingham 33

Alexis Simpson (D)

Rockingham 34

Mark Pearson (R)

Rockingham 35

Julius Soti (R)

Rockingham 36

J D Bernardy (R)

Rockingham 37

James Meuse (D)

Rockingham 38

Peggy Balboni (D)

Rockingham 39

Ned Raynolds (D)

Rockingham 4

Cindy Bennett (R)

Mike Drago (R)

Brian Nadeau (R)

Rockingham 40

Linda McGrath (R)

Rockingham 5

Mark Vallone (D)

Michael Vose (R)

Rockingham 6

Eric Turer (D)

Rockingham 7

Laurence Miner (R)

Rockingham 8

Sayra DeVito (R)

Rockingham 9

Donald Selby (R)

Vicki Wilson (R)

Strafford 1

Susan DeLemus (R)

Robley Hall (R)

Strafford 10

Wayne Burton (D)

Timothy Horrigan (D)

Loren Selig (D)

Marjorie Smith (D)

Strafford 11

Erik Johnson (D)

Tom Southworth (D)

Janet Wall (D)

Strafford 12

Billie Butler (D)

Myles England (D)

Wayne Pearson (D)

John Joseph Stone (D)

Strafford 13

Peter Bixby (D)

Strafford 14

Peter Schmidt (D)

Strafford 15

Alice Wade (D)

Strafford 16

Gary Gilmore (D)

Strafford 17

Jessica LaMontagne (D)

Strafford 18

Michael Harrington (R)

Strafford 19

John Larochelle (D)

Kelley Potenza (R)

David Walker (R)

Strafford 2

Glenn Bailey (R)

Claudine Burnham (R)

Michael Granger (R)

Strafford 20

Allan Howland (D)

Strafford 21

Luz Bay (D)

Seth Miller (D)

Geoff Smith (D)

Strafford 3

Susan DeRoy (R)

Strafford 4

Heath Howard (D)

Cassandra Levesque (D)

Len Turcotte (R)

Strafford 5

Thomas Kaczynski (R)

Strafford 6

Denise DeDe-Poulin (R)

Strafford 7

Aidan Ankarberg (I)

Strafford 8

Samuel Farrington (R)

Strafford 9

Amy Malone (D)

Sullivan 1

Brian Sullivan (D)

Sullivan 2

William Palmer (D)

Sullivan 3

Skip Rollins (R)

Steven Smith (R)

Walter Spilsbury (R)

Sullivan 4

Judy Aron (R)

Sullivan 5

George Grant (R)

Sullivan 6

John Cloutier (D)

Dale Girard (D)

Wayne Hemingway (R)

Sullivan 7

Margaret Drye (R)

Sullivan 8

Michael Aron (R)

Hope Damon (D)

Republican Party (219)

Democratic Party (177)

Independent (1)

[bio-1] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 28, 2020

[2] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 13, 2024

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Claudia Istel

Biography

Elections

2024

General election

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Democratic primary election

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2020

General election

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Republican primary election

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2018

General election

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Democratic primary election

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Republican primary election

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2020

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