Denise Ricciardi

Denise Ricciardi

Republican Party

New Hampshire State Senate District 9

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Jeanne Dietsch

Compensation

Base salary

$100/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Denise Ricciardi (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 9. She assumed office on December 2, 2020. Her current term ends on December 2, 2026.

Ricciardi (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire State Senate to represent District 9. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Denise Ricciardi lives in Bedford, New Hampshire. Ricciardi's career experience includes owning a business. She founded Bedford Cares.

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

Ricciardi was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce Committee, Vice Chair
• Commerce Committee
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Senate Transportation Committee, Chair

2021-2022

Ricciardi was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Education Committee
• Senate Executive Departments and Administration Committee
• Senate Transportation Committee

Sponsored legislation

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 State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 9

Incumbent Denise Ricciardi defeated Matthew McLaughlin in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denise Ricciardi (R)	51.5	17,235
		Matthew McLaughlin (D)	48.4	16,211
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	25

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,471
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9

Matthew McLaughlin advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew McLaughlin	99.6	4,681
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	20

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,701
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9

Incumbent Denise Ricciardi advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denise Ricciardi	99.0	5,597
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	57

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,654
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 9

Incumbent Denise Ricciardi defeated Matthew McLaughlin in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denise Ricciardi (R)	52.2	13,687
		Matthew McLaughlin (D)	47.7	12,510
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	14

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,211
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9

Matthew McLaughlin advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew McLaughlin	99.9	3,500
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,504
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9

Incumbent Denise Ricciardi advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denise Ricciardi	98.6	5,442
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	76

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,518
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2020

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 9

Denise Ricciardi defeated incumbent Jeanne Dietsch in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denise Ricciardi (R)	50.6	17,920
		Jeanne Dietsch (D)	49.4	17,511

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,431
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9

Incumbent Jeanne Dietsch advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeanne Dietsch	99.7	7,186
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	24

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,210
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9

Denise Ricciardi advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denise Ricciardi	99.6	5,794
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	26

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,820
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Denise Ricciardi campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	New Hampshire State Senate District 9	Won general	$31,630	$0
2022	New Hampshire State Senate District 9	Won general	$205,829	$0
2020	New Hampshire State Senate District 9	Won general	$89,175	N/A**
Grand total			$326,634	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.

Scorecards

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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. Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues. Cornerstone Legislators are scored based on their votes and if they align with the organization's values. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. New Hampshire House Republican Alliance Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party. New Hampshire Liberty Alliance Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes." Open Democracy Action Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues

2023

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In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29. Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues. New Hampshire House Republican Alliance Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party. New Hampshire Liberty Alliance Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26. Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues. Cornerstone Legislators are scored based on their votes and if they align with the organization's values. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. New Hampshire House Republican Alliance Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party. New Hampshire Liberty Alliance Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes." Open Democracy Action Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues.

2021

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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24. Americans for Prosperity Foundation-New Hampshire Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues. New Hampshire House Republican Alliance Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party. New Hampshire Liberty Alliance Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes." Open Democracy Action Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Jeanne Dietsch (D)	New Hampshire State Senate District 9 2020-Present	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the New Hampshire State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Sharon Carson

Majority Leader:Regina Birdsell

Senators

District 1

David Rochefort (R)

District 2

Timothy Lang (R)

District 3

Mark McConkey (R)

District 4

David Watters (D)

District 5

Suzanne Prentiss (D)

District 6

James Gray (R)

District 7

Dan Innis (R)

District 8

Ruth Ward (R)

District 9

Denise Ricciardi (R)

District 10

Donovan Fenton (D)

District 11

Tim McGough (R)

District 12

Kevin Avard (R)

District 13

Lucinda Rosenwald (D)

District 14

Sharon Carson (R)

District 15

Tara Reardon (D)

District 16

Keith Murphy (R)

District 17

Howard Pearl (R)

District 18

Victoria Sullivan (R)

District 19

Regina Birdsell (R)

District 20

Patrick Long (D)

District 21

Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D)

District 22

Daryl Abbas (R)

District 23

William Gannon (R)

District 24

Debra Altschiller (D)

Republican Party (16)

Democratic Party (8)