Denis Vincent Murphy II

Candidate for State Representative, Cheshire 11

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation: Engineer; town moderator
Lives in: Winchester

A House member since 2024, an engineer and Winchester town moderator since 2014, and a Kiwanis district governor. Serves on the House Municipal and County Government Committee.

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Photo: New Hampshire House of Representatives

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

Voted for a constitutional ban on income taxes.
From Citizens Count's 2026 voting-record summary for this issue ("Broad-based income tax").
Citizens Count: Denis Vincent Murphy II profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“a constitutional amendment that would ban any taxes on income”
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Voted to cap school district budget increases.
From Citizens Count's 2026 voting-record summary for this issue ("School district tax cap mandate").
Citizens Count: Denis Vincent Murphy II profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted to cap how much local school districts can increase their budget year to year”
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Education

Voted to remove income limits for Education Freedom Accounts.
From Citizens Count's 2025 voting-record summary for this issue (""Education Freedom Account" program").
Citizens Count: Denis Vincent Murphy II profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted to remove the household income limit to participate in the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program, with a 10,000 enrollment cap”
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Voted for statewide public school open enrollment.
From Citizens Count's 2026 voting-record summary for this issue ("Public school open enrollment with limits").
Citizens Count: Denis Vincent Murphy II profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted for open enrollment, allowing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state”
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Economy & jobs

Voted to cut the business enterprise tax rate.
From Citizens Count's 2026 voting-record summary for this issue ("Business tax decrease").
Citizens Count: Denis Vincent Murphy II profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted to cut the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2028”
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Environment & parks

Voted against expanding net energy metering eligibility.
From Citizens Count's 2025 voting-record summary for this issue ("Expand net metering opportunities").
Citizens Count: Denis Vincent Murphy II profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted against increasing net energy metering eligibility”
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Government & transparency

Voted for bills allowing separation by biological sex.
From Citizens Count's 2026 voting-record summary for this issue ("Allow segregation based on biological sex").
Citizens Count: Denis Vincent Murphy II profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted for several bills that would revise New Hampshire's anti-discrimination law to allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings”
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All sources (4)

2026 State General Election Candidate List
Election filing · New Hampshire Secretary of State · mm.nh.gov
2026 State General Election Candidate List (Cheshire County offices and districts)
Election filing · New Hampshire Secretary of State · mm.nh.gov
NH House member page: Rep. Denis Vincent Murphy II
Government record · New Hampshire General Court · gc.nh.gov
Citizens Count: Denis Vincent Murphy II profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

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