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State Senator, 15th District

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2 years
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Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

Dennis Blankenbeker

Republican

Information technology project manager · Concord

The gist

  • Pledged to oppose any broad-based sales or income tax.
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  1. Pledged to oppose any broad-based sales or income tax.

    Citizens Count: Dennis Blankenbeker profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “I will oppose all efforts to impose a sales, income, or other broadbased tax on the taxpayers of the State of New Hampshire.”
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Tara ReardonOfficial portrait — New Hampshire Senate

Tara Reardon

DemocraticIncumbent

Retired attorney; state senator · Concord

The gist

  • Opposes the Education Freedom Account program.
  • Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
  • Supports state push to ease local zoning for housing.
  • Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
  • Supports raising New Hampshire's minimum wage.
  • Opposes requiring local police to aid federal immigration enforcement.
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  1. Opposes the Education Freedom Account program.

    Citizens Count: Tara Reardon 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”
  2. Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.

    Citizens Count: Tara Reardon profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Should NH add an income tax on earned income?”
  3. Supports state push to ease local zoning for housing.

    Citizens Count: Tara Reardon profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?”
  4. Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.

    Citizens Count: Tara Reardon profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Health care decisions are a privacy matter between individuals and their medical professionals.”
  5. Supports raising New Hampshire's minimum wage.

    Citizens Count: Tara Reardon profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?”
  6. Opposes requiring local police to aid federal immigration enforcement.

    Citizens Count: Tara Reardon profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?”

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State Senator, 15th District · New Hampshire 2026 General Election · The Gist