Stephen Copithorne
Democratic
Disability services worker · Alton
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State Representative, Belknap 7
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- 3
- Term
- 2 years
- Candidates
- 5
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: A state representative votes on New Hampshire laws and the state budget in the 400-member House of Representatives.
Laura Dunham
Democratic
Retired teacher · Barnstead
The gist
- Opposes the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
- Opposes a state cap on school district budget increases.
- Opposes stricter gun control laws.
- Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.
- Supports raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.
- Supports legalizing marijuana home-growing and private use.
- Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.
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Opposes the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
Citizens Count: Laura Dunham profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“The passage of EFA vouchers for students who attend religious or charter schools or who are homeschooled has taken money directly from local school budgets.”
Opposes a state cap on school district budget increases.
Citizens Count: Laura Dunham profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“We need to trust local communities to make the decisions needed for their school district.”
Opposes stricter gun control laws.
Citizens Count: Laura Dunham profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Gun violence and gun-related deaths are very low in New Hampshire.”
Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.
Citizens Count: Laura Dunham profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I support protecting a woman’s right to make her own reproductive healthcare decisions in consultation with her healthcare provider.”
Supports raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.
Citizens Count: Laura Dunham profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“We need a reliable energy grid, and we need to incorporate renewable resources as much as possible so we are independent of spikes in oil”
Supports legalizing marijuana home-growing and private use.
Citizens Count: Laura Dunham profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“New Hampshire should consult with and learn from the experiences of other states and adopt ideas that have worked while addressing areas that are problematic.”
Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.
Citizens Count: Laura Dunham profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“When the majority of school funding comes from local property taxes, two things happen.”
Barbara Comtois
RepublicanIncumbent
State representative · Barnstead
The gist
- Voted to cap school district budget increases.
- Voted against expanding net energy metering eligibility.
- Voted to remove penalties for marijuana possession and use.
- Voted for statewide public school open enrollment.
- Voted for bills allowing separation by biological sex.
- Voted to ban local "sanctuary policies."
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Voted to cap school district budget increases.
Citizens Count: Barbara Comtois profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted to cap how much local school districts can increase their budget year to year”
Voted against expanding net energy metering eligibility.
Citizens Count: Barbara Comtois profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted against increasing net energy metering eligibility”
Voted to remove penalties for marijuana possession and use.
Citizens Count: Barbara Comtois profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted to remove legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana”
Voted for statewide public school open enrollment.
Citizens Count: Barbara Comtois profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted for open enrollment, allowing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state”
Voted for bills allowing separation by biological sex.
Citizens Count: Barbara Comtois profileCandidate 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”
Voted to ban local "sanctuary policies."
Citizens Count: Barbara Comtois profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted to prohibit "sanctuary policies" and require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement”
Paul A. Terry
RepublicanIncumbent
Retired pastor · Alton
The gist
- Voted to cap school district budget increases.
- Supports current school funding relying mostly on property taxes.
- Voted for statewide public school open enrollment.
- Voted for bills allowing separation by biological sex.
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Voted to cap school district budget increases.
Citizens Count: Paul A. Terry profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted to cap how much local school districts can increase their budget year to year”
Supports current school funding relying mostly on property taxes.
Citizens Count: Paul A. Terry profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Depending upon the outcome of recent court rulings, we may need to find a different mix of funding sources.”
Voted for statewide public school open enrollment.
Citizens Count: Paul A. Terry profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted for open enrollment, allowing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state”
Voted for bills allowing separation by biological sex.
Citizens Count: Paul A. Terry profileCandidate 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”
Peter R. Varney
RepublicanIncumbent
Engineer; fire chief · Alton
The gist
- Voted to cap school district budget increases.
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Voted to cap school district budget increases.
Citizens Count: Peter R. Varney profileCandidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted to cap how much local school districts can increase their budget year to year”
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