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State Representative

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Republican

Joseph Cole studied computer science at Southern New Hampshire University. In a 2020 Citizens Count survey he opposed broad-based income and sales taxes and supported lowering business taxes.

Democratic

Rich Green is a technical project manager in the payments software industry who served two terms as a Nashua Ward 5 selectman.

Democratic · Incumbent

Sanjeev K. Manohar has served in the New Hampshire House since 2024 and is a chemical engineering professor, scientist, and inventor. His priorities include lowering costs for working families and strengthening public education.

Democratic · Incumbent

Santosh D. Salvi has served in the New Hampshire House since 2024 and was elected to the Nashua Board of Education in 2025. He founded a technical training institute and focuses on keeping Nashua affordable and protecting public school funding.

Sources: gencourt.state.nh.us · sos.nh.gov