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RState Representative · District Belknap 7
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: New Hampshire House Belknap 7
Peter Varney is a Republican state representative from Belknap 7 who has served in the House since 2014 and is seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] Varney is a business owner and has served as chief of the New Durham Fire Department.[1]
Peter Varney's career experience includes owning ATS Applied Technical Services and working as an emergency management director.[1] He has served as chief of the New Durham Fire Department.[1]
At the start of the 2015 legislative session, Varney served on the House Municipal and County Government Committee.[1]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Peter Varney is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for New Hampshire House Belknap 7 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
Barbara ComtoisState Representative · District Belknap 7RAlso on the 2026 ballot: New Hampshire House Belknap 7New HampshireLaura DunhamCandidateDNew Hampshire House Belknap 7New HampshireNancy MitchellCandidateDNew Hampshire House Belknap 7New Hampshire
Paul TerryState Representative · District Belknap 7RAlso on the 2026 ballot: New Hampshire House Belknap 7New HampshireStephen CopithorneCandidateDNew Hampshire House Belknap 7New HampshireTheir recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
Lets school boards raise free school meal eligibility to 200 percent of the federal poverty level, with the state reimbursing half the gap between free and reduced or paid meal rates, and appropriates $107,000 for administration and $250,000 for reimbursements and application software.
Jan 7, 2026 · Passed 183–161 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Mar 13, 2025 · Passed 190–185 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
relative to the authority of local school districts to accept federal grants.
Requires school boards to list expected state and federal funds, and any obligations attached to them, in their annual report, and to hold a public hearing before accepting unexpected funds of $20,000 or more.
Jan 7, 2026 · Passed 186–155 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures.
On the version voted Jun 26, 2025: Makes the law, fee and program changes that carry out the state budget for fiscal 2026 and 2027, including allowing video lottery terminals, adding Medicaid premiums for enrollees above set income levels, barring diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public entities, and changing education aid.
Apr 10, 2025 · Failed 177–185 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Mar 13, 2025 · Passed 190–185 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
reducing the rate of the business enterprise tax.
Jan 8, 2026 · Passed 189–165 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants.
May 22, 2025 · Passed 192–164 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As introduced, lowers the marriage age to 17 when one party is an active-duty service member, the other is at least 17, and one is a state resident, requiring parental permission for a non-military 17-year-old. Removes outdated age-waiver language.
Mar 20, 2025 · Passed 193–178 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
establishing redistricting criteria.
Mar 27, 2025 · Passed 203–167 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
As introduced, limits required childhood vaccines to the diseases listed in state law and removes the health commissioner's power to require others by rule, letting existing rule-based requirements for chickenpox, hepatitis B and Hib expire June 30, 2026.
Mar 27, 2025 · Passed 195–174 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
relative to exemption from immunization requirements on the basis of religious belief.
On the version voted Dec 17, 2025: Lets a parent or guardian claim a religious exemption from childhood vaccination requirements with only a signed written statement that the child has not been immunized because of religious belief, replacing the reference to a required form.
Mar 27, 2025 · Passed 206–169 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services.
Requires pharmacists to dispense brand-name drugs on the state Medicaid preferred drug list instead of generics, and lets pharmacists dispense ivermectin without a prescription under a prescriber's standing order, except to pregnant patients or those under 18.
May 22, 2025 · Passed 196–164 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Creates a Department of Environmental Services grant program giving local river management advisory committees up to $10,000 a year each, and appropriates $40,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
Jan 8, 2026 · Passed 187–164 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
relative to assessment of cost effectiveness of the systems benefit charge.
Mar 20, 2025 · Passed 195–151 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
May 22, 2025 · Failed 176–183 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
preventing the dissemination of deepfake materials of political candidates before an election.
As introduced, bars distributing deepfakes of candidates, election officials or parties within 90 days of an election unless labeled as manipulated, and lets depicted candidates and officials sue. Exempts news reports, satire, parody and platforms hosting others' content.
Mar 20, 2025 · Passed 201–169 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
relative to electric-vehicle charging station funding.
Lets towns use revolving funds to install and maintain electric-vehicle charging stations, and bars parking in signed charging spaces unless the vehicle is charging, with a minimum $62 fine.
May 22, 2025 · Passed 195–163 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 1 of 105 party-divided votes on file.
making appropriations for capital improvements.
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 11–151, Republicans 123–81
Apr 10, 2025Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures.
With most of their party · Failed 177–185 · Yes 177–No 185 · Democrats 165–0, Republicans 11–184
Apr 10, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 183–161 · Yes 183–No 161 · Democrats 0–157, Republicans 182–4
Jan 7, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 190–185 · Yes 190–No 185 · Democrats 0–169, Republicans 189–15
Mar 13, 2025Official record ↗
relative to the authority of local school districts to accept federal grants.
With most of their party · Passed 186–155 · Yes 186–No 155 · Democrats 0–155, Republicans 185–0
Jan 7, 2026Official record ↗
relative to universal eligibility for the education freedom account program.
With most of their party · Passed 188–181 · Yes 188–No 181 · Democrats 0–165, Republicans 186–16
Apr 10, 2025Official record ↗
reducing the rate of the business enterprise tax.
With most of their party · Passed 189–165 · Yes 189–No 165 · Democrats 0–159, Republicans 187–6
Jan 8, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 197–178 · Yes 197–No 178 · Democrats 0–167, Republicans 196–10
Apr 10, 2025Official record ↗
relative to eligibility for free school meals.
With most of their party · Passed 189–158 · Yes 189–No 158 · Democrats 0–156, Republicans 188–2
Jan 7, 2026Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Motion: Veto Override
Motion: Veto Override
Motion: Veto Override
Requires health care institutions to notify employees who provide abortion services each year that they may request an accommodation for religious or moral objections to directly participating in abortions and may complain to the attorney general, who must report substantiated complaints annually.
Motion: Veto Override
Motion: Veto Override
Requires the labor commissioner to give employers at least 30 days' notice before a visit or inspection and at least 30 days to answer document or interview demands, with exceptions for recent violators, imminent safety risks, likely evidence destruction, certain safety inspections and owner consent.
Motion: Veto Override
Motion: Veto Override
Motion: Veto Override
Lets public bodies issue emergency no-trespass orders for public property lasting up to 35 days, with longer orders needing a roll call vote, a one-year maximum, and a right to a hearing and appeal to superior court.
Motion: Veto Override
Requires school boards and charter school trustees to adopt a policy barring non-school persons, and school-employed attorneys, paralegals or law enforcement, from questioning a minor student without written parental permission, and to ask adult students whether to notify parents; child-welfare inquiries excepted.
Motion: Veto Override
Lets landlords accept an extra deposit of up to one month's rent from applicants who fail disclosed screening criteria such as credit score, income, prior evictions, unpaid judgments or references, with written notice and a right to re-screening; also says advance rent need not be escrowed.
Showing 10 of 571 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.