Paul Berch

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Paul Berch
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

0

Prior offices
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1

Compensation

Base salary

$100/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

George Washington University

Graduate

University of Chicago

Contact

Paul Berch (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Cheshire 6. He assumed office on December 4, 2024. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.

Berch (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Cheshire 6. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Paul Berch lives in Westmoreland, New Hampshire. He earned a bachelor's degree from George Washington University and a graduate degree from the University of Chicago. His career experience includes working as an attorney and judge.[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.

2021-2022

Berch was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Berch was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017
Judiciary

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

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 Cheshire 6 (2 seats)

Paul Berch and incumbent Cathryn A. Harvey defeated Sean Graves and Bob Sutherland in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Paul Berch
Paul Berch (D)
 
26.7
 
2,620
Image of Cathryn A. Harvey
Cathryn A. Harvey (D)
 
26.6
 
2,611
Sean Graves (R)
 
25.5
 
2,500
Bob Sutherland (R)
 
21.1
 
2,063
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
4

Total votes: 9,798
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent Cathryn A. Harvey and Paul Berch advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cathryn A. Harvey
Cathryn A. Harvey
 
50.7
 
751
Image of Paul Berch
Paul Berch
 
48.7
 
722
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
9

Total votes: 1,482
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 (2 seats)

Sean Graves and Bob Sutherland advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sean Graves
 
88.9
 
543
Bob Sutherland (Write-in)
 
6.7
 
41
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.4
 
27

Total votes: 611
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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 Cheshire 15 (2 seats)

Incumbent Amanda Toll and Renee Monteil defeated John Schmitt and Joseph Mirzoeff in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amanda Toll
Amanda Toll (D)
 
33.5
 
8,485
Image of Renee Monteil
Renee Monteil (D)
 
31.7
 
8,022
John Schmitt (R)
 
18.3
 
4,647
Image of Joseph Mirzoeff
Joseph Mirzoeff (R) Candidate Connection
 
16.5
 
4,171
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
16

Total votes: 25,341
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 (2 seats)

Incumbent Amanda Toll and Renee Monteil defeated incumbent Paul Berch in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amanda Toll
Amanda Toll
 
41.5
 
2,193
Image of Renee Monteil
Renee Monteil
 
30.4
 
1,602
Image of Paul Berch
Paul Berch
 
27.9
 
1,472
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
11

Total votes: 5,278
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 (2 seats)

John Schmitt and Joseph Mirzoeff defeated Malia Boaz in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Schmitt
 
41.5
 
955
Image of Joseph Mirzoeff
Joseph Mirzoeff Candidate Connection
 
29.7
 
684
Image of Malia Boaz
Malia Boaz
 
27.9
 
643
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
19

Total votes: 2,301
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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 1 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Abbott
Michael Abbott (D)
 
14.8
 
4,074
Image of Lucy McVitty Weber
Lucy McVitty Weber (D)
 
14.7
 
4,048
Image of Cathryn A. Harvey
Cathryn A. Harvey (D)
 
14.3
 
3,944
Image of Paul Berch
Paul Berch (D)
 
14.2
 
3,910
Image of Kate Day
Kate Day (R)
 
11.1
 
3,051
Whitney Aldrich (R)
 
10.8
 
2,974
Peter Benik (R)
 
10.2
 
2,822
Image of Richard Merkt
Richard Merkt (R) Candidate Connection
 
10.1
 
2,785

Total votes: 27,608
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 (4 seats)

Incumbent Lucy McVitty Weber, incumbent Michael Abbott, incumbent Cathryn A. Harvey, and incumbent Paul Berch advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lucy McVitty Weber
Lucy McVitty Weber
 
25.7
 
1,528
Image of Michael Abbott
Michael Abbott
 
25.1
 
1,491
Image of Cathryn A. Harvey
Cathryn A. Harvey
 
24.6
 
1,464
Image of Paul Berch
Paul Berch
 
24.5
 
1,458
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
6

Total votes: 5,947
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 (4 seats)

Whitney Aldrich, Kate Day, Richard Merkt, and Peter Benik advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Whitney Aldrich
 
26.3
 
746
Image of Kate Day
Kate Day
 
26.0
 
737
Image of Richard Merkt
Richard Merkt Candidate Connection
 
24.0
 
681
Peter Benik
 
23.5
 
666
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
10

Total votes: 2,840
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2018

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 (4 seats)

Incumbent Michael Abbott, incumbent Cathryn A. Harvey, incumbent Lucy McVitty Weber, and incumbent Paul Berch defeated Kate Day in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Abbott
Michael Abbott (D)
 
21.8
 
3,458
Image of Cathryn A. Harvey
Cathryn A. Harvey (D)
 
21.3
 
3,369
Image of Lucy McVitty Weber
Lucy McVitty Weber (D)
 
21.2
 
3,358
Image of Paul Berch
Paul Berch (D)
 
20.7
 
3,270
Image of Kate Day
Kate Day (R)
 
14.8
 
2,336
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
41

Total votes: 15,832
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 (4 seats)

Incumbent Lucy McVitty Weber, incumbent Michael Abbott, incumbent Cathryn A. Harvey, and incumbent Paul Berch advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lucy McVitty Weber
Lucy McVitty Weber
 
25.3
 
1,208
Image of Michael Abbott
Michael Abbott
 
25.1
 
1,201
Image of Cathryn A. Harvey
Cathryn A. Harvey
 
25.1
 
1,201
Image of Paul Berch
Paul Berch
 
24.4
 
1,166

Total votes: 4,776
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 (4 seats)

Kate Day advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kate Day
Kate Day
 
100.0
 
499

Total votes: 499
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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. Incumbent Tara Sad (D) did not seek re-election.

The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 1 general election.[2][3]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Michael D. Abbott Incumbent 16.03% 3,853
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Paul Berch Incumbent 14.95% 3,594
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Cathryn A. Harvey 14.87% 3,574
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lucy McVitty Weber Incumbent 14.61% 3,513
     Republican Malia Boaz 9.19% 2,210
     Republican Edwin Smith 10.88% 2,615
     Republican Elaine Levlocke 9.90% 2,381
     Republican Robert Hodgkins III 9.57% 2,301
Total Votes 24,041
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State


Incumbent Michael D. Abbott, incumbent Paul Berch, Cathryn A. Harvey, and incumbent Lucy McVitty Weber were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 1 Democratic primary.[4][5]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Michael D. Abbott Incumbent
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Paul Berch Incumbent
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Cathryn A. Harvey
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lucy McVitty Weber Incumbent


Malia Boaz and Edwin Smith were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 1 Republican primary.[4][5]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Malia Boaz
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Edwin Smith

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 Michael D. Abbott, and incumbents Paul Berch, Tara Sad, and Lucy McVitty Weber. The Republicans participants were Edwin Smith, Elaine Levlocke, Perry Sawyer, and Bayard Tracy. All four Democrats were victorious over the Republicans in the general election.[7]

New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael D. Abbott 15% 2,779
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTara Sad Incumbent 14.7% 2,720
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLucy McVitty Weber Incumbent 14.6% 2,709
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Berch Incumbent 13.8% 2,553
     Republican Edwin Smith 11.1% 2,048
     Republican Perry Sawyer 10.4% 1,922
     Republican Elaine Levlocke 10.4% 1,920
     Republican Bayard Tracy 10.1% 1,871
     NA Scatter 0% 6
Total Votes 18,528

2012

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

Berch won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 1. Berch advanced past the September 11 primary and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 1, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBill Butynski Incumbent 15.3% 3,771
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLucy McVitty Weber Incumbent 14.9% 3,658
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTara Sad Incumbent 14.8% 3,645
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Berch 14.1% 3,464
     Republican Edwin Smith Incumbent 10.3% 2,535
     Republican Whitney Aldrich 9.8% 2,419
     Republican Robert Moore Incumbent 9.8% 2,408
     Republican Elaine Levlocke 9.4% 2,304
     Independent Russell Kotfila 1.6% 400
Total Votes 24,604

2010

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2010

Berch failed to advance past the November 2, 2010, general election. Berch was unopposed in the September 14 primary election. He faced Robert Moore (R) in the November 2 general election.[10][11]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 1 general election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Robert Moore (R) 779
Paul Berch (D) 677

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Paul Berch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Paul Berch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Paul Berch campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6Won general$2,041 $0
2022New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15Lost primary$3,362 $0
2020New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1Won general$2,020 N/A**
2018New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1Won general$1,706 N/A**
2016New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 1Won $3,082 N/A**
2014New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 1Won $2,316 N/A**
2012New Hampshire House, Cheshire 1Won $0 N/A**
2010New Hampshire House, Cheshire 1Lost $1,824 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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