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Dan Innis
2022 - Present
2026
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Dan Innis (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 7. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.
Innis (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent New Hampshire. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Dan Innis was born in Columbus, Ohio, and lives in Bradford, New Hampshire. Innis earned a B.B.A. from Ohio University in 1985, an M.B.A. from Miami University (Ohio) in 1986, and a Ph.D. in marketing from Ohio State University in 1991. His career experience includes co-founding The Hotel Portsmouth and the Ale House Inn and working as a professor of marketing and hospitality management from the University of New Hampshire, the dean of the University of Maine College of Business, Public Policy, and Health, and the dean of the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics.[1][2][3]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Innis was assigned to the following committees:
- Capital Budget Committee, Chair
- Commerce Committee
- Senate Finance Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Ways and Means Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Commerce, Chair |
• Energy and Natural Resources |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. Senate New Hampshire
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
Karishma Manzur (D) | ||
![]() | Chris Pappas (D) | |
![]() | Scott Brown (R) | |
Dan Innis (R) | ||
![]() | Tejasinha Sivalingam (R) | |
Matt Giovonizzi (Independent) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeanne Shaheen (D)
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2024
See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 7
Incumbent Dan Innis defeated Stu Green in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Total votes: 32,242 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7
Stu Green advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Stu Green ![]() | 99.4 | 4,681 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 27 |
Total votes: 4,708 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7
Incumbent Dan Innis advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Dan Innis | 99.2 | 5,260 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 45 |
Total votes: 5,305 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Innis signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 7
Dan Innis defeated Richard Lobban Jr. in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Dan Innis (R) | 54.5 | 13,413 | |
![]() | Richard Lobban Jr. (D) ![]() | 45.3 | 11,146 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 34 |
Total votes: 24,593 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7
Richard Lobban Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Richard Lobban Jr. ![]() | 99.3 | 3,288 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 23 |
Total votes: 3,311 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7
Dan Innis defeated Thomas Dunne Jr. in the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Dan Innis | 62.8 | 3,509 | |
Thomas Dunne Jr. | 36.6 | 2,044 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 35 |
Total votes: 5,588 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 24
Tom Sherman defeated incumbent Dan Innis in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 24 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Sherman (D) | 53.1 | 15,664 |
Dan Innis (R) | 46.9 | 13,832 |
Total votes: 29,496 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 24
Tom Sherman advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 24 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Sherman | 100.0 | 5,686 |
Total votes: 5,686 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 24
Incumbent Dan Innis advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 24 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Dan Innis | 100.0 | 4,396 |
Total votes: 4,396 | ||||
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2016
State Senate
Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016. Incumbent Nancy Stiles (R) did not seek re-election.
Dan Innis defeated Tom Sherman in the New Hampshire State Senate District 24 general election.[4][5]
New Hampshire State Senate, District 24 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
52.15% | 17,844 | |
Democratic | Tom Sherman | 47.85% | 16,373 | |
Total Votes | 34,217 | |||
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State |
Tom Sherman ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 24 Democratic primary.[6][7]
New Hampshire State Senate, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Democratic | ![]() |
Dan Innis defeated Stephen Kenda, Jim Maggiore, and Ray Tweedie in the New Hampshire State Senate District 24 Republican primary.[6][7]
New Hampshire State Senate, District 24 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
35.00% | 1,895 | |
Republican | Stephen Kenda | 27.15% | 1,470 | |
Republican | Jim Maggiore | 7.72% | 418 | |
Republican | Ray Tweedie | 30.14% | 1,632 | |
Total Votes | 5,415 |
U.S. House
New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Carol Shea-Porter (D) defeated incumbent Frank Guinta (R), Robert Lombardo (L), and businessman Shawn O'Connor (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. This election marked the fourth contest between Guinta and Shea-Porter, who alternately won against one another in elections for this seat since 2010. Guinta defeated Republican challengers Jamieson Gradert, Rich Ashooh, Michael Callis, and Robert Risley in the Republican primary on September 13, 2016. He was a member of the NRCC's Patriot Program, which was designed to assist vulnerable Republican incumbents seeking re-election.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
44.3% | 162,080 | |
Republican | Frank Guinta Incumbent | 43% | 157,176 | |
Independent | Shawn O'Connor | 9.5% | 34,735 | |
Independent | Brendan Kelly | 1.7% | 6,074 | |
Libertarian | Robert Lombardo | 1.5% | 5,507 | |
Total Votes | 365,572 | |||
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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46.6% | 26,400 | ||
Rich Ashooh | 45.3% | 25,678 | ||
Michael Callis | 4% | 2,243 | ||
Robert Risley | 2.4% | 1,347 | ||
Jamieson Gradert | 1.8% | 1,031 | ||
Total Votes | 56,699 | |||
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State |
Innis dropped out of the race in March 2016.[20]
2014
The 1st Congressional District of New Hampshire held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Republican candidate Frank Guinta challenged and defeated Democratic incumbent Carol Shea-Porter in the general election.[21] While Shea-Porter ran uncontested in the Democratic primary on September 9, 2014, Guinta defeated three other candidates—Dan Innis, Everett Jabour and Brendan Kelly—for the Republican nomination.[22]
New Hampshire's 1st was considered a battleground district in 2014. Shea-Porter was first elected in 2006, but lost to Guinta in 2010 and regained her seat again in the 2012 election, where she defeated Guinta by a 3.8 percent margin of victory. The 1st District also voted Democratic in the 2012 presidential elections, but President Barack Obama won by only 1.6 percent. With 2014 being a third rematch between Shea-Porter and Guinta, this race was viewed as a toss-up.
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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49.1% | 29,246 | ||
Dan Innis | 40.9% | 24,342 | ||
Brendan Kelly | 8.4% | 4,999 | ||
Everett Jabour | 1.7% | 996 | ||
Total Votes | 59,583 | |||
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State - Official Election Results |
Endorsements
Innis received the following endorsements:
- Former New Hampshire state representative Doug Scamman[23]
- Former New Hampshire state representative Stella Scamman[23]
- The LGBTQ Victory Fund[24][25]
- Former New Hampshire state representative Jim Waddell[26]
- New Hampshire state senator John Reagan[27]
- Former Executive Councilor for the Third District of New Hampshire Ruth Griffin[28]
- Twenty-one "Granite Staters" listed here[29]
Media
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2014
Innis listed the following four priorities on his campaign website:[31]
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2024
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In 2024, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 3 through June 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 4 through June 22. The state House met for a veto session on November 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
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Personal
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When he served in the state Senate, Innis lived with his husband in New Hampshire, as of October 2013.[33] He had three children from a previous marriage.[1] Innis was one of three openly gay Republicans running for Congress in 2014, and he was endorsed by the LGBTQ Victory Fund.[34]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Candidate U.S. Senate New Hampshire |
Officeholder New Hampshire State Senate District 7 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dan Innis for Congress, "About Dan Innis," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ The General Court of New Hampshire, "Senator Daniel Innis (R-Bradford)," accessed May 20, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Daniel Innis, Ph.D.," accessed May 20, 2023
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ Roll Call, "Exclusive: NRCC Announces 12 Members in Patriot Program," February 13, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Frank Guinta scandal splits New Hampshire Republicans," May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "O'Connor names campaign team," March 24, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, Former U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter to run in 1st District election," September 19, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Frank Guinta scandal splits New Hampshire Republicans," May 22, 2015
- ↑ Jamieson for Congress, "Home," accessed August 12, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "John Distaso," accessed October 21, 2015
- ↑ WMUR9 ABC, "Innis: Guinta violations ‘major factor’ in bid for Congress," October 29, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Public Radio, "Republican Pam Tucker Enters 1st District Congressional Race," February 18, 2016
- ↑ WMUR 9, "1st CD candidate Shawn O’Connor changes affiliation, will run as independent," June 9, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "New Hampshire House Primary Results," September 13, 2016
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- ↑ Politico, "2014 New Hampshire House Election Results," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Hampshire - 2014 Primary Results," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Portsmouth Patch, "Doug and Stella Scamman Endorse Dan Innis," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ The LGBTQ Victory Fund, "Dan Innis," accessed May 27, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ The Washington Post, "LGBT group to back two gay Republicans for Congress," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Portsmouth Patch, "Jim Waddell Endorses Dan Innis," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Portsmouth Patch, "Senator John Reagan Endorses Dan Innis," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Portsmouth Patch, "Ruth Griffin Endorses Dan Innis," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Portsmouth Patch, "Dan Innis Releases List of 21 Endorsements," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ YouTube, "Dan Innis Announcement," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Dan Innis for Congress, "Perspective," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Roll Call, "Gay Republican Challenges Carol Shea-Porter," accessed October 9, 2013
- ↑ Washington Blade, "Trend watch: gay Republicans for Congress," accessed March 27, 2014
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Harold French (R) |
New Hampshire State Senate District 7 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by - |
New Hampshire State Senate District 24 2016-2018 |
Succeeded by Tom Sherman (D) |