Have Your Belknap County State Rep Candidates Returned Their 2026 Questionnaire?
The 2026 Citizens for Belknap candidate questionnaire was distributed to both parties on the same day in July. We thank the candidates who helpfully shared their positions on important Belknap County issues with the voters. Those questionnaires have been posted to our 2026 Primary Voter's Guide for all candidates, not just those who have partisan primaries.
But, after invitations and follow-ups, several candidates have chosen not to be transparent with the voters on important county issues. Until such time as we've received their questionnaires, our highest recommendation will be ⚠️ Caution / Incomplete Information.
For the benefit of the voters, we remain hopeful that these candidates will return their questionnaires, and will participate in our upcoming candidate forums. We will update this list prior to the primary and general elections accordingly.
Amber Schaefer-D1
Tom Ploszaj-D1
Dean Cascadden-D2
Seth Wheeler-D2
William Lawrence-D3
Liz Charlwood-D4
Cody Pfaff-D5
Denise Riley-D5
Lois Kessin-D5
Marcia Hayward-D5
Lisa Rivard-D6
David Nagel-D6
Bob McLean-D6
Allan Frank-D6
S. Copithorne-D7
Laura Dunham-D7
Nancy Mitchell-D7
Don House-D8
Don Giguere-D8
C.H. Rockafellow-D2
Matt Coker-D2
Scott Wallace-D2
Edward Twaddell-D2
Stephen Bunce-D3
Kevin Nugent-D4
Dana Silcock-D4
Mike Bordes-D5
Paul Rossi-D5
Tim Minor-D6
Heather Ingala-D6
Priscilla Bean-D6
Colleen M. Harkey-D6
Glen Aldrich-D6
Barbara Comtois-D7
Paul Terry-D7
Peter Varney-D7
Lisa Freeman-D8
Cameron Thompson-D8
WILL YOU HELP?
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Take action and sign up for our supporter list to stay informed. In addition to joining our list, you'll also be asked if you will:
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Help with the Campaign. We have been successful because of our great volunteers in every Belknap County town!
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Write a Letter to the Editor or Contact your Rep - Use our "Make Your Voice Heard" tool for contacts and guidance on writing letters to media outlets and our Belknap County reps.
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Like it or not, we must stand up to the extreme anti-county forces in the county. We are already busy laying the groundwork for the Citizens for Belknap Voter's Guide, and it takes money for signs, printing, advertising, and event costs.
If you're able to chip in seed money for the campaign ahead ASAP, we'd be grateful.
The 2026 Primary
for
District 2, Meredith, District 4, Belmont District 6, Gilford / Gilmanton / Laconia Ward 2.
Let us help you choose
Reasonable, Responsible Representation
STATE PRIMARY ELECTION September 8, 2026
GENERAL ELECTION November 3, 2026
Pre-Primary Candidate Forums in Meredith, Belmont, and Gilford Sept. 1, 2 & 3
Sept. 1st, 2nd & 3rd, Citizens for Belknap is hosting candidate forums in the three towns which have contested party primaries: District 2 Meredith, District 4, Belmont and District 6, Gilford/Gilmanton/Laconia Ward 2. Meet your candidates and submit a question! (Must be present).
Meredith’s forum is scheduled for Sept. 1 at the Meredith Community Center and features former NH Senator and Meredith resident Jeanie Forrester as moderator.
In Belmont Sept. 2, attorney and town resident, Alvin Nix, has agreed to moderate the District 4 and 8 forum at the Belmont High School cafeteria.
Former Gilford Town Moderator Sandy McGonagall moderates the Gilford, Gilmanton and Laconia Ward 2 forum at the Gilford Community Church on Sept. 3.
WHO WE ARE
CITIZENS FOR BELKNAP is a group of citizens from across the political spectrum with the common purpose of restoring reasonable, responsible, and representative government to our county. We are Republicans, we are Democrats, we are undeclared, we are united.
We are fed up with runaway extremism in our County Delegation. We are fed up with representatives who do not represent - but speak for a tiny fraction of their constituents. And we are fed up with Free Staters and Libertarians who call themselves Republicans and are seeking to shrink the scope of state and local government.
We are committed to helping our citizens rid Belknap County of this invasive species at the ballot box this fall.
HOW DOES OUR
COUNTY WORK?
COMING SOON!
We're preparing an "explainer" about how our county government works: How it's financed, our county departments and responsibilities, what our county commissioners do, and importantly, responsibilities of our 18 state reps who make up the County Delegation. It's more complicated than you think!
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!
HOW YOU CAN HELP
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VOTE
Remember -
Bad officials are elected by good
citizens who don't vote.
Plan to vote in the September primaries
and the November general election