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New Hampshire General Court

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Bicameral legislature of New Hampshire
Not to be confused withNew Hampshire Supreme Court.

General Court of New Hampshire
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesSenate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Sharon Carson (R)
since December 4, 2024
Sherman Packard (R)
since January 6, 2021
Structure
Seats424
24 senators
400 representatives
Political groups
Political groups
Elections
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
November 3, 2026
Meeting place
New Hampshire State House
Concord
Website
gencourt.state.nh.us

TheGeneral Court of New Hampshire is thebicameralstate legislature of theU.S. state ofNew Hampshire. Thelower house is theNew Hampshire House of Representatives with 400 members, and theupper house is theNew Hampshire Senate with 24 members. This ratio of one Senate seat for every 16.67 House seats makes New Hampshire's ratio of upper house to lower house seats the largest in the country.

The General Court convenes in theNew Hampshire State House in downtownConcord, opened in 1819. The House of Representatives continues to meet in its original chambers, making Representatives Hall the oldest chamber in the United States still in continuous legislative use. When numbered seats were installed in Representatives Hall, the number thirteen was purposely omitted in deference totriskaidekaphobia.[citation needed]

The annual pay for legislators is set by law at $100.00.[1]

House of Representatives

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Main article:New Hampshire House of Representatives

The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 204 districts across the state created from divisions of the state's counties, each making up about 3,000 residents for every one legislator.

Unlike many legislative chambers, there is no central "aisle" to cross. Instead, there are five sections with aisles between them. Seats are pre-assigned.

Composition of the House of Representatives

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As of January 2025[update], the composition of the House of Representatives is:

AffiliationMembers
 Republican Party221
 Democratic Party177
 Independent1
 Vacant1
 Total
400
 Majority
44

New Hampshire Senate

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Main article:New Hampshire Senate

The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population. As of the 2025–26 legislative session, there are 16 Republicans and 8 Democrats in the Senate.

Composition of the Senate

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AffiliationMembers
 Republican Party16
 Democratic Party8
 Total
24
 Majority
8

Media coverage

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The New Hampshire State House press covers the New Hampshire State House fornewspapers, news services and other news-gathering operations. The New Hampshire General Court website has calendars and journals for both the House and the Senate.

Pew Research Center in 2014 reported New Hampshire had one of the nation's smallest statehouse press corps, with five full-time reporters and an additional nine part-time reporters.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Fader, Carole (October 13, 2012)."Fact Check: New Hampshire legislators do get a small salary".The Florida Times-Union. RetrievedDecember 20, 2023.
  2. ^"America's Shifting Statehouse Press"(PDF).Pew Research Center. July 10, 2014. RetrievedDecember 29, 2018.

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Members of theNew Hampshire Senate
168th General Court (2022–2024)
President of the Senate
Jeb Bradley (R)
Presidentpro tempore
James Gray (R)
Majority Leader
Sharon Carson (R)
Minority Leader
Donna Soucy (D)
168th General Court (2023–present)
Speaker of the House
Sherman Packard (R)
Deputy Speaker
Steven D. Smith (R)
Speakerpro tempore
Laurie Sanborn (R)
Majority Leader
Jason Osborne (R)
Minority Leader
Matthew Wilhelm (D)
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