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Joe Schapiro
Joe Schapiro (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Cheshire 16. He assumed office on December 5, 2018. He left office on December 4, 2024.
Schapiro (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Cheshire 16. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Schapiro graduated from the Hunter College School of Social Work in 1985. His professional experience includes working as a licensed independent clinical social worker. He is affiliated with Keene Immigration and Refugee Partnership and the Keene Croquet and Hunt Club.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Schapiro was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Schapiro was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Schapiro was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
Joe Schapiro did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16
Incumbent Joe Schapiro defeated Fred Ward in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe Schapiro (D) | 63.3 | 4,196 |
| Fred Ward (R) | 36.6 | 2,424 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 6,624 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16
Incumbent Joe Schapiro advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Schapiro | 99.7 | 1,589 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 1,593 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16
Fred Ward advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fred Ward | 99.0 | 801 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 809 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent Joe Schapiro and Amanda Toll defeated Matt Roach and Jerry Sickels in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Schapiro (D) | 35.1 | 7,478 |
| ✔ |  | Amanda Toll (D) | 34.9 | 7,425 |
| Matt Roach (R) | 16.2 | 3,451 | ||
| Jerry Sickels (R) | 13.8 | 2,950 | ||
| Total votes: 21,304 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent Joe Schapiro and Amanda Toll defeated incumbent William Pearson and Ryan Meehan in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Schapiro | 37.5 | 1,853 |
| ✔ | | Amanda Toll | 32.2 | 1,588 |
| William Pearson | 21.8 | 1,077 | ||
| Ryan Meehan | 8.2 | 405 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 4,936 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 (2 seats)
Matt Roach and Jerry Sickels defeated Varrin Swearingen and Ian Freeman in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matt Roach | 29.7 | 425 | |
| ✔ | Jerry Sickels | 28.8 | 413 | |
| Varrin Swearingen | 20.9 | 299 | ||
 | Ian Freeman | 19.7 | 282 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 1,433 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 (2 seats)
Joe Schapiro and incumbent William Pearson defeated Darryl Perry in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Schapiro (D) | 47.4 | 6,200 |
| ✔ | William Pearson (D) | 44.4 | 5,805 | |
 | Darryl Perry (L) | 7.9 | 1,034 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 13,081 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 (2 seats)
Joe Schapiro and incumbent William Pearson defeated incumbent Delmar Burridge in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Schapiro | 50.0 | 2,030 |
| ✔ | William Pearson | 25.5 | 1,038 | |
| Delmar Burridge | 24.5 | 996 | ||
| Total votes: 4,064 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joe Schapiro did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Joe Schapiro did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joe Schapiro completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Schapiro's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
My priorities are education, health care, protecting the environment, and repeal of the death penalty. NH ranks next to last for state funding to higher education. K-12 education is funded primarily through local property taxes, creating disparities between property rich and property poor communities and burdening those who can least afford it with astronomical property taxes. We need to have an honest discussion about how to raise adequate revenues and disperse it in a fair manner. Governor Sununu has signed a continuation of "expanded Medicaid." This is positive, but in order to reverse the opioid epidemic and give people the health care every citizen deserves we need to make sure that work requirments do not diminish the number insured. We need to strive for universal coverage. Governor Sununu vetoed a bill that would have encouraged the development of solar and hydro power. We need to do everything that we can, and fast, to encourage the development of renewable energy sources, incentivize conservation, update the power grid, and and move toward a greatly reduced carbon footprint. Both the NH Senate and the NH House voted to repeal the death penalty in the last legislative session. Governor Sununu vetoed the repeal bill. In the next session we must pass a repeal bill with a veto-proof majority. When we do, we will join the rest of the New England states and democratic countries all over the world.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
I am passionate about creating an excellent system of public education, and a robust safety net, especially in the area of mental health, and finally, developing a fair system of raising revenues to make NH the kind of state where people want to raise families and start businesses. These issues, of course, are intertwined. Currently some NH school children receive less opportunities then others, solely because they live in a property poor town. People with serious mental health issues spend weeks in some cases in emergency rooms awaiting inpatient placement because of mental health system in serious decline. We need to find fair ways to raise adequate funds to run our state while decreasing the property tax burden on homeowners.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
I believe that serving in public office should be an interactive process. Running for office, I have found that many constituents do not even know who their representatives are, none the less what they believe or how they vote. I plan to make every effort to communicate with the people I represent and to expect that they will do the same with me.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
I believe that I am capable of listening and learning about issues and comprehending the competing interests involved. As a psychotherapist, I have spent my whole career engaging in heartfelt communication with people. I will bring this skill to listening to constituents, articulating issues, and engaging in dialogue with those with different viewpoints then my own.
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2024
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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2022
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In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 30. The session was suspended from March 14 to June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 2 through June 30.
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on October 26, 2018
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| Preceded by Delmar Burridge (D) |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 2018-2024 |
Succeeded by James Gruber (D) |
