Timothy Smith (New Hampshire)
Timothy Smith (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 17. He assumed office on December 5, 2012. He left office on December 7, 2022.
Smith (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 17. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Smith 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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| • Legislative Administration |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:
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| • State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:
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| • State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs |
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.
Elections
2022
Timothy Smith did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Heidi Hamer and incumbent Timothy Smith defeated Tammy Simmons Garthwaite and Dan Garthwaite in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heidi Hamer (D) | 28.9 | 2,102 |
| ✔ |  | Timothy Smith (D) | 24.3 | 1,764 |
 | Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R) | 23.4 | 1,697 | |
 | Dan Garthwaite (R) | 23.3 | 1,695 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 7,264 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Heidi Hamer and incumbent Timothy Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Hamer | 57.6 | 583 |
| ✔ | | Timothy Smith | 41.6 | 421 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 1,012 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 (2 seats)
Tammy Simmons Garthwaite and Dan Garthwaite advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Simmons Garthwaite | 51.7 | 478 |
| ✔ | | Dan Garthwaite | 48.1 | 444 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 924 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 (2 seats)
Heidi Hamer and incumbent Timothy Smith defeated Tammy Simmons Garthwaite and Dan Garthwaite in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Hamer (D) | 29.1 | 1,574 |
| ✔ | | Timothy Smith (D) | 25.3 | 1,369 |
| Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R) | 22.9 | 1,235 | |
| Dan Garthwaite (R) | 22.7 | 1,224 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 5,403 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 (2 seats)
Heidi Hamer and incumbent Timothy Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Hamer | 60.1 | 593 |
| ✔ | | Timothy Smith | 39.9 | 394 |
| Total votes: 987 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 (2 seats)
Tammy Simmons Garthwaite and Dan Garthwaite advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Simmons Garthwaite | 53.4 | 364 |
| ✔ | | Dan Garthwaite | 46.6 | 318 |
| Total votes: 682 | |||
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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.
Mark S. Mackenzie and incumbent Timothy Smith defeated Daniel Garthwaite and incumbent Tammy Simmons in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 17 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 17 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Mark S. Mackenzie |
27.89% | 1,765 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Smith Incumbent |
24.77% | 1,568 | |
| Republican | Daniel Garthwaite | 23.50% | 1,487 | |
| Republican | Tammy Simmons Incumbent | 23.84% | 1,509 | |
| Total Votes | 6,329 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Mark S. Mackenzie and incumbent Timothy Smith were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 17 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 17 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mark S. Mackenzie | |
| Democratic | Timothy Smith Incumbent | |
Daniel Garthwaite and incumbent Tammy Simmons defeated Alexandria Knox in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 17 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 17 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Daniel Garthwaite |
37.40% | 328 | |
| Republican | Tammy Simmons Incumbent |
40.14% | 352 | |
| Republican | Alexandria Knox | 22.46% | 197 | |
| Total Votes | 877 | |||
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 Timothy Smith and Jon Hopwood defeated Pierre Cetoute in the Democratic primary, while Daniel Garthwaite and Tammy Simmons defeated George D'Orazio in the Republican primary. Smith, Hopwood, Simmons and Garthwaite faced off in the general election.[5] Following a mandatory recount on Friday, November 14, 2014[6], Simmons and Smith defeated Garthwaite and Hopwood in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Timothy Smith Incumbent |
26.4% | 1,178 | |
| Republican | Tammy Simmons |
25.2% | 1,125 | |
| Democratic | Jon Hopwood | 24.3% | 1,084 | |
| Republican | Daniel Garthwaite | 24.1% | 1,075 | |
| Total Votes | 4,462 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Timothy Smith Incumbent |
43.1% | 190 |
| Jon Hopwood | 41.3% | 182 |
| Pierre Cetoute | 15.6% | 69 |
| Total Votes | 441 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Tammy Simmons |
42.5% | 334 |
| Daniel Garthwaite |
36.6% | 287 |
| George D'Orazio | 20.9% | 164 |
| Total Votes | 785 | |
2012
Smith won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 17. Smith was unopposed in the September 11 primary and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Timothy Smith |
27.4% | 1,741 | |
| Democratic | George Katsiantonis |
26.8% | 1,702 | |
| Republican | Irene Messier Incumbent | 24.7% | 1,571 | |
| Republican | Tammy Simmons Incumbent | 21.2% | 1,346 | |
| Total Votes | 6,360 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Timothy Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Smith's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Legislative ethics reform, election laws, and handling the opioid crisis.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
I am a member of the American Economics Association, and have always had a passion for the field of economics. I study it in my free time, and am always eager to dig into the minor details on legislation relating to economic policy. I am also very keen to work on "process issues", such as reducing the influence of lobbyists and reforming our ethics rules to help keep the legislature honest. Its very important to me that the institution becomes more trusted by the general public.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Honesty, personal integrity, and an eagerness to learn new information outside our areas of expertise.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Serving as a state rep isn't just about voting on legislation. We need to be community servants, and help constituents interface with the state government. We need to be active in the community, and always seek ways we can improve the lives of the people in our district even if it doesn't strictly involve laws in Concord.
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
My very first job was working at a grocery store back in highschool, I worked the job for about a year.
What is something that has been a struggle in your life?
I grew up in abject poverty as a child, including a few stints of homelessness before age 10. Escaping the poverty trap has been the single biggest obstacle in my life, but I've generally succeeded and pulled myself into a decent "dayjob" career in addition to my involvement with politics.
What process do you favor for redistricting?
I favor an independent commission for redistricting, both congressional districts and "down ballot" state senate/house/council districts, using mathematical computer models that remove as much human bias as possible from the process.
If you are a current legislator, what appealed to you about your current committees?
I currently serve on the legislative administration committee. I did not expect this, but several legislators were referred to my committee for disciplinary hearings over things they had said/done on the Internet. I was able to use my technical expertise (my "dayjob" career is in computer networking) to great effect during this process and help parse through all the technical information for others on the committee.
If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the legislature, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?
I'd be honored to serve in party leadership in whatever role the caucus felt was appropriate.
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2022
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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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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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, "RECOUNTS - General Election – November 4, 2014," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Representative - 2014 General Election," accessed November 16, 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
