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State Representative, Hillsborough 12
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Nancy A. MurphyNew Hampshire House of Representatives

Nancy A. Murphy

Candidate for State Representative, Hillsborough 12

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Retired nurse
Lives in
Merrimack

A House member from 2018 to 2020 and since 2022; a retired DHHS nurse coordinator and a member of Merrimack Citizens for Clean Water. Serves on the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Voted against capping school district budget increases.In office

    Citizens Count's summary of House votes (2026).

    Citizens Count: Nancy A. Murphy profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against capping how much local school districts can increase their budget year to year”
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Public safety

  • Opposes requiring local police to aid immigration enforcement.

    Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2025 issue survey: "Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?"

    Citizens Count: Nancy A. Murphy profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “When asked a similar question on the 2018 Citizens Count survey, Murphy wrote, "To my knowledge there is no federal funding to cover these activities.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Voted against cutting the Business Enterprise Tax rate.In office

    Citizens Count's summary of House votes (2026).

    Citizens Count: Nancy A. Murphy profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against cutting the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2028”
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Environment & parks

  • Voted to expand net energy metering eligibility.In office

    Citizens Count's summary of House votes (2025).

    Citizens Count: Nancy A. Murphy profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts”
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Government & transparency

  • Voted against bills allowing sex-based separation in some settings.In office

    Citizens Count's summary of House votes (2026).

    Citizens Count: Nancy A. Murphy profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against several bills that would revise New Hampshire's anti-discrimination law to allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings, including HB 1217 ”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Nancy A. Murphy on them.

  • EducationNo documented position found.
  • HousingNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

All sources (4)

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