Phoebe VanScoy-Giessler

Phoebe VanScoy-Giessler is a Democratic candidate for the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 6, in the November 3, 2026 general election; she advanced from the September 8 Democratic primary.[1][2] A Tuftonboro resident who works in nonprofit development and marketing, she said in a Ballotpedia survey that she wants to fund public schools fully and fairly and pursue property tax reform and more housing.[3]

VanScoy-Giessler earned a high school diploma from Candor Junior/Senior High School and a bachelor's degree from Ithaca College in 1996, and her career experience includes working as a nonprofit professional.[2] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said she has lived in the district since 2001 and in her Tuftonboro home since 2005, and that she studied broadcast journalism and politics at Ithaca College after two years at SUNY New Paltz.[3] She said she is Director of Marketing and Development at The Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth and a substitute teacher at Tuftonboro Central School, and that she previously worked in fundraising and communications for Lakes Region Community Services, Special Olympics New Hampshire and the Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center.[3]

VanScoy-Giessler said in the survey that she is passionate about funding public education, affordable housing and a commonsense property tax structure, and she proposed an income-based property tax circuit breaker as one option.[3] She also named funding for special education services and opportunities for adults with disabilities to work.[3]

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