State

State Senator, 11th 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

Shannon E. Chandley

Democratic

Former state senator · Amherst

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 raising New Hampshire's minimum wage.
Voted against banning local "sanctuary policies."
Voted against mandatory minimum sentences for supplying fentanyl.

More about Shannon

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Opposes the Education Freedom Account program.
Citizens Count: Shannon E. Chandley profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“This program, originally slated for $129,000 has cost New Hampshire residents almost $15 million dollars this year alone.”
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Citizens Count: Shannon E. Chandley profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should NH add an income tax on earned income?”
Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Citizens Count: Shannon E. Chandley profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Personal and private medical decisions should be made by patients in consultation with medical providers and trusted loved ones.”
Supports raising New Hampshire's minimum wage.
Citizens Count: Shannon E. Chandley profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I believe in building the strongest workforce for New Hampshire as possible and one way of doing so is ensuring a higher minimum wage for”
Voted against banning local "sanctuary policies."
Citizens Count: Shannon E. Chandley profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted against ban on state and local governments adopting "sanctuary policies" ( SB 563 )”
Voted against mandatory minimum sentences for supplying fentanyl.
Citizens Count: Shannon E. Chandley profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voted against a mandatory minimum sentence for supplying fentanyl ( SB 415 ), voted against a mandatory minimum 10-year prison sentence for the crime of”

Tim McGough

RepublicanIncumbent

Medical device company CEO; paramedic; state senator · Merrimack

The gist

Supports the Education Freedom Account program.
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Opposes passing stricter state gun control laws.
Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Opposes raising New Hampshire's minimum wage.
Supports requiring local police to aid federal immigration enforcement.

More about Tim

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Supports the Education Freedom Account program.
Citizens Count: Tim McGough 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: Tim McGough profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Will not support any income tax.”
Opposes passing stricter state gun control laws.
Citizens Count: Tim McGough profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“The NH and US Constitutions are clear here. These rights are guaranteed.”
Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Citizens Count: Tim McGough profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“A clear top priority among many voters in the wake of the Dobbs decision is to preserve the NH Fetal Life Protection Act - the”
Opposes raising New Hampshire's minimum wage.
Citizens Count: Tim McGough profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Most jobs in NH pay well above the minimum wage already, and businesses must pay a competitive market wage in order to attract and retain”
Supports requiring local police to aid federal immigration enforcement.
Citizens Count: Tim McGough profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?”

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