Karen Burnett-Kurie

Karen Burnett-Kurie is the Democratic candidate for the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 7, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] An education administrator and environmental educator who ran for the House in Carroll 6 in 2024, she said in a 2024 Ballotpedia survey that she has worked for a range of New Hampshire educational and nonprofit organizations.[2][3]

Burnett-Kurie was born in Pensacola, Florida, earned a bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire and a graduate degree from Antioch New England Graduate School, and her career experience includes working in education administration.[2] In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, she said her undergraduate degree is in education and her master's degree is in environmental science and nonprofit management.[3] She listed past employers including Sargent Camp, Newfound Memorial High School, the Montshire Museum of Science, UNH Cooperative Extension, the University of New Hampshire and the Lake Wentworth Foundation.[3]

Burnett-Kurie advanced from the Democratic primary for Carroll 6 on September 10, 2024, but finished fourth in the two-seat general election that November with 20.0 percent of the vote.[2] She listed volunteer work including service as a lake steward in Wolfeboro and with the Abenaki Tower and Trail Association in Tuftonboro.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.