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State Senator, 21st District
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Rebecca Perkins Kwoka

Candidate for State Senator, 21st District

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Lawyer; state senator
Lives in
Portsmouth
Campaign website
voterebeccanh.com

A Portsmouth lawyer serving her third state Senate term (2021–present). She previously served four years on the Portsmouth City Council.

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Photo: Official portrait — New Hampshire Senate

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.

    Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2022 issue survey: "Should NH add an income tax on earned income?"

    Citizens Count: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Should NH add an income tax on earned income?”
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Public safety

  • Voted against banning local "sanctuary policies."

    From Citizens Count's summary of legislative votes (updated 2024).

    Citizens Count: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against ban on state and local governments adopting "sanctuary policies" ( SB 563 )”
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Education

  • Voted to advance repealing the Education Freedom Account program.

    From Citizens Count's summary of legislative votes (updated 2024).

    Citizens Count: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “In 2022, Perkins Kwoka voted to consider repealing the Education Freedom Account program ( SB 432 )”
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Housing

Health & human services

Courts & justice

  • Voted against mandatory minimum sentences for supplying fentanyl.

    From Citizens Count's summary of legislative votes (updated 2024).

    Citizens Count: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against a mandatory minimum sentence for supplying fentanyl ( SB 415 ), voted against a mandatory minimum 10-year prison sentence for the crime of”
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