Paul Terry

Republican Party

New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Prior offices

New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5

Predecessor:George Feeney

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Compensation

Base salary

$100/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Union College

Graduate

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Personal

Birthplace

Southampton, N.Y.

Contact

Official website

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Paul Terry (Republican Party) is a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives, representingBelknap 7. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.

Terry (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theNew Hampshire House of Representatives to representBelknap 7. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Paul Terry was born in Southampton, New York. Terry graduated from Riverhead High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Union College and a master's degree in divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Terry's career experience includes working as a Presbyterian minister. He has served as the chair of the American Red Cross of Hornell, New York, and on the Nicholas Noyes Hospital Board of Directors.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Terry was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee

2021-2022

Terry was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Varney (R)	21.9	4,159
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Comtois (R)	21.2	4,031
✔		Paul Terry (R)	21.1	4,019
	Submit photo	Ruth Larson (D)	13.4	2,547
	Submit photo	Susan Church Stevens (D)	11.2	2,130
	Submit photo	Stephanie Vuolo (D)	11.2	2,124
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	8

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,018
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 (3 seats)

Ruth Larson,Susan Church Stevens, andStephanie Vuolo defeatedAlan Glassman in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ruth Larson	53.6	640
✔	Submit photo	Susan Church Stevens	35.0	418
✔	Submit photo	Stephanie Vuolo (Write-in)	9.1	109
	Submit photo	Alan Glassman (Write-in)	1.3	15
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	13

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,195
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 (3 seats)

IncumbentPaul Terry, incumbentPeter Varney, and incumbentBarbara Comtois defeatedBrianna Weller in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Terry	29.5	1,100
✔		Peter Varney	29.2	1,089
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Comtois	27.1	1,009
	Submit photo	Brianna Weller	13.5	503
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	27

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,728
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Endorsements

2022

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Varney (R)	20.6	2,999
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Comtois (R)	20.6	2,992
✔		Paul Terry (R)	20.4	2,966
	Submit photo	Sherry Dumais (D)	13.4	1,951
	Submit photo	William O'Neil (D)	12.7	1,853
	Submit photo	Stephen Copithorne (D)	12.2	1,774
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	3

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,538
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 (3 seats)

William O'Neil,Stephen Copithorne, andSherry Dumais advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	William O'Neil	46.9	406
✔	Submit photo	Stephen Copithorne	41.2	356
✔	Submit photo	Sherry Dumais (Write-in)	8.4	73
		Other/Write-in votes	3.5	30

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 865
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 (3 seats)

IncumbentPeter Varney, incumbentPaul Terry, and incumbentBarbara Comtois defeatedDavid Hershey in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Varney	29.0	1,021
✔		Paul Terry	25.5	899
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Comtois	23.9	843
	Submit photo	David Hershey	21.3	750
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	12

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,525
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2020

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 (2 seats)

IncumbentPeter Varney andPaul Terry defeatedDuane Hammond andStephen Copithorne in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Varney (R)	32.7	3,651
✔		Paul Terry (R)	31.7	3,539
	Submit photo	Duane Hammond (D)	17.9	2,003
	Submit photo	Stephen Copithorne (D)	17.7	1,974

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,167
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 (2 seats)

Duane Hammond andStephen Copithorne advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Duane Hammond	51.0	561
✔	Submit photo	Stephen Copithorne	49.0	539
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,101
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 (2 seats)

IncumbentPeter Varney andPaul Terry advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Varney	56.1	1,097
✔		Paul Terry	43.4	849
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	10

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,956
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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