Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Timothy; 4 Children: Adrienne, Mary, Martin, John
Birth date: 01/14/1936
Birthplace: Jacksonville, FL
Home City: Concord NH
Religion: Episcopal

Profession

Professor of English, Western Illinois University, 1973-1999 Assistant Professor of English, Millikin University, 1969-1972 Instructor of English, Integrated Liberal Studies Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1963-1966 Instructor of English, Mercer University, 1958-1959 English Teacher, Terry Parker, Junior-Senior High School, Jacksonville, 1956-1957

Education

PhD, English, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1964 MA, English, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1958 BA, English, Stetson University, 1956

Committees

Education

SB 202 Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1660 Prohibits Abortions After 20 Weeks
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1607 Establishes a Tax Credit for Businesses that Donate to Certain Scholarship Funds
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1660 Prohibits Abortions After 20 Weeks
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1607 Establishes a Tax Credit for Businesses that Donate to Certain Scholarship Funds
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

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SB 202 Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1660 Prohibits Abortions After 20 Weeks
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1607 Establishes a Tax Credit for Businesses that Donate to Certain Scholarship Funds
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1660 Prohibits Abortions After 20 Weeks
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1607 Establishes a Tax Credit for Businesses that Donate to Certain Scholarship Funds
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1659 Requires a 24 Hour Waiting Period Prior to an Abortion
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 917h Authorizing the Establishment of 4 Casinos
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 593 Expands Gambling
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 592 State House Redistricting
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

HB 1560 Joining an Interstate Health Care Compact to Opt-Out of Federal Health Care Programs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 917h Authorizing the Establishment of 4 Casinos
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 593 Expands Gambling
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1659 Requires a 24 Hour Waiting Period Prior to an Abortion
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1560 Joining an Interstate Health Care Compact to Opt-Out of Federal Health Care Programs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 437 Repeals Same-Sex Marriage
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1405 Authorizes Moratoriums on Refugee Resettlements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1679 Prohibits Partial Birth/Late Term Abortions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1659 Requires a 24 Hour Waiting Period Prior to an Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1677 Prohibits Requiring Public Employees to Join Labor Unions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1264 Authorizes Individuals to Refuse to Provide Services for Marriages
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1679 Prohibits Partial Birth/Late Term Abortions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1264 Authorizes Individuals to Refuse to Provide Services for Marriages
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1659 Requires a 24 Hour Waiting Period Prior to an Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1677 Prohibits Requiring Public Employees to Join Labor Unions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1264 Authorizes Individuals to Refuse to Provide Services for Marriages
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1526 Reduces Penalties for Possession of Less than One-Half Ounce of Marijuana
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1654 Reduces Sentences of Prisoners Pursuing Degrees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1705 Legalizes Marijuana for Individuals Over 21 Years of Age
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1526 Reduces Penalties for Possession of Less than One-Half Ounce of Marijuana
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1705 Legalizes Marijuana for Individuals Over 21 Years of Age
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1654 Reduces Sentences of Prisoners Pursuing Degrees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1546 Authorizes Employers to Not Provide Contraception Coverage in Health Insurance Plans
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1146 Requires Students to Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1546 Authorizes Employers to Not Provide Contraception Coverage in Health Insurance Plans
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 29 Urges Repeal of Rule Requiring Health Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1666 Limits State Contribution to Public Employee Benefits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1383 Requires Legal US Residency to Receive In-State Tuition
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 574 Authorizes Government Acquisition of Private Property in State of Emergency
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1383 Requires Legal US Residency to Receive In-State Tuition
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 228 Prohibits the Use of Public Funds for Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

CACR 13 Prohibits New Personal Income Taxes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 228 Prohibits the Use of Public Funds for Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 383 Prohibits the requirement that state employees pay association fees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 536 Removes License Requirement to Carry a Firearm
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 194 Authorizes loaded rifles and shotguns in vehicles
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 628 Recording and Tracking Complaints of Abuse by Transportation Security Agents
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 536 Removes License Requirement to Carry a Firearm
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 194 Authorizes loaded rifles and shotguns in vehicles
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 383 Prohibits the requirement that state employees pay association fees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 628 Recording and Tracking Complaints of Abuse by Transportation Security Agents
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 194 Authorizes loaded rifles and shotguns in vehicles
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 334 Authorizing Weapons on Public Property
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 217 Penalties for Violent Offenses Against Fetuses
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 334 Authorizing Weapons on Public Property
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 217 Penalties for Violent Offenses Against Fetuses
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

CACR 14 Constitutional Amendment Authorizing the Legislature to Set Standards for Public Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 474 Labor Law Amendments
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

CACR 14 Constitutional Amendment Authorizing the Legislature to Set Standards for Public Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 474 Labor Law Amendments
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

SB 198 Amends Eligibility Requirements for TANF
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 88 Civil Immunity from Acts of Self Defense
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

HB 329 Revising Abortion Procedures for Unemancipated Minors
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

HB 2 Recertification of Employer Retirement Contribution Rates
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 329 Revising Abortion Procedures for Unemancipated Minors
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

HB 2 Recertification of Employer Retirement Contribution Rates
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 121 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 196 Guidelines for Teacher Dismissal
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: -

SB 121 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 196 Guidelines for Teacher Dismissal
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: -

SB 78 Gas Tax Reduction
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1 2011-2013 Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

CACR 6 Constitutional Amendment to Require a Supermajority for Budget Increases
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 519 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 580 Public Employee Retirement System Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 218 Repealing the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

CACR 12 Legislative Authority over Public Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 89 State Lawsuit against the Federal Health Care Law
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 330 Carrying Firearms Without a License
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 89 State Lawsuit against the Federal Health Care Law
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 113 Prohibits the Use of State Funds for Public Television
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 474 Labor Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 113 Prohibits the Use of State Funds for Public Television
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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