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
Heather Deiner is a Manchester Ward 5 renter who volunteers weekly with a local mutual aid group and works as a Ward 5 poll worker. Her priorities are more affordable and publicly built housing and stronger funding for public schools.
Republican · Incumbent
Kathleen Paquette has represented Manchester's Ward 5 in the New Hampshire House since 2024 and sits on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. A small business owner with 25 years in geriatric health care, she focuses on stronger bail laws and restitution for crime victims.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for, 4 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 5 for, Gun Control 2 against,
Democratic · Incumbent
Kathy Staub has represented Manchester's Ward 5 in the New Hampshire House since 2022 and sits on the Labor Committee; she is a retired museum educator and former city school board member. Her priorities are affordable housing funding and raising the minimum wage to at least $15.
Records: Housing Affordability 13 for, Labor Rights 11 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 7 against,
Sources: gencourt.state.nh.us · sos.nh.gov