Tara Reardon
Candidate for State Senator, 15th District
Background
- Occupation
- Retired attorney; state senator
- Lives in
- Concord
- Campaign website
- tarareardon.com
A Concord Democrat serving her first state Senate term (2025–2026). She chaired the Merrimack County Board of Commissioners from 2016 to 2024, served in the New Hampshire House, and is a retired attorney.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should NH add an income tax on earned income?"
ReportCitizens Count: Tara Reardon profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should NH add an income tax on earned income?”
Public safety
Opposes requiring local police to aid federal immigration enforcement.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?"
ReportCitizens Count: Tara Reardon profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?”
Education
Opposes the Education Freedom Account program.
Answered "Against" on Citizens Count's 2024 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?"
ReportCitizens Count: Tara Reardon profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“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”
Housing
Supports state push to ease local zoning for housing.
Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?"
ReportCitizens Count: Tara Reardon profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?”
Economy & jobs
Supports raising New Hampshire's minimum wage.
Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?"
ReportCitizens Count: Tara Reardon profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?”
Health & human services
Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Answered "For" on Citizens Count's 2024 issue survey: "Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?"
ReportCitizens Count: Tara Reardon profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Health care decisions are a privacy matter between individuals and their medical professionals.”
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 (Merrimack County offices and districts)
Election filing · New Hampshire Secretary of State · mm.nh.gov
- New Hampshire Senate: District 15 senator biography
Government record · New Hampshire General Court · gc.nh.gov
- Citizens Count: Tara Reardon profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
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