State

State Senator, 24th 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

Lou Gargiulo

Republican

Real estate asset firm CEO · Hampton Falls

The gist

Supports the Education Freedom Account program.
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Opposes state push to ease local zoning for housing.
Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Opposes passing stricter state gun control laws.
Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.

More about Lou

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Supports the Education Freedom Account program.
Citizens Count: Lou Gargiulo profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“EVERY PARENT AND EVERY CHILD should have the alternative of seeking schools that best educates and caters to there individual learning style.”
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Citizens Count: Lou Gargiulo profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“A Broad Based Tax would destroy the NH Advantage and place on par with Massachusetts/ Taxachusetts”
Opposes state push to ease local zoning for housing.
Citizens Count: Lou Gargiulo profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Encourging yes, mandating change at the expense of local control NO”
Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Citizens Count: Lou Gargiulo profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Absolutely, in the 15th,19th and 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution it is quite clear only US Citizens can vote in our elections.”
Opposes passing stricter state gun control laws.
Citizens Count: Lou Gargiulo profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Our current gun laws have suited us just fine.”
Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Citizens Count: Lou Gargiulo profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?”

Debra Altschiller

DemocraticIncumbent

Speechwriter; advocate for survivors of violence; state senator · Stratham

The gist

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

More about Debra

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Opposes the Education Freedom Account program.
Citizens Count: Debra Altschiller profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“This program is $12.3 million over budget and is projected to be $26.7 million over budget across the biennium.”
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Citizens Count: Debra Altschiller profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should NH add an income tax on earned income?”
Opposes requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Citizens Count: Debra Altschiller profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Voting is a constitutional right guaranteed by Article 11 of our state Constitution, which states that all elections are to be free and that every”
Supports passing stricter state gun control laws.
Citizens Count: Debra Altschiller profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“New Hampshire doesn't have strict gun laws to make stricter - it has some of the weakest gun violence prevention laws in the country.”
Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Citizens Count: Debra Altschiller profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Abortion is basic health care that gives people the freedom to fully control their bodies, lives, and futures.”
Supports restoring funding for the Office of the Child Advocate.
Citizens Count: Debra Altschiller profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“In 2017, through an appointment from the Governor, I was on the hiring and oversight committee for New Hampshire's first child advocate.”

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