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Debra DeSimone
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Prior offices
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14

Compensation

Base salary

$100/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal
Birthplace
Malden, Mass.
Contact

Debra DeSimone (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 18. She assumed office on December 7, 2022. Her current term ends on December 2, 2026.

DeSimone (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 18. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Debra DeSimone was born in Malden, Massachusetts. DeSimone graduated from Malden High School. She has served as the tax collector of the Town of Atkinson and the chair of Family Mediation Juvenile Services.[1]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

DeSimone was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

DeSimone was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

DeSimone was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, DeSimone served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, DeSimone served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, DeSimone served on this committee:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 (2 seats)

Incumbent Debra DeSimone and Jay Markell defeated Michael Boucher in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debra DeSimone
Debra DeSimone (R)
 
38.6
 
2,905
Image of Jay Markell
Jay Markell (R)
 
33.8
 
2,540
Image of Michael Boucher
Michael Boucher (D)
 
27.4
 
2,064
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
13

Total votes: 7,522
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 (2 seats)

Michael Boucher advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Boucher
Michael Boucher
 
96.3
 
492
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.7
 
19

Total votes: 511
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 (2 seats)

Incumbent Debra DeSimone and Jay Markell advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debra DeSimone
Debra DeSimone
 
54.2
 
993
Image of Jay Markell
Jay Markell
 
44.8
 
820
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
18

Total votes: 1,831
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 (2 seats)

Incumbent Debra DeSimone and Arlene Quaratiello defeated Kate Delfino and Chris Duerr in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debra DeSimone
Debra DeSimone (R)
 
30.7
 
2,310
Image of Arlene Quaratiello
Arlene Quaratiello (R) Candidate Connection
 
28.6
 
2,157
Kate Delfino (D)
 
21.5
 
1,620
Chris Duerr (D)
 
19.1
 
1,443
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
6

Total votes: 7,536
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 (2 seats)

Kate Delfino and Chris Duerr advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kate Delfino
 
56.3
 
427
Chris Duerr
 
42.7
 
324
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
8

Total votes: 759
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 (2 seats)

Incumbent Debra DeSimone and Arlene Quaratiello defeated Gregory Spero in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debra DeSimone
Debra DeSimone
 
38.1
 
805
Image of Arlene Quaratiello
Arlene Quaratiello Candidate Connection
 
32.5
 
686
Gregory Spero
 
29.1
 
615
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
8

Total votes: 2,114
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2020

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Peter Torosian (R)
 
16.3
 
5,353
Image of Debra DeSimone
Debra DeSimone (R)
 
15.4
 
5,035
Image of Norman Major
Norman Major (R)
 
15.2
 
4,979
Image of Robert Harb
Robert Harb (R)
 
14.3
 
4,702
Kay Galloway (D)
 
11.0
 
3,613
Kate Delfino (D)
 
10.1
 
3,318
Nancy Bishop (D)
 
9.2
 
3,019
George Hamblen (D)
 
8.4
 
2,771
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
5

Total votes: 32,795
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 (4 seats)

Kay Galloway, Kate Delfino, Nancy Bishop, and George Hamblen advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kay Galloway
 
28.7
 
1,092
Kate Delfino
 
25.4
 
966
Nancy Bishop
 
23.0
 
876
George Hamblen
 
22.3
 
849
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
19

Total votes: 3,802
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 (4 seats)

Incumbent Peter Torosian, incumbent Norman Major, incumbent Debra DeSimone, and incumbent Robert Harb advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Peter Torosian
 
26.4
 
1,349
Image of Norman Major
Norman Major
 
26.4
 
1,347
Image of Debra DeSimone
Debra DeSimone
 
23.7
 
1,210
Image of Robert Harb
Robert Harb
 
22.9
 
1,169
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
27

Total votes: 5,102
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2018

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Peter Torosian (R)
 
15.7
 
3,623
Image of Norman Major
Norman Major (R)
 
15.7
 
3,615
Image of Debra DeSimone
Debra DeSimone (R)
 
14.9
 
3,431
Image of Robert Harb
Robert Harb (R)
 
13.9
 
3,201
Kate Delfino (D)
 
11.7
 
2,686
Beth Cacciotti (D)
 
9.8
 
2,257
George Hamblen (D)
 
9.4
 
2,155
Peter McVay (D)
 
8.9
 
2,037

Total votes: 23,005
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 (4 seats)

Kate Delfino, Beth Cacciotti, George Hamblen, and Peter McVay advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kate Delfino
 
28.1
 
656
Beth Cacciotti
 
25.5
 
595
George Hamblen
 
23.6
 
550
Peter McVay
 
22.8
 
533

Total votes: 2,334
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 (4 seats)

Incumbent Norman Major, incumbent Peter Torosian, incumbent Debra DeSimone, and Robert Harb advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norman Major
Norman Major
 
28.0
 
1,064
Peter Torosian
 
25.2
 
961
Image of Debra DeSimone
Debra DeSimone
 
23.9
 
911
Image of Robert Harb
Robert Harb
 
22.9
 
870

Total votes: 3,806
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2016

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives 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. One seat was vacant. It was last represented by the late Shem Kellogg (R).

The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 14 general election.[2][3]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 14 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Debra DeSimone Incumbent 18.32% 4,632
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Friel Incumbent 15.79% 3,992
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Norman Major Incumbent 17.94% 4,535
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Peter Torosian 18.32% 4,631
     Democratic Beth Cacciotti 8.80% 2,225
     Democratic Kay Galloway 11.98% 3,030
     Democratic George Hamblen 8.86% 2,240
Total Votes 25,285
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State


Beth Cacciotti, Kay Galloway, and George Hamblen were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 14 Democratic primary.[4][5]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 14 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Beth Cacciotti
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kay Galloway
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png George Hamblen


The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 14 Republican primary.[4][5]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 14 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Debra DeSimone Incumbent 18.22% 772
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Friel Incumbent 16.45% 697
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Norman Major Incumbent 21.98% 931
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Peter Torosian 20.37% 863
     Republican Tammy Bergeron 10.69% 453
     Republican Julian Kiszka 12.28% 520
Total Votes 4,236

2014

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Four candidates were unopposed in the Democratic primary, and four candidates were unopposed in the Republican primary.[6] The general election was contested by four Democrats and four Republicans. The Democrats were Harlan Cheney, Kay Galloway, Peter McVay, and Jean Sanders. The Republican participants were Shem Kellogg, and incumbents Debra DeSimone, William Friel, and Norman Major. All four Republicans were victorious over the Democrats in the general election.[7]


New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngNorman Major Incumbent 18.1% 3,658
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDebra DeSimone Incumbent 17.5% 3,545
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Friel Incumbent 15.7% 3,176
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShem Kellogg 15.3% 3,089
     Democratic Kay Galloway 10.6% 2,132
     Democratic Jean Sanders 8.4% 1,690
     Democratic Harlan Cheney 7.3% 1,484
     Democratic Peter McVay 7.1% 1,427
     NA Scatter 0% 3
Total Votes 20,204

2012

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

DeSimone won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 14. DeSimone advanced past the September 11 primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

2010

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, DeSimone won re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 6 general election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png James Garrity (R) 2,124
Debra DeSimone (D) 2,022

2008

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, DeSimone won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Rockingham 6 District, which sent two representatives to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, by finishing with the second-highest vote total in the election. DeSimone received 2,269 votes. The other winning candidate from Rockingham 6 was James Garrity (New Hampshire) (R&D), receiving 3,404 votes. Because the 2008 race in Rockingham 6 had two candidates for two available seats, DeSimone and Garrity essentially ran unopposed. Additionally, 5 votes went to "others," who were presumably write-in candidates.[10]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 6
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Debra DeSimone (R) 2,269
Green check mark transparent.png James Garrity (New Hampshire) (R&D) 3,404
Others 5

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Debra DeSimone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Debra DeSimone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Debra DeSimone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Debra DeSimone campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18Won general$0 $0
2022New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18Won general$0 $0
2018New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14Won general$0 N/A**
2016New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 14Won $0 N/A**
2014New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 14Won $0 N/A**
2012New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 14Won $0 N/A**
2010New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 6Won $0 N/A**
2008New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 6Won $0 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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