| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Suzanne M. Prentiss. CitizensCount |
| Party | Democratic. CitizensCount |
| Current office | New Hampshire State Senator, District 5; serving her third term, 2025–2026. New Hampshire Senate |
| Seeking | Reelection to the New Hampshire Senate, District 5, on November 3, 2026. CitizensCount |
| Opponent | Conrad Schoeffter, Republican. CitizensCount |
| Education | B.A. in Sociology, Saint Michael’s College; M.P.A., University of Phoenix; Harvard Kennedy School program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. New Hampshire Senate |
| Personal | Residence listed as West Lebanon; family listed as Christian Simon, husband, and Phoebe Low, daughter. New Hampshire Senate leadership |
| Years | Role |
|---|---|
| 1982–1986 | Bachelor of Arts studies in Sociology, Saint Michael’s College. LinkedIn |
| February 2002–September 2010 | Chief of Emergency Medical Services, New Hampshire Department of Public Safety. LinkedIn |
| 2009–2021 | Lebanon City Councilor; five two-year terms. New Hampshire Senate |
| 2010–2016 | Manager of Emergency Medical Services, Concord Hospital. LinkedIn |
| 2014 | Completed Harvard Kennedy School program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. New Hampshire Senate |
| 2016–2020 | Board member, Advance Transit. New Hampshire Senate |
| 2016–2018 | Advocate for the Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. ASMI |
| 2017–2019 | Mayor of Lebanon. New Hampshire Senate |
| 2017–June 2018 | Joined ASMI and worked as a REPLICA interstate-compact advocate. ASMI LinkedIn |
| June 2018–June 2026 | Executive Director, American Trauma Society. LinkedIn |
| 2020–present | New Hampshire State Senator representing District 5. Ballotpedia |
| June 2026–present | Director of Public Policy and Alliance Development, Global Medical Response. LinkedIn |
| Issue | Stated position |
|---|---|
| Health care | No separate campaign position was found in the supplied evidence. Her sponsored and cosponsored legislation includes bills concerning Medicaid, health-insurance coverage, trauma care, and health-care providers. Ballotpedia New Hampshire Senate legislation |
| Education/school funding | No separate campaign position was found. In 2026 roll calls, she voted Nay on SB582, concerning the base cost of an adequate education, and SB584, concerning special-education funding, when the recorded motion was to pass them. NH Liberty Alliance |
| Abortion and reproductive health | No separate campaign position was found. She voted Nay on the motion to declare SB551, concerning legal protections for legal reproductive health care services, inexpedient to legislate. NH Liberty Alliance |
| LGBTQ rights and gender policy | No separate campaign position was found. She voted Nay on SB552 and HB1442, bills concerning biological-sex classifications and use of facilities on the basis of sex. NH Liberty Alliance |
| Housing and local government | No separate campaign position was found. She sponsored SB634, enabling municipalities to adopt a municipal occupancy fee; the Senate later recorded the bill as inexpedient to legislate. New Hampshire Senate legislation |
| Immigration | No position found in the supplied evidence. Ballotpedia |
| Democracy/voting | No separate campaign position was found. She voted Nay on HB323, requiring government-issued photographic identification to vote. NH Liberty Alliance |
| Environment/energy | No separate campaign position was found. Her listed legislation includes bills concerning municipal energy projects, utility rates, renewable-energy classes, and water quality. New Hampshire Senate legislation |
| EFA vouchers | No separate campaign position was found. She voted Nay on SB532 and SB576, concerning education-freedom-account oversight and reporting requirements. NH Liberty Alliance |
| Northern Pass/energy siting | No position found in the supplied evidence. Ballotpedia |
| Vote | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| HB323, voter-identification requirement | Nay on the motion to pass. | NH Liberty Alliance |
| SB551, legal protections for reproductive health care | Nay on the motion to declare the bill inexpedient to legislate. | NH Liberty Alliance |
| SB651 and HB186, legalization and regulation of cannabis | Nay on motions to table. | NH Liberty Alliance |
| SB463, firearms in safe school zones | Nay on the motion to declare the bill inexpedient to legislate. | NH Liberty Alliance |
| SB555, critical-risk protection orders | Nay on the motion to declare the bill inexpedient to legislate. | NH Liberty Alliance |
| HB1793, firearms and non-lethal weapons on public-college campuses | Nay on the motion to pass. | NH Liberty Alliance |
| 2026 NH Liberty Alliance scorecard | 28 scored roll calls: 4 votes with liberty, 24 against, and 0 not voting; rating listed as “Constitutional Threat,” 10.6%. | NH Liberty Alliance |
None found in the supplied evidence. Ballotpedia New Hampshire Senate
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Candidate-specific fundraising | Not found in the supplied evidence; no coverage dates or candidate-specific totals were provided. Ballotpedia |
| Pollster | Dates | Result |
|---|---|---|
| None found | — | No polling data was provided in the supplied evidence. Ballotpedia |