Peter Petrigno
Peter Petrigno (Democratic Party) is a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives, representingHillsborough 43. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.
Petrigno (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theNew Hampshire House of Representatives to representHillsborough 43. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.
Biography
Peter Petrigno was born inBoston, Massachusetts, and lives in Milford, New Hampshire. Petrigno earned a B.S. and an M.Ed. in secondary education and political science from Boston State College in 1976 and 1982, respectively. He also completed post-graduate studies at the University of New Hampshire. Petrigno's career experience includes working as an educator and administrator.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Petrigno was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Petrigno was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Petrigno was assigned to the following committees:
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 Hillsborough 43 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter Petrigno (D) | 13.5 | 4,480 |
| ✔ |  | Vanessa Sheehan (R) | 13.1 | 4,351 |
| ✔ |  | Gary Daniels (R) | 12.9 | 4,297 |
| ✔ |  | Paul Dargie (D) | 12.7 | 4,236 |
 | Michael Facques (R)  | 12.4 | 4,111 | |
 | Elizabeth Keenan (R) | 12.2 | 4,050 | |
 | Scott Lawrence (D) | 11.7 | 3,892 | |
 | Michael Varraso (D) | 11.5 | 3,821 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 33,250 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 (4 seats)
IncumbentPeter Petrigno,Paul Dargie,Scott Lawrence, andMichael Varraso advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Petrigno | 27.0 | 1,146 |
| ✔ | | Paul Dargie | 25.6 | 1,087 |
| ✔ | | Scott Lawrence | 23.7 | 1,006 |
| ✔ | | Michael Varraso | 23.2 | 984 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 25 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,248 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 (4 seats)
Gary Daniels, incumbentVanessa Sheehan,Michael Facques, andElizabeth Keenan advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Daniels | 28.1 | 1,269 |
| ✔ | | Vanessa Sheehan | 24.7 | 1,113 |
| ✔ | | Michael Facques | 23.9 | 1,076 |
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Keenan | 22.8 | 1,030 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 23 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,511 | ||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Petrigno (D) | 13.8 | 3,395 |
| ✔ |  | Maria Perez (D) | 13.3 | 3,274 |
| ✔ | | Vanessa Sheehan (R) | 12.8 | 3,151 |
| ✔ |  | Bill King (R) | 12.7 | 3,114 |
| Scott Lawrence (D) | 12.2 | 2,999 | |
| Michael E. Thornton (R) | 11.9 | 2,929 | ||
| Herb Salmon (D) | 11.8 | 2,895 | ||
| Jesse Broderick (R) | 11.3 | 2,783 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 24,540 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 (4 seats)
IncumbentPeter Petrigno, incumbentMaria Perez,Scott Lawrence, andHerb Salmon advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Petrigno | 27.1 | 789 |
| ✔ | | Maria Perez | 26.7 | 777 |
| ✔ | | Scott Lawrence | 23.5 | 684 |
| ✔ | Herb Salmon | 22.8 | 665 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,915 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 (4 seats)
IncumbentBill King, incumbentVanessa Sheehan,Michael E. Thornton, andJesse Broderick defeatedBarry Parquette in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill King | 23.4 | 900 |
| ✔ | | Vanessa Sheehan | 23.3 | 897 |
| ✔ | Michael E. Thornton | 21.7 | 834 | |
| ✔ | Jesse Broderick | 19.9 | 767 | |
| Barry Parquette | 11.7 | 449 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,847 | ||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Petrigno (D) | 13.7 | 4,051 |
| ✔ | | Bill King (R) | 13.4 | 3,954 |
| ✔ | | Vanessa Sheehan (R) | 13.1 | 3,861 |
| ✔ | | Maria Perez (D) | 12.9 | 3,822 |
| Michael Thornton (R) | 12.5 | 3,680 | ||
| Alexander Lloyd (D) | 11.5 | 3,408 | ||
| Herb Salmon (D) | 11.5 | 3,388 | ||
| Steve Tourangeau (R) | 11.4 | 3,372 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 29,538 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (4 seats)
Herb Salmon, incumbentPeter Petrigno,Maria Perez, andAlexander Lloyd advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Herb Salmon | 26.4 | 1,206 | |
| ✔ | | Peter Petrigno | 26.2 | 1,196 |
| ✔ | | Maria Perez | 25.2 | 1,148 |
| ✔ | Alexander Lloyd | 22.2 | 1,011 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,561 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (4 seats)
Michael Thornton,Vanessa Sheehan,Bill King, andSteve Tourangeau advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Thornton | 27.2 | 1,132 | |
| ✔ | | Vanessa Sheehan | 25.2 | 1,049 |
| ✔ | | Bill King | 24.5 | 1,020 |
| ✔ | Steve Tourangeau | 22.6 | 942 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 16 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,159 | ||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joelle Martin (D) | 14.5 | 3,310 | |
| ✔ | | Paul Dargie (D) | 13.7 | 3,110 |
| ✔ | | Peter Petrigno (D) | 13.6 | 3,106 |
| ✔ | Charlie Burns (R) | 12.1 | 2,745 | |
| John Frazier (D) | 12.0 | 2,721 | ||
| Carolyn Halstead (R) | 11.7 | 2,655 | ||
| Michael Thornton (R) | 11.2 | 2,558 | ||
| John Yule (R) | 11.2 | 2,551 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 22,760 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (4 seats)
IncumbentJoelle Martin,Paul Dargie,Peter Petrigno, andJohn Frazier advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joelle Martin | 28.4 | 1,062 | |
| ✔ | | Paul Dargie | 24.8 | 929 |
| ✔ | | Peter Petrigno | 24.5 | 918 |
| ✔ | John Frazier | 22.2 | 832 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,741 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (4 seats)
IncumbentCharlie Burns, incumbentCarolyn Halstead,John Yule, andMichael Thornton advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charlie Burns | 28.0 | 781 | |
| ✔ | Carolyn Halstead | 24.9 | 693 | |
| ✔ | John Yule | 23.7 | 661 | |
| ✔ | Michael Thornton | 23.4 | 651 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,786 | ||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
Peter Petrigno completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Petrigno's responses.
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- I believe in government that supports everyone’s right to be themselves, provides opportunities which enables individuals to maximize their full potential, and allows them to choose their own destiny.
- Political debate has increasingly become too divisive and mean-spirited. Now is the time to put politics aside and begin working to meet the needs of the people. “We can disagree without being disagreeable.” It’s all about putting people over politics!
- Quality public education is the foundation on which democracy is built. Without it, citizens cannot fully participate in the process of self governance. I will work to establish policies that foster critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, and practical skills for meaningful civic engagement and employment in a constantly changing economy. 
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2020
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Peter Petrigno completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Petrigno's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
1. Property tax relief2. Education funding3. Gun safety
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Quality education is the only means to move individuals and society forward. No child in New Hampshire should be "left behind" because of inadequate funding in their respective school districts. Equitable K- 12 public education as well as affordable and expanded community and state colleges is a priority. I will work to establish policies that foster critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, and practical skills for meaningful employment in a constantly changing economy.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
As the New Hampshire Teacher of the Year 2000, retired social studies teacher and department head, Milford resident for 31 years, and long-time community activist, I have dedicated myself to my family, students, and neighbors. I will bringing the same commitment to the state legislature on behalf of our common values.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Political debate has increasingly become too divisive and mean-spirited. Now is the time to put politics aside and begin working to meet the needs of the people. We can disagree without being disagreeable. I believe in open-minded, honest discussion. I will not support or dismiss an idea because it was proposed by any one party without careful consideration. We must always ask, "Is this good for New Hampshire?"
What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?
New Hampshire's property taxes are the third highest in the nation and have been rising faster than the rate of inflation. The problem, in part, is due to the downshifting of costs from the state to the towns. People on fixed incomes are being priced out of their homes. Likewise, New Hampshire has the nation's second highest state college tuition and the lowest minimum wage in New England. Young people are leaving the state for better opportunities elsewhere. Consequently the state population is aging and there is limited potential for economic growth and revenue to meet many of the state's needs.
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Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 | Won general | $6,210 | $0 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 | Won general | $2,975 | $0 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 | Won general | $1,623 | N/A** |
| 2018 | New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 | Won general | $3,820 | N/A** |
| Grand total | $14,628 | N/A** | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 12, 2022
- ↑The New Hampshire House of Representatives, "Representative Peter Petrigno (D)," accessed February 4, 2023
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