Suzanne M. Prentiss

Official election context

Suzanne M. Prentiss is recorded as candidate for State Senate — SD-5 in New Hampshire State Primary on 2026-09-08. Filing provenance: imported.

Reviewed evidence

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  "Medical decisions are between women and their doctors/care providers. In NH we don not terminate pregnancies after 22 weeks, if a family receives a devastating medical diagnosis then can be referred out of state."

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  "No accountability, no real oversight - the state has taken a hands-off approach to this one program and allowed public dollars to be dedicated to private education (homeschooling and catholic/religious schools included. There are NO annual eligibility checks - the only program with public dollars flowing in that has zero re-verification for eligibility."

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  "with phasing out the interest and dividends tax we have closed out options to support, in part, programs/services in need of funding - for example, public education - school meals."

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  "I would prefer Incentives versus mandates- I cosponsored Housing Champions and Homeibus - I am concerned when the state reaches into communities and overrides local control."

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  "Join the transportation climate initiative would be one way to support the tourism economy and to reduce emissions - NH is the only New England State not to have joined - the eclipse and all that traffic up north was a clear demonstration of our lack of ability to support hybrid or full electric vehicles. People will drive around us, not through us to attend meetings and spend their dollars on lodging, meals etc."

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  "I have cosponsored legislation to change the eligibility for childcare scholarships to include a switch from attendance-based reimbursement to enrollment-based, therefore securing the spaces for children. Additionally, I cosponsored legislation to provide scholarship funding for childcare workers. Business will not thrive without adequate, and safe childcare."

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  "We have other sources of funding we have ignored or not been able to adopt - stop cutting taxes for businesses, share the revenues from the cuts in place, legalize cannabis, tax cannabis and put a portion of the revenue in the education trust fund."

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  "We are behind all New England States - the federal rate is the bare minimum - the floor."

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  "In criminal cases yes, with civil detainers we are not required to do the work of the federal immigration officials - NH Police Chiefs in our largest cities are not in favor of a state mandate. They want to build trusting relationships."

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  "simple background checks, red flag laws (aimed at preventing homicides and suicides)."

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  "One of the main reasons Granite Staters will suffer this winter and into the future is that we have not moved on decreasing our dependency on fossil fuels. If we had a healthy renewable portfolio, the cost of energy would not be crushing us today."

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  "Many states do this effectively and with integrity guardrails in place."

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to permanently reauthorize expanded Medicaid program SB 263 (2023)

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

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

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to limit minimum lot sizes in local zoning SB 84 (2025)

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to consider $15 minimum wage SB 176 (2025)

• Suzanne M. Prentiss - profile overview — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

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

Profile summary

Suzanne M. Prentiss is a Democratic New Hampshire state senator representing Senate District 05. Her listed experience includes service as a Lebanon city councilor, mayor of Lebanon, former Chief of EMS at the New Hampshire Department of Safety, and paramedic.