State

State Senator, 1st District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on New Hampshire laws and the state budget.

Candidates Compare by issue

Cathleen A. Fountain

Democratic

Accounting and healthcare professional; U.S. Navy veteran · Dalton

The gist

Opposes the Education Freedom Account program.
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Supports restoring funding for the Office of the Child Advocate.
Supports reinstating the interest and dividends tax.

More about Cathleen

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Opposes the Education Freedom Account program.
Citizens Count: Cathleen A. Fountain profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“No, I do not support the Education Freedom Account program in its current form.”
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Citizens Count: Cathleen A. Fountain profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“We need to restore the revenue resources that have been reduced or eliminated before anyone thinks of adding on something new.”
Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Citizens Count: Cathleen A. Fountain profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I believe decisions regarding abortion are deeply personal and should be made by a woman in consultation with her family, her physician, and her faith”
Supports restoring funding for the Office of the Child Advocate.
Citizens Count: Cathleen A. Fountain profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Yes, I support restoring funding for the Office of the Child Advocate.”
Supports reinstating the interest and dividends tax.
Citizens Count: Cathleen A. Fountain profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Yes, New Hampshire should reinstate the Interest and Dividends Tax.”

David Rochefort

RepublicanIncumbent

Pharmacist; state senator · Littleton

The gist

Supports the Education Freedom Account program.
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Opposes passing stricter state gun control laws.
Opposes guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Supports restoring funding for the Office of the Child Advocate.

More about David

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Supports the Education Freedom Account program.
Citizens Count: David Rochefort profile
Candidate 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”
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Citizens Count: David Rochefort profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should NH add an income tax on earned income?”
Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Citizens Count: David Rochefort profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should New Hampshire require new voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering to vote?”
Opposes passing stricter state gun control laws.
Citizens Count: David Rochefort profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?”
Opposes guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Citizens Count: David Rochefort profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I support the current NH law on abortion that prohibits elective late term abortion.”
Supports restoring funding for the Office of the Child Advocate.
Citizens Count: David Rochefort profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?”

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