State

State Senator, 5th 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

Conrad Schoeffter

Republican

Republican Party official · Plainfield

The gist

Supports the Education Freedom Account program.
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Supports 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 Conrad

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Supports the Education Freedom Account program.
Citizens Count: Conrad Schoeffter 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: Conrad Schoeffter profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should NH add an income tax on earned income?”
Supports state push to ease local zoning for housing.
Citizens Count: Conrad Schoeffter profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“The operative word here is 'encourage' rather than mandate.”
Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Citizens Count: Conrad Schoeffter 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: Conrad Schoeffter profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?”
Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Citizens Count: Conrad Schoeffter profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?”

Suzanne M. Prentiss

DemocraticIncumbent

Paramedic; executive director; state senator · Lebanon

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.
Opposes requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Supports restoring funding for the Office of the Child Advocate.

More about Suzanne

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Opposes the Education Freedom Account program.
Citizens Count: Suzanne M. Prentiss profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I support parents making the educational choices they believe are best for their children.”
Opposes adding a state income tax on earned income.
Citizens Count: Suzanne M. Prentiss profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Should NH add an income tax on earned income?”
Supports state push to ease local zoning for housing.
Citizens Count: Suzanne M. Prentiss profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“Encourage, incentivize is the approach I support as in the Housing Champions program.”
Opposes requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Citizens Count: Suzanne M. Prentiss profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I believe only U.S. citizens should vote, but eligible citizens should not lose access to the ballot simply because they do not have a passport”
Supports guaranteeing a right to abortion before 24 weeks.
Citizens Count: Suzanne M. Prentiss profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“I do not support arbitrary legislative limitations on abortion because these decisions belong between a patient and their medical provider, particularly in the most difficult”
Supports restoring funding for the Office of the Child Advocate.
Citizens Count: Suzanne M. Prentiss profile
Candidate questionnaire · Citizens Count · citizenscount.org
“**Yes.** The Office of the Child Advocate is an independent watchdog charged with protecting some of New Hampshire’s most vulnerable children, including those in the”

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