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State Senator, 21st District

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Nov 3, 2026

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

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Rebecca Perkins KwokaOfficial portrait — New Hampshire Senate

Rebecca Perkins Kwoka

DemocraticIncumbent

Lawyer; state senator · Portsmouth

The gist

  • Voted to advance repealing the Education Freedom Account program.
  • Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
  • Voted for the Housing Champion program for workforce housing.
  • Voted to advance bills barring new state abortion restrictions.
  • Voted against banning local "sanctuary policies."
  • Voted against mandatory minimum sentences for supplying fentanyl.
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  1. Voted to advance repealing the Education Freedom Account program.

    Citizens Count: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “In 2022, Perkins Kwoka voted to consider repealing the Education Freedom Account program ( SB 432 )”
  2. Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.

    Citizens Count: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Should NH add an income tax on earned income?”
  3. Voted for the Housing Champion program for workforce housing.

    Citizens Count: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

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  4. Voted to advance bills barring new state abortion restrictions.

    Citizens Count: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Sen”
  5. Voted against banning local "sanctuary policies."

    Citizens Count: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka profile

    Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org

    “Voted against ban on state and local governments adopting "sanctuary policies" ( SB 563 )”
  6. Voted against mandatory minimum sentences for supplying fentanyl.

    Citizens Count: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka 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”

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