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:
Democratic · Incumbent
Jonah Wheeler of Peterborough is a community and education organizer who has served in the New Hampshire House since 2022. He focuses on how the state raises revenue and shares it with towns for schools and services.
Republican
Kimberly Thomas of Peterborough has run her own small business since 2003. She opposes income and sales taxes, wants larger property tax breaks for elderly and disabled residents, and backs parental notification in schools.
Democratic · Incumbent
Peter Leishman is a Peterborough business owner who has served in the New Hampshire House since 2011, after an earlier term from 2006 to 2010, and sits on its Finance Committee. He opposes Education Freedom Accounts.
Sources: gencourt.state.nh.us · sos.nh.gov