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
Ginna Schonwald is a retired children's librarian and Barrington substitute teacher who has served as a town supervisor of the checklist. She opposes Education Freedom Accounts and abortion bans.
Republican
JoAnne Hack is a Barrington small business owner who has lived in the town for 25 years. She opposes any income or sales tax and wants to protect gun rights.
Democratic
Kimberly McGlinchey of Strafford is a former science teacher and school curriculum director with a doctorate in education from UNH. She wants Education Freedom Accounts reworked so they stop draining money from public schools.
Republican
Kurt Wuelper of Strafford served in the New Hampshire House from 2014 to 2022, retired from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and serves as a school meeting moderator. He supports Education Freedom Accounts.
Democratic
Scott Shepard holds a doctorate in genetics and has served on the Barrington Planning Board and chaired its capital improvements committee. He focuses on housing, childcare, and how the state funds schools.
Republican
Tanya Rich of Strafford is a licensed cosmetologist and independent nail technician who once owned her own salon. She opposes income and sales taxes and supports school choice and parental rights.
Sources: gencourt.state.nh.us · sos.nh.gov