Heather Robitaille
Democratic · NH · Member, Merrimack School District Budget Committee
Heather Robitaille serves on the Merrimack School District Budget Committee and is a longtime Merrimack resident and volunteer. Her priorities are property tax relief through fair public school funding and responsible spending of taxpayer dollars.
Where Heather Robitaille stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (4 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 4 oppose
Voted with the full Budget Committee, 12-0, to recommend a $96,917,871 operating budget for the Merrimack School District for 2026-27.
February 10, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against four proposed cuts to the 2026-27 Merrimack school budget: $40,000 for special education aides, $25,000 for social-emotional learning, $92,102 for a math program, and three office assistant jobs. All four failed.
February 3, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to add $101,166 to the 2026-27 Merrimack school budget for one more guidance counselor at Reeds Ferry and Thorntons Ferry schools. The motion failed 5-8.
February 3, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against adding $75,000 to the 2026-27 Merrimack school budget for a social worker for grades K-8. The motion failed 4-9.
February 3, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Spoke at the Merrimack school budget public hearing against cutting the budget below the default amount, saying it would leave voters no real choice and hurt students.
February 11, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 4 support
Voted against four proposed cuts to the 2026-27 Merrimack school budget: $40,000 for special education aides, $25,000 for social-emotional learning, $92,102 for a math program, and three office assistant jobs. All four failed.
February 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted to add $101,166 to the 2026-27 Merrimack school budget for one more guidance counselor at Reeds Ferry and Thorntons Ferry schools. The motion failed 5-8.
February 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
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Spoke at the Merrimack school budget public hearing against cutting the budget below the default amount, saying it would leave voters no real choice and hurt students.
February 11, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Spoke as a resident at a Merrimack School District Budget Committee meeting, urging the Legislature to fund public schools more fairly. She noted state aid to Merrimack fell from $10.1 million in 2000 to $9.9 million in 2023.
February 4, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — General
General · 1 record
Was elected chair of the Merrimack School District Budget Committee by a 7-5 roll-call vote of its members.
May 27, 2025
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Past race Heather Robitaille ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District Hillsborough 12; New Hampshire