State

State Representative, Hillsborough 36

Vote for: 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.

Candidates Compare by issue

Michael Pellerito

Democratic

Program manager · Brookline

The gist

Opposes the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.
Supports more state action on climate change.
Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.
Supports legalizing marijuana with licensed private retailers.

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Opposes the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
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“Private schools do not meet the same standards of accountability as public schools and do not accept all students.”
Opposes banning abortion during the first trimester.
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“Abortion, reproductive care, and other health care services are between a woman and her doctor.”
Supports more state action on climate change.
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“Government can be a sponsor to facilitate innovation which can lead to jobs and clean energy use that increases efficiency over time”
Opposes school funding relying mostly on local property taxes.
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“I support an increase to the per pupil level of funding from where it is now.”
Supports legalizing marijuana with licensed private retailers.
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“Surrounding states are getting revenue from recreational Marijuana, NH can a use new revenue generator.”

Stephen Spratt

Democratic

Greenville

The gist

No documented position found.

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Diane Pauer

RepublicanIncumbent

Retired electrical engineer · Brookline

The gist

Supports the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
Supports allowing sex-based separation in some facilities.
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Supports lowering New Hampshire business taxes.
Supports state push for local zoning changes for housing.
Supports encouraging nuclear power development in New Hampshire.
Opposes raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.

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Supports the Education Freedom Account school choice program.
Citizens Count: Diane Pauer profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I support school choice and New Hampshire's Education Freedom Account (EFA) program.”
Supports allowing sex-based separation in some facilities.
Citizens Count: Diane Pauer profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I believe that New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws should recognize that there are appropriate settings where privacy, safety, and biological differences justify separate accommodations based on”
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Citizens Count: Diane Pauer profile
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“I oppose any state income tax in order to protect the NH Advantage.”
Supports lowering New Hampshire business taxes.
Citizens Count: Diane Pauer profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I support business tax relief including modest reductions in the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) and Business Profits Tax (BPT) in order to make N.H.”
Supports state push for local zoning changes for housing.
Citizens Count: Diane Pauer profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I support repealing unreasonable local zoning regulations that unnecessarily restrict housing development and infringe on private property rights, including the rights of property owners and”
Supports encouraging nuclear power development in New Hampshire.
Citizens Count: Diane Pauer profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I believe New Hampshire should do more to encourage the development of nuclear power, including small modular reactors (SMRs), as part of a diverse and”
Opposes raising the net metering cap to 5 megawatts.
Citizens Count: Diane Pauer profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I do not support expanding the net energy metering system capacity cap from 1 MW to 5 MW for all residential and commercial customers.”

John W. Suiter

RepublicanIncumbent

Mason

The gist

Voted for bills allowing sex-based separation in some settings.In office
Voted to cut the Business Enterprise Tax rate.In office
Voted for statewide public school open enrollment.In office
Voted to remove the EFA program's household income limit.In office
Voted against expanding net energy metering eligibility.In office
Voted to keep penalties for marijuana possession and use.In office
Voted to ban sanctuary policies and require immigration cooperation.In office

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

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Voted for bills allowing sex-based separation in some settings.
Citizens Count: John W. Suiter profile
Candidate 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, including HB 1299 ”
Voted to cut the Business Enterprise Tax rate.
Citizens Count: John W. Suiter profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted to cut the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2028”
Voted for statewide public school open enrollment.
Citizens Count: John W. Suiter profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted for open enrollment, allowing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state”
Voted to remove the EFA program's household income limit.
Citizens Count: John W. Suiter profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted to remove the household income limit to participate in the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program, with a 10,000 enrollment cap”
Voted against expanding net energy metering eligibility.
Citizens Count: John W. Suiter profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted against increasing net energy metering eligibility”
Voted to keep penalties for marijuana possession and use.
Citizens Count: John W. Suiter profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted to keep legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana”
Voted to ban sanctuary policies and require immigration cooperation.
Citizens Count: John W. Suiter 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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