Ted Combes
Democratic · NH · Londonderry Town Councilor
Ted Combes is a Londonderry town councilor who has also served on the town budget committee and planning board, and holds an MBA. He says public education money should go only to public schools.
Where Ted Combes stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Voted against sending all land use change tax money to the town's Conservation Fund; the proposal failed 2-3.
August 18, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Moved to repeal Londonderry's old purchasing policy and adopt a new one; the motion failed on a 2-2 tie.
February 17, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Moved to put $500,000 toward new pickleball courts on the town ballot, half from the town's surplus fund and half from taxes; passed 4-1.
January 12, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Moved to let the town manager apply for a federal grant to hire more firefighters; passed 4-1.
June 15, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Moved to raise Londonderry's property tax credit for veterans with a total service-connected disability to the state maximum of $5,000 a year; passed 5-0.
July 21, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Moved to create the Pettengill Road tax increment financing district, meant to pay for traffic safety and other road and utility work in that area; passed 5-0.
March 3, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Moved to put $500,000 toward new pickleball courts on the town ballot, half from the town's surplus fund and half from taxes; passed 4-1.
January 12, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Track record — General
General · 19 records
Seconded and voted for removing Town Manager Shaun Mulholland for cause and naming former police chief Kim Bernard acting manager; both passed 3-2.
September 21, 2026
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Voted for a six-year property tax break schedule for new commercial and industrial projects, including one for PurposeEnergy; passed 3-2.
September 14, 2026
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Was endorsed by the New Hampshire AFL-CIO, the state labor federation, for the 2026 Rockingham District 16 House race.
September 5, 2026
Source: nhaflcio.org
Voted to ask the town manager to withdraw his July 30 memo ordering spending limits to cover rising legal costs; passed 3-2.
August 17, 2026
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Voted against approving the town's 2027-2029 strategic plan as the town manager first presented it; it failed 2-3.
July 20, 2026
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Voted to hire two outside law firms, Sheehan Phinney and Shaheen & Gordon, as town legal counsel; both passed 3-2.
July 6, 2026
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Moved to open an investigation into an anonymous complaint received by the council chair; it failed 2-2 with one abstention.
April 20, 2026
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Moved to recommend the town's fiscal 2027 operating budget to voters as revised by the finance director; the council voted 4-0-1.
January 19, 2026
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Voted against rezoning 2 Litchfield Road from commercial to residential use; the rezoning passed 3-2.
December 15, 2025
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Voted to use $600,000 from Londonderry's surplus fund to lower the 2025 tax rate; passed 3-2.
November 10, 2025
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Cast the only vote against new Londonderry Town Council rules of order; the rules passed 4-1.
April 7, 2025
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Moved to give a 750,000-square-foot industrial project a property tax break; he amended it from ten years to seven, and it passed 5-0.
January 20, 2025
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Moved to approve the town's agreement with the developer of a proposed behavioral health hospital on Innovation Way on safety rules and demand on town services; it failed 2-3.
September 23, 2024
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Was chosen vice chairman of the Londonderry Town Council by a 5-0 vote.
March 18, 2024
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Moved to rezone a Londonderry lot (Map 15, Lot 26) so the Granite YMCA could use it for recreation programs; the council passed it 4-1.
April 24, 2023
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Won a seat on the Londonderry Town Council in the March 2023 town election; the council chair congratulated him on his election at its next meeting.
March 20, 2023
Source: londonderrynh.gov
Cast the only vote against recommending state Sen. Sharon Carson for a seat on the Manchester Airport Authority; the council approved her 4-1.
October 16, 2017
Source: cmsarchive.civicplus.com
Seconded and voted for a three-year trial of yearly utility property appraisals by George Sansoucy, paid in two $82,000 installments, to raise town revenue; passed 4-1.
August 14, 2017
Source: cmsarchive.civicplus.com
Won a seat on the Londonderry Town Council in March 2017; the council chair welcomed him as a newly elected councilor at its March 27, 2017 meeting.
March 27, 2017
Source: cmsarchive.civicplus.com
Past race Ted Combes ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District Rockingham 16; New Hampshire