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State Representative, Hillsborough 1

Vote for
4
Term
2 years
Candidates
7
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.

Lisa Brown

Democratic

Substitute teacher · Pelham

The gist

No documented position found.

Noah Lamoureaux

Democratic

Pelham

The gist

No documented position found.

Deborah Kruzel

Republican

Realtor · Pelham

The gist

  • Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.
  • Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
  • Supports a state cap on school district budget increases.
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  1. Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.

    Citizens Count: Deborah Kruzel profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Competencies across the country have been down since the early 2000's.”
  2. Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

    Citizens Count: Deborah Kruzel profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I would even want tthose already registered to show their documentation as well during some reasonable timeframe (2 years?) to verify that everyone on the”
  3. Supports a state cap on school district budget increases.

    Citizens Count: Deborah Kruzel profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “My experience in biology research at MIT and substituting in local schools/going to school board meetings is that adminstrations that get 'free money/OPM' from the”

Diane Rogers

Republican

School bus driver · Pelham

The gist

  • Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.
  • Supports encouraging nuclear power development in New Hampshire.
  • Opposes raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.
  • Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.
  • Opposes public school open enrollment across districts.
  • Opposes stricter gun control laws.
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  1. Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.

    Citizens Count: Diane Rogers profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Abortion with limits. 24 weeks is too long, 6 months is way too long for abortion.”
  2. Supports encouraging nuclear power development in New Hampshire.

    Citizens Count: Diane Rogers profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Clean inexpensive energy. Energy independence”
  3. Opposes raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.

    Citizens Count: Diane Rogers profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “need to look into it more, would like to learn more about it but right now against.”
  4. Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.

    Citizens Count: Diane Rogers profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Property taxes are too high schools get funding from government, school choice is good money directly to families for choice”
  5. Opposes public school open enrollment across districts.

    Citizens Count: Diane Rogers profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Not necessary in NH. As we already have many regional schools. Students should attend school in their town unless choose to go private”
  6. Opposes stricter gun control laws.

    Citizens Count: Diane Rogers profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “2nd amendment is our constitutional right. NH has low gun crime”

Tom Mannion

RepublicanIncumbent

Software engineer · Pelham

The gist

  • Supports legalizing marijuana home-growing and private use.
  • Opposes conditional ballots for voters registering without ID.
  • Opposes raising New Hampshire's minimum wage.
  • Supports the state ban on teaching certain race concepts.
  • Opposes extending the renewable energy portfolio standard.
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  1. Supports legalizing marijuana home-growing and private use.

    Citizens Count: Tom Mannion profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Ideally we won't hand the state a monopoly on the program, but a compromise solution that allows for legalization under this model vs.”
  2. Opposes conditional ballots for voters registering without ID.

    Citizens Count: Tom Mannion profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I don't believe voting/registration without an ID should be permitted in any instance. The 'deadline' should be the day of the election.”
  3. Opposes raising New Hampshire's minimum wage.

    Citizens Count: Tom Mannion profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Wages should be determined by the market.”
  4. Supports the state ban on teaching certain race concepts.

    Citizens Count: Tom Mannion profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Racism has no place in the public education system.”
  5. Opposes extending the renewable energy portfolio standard.

    Citizens Count: Tom Mannion profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Energy sources should always be the cheapest available. Mandating specific types is corporate welfare and hurts consumers.”

Jeffrey F. Tenczar

RepublicanIncumbent

Retired state trooper · Pelham

The gist

  • Opposes conditional ballots for voters registering without ID.
  • Voted to ban sanctuary policies and require immigration cooperation.In office

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  1. Opposes conditional ballots for voters registering without ID.

    Citizens Count: Jeffrey F. Tenczar profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “No ID = No ballot”
  2. Voted to ban sanctuary policies and require immigration cooperation.

    Citizens Count: Jeffrey F. Tenczar profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted to prohibit "sanctuary policies" and require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement”

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