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State Senator, 5th District
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Suzanne M. PrentissOfficial portrait — New Hampshire Senate

Suzanne M. Prentiss

Candidate for State Senator, 5th District

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Paramedic; executive director; state senator
Lives in
Lebanon
Campaign website
prentissfornh.com

A Lebanon paramedic and executive director serving her third state Senate term. She served on the Lebanon City Council from 2009 to 2021, including as mayor from 2017 to 2019.

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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 2026 issue survey: "Should NH add an income tax on earned income?"

    Citizens Count: Suzanne M. Prentiss profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Should NH add an income tax on earned income?”
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Education

  • Opposes the Education Freedom Account program.

    Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Do you support the “Education Freedom Account” program, which gives students access to the per-pupil share of state school funding to spend on private school or home school expenses?"

    Citizens Count: Suzanne M. Prentiss profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I support parents making the educational choices they believe are best for their children.”
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Housing

  • Supports state push to ease local zoning for housing.

    Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?"

    Citizens Count: Suzanne M. Prentiss profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Encourage, incentivize is the approach I support as in the Housing Champions program.”
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Health & human services

  • Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.

    Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?"

    Citizens Count: Suzanne M. Prentiss profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I do not support arbitrary legislative limitations on abortion because these decisions belong between a patient and their medical provider, particularly in the most difficult”
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  • Supports restoring funding for the Office of the Child Advocate.

    Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?"

    Citizens Count: Suzanne M. Prentiss profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “**Yes.** The Office of the Child Advocate is an independent watchdog charged with protecting some of New Hampshire’s most vulnerable children, including those in the”
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Government & transparency

  • Opposes requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

    Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2026 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire require new voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering to vote?"

    Citizens Count: Suzanne M. Prentiss profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I believe only U.S. citizens should vote, but eligible citizens should not lose access to the ballot simply because they do not have a passport”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Suzanne M. Prentiss on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.

All sources (6)

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