Karen Umberger

Karen Umberger is the Republican candidate for the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 1, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1] Umberger is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and former state representative who first won a House seat in 2008 and chaired the House Finance Committee in 2021-2022.[2]

Karen Umberger served in the U.S. Air Force for 28 years and reached the rank of colonel.[2] Ballotpedia lists a bachelor's degree from New Paltz and a graduate degree from the University of Arkansas in 1974.[2] She serves on the board of directors of The Mount Washington Observatory and the North Conway Rotary Club.[2]

Umberger won a Carroll District 1 seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2008 and was re-elected in 2010 and 2012.[2] She assumed office representing Carroll 2 on December 2, 2020, and left office on December 7, 2022.[2] In the 2021-2022 session, she chaired the Fiscal Committee, the House Finance Committee and the Finance Division II Committee.[2] She ran in Carroll 1 in 2022 and again in 2024, when the three incumbents defeated her in the general election.[2]

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