Eileen Kelly

Official election context

Eileen Kelly is recorded as candidate for State House — Merrimack 8 in New Hampshire State Primary on 2026-09-08. Filing provenance: imported.

Reviewed evidence

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  New Hampshire students have a right to a good quality public education. Taxpayer money should go to public schools and not to private and parochial schools. The newly enacted voucher program is draining our Education Trust Fund and will raise our property taxes even more.

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Decisions about reproductive healthcare should be made by a woman and her doctor. Government should not interfere with access to safe, legal abortion. I support codifying NH's laws to protect the right to abortion services.

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  A sales tax is regressive and will unfairly place the burden of taxation on lower and middle income citizens.

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  The NH business community is not asking for business taxes to be cut. The business community is asking for a well educated workforce and affordable housing for those workers.

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  New Hampshire has an affordable housing crisis. Our young families cannot afford to live and raise their families here. This is a factor in NH's workforce shortage. We need affordable housing initiatives and the infrastructure to support them.

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Net metering that uses renewable energy sources helps consumers save on their electric bills and should be encouraged. However, we should look for ways to help low and moderate income households that cannot afford renewable energy sources/net metering from being locked into a higher rate due to cost shifting.

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Climate change is an issue that is not going away and is exhibited in the extreme weather events in NH and globally. This negative impact needs our prompt attention. NH should develop a climate action plan specific for NH.

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Childcare is one of the most expensive costs for young families in NH. Access to good quality, affordable childcare is also a challenge. We need to do more to help retain NH's young families so they can raise their families in our state.

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  There have been way too many unnecessary deaths in this country and in NH. Responsible gun ownership should not be controversial. Citizens are asking law makers to act to eliminate gun violence and the horrific deaths of innocent children and adults. We should have background checks for gun sales.

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Federal immigration laws should be enforced by federal officers.

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted against removing the household income limit to participate in the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program SB 295 (2025)

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to consider expanding background checks, adding 3-day waiting period for firearm transfers HB 56 (2025)

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to limit parking requirements in zoning laws SB 284 (2025)

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted against allowing no-cause eviction at the end of a lease HB 60 (2025)

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to continue to allow student ID to vote HB 323 (2025)

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to continue to allow state involvement in refugee resettlement HB 1706 (2026)

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to consider increasing net energy metering eligibility SB 228 (2025)

• Eileen Kelly - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted against final compromise state budget HB 1 (2025)

Profile summary

Eileen Kelly is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for Merrimack District 8, representing Bradford, Henniker, and Warner. She assumed office in December 2024. Her listed experience includes serving as chief of staff to the New Hampshire Speaker of the House and as a senior legislative policy assistant.