Vanessa L. Sheehan
New Hampshire State Representative, District 543 since 2020. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 0
- 1 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- −0.4
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 4
- 2020–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Legislative Administration · vice chair
- Executive Departments and Administration
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Sheehan 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 House of Representatives: State House District Hillsborough 43 | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 543 | Won | D+0.4 | D+5.5 | +5.1 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 543 | Won | D+1.0 | D+5.9 | +4.9 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 523 | Won | D+0.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Sheehan has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 543 · since 2022
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 523 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sheehan has run against
- Peter Petrigno (D) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Sheehan
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/5c985922-36b3-4d80-986d-1f9c363920f1
- Wikidata Q126126953
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET