Ellen Read

Official election context

Ellen Read is recorded as candidate for State House — Rockingham 10 in New Hampshire State Primary on 2026-09-08. Filing provenance: imported.

Reviewed evidence

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

  "I support a high-end income tax and luxury-item tax, as well as financial transaction tax."

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

  "I could support stabilization of taxes for small local businesses if larger corporations and out of state businesses are taxed appropriately."

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

  "I've personally sponsored/prime sponsored minimum ADU number recognition and a LMI Homestead Exemption, and would support the limit on lots of minimums (no more than 2 acre min.)"

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

  "Property taxes are one of the top reasons housing is unaffordable for young people. Bringing down property taxes, especially for LMI, will bring in the much needed younger generations."

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

  "Every child should receive the same resources for education, not the rich more than the poor, which is what happens when you fund education locally."

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

  "By draining funds from an efficient education system that covers everyone, you are disproportionately cutting funding to the remaining students. So, if a class of students costs 70K, with all overhead, to run a year - and 3 students take their 'share' and deplete the funding by 10K, now there is only 60K left. But the teacher is still doing full time work, the building still needs upkeep, electricity, etc. BUYING IN BULK IS EFFICIENT."

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

  "I support Roe v. Wade trimester structure. In the first trimester, when 98% of abortions happen, abortion is HEALTHCARE - and should be FREE (as I believe all healthcare should be) and accessible to all. The other 2% of abortions are mostly due to the health of the mother or viability of the fetus, again making it HEALTHCARE. These scenarios should ALWAYS be protected. I would only support keeping the ban in the 3rd trimester if it was coupled with free accessible abortion services for healthcare, as I've defended."

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

  "We should strive for 100% renewable ASAP."

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

  "The science is BEYOND clear - it is our greatest existential threat."

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

  "While I do respect the need to defend oneself, the need to hunt for food, and the dangers of democracy failing, NH is one of the most lenient gun states in the U.S. I support universal background checks, and licensing, and including psych screenning and proficiency class/exams, for anything more powerful than a pisto or hunting long gun."

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

  "There should be no hindrance to voting. Voter I.D. issues are generally best handled by allowing the option of the town to take a photo of the person registering when they register with I.D.s, so they don't have to bring it at election."

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

  "I support single payer healthcare"

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

  "I support increased funding for heroin treatment programs."

Profile summary

Ellen Read is a Democratic New Hampshire state representative for Rockingham District 10, representing Newmarket and Newfields. The New Hampshire House member profile describes her as serving a fourth term, clerk of the Fish and Game and Marine Resources Committee, a member of the House Special Committee on Housing, chair of the Newmarket Energy and Environment Committee, and state lead for the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators. She holds a master's degree from the University of New Hampshire and a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University.