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State Representative, Hillsborough 22

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2
Term
2 years
Candidates
4
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.

Greg Erskine

Democratic

Manchester

The gist

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Max Abramson

Republican

Manchester

The gist

  • Supports raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.
  • Opposes guaranteeing abortion access before 24 weeks.
  • Supports legalizing marijuana home-growing and private use.
  • Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
  • Supports public school open enrollment across districts.
  • Supports a state cap on school district budget increases.
  • Opposes stricter gun control laws.
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  1. Supports raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.

    Citizens Count: Max Abramson profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “There are many submegawatt dams and plants that are still rated just over 1 megawatt.”
  2. Opposes guaranteeing abortion access before 24 weeks.

    Citizens Count: Max Abramson profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Pro-adoption: couples should sit down with an adoption specialist to get help and look over the details of their case.”
  3. Supports legalizing marijuana home-growing and private use.

    Citizens Count: Max Abramson profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “The War on Drugs is a war on people and has contributed to the deaths of over 3 million Americans.”
  4. Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

    Citizens Count: Max Abramson profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “State ID should include something that lets the Town and City clerks know if someone has the right to vote here.”
  5. Supports public school open enrollment across districts.

    Citizens Count: Max Abramson profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “The money should follow the student.”
  6. Supports a state cap on school district budget increases.

    Citizens Count: Max Abramson profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “But the voters need some way to approve or override by a supermajority.”
  7. Opposes stricter gun control laws.

    Citizens Count: Max Abramson profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Cities, counties, and states that have passed stricter gun control laws have seen their crime rates and homicide rates go up--not down.”

Brittany Ping

Republican

Realtor · Manchester

The gist

  • Supports the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
  • Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.
  • Supports conditional ballots for voters registering without ID.
  • Opposes raising New Hampshire's minimum wage.
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  1. Supports the Education Freedom Account school choice program.

    Citizens Count: Brittany Ping profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “A child's educational opportunities should not be defined by their zip code, neighborhood, or economic circumstance.”
  2. Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.

    Citizens Count: Brittany Ping profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I would not vote to change current NH State Law which bans abortion at 24 weeks gestation with exceptions for fatal fetal diagnoses and the”
  3. Supports conditional ballots for voters registering without ID.

    Citizens Count: Brittany Ping profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I would not change current NH State Law regarding provisional ballots.”
  4. Opposes raising New Hampshire's minimum wage.

    Citizens Count: Brittany Ping profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Non-issue. There are an estimated 250 workers in NH that make minimum wage in tipped positions.”
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Nicole LeapleyNew Hampshire House of Representatives

Nicole Leapley

DemocraticIncumbent

Manchester

The gist

  • Voted against bills allowing sex-based separation in some settings.In office
  • Voted against capping school district budget increases.In office
  • Voted to expand net energy metering eligibility.In office
  • Voted to consider removing marijuana possession penalties.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Voted against bills allowing sex-based separation in some settings.

    Citizens Count: Nicole Leapley profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against several bills that would revise New Hampshire's anti-discrimination law to allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings, including HB 1217 ”
  2. Voted against capping school district budget increases.

    Citizens Count: Nicole Leapley profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against capping how much local school districts can increase their budget year to year”
  3. Voted to expand net energy metering eligibility.

    Citizens Count: Nicole Leapley profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts”
  4. Voted to consider removing marijuana possession penalties.

    Citizens Count: Nicole Leapley profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted to consider a bill remove legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana”

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