Ward Galanis
Democratic · NH · Hampton Planning Board Member
Ward Galanis is a retired engineer and IT executive who serves on the Hampton Planning Board and the Seacoast Drinking Water Commission. He wants to keep state costs off local property taxes and have the state fully fund public schools.
Where Ward Galanis stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Housing Affordability (2 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Seconded and voted for requiring a cell tower applicant to pay an outside wetland scientist to check the wetland lines near the planned work, as the Conservation Commission asked. The Hampton Planning Board passed it 4-2 on October 4, 2023.
October 4, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: hamptonnh.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Moved to put a new Cottage Court zoning ordinance on Hampton's town ballot. It allows groups of small homes around a shared yard to add more kinds of housing. The Planning Board agreed 7-0 on December 17, 2025.
December 17, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: hamptonnh.gov
Moved to put a zoning change on the town ballot that let rear buildings in Hampton's Town Center Historic District be all housing in some cases. The Planning Board agreed 7-0 on December 4, 2024.
December 4, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: hamptonnh.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Moved to accept Hampton's 2026-2031 Capital Improvements Plan, the town's six-year schedule of planned building, road and equipment projects. The Planning Board approved it 7-0 on December 17, 2025.
December 17, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: hamptonnh.gov
Past race Ward Galanis ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District Rockingham 29; New Hampshire