Karen Liot Hill

Snapshot

Field	Detail
Full name	Karen Liot Hill Citizens Count
Born	Listed as born in the 1970s; born in France and raised on Long Island, New York. Wikipedia
Party	Democrat Citizens Count
Current office	New Hampshire Executive Councilor, District 2; inaugurated January 2025. Citizens Count
Seeking	A second term on the New Hampshire Executive Council, District 2. Karen Liot Hill campaign site
Opponent	Tobin Menard (R)
Education	Dartmouth College, Class of 2000; graduated with honors in government. Karen Liot Hill campaign site
Personal	Mother of two children; former waitress, small-business owner, piano teacher, DJ, and church musician. Keene City Council minutes Wikipedia
Campaign site	karenliothill.com

Years	Role
2002–2007	Program Coordinator, Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy at Dartmouth College. LinkedIn
2005–March 2025	Lebanon City Councilor. Wikipedia
2008–2009	Mayor of Lebanon. Karen Liot Hill campaign site
2012–2020	Owner/operator, The Lebanon Diner. LinkedIn
2014–2015	Owner’s representative/project manager, Ledgeworks Property Management. LinkedIn
2016–February 2025	Grafton County Treasurer; elected to four terms. Karen Liot Hill campaign site LinkedIn
2020–February 2025	Campaign manager for Suzanne Prentiss’s New Hampshire Senate campaigns. LinkedIn
January 2025–present	New Hampshire Executive Councilor, District 2. LinkedIn

Committees: Lebanon City Economic Development Commission; Lebanon City Governance Committee; Joint City/School Board Task Force; Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness Commission; Lebanon Pedestrian & Bicyclist Advisory Committee; Grafton County Economic Development Commission; Lebanon Economic Development Commission; Vital Communities Nominating Committee; and the Lebanon Energy Advisory Committee. Karen Liot Hill campaign site
Caucuses: None found.

Issue	Stated position
Affordability and cost of living	Lists affordability as a priority and says she works to protect taxpayer dollars. Karen Liot Hill campaign site
Health care	Supports reproductive health care access; has cited Social Security survivor benefits and Medicaid coverage for her daughter’s neonatal care as examples of government improving lives. Citizens Count The Dartmouth
Abortion	Supports reproductive freedom and abortion access, including contracts with Planned Parenthood. Citizens Count The Dartmouth
LGBTQ rights	Described as a supportive LGBTQ+ ally and has spoken in support of transgender rights. Wikipedia NHPR
Education and school funding	Identifies strong public schools and public education as priorities. The Dartmouth
Housing	Describes housing as a crisis in the Upper Valley and across New Hampshire and supports addressing the housing shortage. The Dartmouth
Democracy and voting	Emphasizes voting, civic participation, transparency, inclusiveness, and public engagement. Karen Liot Hill campaign site The Dartmouth
Environment and energy	Supports climate-change action, clean energy, fleet conversion, electric-vehicle charging infrastructure, public transit, and climate resiliency. Citizens Count
Local New Hampshire government	Describes the Executive Council as a check on the governor responsible for contracts, appointments, roads, infrastructure, and constituent services. Keene City Council minutes

None found. The reviewed sources do not identify ties to the Free State Project, MAGA, or Donald Trump. Karen Liot Hill campaign site Wikipedia NHPR

Republicans criticized her use of campaign funds for personal car repairs, food, and travel, and accused her of corruption. New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Jim MacEachern said, “It’s shameful that she is still in her position.” NHPR
Republicans criticized her use of government email to help a national Democratic law firm find plaintiffs for a legal challenge to a Republican-backed voter-registration law. Deputy House Majority Leader Joe Sweeney called for her resignation or impeachment; Hill characterized the criticism as partisan politics. NHPR
Joseph Sweeney launched an impeachment effort in August 2025, alleging that Hill improperly used her office to help a private law firm recruit clients. Hill said she was targeted because she is the sole Democrat on the Executive Council. Wikipedia

Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund. Wikipedia
New Hampshire Young Democrats’ “Ted Kennedy Young Elected Official of the Year” award, 2009. Karen Liot Hill campaign site

Item	Amount
2024 campaign-finance reports filed after two deadlines	Not stated; reports due October 30 and November 13, 2024, were filed December 12, 2024. Wikipedia
2024 Democratic primary campaign spending	She said she was outspent four to one by Michael Liberty; no dollar amount for her campaign was stated. The Dartmouth

No specific Executive Council votes, bills sponsored, or committee assignments were identified in the reviewed sources.
No fundraising totals, donor information, or 2026 campaign-finance data were found.
No poll results were found.
No local Plymouth-specific coverage was found in the supplied evidence.
The supplied evidence does not document Tobin Menard’s biography, positions, endorsements, fundraising, or campaign activity.
No statements were found on immigration, foreign policy, Education Freedom Account vouchers, property-tax policy, or Northern Pass/energy siting.