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Matthew Hicks
Matthew Hicks (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Merrimack 24. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.
Hicks (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Merrimack 24. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Matthew Hicks lives in Concord, New Hampshire. Hicks earned a master's degree from the University of New Hampshire, a master's degree from Harvard University, and a doctorate in education leadership and policy from the University of New Hampshire in 2018. His career experience includes working as the principal and a teacher with Shaker Road School. Hicks has served on the Concord Planning Board, on the executive committee of the Central NH Planning Commission, and as a trustee of NH Civics.[1]
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.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Hicks was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
Incumbent Matthew Hicks defeated Thom Bloomquist in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matthew Hicks (D) | 60.5 | 1,786 |
 | Thom Bloomquist (R)  | 39.5 | 1,166 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 2,953 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
Incumbent Matthew Hicks advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Hicks | 99.4 | 793 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 798 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
Thom Bloomquist advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thom Bloomquist | 99.5 | 399 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 401 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hicks in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Concord, New Hampshire (2023)
General election
General election for Concord City Council At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Nathan Fennessy and Judith Kurtz defeated Matthew Hicks, Kevin Porter, and Taylor Hall in the general election for Concord City Council At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nathan Fennessy (Nonpartisan) | 26.0 | 3,010 | |
| ✔ | Judith Kurtz (Nonpartisan) | 25.1 | 2,909 | |
| Matthew Hicks (Nonpartisan) | 22.1 | 2,554 | |
| Kevin Porter (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 2,278 | ||
| Taylor Hall (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 831 | ||
| Total votes: 11,582 | |||
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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 Merrimack 24
Matthew Hicks defeated John Cate in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Hicks (D) | 63.9 | 1,545 |
| John Cate (R) | 36.0 | 871 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 2,418 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
Matthew Hicks advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Hicks | 100.0 | 551 |
| Total votes: 551 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
John Cate advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Cate | 98.1 | 357 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 364 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2023
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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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.
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Michael Yakubovich (R) |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
