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New Hampshire State Senate
New Hampshire General Court

Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	December 5, 2012
Leadership
President of the Senate	Peter Bragdon, (R) Since December 1, 2010
Majority Leader	Jeb Bradley, (R) Since December 1, 2010
Minority Leader	Sylvia Larsen, (D) Since December 1, 2010
Structure
Seats	24
Political groups	Republican Party (13) Democratic Party (11)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Part Second, New Hampshire Constitution
Salary	$100/year
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2012 (24 seats)
Next election	November 4, 2014 (24 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place

State Senate Chamber New Hampshire State Capitol 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 13 Republicans and 11 Democrats.

1 2012-2014 biennial session
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

2012-2014 biennial session [edit]

Composition [edit]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	5	18	23	1

Begin	11	13	24	0
Latest voting share	45.8%	54.2%

Leadership of the New Hampshire Senate [edit]

Position	Name	Party	District
President of the Senate	Peter Bragdon	Republican	11
Majority Leader	Jeb Bradley	Republican	3
Minority Leader	Sylvia Larsen	Democratic	15

Members of the New Hampshire Senate [edit]

District	Representative	Party	Residence	First Elected
1	Jeff Woodburn	Democratic	Dalton	2012
2	Jeanie Forrester	Republican	Meredith	2010
3	Jeb Bradley	Republican	Wolfeboro	2009
4	David Watters	Democratic	Dover	2012
5	David Pierce	Democratic	Etna	2012
6	Sam Cataldo	Republican	Farmington	2012
7	Andrew Hosmer	Democratic	Laconia	2012
8	Bob Odell	Republican	Lempster	2002
9	Andy Sanborn	Republican	Bedford	2010
10	Molly Kelly	Democratic	Keene	2006
11	Peter Bragdon	Republican	Milford	2004
12	Peggy Gilmour	Democratic	Hollis	2012 (2008-2010)
13	Bette Lasky	Democratic	Nashua	2012 (2008-2010)
14	Sharon Carson	Republican	Londonderry	2008
15	Sylvia Larsen	Democratic	Concord	1994
16	David Boutin	Republican	Hooksett	2010
17	John Reagan	Republican	Deerfield	2012
18	Donna Soucy	Democratic	Manchester	2012
19	Jim Rausch	Republican	Derry	2010
20	Lou D'Allesandro	Democratic	Manchester	1998
21	Martha Fuller Clark	Democratic	Portsmouth	2012 (2004-2010)
22	Chuck Morse	Republican	Salem	2010 (2002-2006)
23	Russell Prescott	Republican	Kingston	2010 (2000-2004)
24	Nancy Stiles	Republican	Hampton	2010

References [edit]

External links [edit]

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

Members of the New Hampshire State Senate

163rd General Court (2012–2014)

President of the Senate: Peter Bragdon (R)
President Pro Tempore:
Majority Leader: Jeb Bradley (R)
Minority Leader: Sylvia Larsen (D)

Jeff Woodburn (D)
Jeanie Forrester (R)
Jeb Bradley (R)
David Watters (D)
David Pierce (D)
Sam Cataldo (R)

Andrew Hosmer (D)
Bob Odell (R)
Andy Sanborn (R)
Molly Kelly (D)
Peter Bragdon (R)
Peggy Gilmour (D)

Bette Lasky (D)
Sharon Carson (R)
Sylvia Larsen (D)
David Boutin (R)
John Reagan (R)
Donna Soucy (D)

v t e Legislatures of the United States

United States Congress	United States House of Representatives United States Senate

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Other legislatures	District of Columbia American Samoa (H, S) Guam Northern Mariana Islands (H, S) Puerto Rico (H, S) U.S. Virgin Islands

Obsolete	Philippine Islands (1907–16: A, C; 1916–35: H, S) Philippines (1935–41) Philippines (1945–46: H, S)

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

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