LEAH PLUNKETT

Leah Plunkett (D-Concord) is an associate dean & professor at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law. She has served for over a decade on the Boards of Trustees for organizations like Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and the ACLU. Plunkett is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and a former Legal Aid lawyer. She recently published her first book, “Sharenthood: Why We Should Think Before We Talk about Our Kids Online” (MIT Press).

She lives in Concord with her husband, two young children, and dog.

CINDE WARMINGTON

Executive Council District 2 candidate Cinde Warmington (D-Concord) is a lifelong health care advocate and Democratic activist. She has forty years of professional experience in health care—twenty years in laboratory medicine and hospitals, and twenty as a health care attorney. Cinde has also spent 20 years working to elect Democrats, serving as a town committee chair, county officer, and currently as chair of the N.H. Democratic Party’s Platform Committee.

BEATRIZ PASTOR

Beatriz Pastor (D-Lyme) served in the NH House of Representatives for three consecutive terms, from 2008 to 2014, working on the Science, Energy and Technology Committee all three terms. She has lived in Lyme and taught at Dartmouth College since 1976 and was married to mathematics professor Dwight Lahr for 30 years. Their four children went to public school in Lyme and Hanover. In 2014 her husband’s illness required that she focus more completely on his care and well-being, and she realized that she could no longer give her legislative work the attention it demanded. During her time in the House, Beatriz spearheaded the PACE energy efficiency initiative and sponsored legislation as far back as 2011 to expand the broadband access that we now need more than ever. Beatriz also supported legislation to expand accessible, affordable healthcare for all, protect women’s reproductive rights, promote criminal justice reform, protect voting rights, and prevent gun violence.

As a parent and as a life-long passionate educator, Beatriz understands the value of education. She will do whatever it takes to finally provide the state support needed for high quality K-12 education throughout New Hampshire.

SUE PRENTISS

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.

CANDACE BOUCHARD

In her career, Candace Bouchard (D-Concord) has represented Concord Ward 9 in the New Hampshire State Legislature and the City Council. Candace is running for State Senate because now, more than ever, we need experienced, progressive leaders with a proven track record of accomplishment. While on both the Concord City Council and in the NH House of Representatives, Candace fought to support public schools, strengthen working families, create jobs and a more family-friendly economy, protect our natural resources, and support women’s health care rights, just to name a few.

Candace is proud of her reputation as a champion for those who sometimes slip through the cracks, for those who need a hand-up and for those who live uncomfortably close to the edge. We’ve learned during the COIVD-19 crisis is that the edge is closer than many of us would like to admit. In the State Senate, Candace will focus on providing those in need with a safety net, while simultaneously working to make all our futures more prosperous.

BECKY WHITLEY

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.