Sue Ford, District 1

Sue Ford (D-Easton) has faithfully served the people of New Hampshire for four terms as the State House Representative for District 3. Now, she is running for election to the New Hampshire State Senate to represent District 1. Sue is a retired teacher and school administrator with a proven history of standing up for her constituents.

She is an advocate for creating sufficient funding for rural communities and expanding educational opportunities for those in the region. While serving in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Sue co-sponsored legislation to expand the definition of gender discrimination in New Hampshire and maintained a record of fighting for women's access to health care. 

Sue is running for State Senate to use her experience as an educator and a legislature to continue serving the people of the Granite State.

Suzanne Prentiss, District 5

Suzanne Prentiss (D-Lebanon), BA, MPA, Paramedic, is serving her sixth term as a Lebanon City Councilor and has completed two terms as Mayor. In her more than a decade on the Lebanon City Council, she has championed a common sense, progressive agenda while protecting the best interests of property taxpayers. She spearheaded an initiative to recognize the importance of arts and culture to the Lebanon economy and has fought hard to bring state resources to the Westboro Yard in downtown West Lebanon.

Prentiss has held leadership positions in healthcare and public safety at the national, state, regional and local levels. In 1992, she was the Project Director for Dartmouth Medical Schools’ federally funded rural health outreach initiative focusing on improving the primary healthcare safety net in the Upper Valley through strengthening the EMS system.

Prentiss is a graduate of Saint Michael's College, University of Phoenix, Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Leadership NH Class of 2014 and a 2016 NH Hoffman-Haas Fellow.

Jenn Alford-Teaster, District 8

A New Hampshire native, Jenn Alford-Teaster (D-Bradford) was raised by her grandmother and mother in a small Seacoast apartment. Her family struggled to make ends meet and had to take assistance from the community in order to survive. At 18, Jenn moved to North Carolina where she worked a minimum wage job and earned her Bachelor’s and Masters’ degrees before moving back to New Hampshire.

Jenn and her husband Jason now live in Sutton with their daughter, Birdie. Jenn is a Senior Research Scientist at the Geisel School of Medicine, focusing on healthcare access for rural communities and telemedicine expansion in the era of COVID-19. Jenn is running for State Senate in District 8 to fight for Granite State families and ensure that everyone has the opportunities they need to move from surviving to thriving. 

Sen. Jeanne Dietsch, District 9

Jeanne Dietsch (D-Peterborough) has decades of experience as an economic innovator, job creator, and tech pioneer in Southern New Hampshire. She has taken the care and foresight that made her successful in private industry to Concord as a champion for her district in the New Hampshire Senate.

In just one term, she has fought to remove obstacles from universal broadband in rural communities, retain local and individual control of school curricula, and ease the burden of property taxes on New Hampshire families. Whether on the school board or economic development authority, or in state senate, Jeanne Dietsch always represents her entire constituency, smart and with heart.

Shannon Chandley, District 11

Senator Shannon Chandley (D-Amherst) is serving her first term as Senator for District 11 which includes the towns of Amherst, Merrimack, Milford and Wilton, after previously serving 3 terms as a State Representative. She is currently the Vice Chair of the Judiciary Committee and is a member of the Health and Human Services and Executive Departments and Administration Committees. Her focus as a legislator this term has been on independent redistricting, property tax relief, and PFAS remediation, water protection, and the health and safety of those exposed to toxins.

Most recently, Senator Chandley has been working to help individuals and businesses weather the impacts of COVID-19 in New Hampshire.

Melanie Levesque, District 12

Senator Melanie Levesque (D-Brookline) is serving her first term as a NH State Senator for District 12 which includes Greenville, Mason, Rindge, Brookline, New Ipswich, Hollis and Wards 1, 2 and 5 in Nashua. She served for three terms as a State Representative for Brookline, Hollis, and Mason. 

As the Chairwoman of the Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee she advocates for modernizing our election processes and election security. Senator Levesque is also a member of the Senate Transportation and Senate Judiciary committees in addition to chairing the Bail Reform Commission. 

In her community she served as a member of the Hollis-Brookline Coop School Board, is a member of the New Hampshire Endowment for Health Advisory Committee, Trustee for the Town of Brookline and Trustee for the Brookline Community Church. Senator Levesque has the distinction of being the first African American Senator in NH history and considers being a Senator one of the great honors of her life. 

Residing in Brookline, NH with her husband Scott and daughter Logan her favorite pastimes are volunteering and singing. 

Cindy Rosenwald, District 13

Senator Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) is currently serving her first term representing Senate District 13, which includes six out of Nashua's nine wards. Before getting elected to the NH Senate, she served as a State Representative for 14 years.

Throughout her career in public service, Cindy continues to advocate for affordable health care and policies to help working families. She lives with her husband, Peter, and they have two adult children.

Becky Whitley, Senate 15

Becky Whitley (D-Contoocook) is a lawyer who has dedicated her entire career to public service, standing up for the issues that matter to Granite Staters. She's running for New Hampshire Senate District 15 because she wants to be a voice for all Granite Staters. 

As a disability rights lawyer, climate activist, and child health advocate, Becky has the expertise and tenacity needed to take on the toughest issues, as well as the hands-on experience in creating systemic change.

Donna SoucY, Senate 18

Senator Donna Soucy (D-Manchester) has served in the New Hampshire Senate since 2012 and currently serves as Senate President.

Her long record of public service includes three terms as a State Representative, two terms as a Manchester Alderman, nearly four terms on the Manchester School Board, and serving as the first female chair of the Manchester Fire Commission. 

Donna is focused on ensuring working families have an opportunity to get ahead- this includes supporting public schools, increasing access to affordable health care, and fixing our broken economy.

A Manchester native, Donna is a graduate of Trinity High School, earned her Bachelor of Arts from Saint Anselm College and her Juris Doctor from the then-Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, now part of the UNH System.