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Peter Schmidt (New Hampshire)
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2022 - Present
2026
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Peter Schmidt (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Strafford 14. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.
Schmidt (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Strafford 14. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Peter Schmidt graduated from Campion High School. Schmidt served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1956 to 1958. He earned a B.A. from Northern Illinois University in 1968 and an M.A. from Northwestern University in 1969. Schmidt's career experience includes working as a university instructor.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Schmidt was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Schmidt was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Schmidt 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 |
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| • Executive Departments and Administration |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Schmidt served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Executive Departments and Administration |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Schmidt served on the following committee:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Executive Departments and Administration |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Schmidt served on the following committee:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Executive Departments and Administration |
Issues
In-state tuition for non-citizens
Schmidt introduced legislation that would allow non-citizens to qualify for in-state tuition if they met all of the other requirements associated with qualifying for in-state tuition. The bill would require that non-citizens have filed paperwork to apply for legal immigration status or will file paperwork as soon as she or he is eligible to do so. This legislation would apply to the University System of New Hampshire, and partially reverses legislation passed during the 2011-2012 legislative session that requires students to swear under oath that they have legal residency in the United States before they may qualify for in-state tuition.[2]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 14
Incumbent Peter Schmidt defeated Elliot Ross Boutin in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 14 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Schmidt (D) | 73.8 | 2,255 | |
| Elliot Ross Boutin (R) | 26.1 | 797 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 3,054 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 14
Incumbent Peter Schmidt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 14 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Schmidt | 99.3 | 547 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 551 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 14
Elliot Ross Boutin advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 14 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Elliot Ross Boutin | 99.2 | 132 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 133 | |||
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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 Strafford 14
Incumbent Peter Schmidt won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Schmidt (D) | 99.2 | 1,894 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 1,910 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 14
Incumbent Peter Schmidt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 14 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Schmidt | 90.3 | 437 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 9.7 | 47 | ||
| Total votes: 484 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19
Incumbent Peter Schmidt defeated William Burr in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Schmidt (D) | 70.5 | 4,300 | |
| William Burr (R) | 29.5 | 1,797 | ||
| Total votes: 6,097 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19
Incumbent Peter Schmidt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Schmidt | 99.6 | 1,571 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 1,577 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19
William Burr advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Burr (Write-in) | 87.0 | 40 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 13.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 46 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19
Incumbent Peter Schmidt defeated Patrick Coleman in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Schmidt (D) | 74.2 | 3,299 | |
| Patrick Coleman (R) | 25.8 | 1,150 | ||
| Total votes: 4,449 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19
Incumbent Peter Schmidt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Schmidt | 100.0 | 1,222 | |
| Total votes: 1,222 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19
Patrick Coleman advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patrick Coleman | 100.0 | 291 | |
| Total votes: 291 | |||
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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 Peter Schmidt defeated Guy J. Eaton in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Strafford 19 general election.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Strafford 19 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Peter Schmidt Incumbent |
66.26% | 3,386 | |
| Republican | Guy J. Eaton | 33.74% | 1,724 | |
| Total Votes | 5,110 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Peter Schmidt ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Strafford 19 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Strafford 19 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Peter Schmidt Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Guy J. Eaton ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Strafford 19 Republican primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Strafford 19 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Guy J. Eaton (unopposed) | |
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. Incumbent Peter Schmidt was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Guy J. Eaton was unopposed in the Republican primary. Schmidt and Eaton faced off in the general election.[7] Incumbent Schmidt defeated Eaton in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Peter Schmidt Incumbent |
64.4% | 2,055 | |
| Republican | Guy J. Eaton | 35.6% | 1,134 | |
| Total Votes | 3,189 | |||
2012
Schmidt won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Strafford 19. Schmidt advanced past the September 11 primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Peter Schmidt Incumbent |
100% | 3,588 | |
| Total Votes | 3,588 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Peter Schmidt Incumbent |
64.2% | 357 |
| Mark Ryder | 35.8% | 199 |
| Total Votes | 556 | |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Schmidt won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[11][12]
Schmidt advanced past the September 14 primary election. He faced incumbent David Watters (D), incumbent Brendon Browne (D), Christopher Buck (R), and Greg Vatistas (R) in the November 2 general election.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Strafford 4 general election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| David Watters (D)
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1,542 | |||
| Peter Schmidt (D)
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1,507 | |||
| Brendon Browne (D)
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1,419 | |||
| Greg Vatistas (R) | 964 | |||
| Christopher Buck (R) | 955 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Schmidt finished first for the three-seat Strafford 4 District in New Hampshire receiving 2,624 votes, ahead of Democrats David Watters (2,566), Brendon Browne and Republican Matt Mayberry (1,624) and others (8).[13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Strafford 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Peter Schmidt (D)
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2,624 | |||
| David Watters (D)
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2,566 | |||
| Brendon Browne (D)
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2,417 | |||
| Matt Mayberry (R) | 1,624 | |||
| Others | 8 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Peter Schmidt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Peter Schmidt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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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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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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2018
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In 2018, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 3 through June 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 4 through June 22. The state House met for a veto session on November 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
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2015
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In 2015, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 7 to July 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the 163rd New Hampshire General Court, second year, was in session from January 8 through June 13.
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2013
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In 2013, the 163rd New Hampshire General Court, first year, was in session from January 2 to July 1.
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2012
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In 2012, the 162nd New Hampshire General Court, second year, was in session from January 4 through June 27.
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2011
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In 2011, the 162nd New Hampshire General Court, first year, was in session from January 5 through July 1.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ The General Court of New Hampshire, "Representative Peter Schmidt (D)," accessed May 26, 2023
- ↑ The Concord Monitor, "N.H. bill would let some illegal immigrants get in-state tuition at public colleges, universities," August 19, 2013
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State General Election Results- November 4, 2008," accessed May 16, 2014
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| Preceded by Kristina Fargo (D) |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 14 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19 2002-2022 |
Succeeded by - |
