Laura Dunham

Laura Dunham is the Democratic candidate for the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 7, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1] Dunham is a retired public school teacher from Barnstead who, in a Ballotpedia survey, said she has never run for political office before and named fair public school funding and affordable property taxes among her priorities.[3]

Laura Dunham earned a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York, Oneonta in 1987 and a graduate degree from Dowling College in 1993.[2] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said she taught in public schools for 32 years before retiring, and that she now works part time at Gunstock Mountain.[3] She said she lives in Barnstead and serves as secretary of the Suncook Lakes Association, an alternate trustee for the local library and a notetaker at Selectboard meetings, and that she volunteers for Barnstead's 300th Anniversary Committee.[3]

Dunham said in the survey that schools should be funded fairly and equitably, and that she supports fiscal policies that keep property taxes affordable for working families, seniors and young people.[3]

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