Beth Richards
2022 - Present
2024
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Beth Richards (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Merrimack 17. She assumed office on December 7, 2022. Her current term ends on December 4, 2024.
Richards (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Merrimack 17. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Beth Richards earned a B.A. in art history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993. Richards' career experience includes owning Local Baskit and working as the principal of Organized Communications, the development and marketing director of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, and a senior consultant with M+R Strategic Services. She served as the state vice president for development of the American Cancer Society.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Richards was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Richards was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Richards was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Environment and Agriculture |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17
Incumbent Beth Richards defeated Diana Freeman in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beth Richards (D) | 61.0 | 766 | |
 | Diana Freeman (R) | 39.0 | 489 | |
| Total votes: 1,255 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17
Incumbent Beth Richards advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beth Richards | 99.4 | 316 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 318 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17
Diana Freeman advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diana Freeman | 98.7 | 157 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 159 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17
Incumbent Beth Richards won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beth Richards (D) | 97.5 | 713 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 731 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17
Incumbent Beth Richards advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beth Richards | 99.6 | 255 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 256 | ||||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13
Incumbent Beth Richards defeated Samuel Bahuma in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beth Richards (D) | 65.6 | 1,091 | |
| Samuel Bahuma (R) | 34.3 | 570 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 1,662 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13
Incumbent Beth Richards advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beth Richards | 99.6 | 513 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 515 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13
Samuel Bahuma advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Samuel Bahuma | 99.5 | 186 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 187 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13
Incumbent Beth Richards won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beth Richards (D) | 99.3 | 940 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 947 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13
Incumbent Beth Richards advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beth Richards | 100.0 | 368 | |
| Total votes: 368 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016. Incumbent June Frazer (D) did not seek re-election.
Beth Richards ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 13 general election.[2][3]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 13 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Beth Richards (unopposed) | |
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||
Beth Richards ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 13 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 13 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Beth Richards (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
Beth Richards did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2023
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In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 30. The session was suspended from March 14 to June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 2 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 3 through June 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 4 through June 22. The state House met for a veto session on November 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Beth Richards," accessed May 23, 2023
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
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| Preceded by Safiya Wazir (D) |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by - |
