New Hampshire Senate

New Hampshire State Senate
New Hampshire General Court

Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	December 1, 2014
Leadership
President of the Senate	Chuck Morse (R) Since September 3, 2013
Majority Leader	Jeb Bradley (R) Since December 1, 2010
Minority Leader	Jeff Woodburn (D) Since December 1, 2014
Structure
Seats	24

Political groups	Governing party Republican (14) Opposition party Democratic (10)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Part Second, New Hampshire Constitution
Salary	$100/year
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (24 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016 (24 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place

State Senate Chamber New Hampshire State House Concord, New Hampshire
Website
gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate

The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population. Currently, there are 14 Republicans and 10 Democrats.

2014-2016 biennial session

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	11	12	23	1

Begin session 2014	10	14	24	0
June 6, 2016^[1]	10	13	23	1
Latest voting share	7001435000000000000♠43.5%	7001565000000000000♠56.5%

Leadership of the New Hampshire Senate

Position	Name	Party	District
President of the Senate	Chuck Morse	Republican	22
Majority Leader	Jeb Bradley	Republican	3
Minority Leader	Jeff Woodburn	Democratic	1

Members of the New Hampshire Senate

District	Representative	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Jeff Woodburn	Dem	Dalton	2012
2	Jeanie Forrester	Rep	Meredith	2010
3	Jeb Bradley	Rep	Wolfeboro	2009
4	David H. Watters	Dem	Dover	2012
5	David Pierce	Dem	Etna	2012
6	Sam Cataldo	Rep	Farmington	2012
7	Andrew Hosmer	Dem	Laconia	2012
8	Vacant
9	Andy Sanborn	Rep	Bedford	2010
10	Molly Kelly	Dem	Keene	2006
11	Gary L. Daniels	Rep	Milford	2014
12	Kevin Avard	Rep	Nashua	2014
13	Bette Lasky	Dem	Nashua	2012 (2008-2010)
14	Sharon Carson	Rep	Londonderry	2008
15	Dan Feltes	Dem	Concord	2014
16	David Boutin	Rep	Hooksett	2010
17	John Reagan	Rep	Deerfield	2012
18	Donna Soucy	Dem	Manchester	2012
19	Regina Birdsell	Rep	Hampstead	2014
20	Lou D'Allesandro	Dem	Manchester	1998
21	Martha Fuller Clark	Dem	Portsmouth	2012 (2004-2010)
22	Chuck Morse	Rep	Salem	2010 (2002-2006)
23	Russell Prescott	Rep	Kingston	2010 (2000-2004)
24	Nancy Stiles	Rep	Hampton	2010

References

↑ Republican Jerry Little (District 8) resigned to become state banking commissioner.

External links

New Hampshire Senate official website
Project Vote Smart - State Senate of New Hampshire voter information

Members of the New Hampshire State Senate

164th General Court (2014-2016)

President of the Senate: Chuck Morse (R)
President Pro Tempore: Sharon Carson (R)
Majority Leader: Jeb Bradley (R)
Minority Leader: Jeff Woodburn (D)

Jeff Woodburn (D)
Jeanie Forrester (R)
Jeb Bradley (R)
David H. Watters (D)
Vacant
Sam Cataldo (R)

Andrew Hosmer (D)
Vacant
Andy Sanborn (R)
Molly Kelly (D)
Gary L. Daniels (R)
Kevin Avard (R)

Bette Lasky (D)
Sharon Carson (R)
Dan Feltes (D)
David Boutin (R)
John Reagan (R)
Donna Soucy (D)

Regina Birdsell (R)
Lou D'Allesandro (D)
Martha Fuller Clark (D)
Chuck Morse (R)
Russell Prescott (R)
Nancy Stiles (R)

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Coordinates: 43°12′28.6″N 71°32′09.6″W / 43.207944°N 71.536000°W / 43.207944; -71.536000

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 136011275 LCCN: n50060661 GND: 253901-9

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