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
Beth Cacciotti of Atkinson is a former chair of the Atkinson Select Board and owns a small finish carpentry business. She has worked in sales and marketing and holds a marketing degree from Granite State College.
Democratic
Christine (Chris) Duerr of Atkinson is vice chair of the town's Conflict of Interest Committee. She worked for 35 years as a public health nurse for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Records: Anti-Corruption 1 for
Republican · Incumbent
Debra DeSimone of Atkinson has served in the New Hampshire House since 2008 and was a municipal tax collector for 25 years. She has voted to keep and expand Education Freedom Accounts, which let families use state school money for private or home schooling.
Republican · Incumbent
Jay Markell of Atkinson has served in the New Hampshire House since 2024 and is a senior attorney at Family Legal P.C. He voted to remove the income limit on Education Freedom Accounts, which let families use state school money for private or home schooling.
Sources: gencourt.state.nh.us · sos.nh.gov