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Tom Lanzara
Tom Lanzara (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 28. He assumed office on December 2, 2020. He left office on December 7, 2022.
Lanzara (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 5. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Tom Lanzara was born in Nashua, New Hampshire. Lanzara earned bachelor's degrees in arson investigations and fire administration from the University of New Haven. His career experience includes working as a fireman and an EMT.[1]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Lanzara was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan Elberger (D) | 18.4 | 2,424 |
| ✔ |  | Heather Raymond (D) | 18.0 | 2,381 |
| ✔ |  | Shelley Devine (D) | 18.0 | 2,369 |
| Tom Lanzara (R) | 16.1 | 2,119 | ||
| Elizabeth Ferreira (R) | 14.9 | 1,969 | ||
| Allison Dyer (R) | 14.6 | 1,930 | ||
| Total votes: 13,192 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 (3 seats)
Heather Raymond, Susan Elberger, and Shelley Devine advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heather Raymond | 33.4 | 595 |
| ✔ | | Susan Elberger | 33.1 | 589 |
| ✔ | | Shelley Devine | 32.8 | 584 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 1,781 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 (3 seats)
Incumbent Tom Lanzara, Elizabeth Ferreira, and Allison Dyer defeated Michael Henry in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tom Lanzara | 32.6 | 697 | |
| ✔ | Elizabeth Ferreira | 28.6 | 611 | |
| ✔ | Allison Dyer | 24.9 | 531 | |
| Michael Henry | 13.5 | 289 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 2,135 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jan Schmidt (D) | 18.6 | 2,947 |
| ✔ | Bruce Cohen (D) | 17.4 | 2,744 | |
| ✔ | Tom Lanzara (R) | 16.8 | 2,657 | |
| William Bordy (D) | 16.4 | 2,590 | ||
| Elizabeth Ferreira (R) | 15.8 | 2,495 | ||
| Rosemary Russell (R) | 15.0 | 2,368 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 15,802 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 (3 seats)
Incumbent Jan Schmidt, incumbent Bruce Cohen, and incumbent William Bordy advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jan Schmidt | 39.2 | 944 |
| ✔ | Bruce Cohen | 30.9 | 745 | |
| ✔ | William Bordy | 29.6 | 713 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 2,410 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 (3 seats)
Tom Lanzara, Elizabeth Ferreira, and Rosemary Russell advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tom Lanzara | 36.5 | 746 | |
| ✔ | Elizabeth Ferreira | 31.7 | 648 | |
| ✔ | Rosemary Russell | 31.2 | 639 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 2,046 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jan Schmidt (D) | 18.9 | 2,286 |
| ✔ | William Bordy (D) | 17.5 | 2,119 | |
| ✔ | Bruce Cohen (D) | 17.0 | 2,057 | |
| Tom Lanzara (R) | 15.9 | 1,929 | ||
| Elizabeth Ferreira (R) | 15.8 | 1,921 | ||
| Carl Seidel (R) | 14.9 | 1,809 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 12,122 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 (3 seats)
Incumbent Jan Schmidt, Bruce Cohen, and William Bordy advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jan Schmidt | 40.7 | 824 |
| ✔ | Bruce Cohen | 30.3 | 613 | |
| ✔ | William Bordy | 29.1 | 589 | |
| Total votes: 2,026 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 (3 seats)
Tom Lanzara, incumbent Carl Seidel, and incumbent Elizabeth Ferreira advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tom Lanzara | 35.3 | 596 | |
| ✔ | Carl Seidel | 33.2 | 560 | |
| ✔ | Elizabeth Ferreira | 31.4 | 530 | |
| Total votes: 1,686 | |||
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2012
Lanzara ran in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 28. Lanzara was defeated in the September 11 primary election.[2][3]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Tom Lanzara did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2022
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2021
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2022 Elections
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