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Nicole Leapley
2022 - Present
2026
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Nicole Leapley (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 22. She assumed office on December 7, 2022. Her current term ends on December 2, 2026.
Leapley (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 22. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Nicole Leapley was born in Nebraska.[1] Leapley earned a B.A. from the University of Nebraska in 1997, an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000, and a Ph.D. in French literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 2003.[2][1] Her career experience includes working as an educator.[3]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Leapley 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 Hillsborough 22 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patricia Cornell and incumbent Nicole Leapley defeated Bill Gabler and Karl Beisel in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patricia Cornell (D) | 27.4 | 1,720 |
| ✔ |  | Nicole Leapley (D) | 25.7 | 1,614 |
| Bill Gabler (R) | 24.7 | 1,550 | ||
| Karl Beisel (R) | 22.3 | 1,401 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 6,287 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patricia Cornell and incumbent Nicole Leapley defeated Matthew Ping in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Cornell | 48.7 | 397 |
| ✔ | | Nicole Leapley | 41.9 | 342 |
| Matthew Ping | 9.1 | 74 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 816 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 (2 seats)
Bill Gabler and Karl Beisel advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bill Gabler | 51.0 | 293 | |
| ✔ | Karl Beisel | 47.7 | 274 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 574 | |||
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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 Hillsborough 22 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patricia Cornell and Nicole Leapley defeated Carla Gericke and Brittany LeClear-Ping in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Cornell (D) | 28.6 | 1,225 |
| ✔ | | Nicole Leapley (D) | 27.9 | 1,196 |
 | Carla Gericke (R) | 22.5 | 966 | |
 | Brittany LeClear-Ping (R) | 20.9 | 897 | |
| Total votes: 4,284 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patricia Cornell and Nicole Leapley defeated Sara Lachance in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Cornell | 45.2 | 262 |
| ✔ | | Nicole Leapley | 35.5 | 206 |
| Sara Lachance | 19.1 | 111 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 580 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 (2 seats)
Carla Gericke and Brittany LeClear-Ping advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carla Gericke | 53.2 | 284 |
| ✔ | | Brittany LeClear-Ping | 44.4 | 237 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 534 | |||
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2021
See also: Manchester School District, New Hampshire, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 11
Incumbent Nicole Leapley defeated Brittany LeClear-Ping in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 11 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nicole Leapley (Nonpartisan) | 55.2 | 491 |
| Brittany LeClear-Ping (Nonpartisan) | 44.8 | 398 | |
| Total votes: 889 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Nicole Leapley and Brittany LeClear-Ping advanced from the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 11.
2019
See also: Manchester School District, New Hampshire, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 11
Nicole Leapley defeated Brittany LeClear-Ping in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 11 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nicole Leapley (Nonpartisan) | 58.9 | 508 |
| Brittany LeClear-Ping (Nonpartisan) | 40.8 | 352 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 863 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Nicole Leapley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Nicole Leapley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Nicole Leapley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
As an educator and a mother of two children in Manchester public schools, I’ve seen first-hand the energy, curiosity, and enthusiasm our students bring to school, and the limitless potential they hold for Manchester’s future. But I have also seen the challenges our teachers and administrators face every day in giving them the support they need to truly thrive. That’s why I’m running for School Board — to support our teachers and advocate for our schools so we can ensure that every student in Manchester gets the best education possible. WHY YOU SHOULD CARE If you don’t have children in the Manchester School District, you might think the quality of our schools doesn’t affect you. But the quality of Manchester public schools impacts nearly every facet of life in our city and region: from home values and neighborhood stability to the ability of growing businesses to find talented employees and the overall health and well-being of our community. An investment in our children — an investment in our schools — is an investment in our future. Not just the future of those kids in school, but the future for all of us. As an aging state (New Hampshire now has the second-highest median age in the country), we need to ensure that young people want to stay here. Strengthening our public schools means not only better outcomes for our students, but also more reason for families to stay, and more incentive for families to move here. Supporting our schools makes a difference to all of us. OUR KIDS. OUR FUTURE.[4] |
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| —Nicole Leapley[2] | ||
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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
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Officeholder New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The General Court of New Hampshire, "Representative Nicole Leapley (D)," accessed May 21, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on September 9, 2019
- ↑ Nicole Leapley for NH State House, "About Nicole Leapley," accessed May 21, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
