Connie Van Houten
Connie Van Houten (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 45. She assumed office in 2016. She left office on December 7, 2022.
Houten (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 45. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Constance Van Houten resides in Manchester, New Hampshire. She graduated from West High School, which was a part of the Manchester School District.[1] Van Houten taught English at Memorial High School for 36 years before she retired from full-time teaching in 2007. After retiring, she still taught in a limited capacity through ESL programs and at Manchester Community College.[1]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Houten was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Houten 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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| • Commerce and Consumer Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Connie Van Houten 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 45 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jane Beaulieu and incumbent Connie Van Houten defeated Amanda Higgins and Carlos Gonzalez in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jane Beaulieu (D) | 28.7 | 6,162 |
| ✔ |  | Connie Van Houten (D) | 25.4 | 5,447 |
 | Amanda Higgins (R)  | 23.1 | 4,953 | |
 | Carlos Gonzalez (R) | 22.8 | 4,903 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 21,479 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jane Beaulieu and incumbent Connie Van Houten defeated Mary Lemay in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jane Beaulieu | 41.1 | 1,296 |
| ✔ | | Connie Van Houten | 37.1 | 1,168 |
| Mary Lemay | 21.4 | 675 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 3,152 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)
Carlos Gonzalez and Amanda Higgins advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carlos Gonzalez | 50.3 | 1,217 |
| ✔ | | Amanda Higgins | 49.0 | 1,186 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 2,420 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jane Beaulieu and incumbent Connie Van Houten defeated Carlos Gonzalez, Scott Eich, and Alexander Avery in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jane Beaulieu (D) | 29.0 | 4,446 |
| ✔ | | Connie Van Houten (D) | 27.8 | 4,268 |
| Carlos Gonzalez (R) | 21.3 | 3,265 | |
| Scott Eich (R) | 19.1 | 2,936 | ||
 | Alexander Avery (L) | 2.8 | 427 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 15,352 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jane Beaulieu and incumbent Connie Van Houten defeated Chloe Sowers in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jane Beaulieu | 44.5 | 1,304 |
| ✔ | | Connie Van Houten | 42.7 | 1,251 |
 | Chloe Sowers | 12.9 | 378 | |
| Total votes: 2,933 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)
Carlos Gonzalez and Scott Eich advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carlos Gonzalez | 51.4 | 882 |
| ✔ | Scott Eich | 48.6 | 834 | |
| Total votes: 1,716 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 (2 seats)
Alexander Avery advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alexander Avery | 100.0 | 49 |
| Total votes: 49 | |||
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2017
All 14 seats on the Manchester School District Board of School Committee in New Hampshire were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Twelve seats were elected by district and the remaining two were elected at large. All 14 incumbents filed to run for re-election. Primary elections for Wards 6 and 12 were held on September 19, 2017.[2]
Incumbents Richard Girard and Nancy Tessier were the only candidates to file to run for the district's two at-large seats and won re-election. In Ward 1, incumbent Sarah S. Ambrogi defeated former candidate Joseph Lachance. Incumbent Debra G. Langton lost to challenger David Scannell for the Ward 2 seat. Incumbent Mary Ngwanda Georges defeated Phillip Harris to retain her Ward 3 seat. Ward 4 incumbent Leslie Want defeated former candidate Mark Flanders. In Ward 5, former board member Kathy Staub was unsuccessful in her challenge against incumbent Lisa M. Freeman to reclaim a seat on the board.[2] Ward 6 incumbent Dan Bergeron defeated challenger Jon DiPietro. They defeated Ernesto Pinder in the primary election.[3][4]
Incumbent Ross Terrio won against challenger Ethan Moorhouse to retain his seat in Ward 7. In Ward 8, former candidate Jimmy Lehoux defeated incumbent Erika Connors. Incumbent Arthur J. Beaudry was the only one to file for the Ward 9 seat and won unnopposed in the election. Ward 10 incumbent John B. Avard defeated newcomer Thomas McGee. In Ward 11, incumbent Katie Desrochers won with 74 percent of the vote against Alexander Avery.[2] Incumbent Constance Van Houten was defeated by newcomer Kelley Anne Thomas. They advanced to the Ward 12 general election after defeating Carlos Gonzalez for the seat.[3][4]
| Manchester School District, Ward 12 General Election, 2-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kelley Anne Thomas |
53.27% | 822 |
| Constance Van Houten Incumbent | 46.34% | 715 |
| Write-in votes | 0.39% | 6 |
| Total Votes | 1,543 | |
| Source: Manchester, NH, "Non-Partisan Municipal General Election, November 7, 2017 - Official Results," accessed November 13, 2017 | ||
| Manchester School District, Ward 12 Primary Election, 2-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Constance Van Houten Incumbent |
42.91% | 357 |
| Kelley Anne Thomas |
38.94% | 324 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | 18.03% | 150 |
| Write-in votes | 0.12% | 1 |
| Total Votes | 832 | |
| Source: Manchester, New Hampshire, "Citywide Official Results," accessed September 23, 2017 | ||
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 Jane Beaulieu and Connie Van Houten defeated incumbent Carlos Gonzalez and Grant Morris in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 45 general election.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 45 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jane Beaulieu Incumbent |
28.45% | 5,119 | |
| Democratic | Connie Van Houten |
25.97% | 4,672 | |
| Republican | Carlos Gonzalez Incumbent | 24.24% | 4,361 | |
| Republican | Grant Morris | 21.33% | 3,838 | |
| Total Votes | 17,990 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Jane Beaulieu and Connie Van Houten defeated Nicholas Buroker and Ofer Nave in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 45 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 45 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jane Beaulieu Incumbent |
47.64% | 908 | |
| Democratic | Connie Van Houten |
39.35% | 750 | |
| Democratic | Nicholas Buroker | 9.29% | 177 | |
| Democratic | Ofer Nave | 3.73% | 71 | |
| Total Votes | 1,906 | |||
Incumbent Carlos Gonzalez and Grant Morris defeated Curtis Howland in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 45 Republican primary.[7][8]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 45 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Carlos Gonzalez Incumbent |
41.53% | 865 | |
| Republican | Grant Morris |
30.53% | 636 | |
| Republican | Curtis Howland | 27.94% | 582 | |
| Total Votes | 2,083 | |||
2015
Opposition
The election in Manchester featured 14 of the 15 seats on the board up for general election on November 3, 2015. The last seat, held by Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas at the time of the election, was elected separately on the ballot. A primary election was held on September 15, 2015, to narrow down the number of candidates to two per seat in each race for the general election. Wards 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 12 held primary elections.
In the Ward 12 race, incumbent Constance Van Houten defeated challenger Christine Duffley for the seat. Fellow challenger Roger Beauchamp lost in the primary election.
Nine board members faced competition in their re-election bids, while another three ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats. The elections in wards 4 and 5 did not feature any incumbents. Neither Ward 4 member Amy L. Bradley nor Ward 5 member Ted Rokas filed for re-election.
Several rematches from the 2013 election took place, including Ward 2 member Debra G. Langton and challenger Sarah L. Browning, Ward 6 member Dan Bergeron and challenger Bill Hughen, and Ward 12 member Van Houten and Duffley. The Ward 12 race also featured former board member Beauchamp.
General election
| Manchester School District, Ward 12, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Constance Van Houten Incumbent |
54.9% | 664 |
| Christine Duffley | 44.7% | 541 |
| Write-in votes | 0.33% | 4 |
| Total Votes | 1,209 | |
| Source: Manchester City Clerk, "Official Results," accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Primary election
| Manchester School District, Ward 12, Primary Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Constance Van Houten Incumbent |
40.5% | 318 |
| Christine Duffley |
33.2% | 261 |
| Roger Beauchamp | 26.1% | 205 |
| Write-in votes | 0.25% | 2 |
| Total Votes | 786 | |
| Source: Manchester City Clerk, "Official Results," accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Campaign themes
2020
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2022.
- Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire — Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.
- Cornerstone Policy Research — Legislators are scored based on their votes and whether they align with the organization's values.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- New Hampshire House Republican Alliance — Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance — Legislators are scored "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- Open Democracy Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund — Legislators are scored on reproductive health issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2021.
- Americans for Prosperity - New Hampshire — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- New Hampshire House Republican Alliance — Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance — Legislators are scored "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- Open Democracy Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2020.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
- New Hampshire House Republican Alliance — Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance — Legislators are scored "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- Open Democracy Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2019.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- New Hampshire House Republican Alliance — Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance — Legislators are scored "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- Open Democracy Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2018.
- ACLU of New Hampshire — Legislators are scored on their votes on civil liberties issues.
- Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire — Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.
- New Futures — Legislators are scored on their votes on health issues.
- New Hampshire House Republican Alliance — Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance — Legislators are scored "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2017.
- Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire — Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.
- New Futures — Legislators are scored on their votes on health issues.
- New Hampshire House Republican Alliance — Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance — Legislators are scored "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- Open Democracy Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2016.
- Americans for Prosperity - New Hampshire — Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.
- Cornerstone Policy Research — Legislators are scored based on 15 House and seven Senate roll call votes.
- Granite State Taxpayers — Legislators are scored on tax and fiscal legislation.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- New Hampshire Business and Industry Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on business legislation.
- New Hampshire House Republican Alliance — Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance — Legislators are scored "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Manchester TV, "Ward 12," accessed August 30, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Office of the City Clerk - Manchester, NH, "Filings for Non-partisan Municipal Election," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Manchester Ink Link, "Manchester Primary Election results," accessed September 19, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 WMUR 9, "2017 city election results for Manchester, New Hampshire," November 7, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
