Karen Liot Hill

Moved to approve $1.15 million in federal money to keep the state's special education information system running. The council rejected it 2-3.

June 3, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Moved to approve $1.28 million in federal money to expand early childhood teacher training and support for young children with special needs. The council rejected it 2-3.

May 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Supported a $36 million contract to design a new men's state prison in Concord. Three councilors voted no, so it failed.

April 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Moved to approve a $21.6 million federal rural health contract with the New Hampshire Community Behavioral Health Association. It passed 3-2.

March 25, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against paying $3,000 for a state employee to take pastoral counseling courses at Liberty University. It passed. She voted the same way on a similar request on August 19, 2026.

January 7, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against tabling and then for a $5.5 million contract increase for Dartmouth-Hitchcock clinical help with Medicaid, child welfare and mental health programs. It passed 3-2.

June 25, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Moved to approve a $2.1 million lease of Taser 10 stun guns for state law enforcement. She was the only councilor in favor, and it failed 1-4.

May 7, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted for a $521,420 federally funded agreement to help school districts set up student behavioral health and wellness supports. It failed, with three councilors voting no and one abstaining.

April 23, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Moved and voted to apply for a federal grant to pay for four more full-time firefighters. It passed 5-3.

February 5, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: lebanonnh.api.civicclerk.com

Moved to apply for $1.5 million in state and federal grants for recovery housing run by Families Flourish Northeast. Both applications passed 8-1.

January 22, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: lebanonnh.api.civicclerk.com

Moved to table pay raises for the three members of the state Board of Tax and Land Appeals. No one seconded her motion, and the council approved raising each salary to $109,966 a year.

January 15, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against cutting $60,000 for the school resource police officer from the city budget. The cut failed 1-8.

December 16, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: lebanonnh.api.civicclerk.com

Supported a $36 million contract to design a new men's state prison in Concord. Three councilors voted no, so it failed.

April 15, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Moved to approve a $2.1 million lease of Taser 10 stun guns for state law enforcement. She was the only councilor in favor, and it failed 1-4.

May 7, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Moved and voted to apply for a federal grant to pay for four more full-time firefighters. It passed 5-3.

February 5, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: lebanonnh.api.civicclerk.com

Voted against cutting $60,000 for the school resource police officer from the city budget. The cut failed 1-8.

December 16, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: lebanonnh.api.civicclerk.com

Was endorsed by the Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund PAC for Executive Council District 2.

September 3, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org

Voted for three two-year contracts worth about $2 million with Amoskeag Health, Coos County Family Health Services and Lamprey Health Care for sexual and reproductive health care. They passed 4-1.

June 25, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted for a $265,055 federally funded study of access to women's health care, especially care after childbirth. The council rejected it 2-3.

May 21, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Was endorsed by EMILYs List for Executive Council District 2.

July 19, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: emilyslist.org

Voted for a $322,049 federally funded contract to set payment rates for vocational rehabilitation services. The council rejected it.

August 19, 2026

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against letting the state Business Finance Authority issue up to $100 million in bonds to buy Bitcoin for a CleanSpark affiliate. The plan failed 2-3.

July 8, 2026

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against confirming Ovide Lamontagne to the Ballot Law Commission. He was confirmed.

June 3, 2026

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against confirming Christopher Ellms Jr. as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission. He was confirmed.

March 4, 2026

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Was the subject of a House resolution (HR 41) seeking an impeachment inquiry over her emails. The House Judiciary Committee voted 17-0 to kill it.

February 27, 2026

Source: indepthnh.org

Voted to confirm Daniel Will to the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He was confirmed 4-1.

February 11, 2026

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted to give the state's vehicle emissions testing contractor, Gordon-Darby, 60 more days before its contract ended. The council rejected the extension 2-3.

February 4, 2026

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Held a press event at the State House calling a House resolution to investigate her impeachment an attack on free speech.

January 7, 2026

Source: patch.com

Was cleared by the Attorney General's office, which found her official emails helping a law firm find plaintiffs were not illegal electioneering.

December 25, 2025

Source: vnews.com

Voted against confirming Richard Sala as deputy commissioner of the state Department of Education. He was confirmed.

October 29, 2025

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Abstained on the governor's nomination of former state Sen. John Reagan to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The nomination failed.

October 15, 2025

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against the council majority's move to table 21 state contracts, including a Route 12 bridge repair in Charlestown. Most were approved at a special meeting three days later.

October 15, 2025

Source: indepthnh.org

Cast the only vote against confirming Bryan Gould to the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He was confirmed 4-1.

September 17, 2025

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Recused herself from the vote to reappoint Attorney General John Formella. She said Republicans had asked him to investigate her, so she stepped aside to avoid a conflict of interest.

September 17, 2025

Source: indepthnh.org

Voted to extend a Dartmouth College contract helping the state seek federal rural health funding under the 2025 federal budget law. The council rejected it 2-3.

August 27, 2025

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Used her official state email to connect voters with a law firm suing over the state's new voter ID law. Republican leaders called for her to resign or be impeached.

August 19, 2025

Source: vnews.com

Moved for the second time to set the state Insurance Fraud Director's starting pay at $109,601 a year. The council rejected it 2-3, as it had on June 25, 2025.

July 9, 2025

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted for adding $9.8 million and two years to a health department consulting contract with Alvarez & Marsal. The council rejected it 2-3.

June 4, 2025

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted for a no-bid contract extension with Maximus to keep doing mental health assessments for children and young adults. The council rejected it 2-3.

April 23, 2025

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Moved to take three tabled National Guard officer appointments off the table after voting against tabling them on February 26, 2025. The council then confirmed the officers as majors and a lieutenant colonel in the New Hampshire Army National Guard.

March 12, 2025

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against tabling the State Treasury's request to borrow up to $200 million in general funds and $15 million in highway funds on a short-term basis. The council tabled the request.

February 26, 2025

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against confirming Ann Lane, James Laboe and Andrew Cline to the State Board of Education. The council confirmed all three.

February 26, 2025

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Moved to take five tabled pay requests for child-protection staff attorneys at the state Division for Children, Youth and Families off the table. Her motion failed 2-3, so the requests stayed on hold.

February 5, 2025

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Won the general election for Executive Council District 2 with 57% of the vote, defeating Republican Kim Strathdee.

November 5, 2024

Source: concordmonitor.com

Voted against a city resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza war, saying foreign policy is not the city's role. It passed 5-4.

April 3, 2024

Source: lebanonnh.api.civicclerk.com

Moved to have city staff find city-owned sites for a winter shelter for 2023-2024. It passed 8-0.

May 17, 2023

Source: lebanonnh.api.civicclerk.com

Moved to raise Lebanon's property tax exemptions for residents 65 and older, up to $290,000 for those 80 and over. It passed 8-0.

February 15, 2023

Source: lebanonnh.api.civicclerk.com

Reported as Grafton County treasurer that the county collected $26,972,066 in taxes in fiscal 2022 and did not need to borrow against future taxes that year.

January 13, 2023

Source: co.grafton.nh.us

Moved to adopt an ordinance requiring masks in indoor public spaces in Lebanon. It passed 7-1, with one abstention.

September 1, 2021

Source: lebanonnh.api.civicclerk.com

Voted against letting businesses waive mask rules for fully vaccinated workers. The change passed 6-3.

June 2, 2021

Source: lebanonnh.api.civicclerk.com

Moved to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco and nicotine products in Lebanon to 21. The council passed it 8-0.

February 5, 2020

Source: lebanonnh.gov

Moved to send the proposed Welcoming Lebanon Ordinance to city voters in March 2020 instead of adopting it. The motion passed 8-1.

January 22, 2020

Source: lebanonnh.gov

Moved to put a question on allowing Keno gambling on the March 2020 city ballot. The motion failed 4-5.

January 8, 2020

Source: lebanonnh.gov

Moved to apply for a federal grant of up to $500,000 for Twin Pines Housing Trust's Village at Crafts Hill housing in West Lebanon. It passed 7-0.

July 11, 2018

Source: lebanonnh.gov

Moved a council resolution supporting the Paris Climate Agreement. It passed 8-0.

August 2, 2017

Source: lebanonnh.gov

Moved to send a council letter to the governor and all New Hampshire towns asking for an investigation of White House voter fraud claims. It passed 7-0.

March 1, 2017

Source: lebanonnh.gov

Moved and voted for an ordinance limiting overnight parking and camping on city property. She voted against tabling it, and it passed 6-2.

December 7, 2016

Source: lebanonnh.gov

Moved to create a city task force on homelessness, focused on the Market Street encampment. The council passed it 9-0.

July 6, 2016

Source: lebanonnh.gov

Moved to adopt Lebanon's Principles for Sustainability as city policy. The council passed it 8-0.

March 4, 2015

Source: lebanonnh.gov

Moved to adopt property tax exemptions for solar, wind and wood heating systems in Lebanon. The council passed them 8-0.

March 20, 2013

Source: lebanonnh.gov

Was elected mayor of Lebanon by her fellow city councilors in March 2008.

April 9, 2008

Source: thedartmouth.com

Was fined $1,000 by the New Hampshire Department of Justice for campaign finance violations in a letter sent October 17, 2025. The department said she used campaign money on personal items, did not correct her reports in time, and had not filed two required reports.

October 17, 2025

Source: newsfromthestates.com

Was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Lebanon while serving as a city councilor and Grafton County treasurer. In 2010 she had pleaded guilty to grossly negligent operation after a drunk driving charge in Hartford, Vermont.

April 12, 2018

Source: unionleader.com