Suzanne M. Prentiss
New Hampshire State Senator, District 5 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 8
- 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.5%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +48.8
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education
- Health and Human Services
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jul 2025
Became law Jul 2025
Became law Jul 2025
Became law Jun 2025
Became law Jun 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Prentiss sits in the New Hampshire State Senate
Prentiss is closer to the center than 38% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, Tara Reardon, Donovan Fenton
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Prentiss’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills29%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the New Hampshire State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Prentiss’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Prentiss | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 475: relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to… | No | No | Yes | Failed 8–16 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 535: defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and… | No | No | No | Failed 5–19 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 434: relative to regulation of public school materials. | No | No | Yes | Passed 16–8 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 468: relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 16–8 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1766: relative to cruelty to livestock. | No | No | Yes | Failed 11–13 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Prentiss was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 | Won | D+48.8 | D+39.4 | +9.4 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 | Won | D+32.5 | D+39.4 | −6.9 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 | Won | D+38.0 | D+43.2 | −5.2 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 | Won | D+32.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Prentiss has held
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Prentiss has run against
- Conrad Schoeffter (R) · 2026 election, won
- John J. McIntyre (R) · 2024 election, won
- Timothy Ohearne (R) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Prentiss
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/de206392-deba-4ecf-96a3-33494c415417
- Wikidata Q104804961
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET