New Hampshire House · 2026 Session

HB 1689: Relative to the term of office for county officers in Belknap and Merrimack counties

Concurrence · April 9, 2026 · Yeas 65, nays 287

How each party voted

Democrats

Yea 18 · Nay 139 · Not voting 20

Republicans

Yea 47 · Nay 148 · Not voting 20

No party

Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Not voting 1

House Majority Leader Jason Osborne voted nay.

Bill: HB 1689
Motion: Concurrence
Date: April 9, 2026
Session: 2026 Session
Yeas–nays: Yeas 65, nays 287; 41 didn't vote (27 excused). Sherm Packard, who presides and votes only now and then, is one of them.
Result: Failed, as the official record marks it

Steven Smith presided and didn't vote.

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How each member voted

Yea (65)

Joe Alexander R-Hillsborough District 29
Deborah Aylward R-Merrimack District 5
Lorie Ball R-Rockingham District 25
Ross Berry R-Hillsborough District 44
Steve Bogert R-Belknap District 5
Mike Bordes R-Belknap District 5
Bill Boyd R-Hillsborough District 12
Nicholas Bridle R-Rockingham District 29
Anita Burroughs D-Carroll District 2
Brian Cole R-Hillsborough District 26
Arnie Davis R-Coos District 2
Debra DeSimone R-Rockingham District 18
Tom Dolan R-Rockingham District 16
Tanya Donnelly R-Rockingham District 25
Sean Durkin R-Coos District 1
Keith Erf R-Hillsborough District 28
Lisa Freeman R-Belknap District 8
Mary Georges D-Hillsborough District 23
Merryl Gibbs D-Merrimack District 23
Julie Gilman D-Rockingham District 11
Gerry Griffin R-Hillsborough District 42
Juliet Harvey-Bolia R-Belknap District 3
Chris Herbert D-Hillsborough District 24
Matthew Hicks D-Merrimack District 24
Allan Howland D-Strafford District 20
John Janigian R-Rockingham District 25
Sly Karasinski R-Cheshire District 10
Lori Korzen R-Coos District 7
Katelyn Kuttab R-Rockingham District 17
Rich Lascelles R-Hillsborough District 14
John MacDonald R-Carroll District 6
Wayne MacDonald R-Rockingham District 16
Jim Maggiore D-Rockingham District 23
Jennifer Mandelbaum D-Rockingham District 21
Dennis Mannion R-Rockingham District 25
Donald McFarlane R-Grafton District 18
Charles McMahon R-Rockingham District 17
Charlie Melvin R-Rockingham District 20
David Milz R-Rockingham District 13
Pete Morency R-Coos District 5
Mike Murphy R-Coos District 6
Jodi Newell D-Cheshire District 4
Mike Ouellet R-Coos District 3
Diane Pauer R-Hillsborough District 36
Mark Pearson R-Rockingham District 34
Steve Pearson R-Rockingham District 13
Matthew Pitaro R-Merrimack District 11
Daniel Popovici-Muller R-Rockingham District 17
Mark Proulx R-Hillsborough District 15
Jennifer Rhodes R-Cheshire District 17
Kim Rice R-Hillsborough District 38
Beth Richards D-Merrimack District 17
Terry Roy R-Rockingham District 31
Tom Schamberg D-Merrimack District 6
Alexis Simpson D-Rockingham District 33
Jim Spillane R-Rockingham District 2
Laurel Stavis D-Grafton District 13
Jared Sullivan D-Grafton District 2
Joe Sweeney R-Rockingham District 25
John Sytek R-Rockingham District 25
Laura Telerski D-Hillsborough District 11
Janet Wall D-Strafford District 11
Ken Weyler R-Rockingham District 14
Robert Wherry R-Hillsborough District 13
Matt Wilhelm D-Hillsborough District 21

Nay (287)

Glen Aldrich R-Belknap District 6
Susan Almy D-Grafton District 17
Dick Ames D-Cheshire District 13
Keith Ammon R-Hillsborough District 42
Louise Andrus R-Merrimack District 5
Judy Aron R-Sullivan District 4
Michael Aron R-Sullivan District 8
Cy Aures R-Merrimack District 13
Lino Avellani R-Carroll District 4
Glenn Bailey R-Strafford District 2
Peggy Balboni D-Rockingham District 38
Heather Baldwin D-Grafton District 4
Liz Barbour R-Hillsborough District 35
Luz Bay D-Strafford District 21
Calvin Beaulier R-Grafton District 1
Mike Belcher R-Carroll District 4
Cindy Bennett R-Rockingham District 4
Paul Berch D-Cheshire District 6
Lex Berezhny R-Grafton District 11
Dan Bergeron D-Hillsborough District 16
J.D. Bernardy R-Rockingham District 36
Peter Bixby D-Strafford District 13
Marie Bjelobrk R-Grafton District 5
Ralph Boehm R-Hillsborough District 38
Bill Bolton D-Grafton District 8
Bobbi Boudman D-Carroll District 7
Stephen Boyd R-Merrimack District 10
Pam Brown R-Rockingham District 14
Richard Brown R-Carroll District 8
Suraj Budathoki D-Hillsborough District 40
Claudine Burnham R-Strafford District 2
Wayne Burton D-Strafford District 10
Billie Butler D-Strafford District 12
Michael Cahill D-Rockingham District 10
Jose Cambrils R-Merrimack District 4
Tony Caplan D-Merrimack District 8
Manoj Chourasia D-Hillsborough District 11
Suzanne Chretien D-Hillsborough District 19
John Cloutier D-Sullivan District 6
Eleana Colby D-Merrimack District 9
Riché Colcombe R-Hillsborough District 30
Barbara Comtois R-Belknap District 7
Travis Corcoran R-Hillsborough District 28
Tom Cormen D-Grafton District 15
Patricia Cornell D-Hillsborough District 22
Karel Crawford R-Carroll District 3
Jim Creighton R-Hillsborough District 30
Hope Damon D-Sullivan District 8
Gary Daniels R-Hillsborough District 43
Will Darby D-Hillsborough District 11
Paul Dargie D-Hillsborough District 43
Fred Davis D-Hillsborough District 3
Denise DeDe-Poulin R-Strafford District 6
Sue DeLemus R-Strafford District 1
Susan DeRoy R-Strafford District 3
Sayra DeVito R-Rockingham District 8
Rick Devoid R-Merrimack District 1
Linda DiSilvestro D-Hillsborough District 17
Mike Drago R-Rockingham District 4
Matt Drew R-Hillsborough District 19
Margaret Drye R-Sullivan District 7
Pierre DuPont R-Hillsborough District 20
Russ Dumais R-Belknap District 6
Dillon Dumont R-Hillsborough District 13
Ron Dunn R-Rockingham District 16
Karen Ebel D-Merrimack District 7
Michael Edgar D-Rockingham District 29
Jess Edwards R-Rockingham District 31
Susan Elberger D-Hillsborough District 5
Myles England D-Strafford District 12
Sam Farrington R-Strafford District 8
Barry Faulkner D-Cheshire District 10
Jim Fedolfi R-Hillsborough District 30
Sallie Fellows D-Grafton District 8
Jack Flanagan R-Hillsborough District 45
Charlie Foote R-Rockingham District 13
Mary Ford R-Rockingham District 3
Lily Foss D-Hillsborough District 41
Dru Fox D-Cheshire District 2
Loren Foxx D-Hillsborough District 2
David Fracht D-Grafton District 16
Linda Franz R-Grafton District 6
Larry Gagne R-Hillsborough District 16
Eric Gallager D-Merrimack District 20
Nick Germana D-Cheshire District 15
Henry Giasson R-Hillsborough District 29
Gary Gilmore D-Strafford District 16
Ted Gorski R-Hillsborough District 2
Linda Gould R-Hillsborough District 2
Michael Granger R-Strafford District 2
George Grant R-Sullivan District 5
Alicia Gregg D-Hillsborough District 7
Jessica Grill D-Hillsborough District 18
Jaci Grote D-Rockingham District 24
Jim Gruber D-Cheshire District 16
Stephanie Grund D-Hillsborough District 34
Joe Guthrie R-Rockingham District 15
Jim Guzofski R-Rockingham District 1
Mary Hakken-Phillips D-Grafton District 12
Muriel Hall D-Merrimack District 9
Robley Hall R-Strafford District 1
Joe Hamblen R-Carroll District 3
Bob Harb R-Rockingham District 20
Mike Harrington R-Strafford District 18
Linda Harriott-Gathright D-Hillsborough District 10
Tim Hartnett D-Hillsborough District 41
Cathryn Harvey D-Cheshire District 6
Karen Hegner D-Hillsborough District 41
Wayne Hemingway R-Sullivan District 6
Greg Hill R-Merrimack District 2
Timothy Horrigan D-Strafford District 10
Molly Howard D-Hillsborough District 31
John Hunt R-Cheshire District 14
Martin Jack D-Hillsborough District 10
Samantha Jacobs D-Cheshire District 15
Erik Johnson D-Strafford District 11
Philip Jones D-Cheshire District 3
Lou Juris D-Hillsborough District 7
Thomas Kaczynski R-Strafford District 5
Diane Kelley R-Hillsborough District 32
Eileen Kelly D-Merrimack District 8
Cathy Kenny R-Hillsborough District 13
Erin Kerwin D-Hillsborough District 40
Steve Kesselring R-Hillsborough District 18
Aboul Khan R-Rockingham District 30
Seth King R-Coos District 4
Jim Kofalt R-Hillsborough District 32
Jessica LaMontagne D-Strafford District 17
Brian Labrie R-Hillsborough District 2
Rick Ladd R-Grafton District 5
Connie Lane D-Merrimack District 16
John Larochelle D-Strafford District 19
Erica Layon R-Rockingham District 13
Dan LeClerc D-Hillsborough District 34
Cassandra Levesque D-Strafford District 4
Melissa Litchfield R-Rockingham District 32
Christal Lloyd D-Hillsborough District 8
Patrick Long D-Hillsborough District 26
Darrell Louis R-Grafton District 1
David Love R-Rockingham District 13
Peter Lovett D-Grafton District 8
Janet Lucas D-Grafton District 7
David Luneau D-Merrimack District 9
Bob Lynn R-Rockingham District 17
Mark MacKenzie D-Hillsborough District 40
Dennis Malloy D-Rockingham District 24
Tom Mannion R-Hillsborough District 1
Sanjeev Manohar D-Hillsborough District 9
Zoe Manos D-Rockingham District 12
Jay Markell R-Rockingham District 18
Rita Mattson R-Cheshire District 18
Lisa Mazur R-Hillsborough District 44
Chris McAleer D-Carroll District 2
Valerie McDonnell R-Rockingham District 25
Kat McGhee D-Hillsborough District 35
Linda McGrath R-Rockingham District 40
Carol McGuire R-Merrimack District 27
Dan McGuire R-Merrimack District 14
Mark McLean R-Hillsborough District 15
Peter Mehegan R-Merrimack District 12
David Meuse D-Rockingham District 37
Julie Miles R-Hillsborough District 12
Seth Miller D-Strafford District 21
Larry Miner R-Rockingham District 7
Mike Moffett R-Merrimack District 4
Maureen Mooney R-Hillsborough District 12
Jon Morton R-Hillsborough District 39
Russ Muirhead D-Grafton District 12
Chris Muns D-Rockingham District 29
Denis Murphy R-Cheshire District 11
Mary Murphy R-Hillsborough District 27
Nancy Murphy D-Hillsborough District 12
Alissandra Murray D-Hillsborough District 20
Kate Murray D-Rockingham District 22
Megan Murray D-Hillsborough District 37
Brian Nadeau R-Rockingham District 4
Dave Nagel D-Belknap District 6
Rich Nalevanko R-Cheshire District 9
Ray Newman D-Hillsborough District 4
Sue Newman D-Hillsborough District 4
James Newsom D-Merrimack District 9
Kristin Noble R-Hillsborough District 2
Jeanine Notter R-Hillsborough District 12
Terri O'Rorke D-Cheshire District 7
Bill Ohm R-Hillsborough District 10
Jason Osborne R-Rockingham District 2
David Paige D-Carroll District 1
Mark Paige D-Rockingham District 11
Bill Palmer D-Sullivan District 2
Kathi Paquette R-Hillsborough District 25
Lucius Parshall D-Cheshire District 8
Stephanie Payeur D-Merrimack District 8
Wayne Pearson D-Strafford District 12
Ray Peeples R-Hillsborough District 14
Kristine Perez R-Rockingham District 16
Katy Peternel R-Carroll District 6
Peter Petrigno D-Hillsborough District 43
Marc Plamondon D-Hillsborough District 3
Ray Plante R-Merrimack District 27
Tom Ploszaj R-Belknap District 1
Yury Polozov R-Merrimack District 10
Susan Porcelli R-Rockingham District 19
Kelley Potenza R-Strafford District 19
John Potucek R-Rockingham District 13
David Preece D-Hillsborough District 17
Adam Presa R-Hillsborough District 12
Andrew Prout R-Hillsborough District 13
Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien R-Rockingham District 13
Jim Qualey R-Cheshire District 18
Heather Raymond D-Hillsborough District 5
Ellen Read D-Rockingham District 10
Sherri Reinfurt R-Hillsborough District 29
Ellen Rockmore D-Grafton District 12
James Roesener D-Merrimack District 22
Skip Rollins R-Sullivan District 3
Catherine Rombeau D-Hillsborough District 2
Rosemarie Rung D-Hillsborough District 12
Linda Ryan D-Hillsborough District 4
Matt Sabourin dit Choinière R-Rockingham District 30
Santosh Salvi D-Hillsborough District 9
Buzz Scherr D-Rockingham District 26
Peter Schmidt D-Strafford District 14
John Schneller R-Hillsborough District 2
Kris Schultz D-Merrimack District 29
Kevin Scully R-Hillsborough District 8
Brian Seaworth R-Merrimack District 12
Alvin See R-Merrimack District 26
Christine Seibert D-Hillsborough District 21
Loren Selig D-Strafford District 10
John Sellers R-Grafton District 10
Vanessa Sheehan R-Hillsborough District 43
Shane Sirois R-Hillsborough District 32
Jeremy Slottje R-Hillsborough District 13
Geoff Smith D-Strafford District 21
Jonathan Smith R-Carroll District 5
Marjorie Smith D-Strafford District 10
Jim Snodgrass D-Merrimack District 28
Carrie Sorensen D-Rockingham District 28
Julius Soti R-Rockingham District 35
Timothy Soucy D-Merrimack District 21
Tom Southworth D-Strafford District 11
Terry Spahr D-Grafton District 12
Carry Spier D-Hillsborough District 6
Terry Spilsbury R-Sullivan District 3
Charlie St. Clair D-Belknap District 5
Kathy Staub D-Hillsborough District 25
John Stone D-Strafford District 12
Jerry Stringham D-Grafton District 3
John Suiter R-Hillsborough District 36
Brian Sullivan D-Sullivan District 1
Jim Summers R-Rockingham District 20
Dale Swanson D-Hillsborough District 5
George Sykes D-Grafton District 14
Brian Taylor R-Carroll District 8
Trinidad Tellez D-Hillsborough District 40
Paul Terry R-Belknap District 7
Dick Thackston R-Cheshire District 12
James Thibault R-Merrimack District 25
Doug Thomas R-Rockingham District 16
Wendy Thomas D-Hillsborough District 12
James Tierney R-Coos District 1
Travis Toner R-Belknap District 4
Marc Tremblay R-Coos District 5
Richard Tripp R-Rockingham District 13
Paul Tudor R-Rockingham District 1
Len Turcotte R-Strafford District 4
Eric Turer D-Rockingham District 6
Jordan Ulery R-Hillsborough District 13
Sue Vail D-Hillsborough District 6
Mark Vallone D-Rockingham District 5
Sue Vandecasteele R-Rockingham District 25
Dan Veilleux D-Hillsborough District 34
Kevin Verville R-Rockingham District 2
Michael Vose R-Rockingham District 5
David Walker R-Strafford District 19
Mary Jane Wallner D-Merrimack District 19
Lilli Walsh R-Rockingham District 15
Thomas Walsh R-Merrimack District 10
Gerry Ward D-Rockingham District 27
Lucy Weber D-Cheshire District 5
Toni Weinstein D-Rockingham District 10
Jonah Wheeler D-Hillsborough District 33
Vicki Wilson R-Rockingham District 9
Clayton Wood R-Merrimack District 13
Steve Woodcock D-Carroll District 1
Gary Woods D-Merrimack District 30
Erica de Vries D-Rockingham District 29

Excused (27)

Paige Beauchemin D-Hillsborough District 3
Efstathia Booras D-Hillsborough District 8
Tracy Bricchi D-Merrimack District 15
Scott Bryer R-Rockingham District 1
Tom Buco D-Carroll District 1
Matt Coker R-Belknap District 2
Dale Girard R-Sullivan District 6
Gaby Grossman D-Rockingham District 11
Linda Haskins D-Rockingham District 11
Heath Howard D-Strafford District 4
Jean Jeudy D-Hillsborough District 23
Phyllis Katsakiores R-Rockingham District 13
Lee Ann Kluger D-Hillsborough District 6
Allison Knab D-Rockingham District 12
John Leavitt R-Merrimack District 10
Peter Leishman D-Hillsborough District 33
Amy Malone D-Strafford District 9
Jodi Nelson R-Rockingham District 13
Thomas Oppel D-Grafton District 9
Lisa Post R-Hillsborough District 42
Ned Raynolds D-Rockingham District 39
Greg Sargent D-Merrimack District 7
Donald Selby R-Rockingham District 9
Catherine Sofikitis D-Hillsborough District 7
Jeff Tenczar R-Hillsborough District 1
Alice Wade D-Strafford District 15
Mark Warden R-Hillsborough District 39

Not voting (14)

Aidan Ankarberg I-Strafford District 7
Joseph Barton R-Grafton District 1
Bill Dolan D-Hillsborough District 9
Ernesto Gonzalez R-Merrimack District 3
Nicole Leapley D-Hillsborough District 22
David Lundgren R-Rockingham District 16
Jim MacKay D-Merrimack District 18
Tim Mannion R-Hillsborough District 1
Sheri Minor R-Belknap District 5
Bryan Morse R-Merrimack District 3
Sherm Packard R-Rockingham District 16
Steven Smith R-Sullivan District 3
Douglas Trottier R-Belknap District 8
Peter Varney R-Belknap District 7