Known as the hardest working state senator, Sharon Carson has served her community in the State legislature for twenty years.  She was first elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2000 where she was assigned to the House Education committee.  She also served on House Labor and House Ways and Means committees as well as in leadership positions. In 2008, Sharon ran for the State Senate where she currently represents Senate District 14 comprising the towns of Auburn, Hudson and Londonderry.  She chairs the Executive Departments and Administrative committee is a member of Senate Judiciary, and the Legislative Ethics committee.  She also serves on the Republican Senate leadership team.

Sharon calls herself a native New Englander.  She was born in Maine, grew up in Connecticut, and lived in Massachusetts before finally settling down in New Hampshire. For 31 years, Londonderry has been home to Sharon, her husband Greg and their two daughters.  She is a retired Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army Reserve.

She is a graduate of Mount Wachusett Community College with a degree in laboratory technology, and has a Bachelors and Masters degree in American History from the University of New Hampshire.  She was awarded a doctoral fellowship from UNH and has taken and passed her doctoral exams in early American history.  She has taught at UNH and currently is an Adjunct professor in History and political science at Nashua Community College.

Senator Carson has served on a number of Boards and Commissions.  She currently serves as the vice chair of the Manchester Airport Authority Board, the Vice chair of the New Hampshire Foster and Adopted Parents Association, Chair of The Oversight Committee of Child Services, and is a member of The Saint Anselm Ethics in Governance Board.  She is also co-chair of Council of State Government-East, the only U.S. organization serving all three branches of government that fosters the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy.

As your State Senator, She has won a number of awards in recognition of her work for her constituents and the people of the State of New Hampshire. She was recognized as a Toll Fellow, as The Most Effective State Senator in 2014 and as The Most Effective State Legislator in 2017.

In her free time, she likes to read, garden, and to knit.

LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE

While serving as your state Senator for district 14 and a State Representative for Auburn, Hudson, and Londonderry, I’ve had the opportunity to gain a wide range of policy and leadership experience.  In the Senate, I serve as a member of Senate leadership as the Majority Whip, as the Chairwoman of the Executive Departments and Administration committee and the Chairwoman of the Judicial committee.

The knowledge I’ve gained as a State Representative and a State Senator has been invaluable, allowing me to better serve my constituents.  I have worked on and voted for legislation that has kept out taxes low, improved education, created a healthy business environment, and made New Hampshire’s communities the very best place to live, work and raise a family.

As your state senator, I voted in favor of:

  • A balanced, responsible budget that meets the State’s needs without raising taxes
  • Rejecting a $129 million tax increase in the Governor’s budget
  • Protecting the local fishing industry and protecting and stimulating the growth of farmers
  • Allowing towns without a public school to tuition students to private schools
  • Increasing support for alcohol and drug treatment and prevention programs
  • The 10 year highway plan that will finish I-93 with 4 lanes, pave 550 miles a year, and replace or rehabilitate 80 bridges
  • Improving the ability to investigate child abuse and neglect allegations
  • Creating a program to divert addicts into treatment rather than prison

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

I believe that it is important to be involved in our communities.  I serve on a number of Boards and Committees.

  • Member of Londonderry’s Old Home Day committee
  • Member of the Londonderry Grange #44
  • Board of Governors, Vesta Roy Women in Government Series
  • Senate Representative, State Veterans Advisory Council
  • Member, New Hampshire Selective service Board
  • Member, Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission
  • Member, Council of Advisors, Pro-Gun NH
  • Member, Post 27, American Legion
  • Board of Trustees, Liberty Harbor Academy
  • New Hampshire State Director Women in Government
  • Council of State Government Toll Fellow, 2013