Sean Parr
Democratic · NH · Manchester Board of School Committee, Ward 2
Ward 2 member of the Manchester Board of School Committee since 2022, where he has chaired its education legislation committee, and a professor at Saint Anselm College with a Columbia PhD. Backs strong public schools, smaller class sizes and fair teacher contracts.
Where Sean Parr stands, based on their records
Supports
Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Public Education Quality (11 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (5 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 5 oppose
Voted to approve a second district communications position; the Manchester school-board motion failed 6–6.
November 24, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Advocated against a proposed $9.55 million reduction from Manchester’s school-board budget request.
April 14, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Testified for preserving free menstrual products in school bathrooms and asked the state to fund the requirement.
April 11, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: collaborativenh.org
Joined the Manchester school board’s signed request for state funding under HB1417 to relieve district retirement-contribution costs.
April 5, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Urged Manchester’s school board to use federal relief funds for expanded pre-K, dual-language instruction and student enrichment.
August 9, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Testified for preserving free menstrual products in school bathrooms and asked the state to fund the requirement.
April 11, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: collaborativenh.org
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 11 support
Publicly criticized expansion of New Hampshire’s private-school voucher program in a back-to-school news call.
August 26, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: einpresswire.com
Advocated against a proposed $9.55 million reduction from Manchester’s school-board budget request.
April 14, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Testified to the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules against proposed revisions to minimum public-school standards, focusing on class-size rules.
November 21, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Supported exploring a French-English dual-immersion program without a mandatory fall-2025 start date.
October 28, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Spoke against the possible closure of Smyth Road Elementary School during a board review of renovation options.
June 10, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Voted with the Manchester school board majority opposing proposed reductions in state minimum standards for public schools.
April 8, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Presented revised Manchester tutoring policy language to expand instructional support for students below grade level.
October 18, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
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Testified to the New Hampshire State Board of Education with concerns about proposed minimum-school-standard revisions.
March 9, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: education.nh.gov
Brought forward a Manchester school-board class-size policy proposal that advanced from committee with maximum class sizes by grade.
June 15, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Joined the Manchester school board’s signed request for state funding under HB1417 to relieve district retirement-contribution costs.
April 5, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
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Urged Manchester’s school board to use federal relief funds for expanded pre-K, dual-language instruction and student enrichment.
August 9, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Brought a school-board committee request to ask Governor Ayotte to veto HB324, a bill regulating books deemed harmful to minors.
May 27, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Requested further information during the school board’s deliberation on transgender students’ sports-participation policy.
August 24, 2026
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Questioned district administrators about the measurements and governance of proposed 2026–27 school goals.
August 24, 2026
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Voted to table a Manchester school-district open-enrollment policy for the 2026–27 school year.
May 11, 2026
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Proposed changes to the Manchester student-cellphone policy that would avoid mandatory phone storage and address noncompliance under the student conduct code.
August 21, 2024
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Was appointed chair of the Manchester school board’s Education Legislation Committee for the new board term.
January 2, 2024
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Was named among school-board members endorsing Joyce Craig for governor in her campaign’s new endorsement announcement.
August 20, 2023
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Presented updated Manchester school-board legislative priorities prepared by the Education Legislation Committee he chaired.
May 22, 2023
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Asked for clearer wording in a proposed Manchester school-nurse staffing classification policy.
December 21, 2022
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Past race Sean Parr ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District Hillsborough 17; New Hampshire