Sallie Fellows

Snapshot

Field Detail
Full name Sallie Fellows; some legislative listings give her name as Sallie D. Fellows (FastDemocracy; NEA-NH)
Born Keene, New Hampshire (Fellows 4 NH)
Party Democratic (Ballotpedia)
Current office Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Grafton 8; she assumed office on December 5, 2018 (Ballotpedia)
Seeking Re-election to the New Hampshire House, Grafton 8, on the November 3, 2026 ballot
Education B.A. in psychology from Skidmore College; M.Ed. in higher education administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst; graduate certificate in school business administration from Southern New Hampshire University (Fellows 4 NH; Citizens Count)
Personal Holderness resident; U.S. Army sergeant and recipient of the Army Commendation Medal (Citizens Count; Fellows 4 NH)
Campaign site Fellows 4 NH

Career Timeline

Years Role
Unspecified U.S. Census taker (Fellows 4 NH)
Unspecified Several positions at Plymouth State College, including analyst for institutional research (Fellows 4 NH)
Unspecified Business administrator for the Somersworth and Rollinsford school districts (Fellows 4 NH)
30 years, dates unspecified New Hampshire State Department of Education; managed student and financial data and aid allocations before retiring (Fellows 4 NH; Citizens Count)
Unspecified Holderness Planning Board and Holderness Budget Committee (Citizens Count)
2018–present New Hampshire House of Representatives, Grafton 8 (Citizens Count; Ballotpedia)

Committees and Caucuses

Positions

Issue Stated position
Cost of living and taxes Opposes a broad-based income tax at present, but says it might be necessary if federal education aid ended; supports restoring reduced revenue streams and redirecting Education Freedom Account voucher money to public schools (Citizens Count).
Health care Supports funding the Office of the Child Advocate; voted for permanent Medicaid expansion in 2023 and for medical aid in dying in 2024 (Citizens Count).
Abortion Says abortion should be a private decision made by a woman in consultation with her doctor; supports a right to abortion before 24 weeks and repeal of the ban after 24 weeks (Citizens Count).
LGBTQ rights Opposes allowing segregation based on biological sex and opposed bills restricting gender identity, transgender care, and sex-related content in schools (Citizens Count).
Education and school funding Supports increased public-school funding, opposes school-district tax-cap mandates, opposes Education Freedom Accounts, and opposes public-school open enrollment with limits (Citizens Count).
Housing Has expressed concern about state bills overriding local zoning; voted to keep the Housing Champion designation and grant program and opposed no-cause eviction proposals (Citizens Count).
Immigration Opposes requiring local immigration enforcement and voted to continue state involvement in refugee resettlement (Citizens Count).
Democracy and voting Said no voter should be turned away at the polls and that the affidavit policy was working well; opposed additional proof-of-ID requirements for some absentee voters (Citizens Count).
Environment and energy Supports renewable portfolio standards, voted for greenhouse-gas reduction goals, supported PFAS regulation, and has expressed caution about nuclear development (Citizens Count).
Local school meals Supported a motion to kill SB 204, concerning free student meals and reimbursement for meals provided at no cost (NHPolitics).
Education Freedom Accounts Opposes the Education Freedom Account program (Citizens Count).

Notable Votes

Vote Position Source
HB 1792, CHARLIE Act/classroom censorship No Citizens Count; NEA-NH
HB 1811, repeal of school immunization requirements No; voted to keep school immunization requirements Citizens Count
HB 1300, school-district tax-cap vote requirement No Citizens Count; NEA-NH
HB 1815, redefining the state’s education-funding responsibility No Citizens Count
SB 101, mandatory public-school open enrollment No Citizens Count; NEA-NH
SB 434, school and library book restrictions No NEA-NH
HB 1283, medical aid in dying Yes Citizens Count
HB 1377, Right-to-Work No Citizens Count
HB 1656, increased special-education funding Yes Citizens Count
HB 1649, restrictions on consumer products containing added PFAS Yes Citizens Count
HB 1171, eviction safeguards for tenants whose Social Security payments are disrupted Supported the kill motion NHPolitics

Free State / MAGA Ties

None found. The reviewed evidence identifies no Free State Project, MAGA, or Donald Trump memberships, endorsements, pledges, or ties (Ballotpedia; Citizens Count).

Criticism From the Left

Criticism From the Right

Endorsements (Selected)

Money

Item Amount
Campaign finance and fundraising No fundraising totals, expenditures, donors, or other campaign-finance figures were found in the reviewed Ballotpedia or Citizens Count coverage (Ballotpedia; Citizens Count).

Polls

Pollster Dates Result
— — No poll results were found in the reviewed evidence (Ballotpedia; Citizens Count).

Gaps