Brian Newcomb
Republican · NH · Hillsborough County Sheriff
Brian Newcomb has led the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office since March 2025, when the county's state lawmakers picked him to fill a vacancy. A 24-year veteran of the office, he has said his priorities are recruiting deputies and upgrading the office's technology.
Where Brian Newcomb stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Warned residents that his office would never demand gift cards or cryptocurrency by phone to settle a warrant or fine.
August 13, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wmur.com
Reported his office's eight-week online child abuse crackdown, which led to 27 arrests and found or rescued five children statewide.
June 10, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wmur.com
Offered to cover Temple and Greenville's first year of new dispatch software with sheriff's office grant funds.
May 11, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: templenh.gov
Joined New Hampshire's other county sheriffs in urging lawmakers to change the state's bail rules.
March 10, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: news.rochesternh.gov
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Endorsed Kelly Ayotte for governor in her 2026 reelection campaign.
September 8, 2026
Source: kellyfornh.com
Received the New England Police Benevolent Association's endorsement for Hillsborough County sheriff.
June 24, 2026
Source: nepba.org
Signed an agreement with ICE to let trained deputies help enforce federal immigration laws during their regular work.
June 11, 2025
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Past race Brian Newcomb ran in:
- Sheriff · November 3, 2026 · Hillsborough County, New Hampshire · incumbent