Voices of Wildlife in New Hampshire (VOW)

Working to protect the wild animals of New Hampshire

VOW makes campaign contributions to New Hampshire lawmakers who vote on the side of wildlife—update for 2024.

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Thanks to our supporters, Voices of Wildlife raised funds to support the campaigns of New Hampshire lawmakers who vote for wildlife.

Below is the list of candidates who received a campaign donation from VOW because they supported legislation that would positively impact wildlife in New Hampshire. They also need our votes to continue their support of wildlife in 2025 and 2026. Thanks, Everyone!

Supported in 2024

Representative Ellen Read, Democrat from Newmarket.

Senator David Watters, Democrat from Dover.

Senator Daniel Innis, Republican from Bradford.

Senator Daryl Abbas, Republican from Salem.

Representative Sherry Dutzy, Democrat from Nashua.

Representative Anita Burroughs, Democrat from Glen.

Representative Linda Haskins, Democrat from Exeter.

Representative Nicholas Germana, Democrat from Keene.

Representative Tim Horrigan, Democrat from Durham.

Representative Efstathia Booras, Democrat from Concord.

Many others support wildlife legislation, and we wish we could give to them all.

To check on others who support wildlife view this Roll Call Vote. A Nay vote is a good vote for wildlife. This bill was sponsored (check out the sponsors) by extreme hunters who want more weapons allowed to kill animals. These extreme hunters already have an unfair advantage against the wild animals but it isn’t enough. They want even more. This bill was passed and signed by Governor Sununu.

Also, there are some lawmakers who we do not support, such as Senators Pearl and Senator Avard, who killed SB 346, the bill to end unneeded and cruel coyote hounding in NH, in their Senate committee of Energy and Natural Resources.

Coyote somewhere in NH.

Supported in 2022

  • Rep. Debra Altschiller (D-Stratham), candidate for the House — Co-sponsor of legislation to diversify the NH Fish and Game Commission. Please support in 2024.

  • Rep. Efstathia Booras (D-Nashua), candidate for the House — Consistent supporter of animal-friendly legislation. Please support in 2024.

  • Rep. Anita Burroughs (D-Glen), candidate for the House — Avid supporter of animal-protection legislation. Please support in 2024.

  • Former Sen. Shannon Chandley (D-Amherst), candidate for the Senate — Compassionate lawmaker who helped pass the law that criminalizes the possession of animal fighting paraphernalia. Please support in 2024.

  • Sen. James Gray (R-Rochester), a candidate for the Senate, is a dedicated lawmaker with a record of voting on the side of wildlife. He supported our first attempt to allow land posting with purple paint and opposed opening squirrel hunting year-round. Did not help wildlife in 2024.

  • Rep. Cam Kenney (D-Durham), candidate for the House — Steadfast supporter of animal-protection legislation, co-founder of the Animal Welfare Caucus, and prime sponsor of animal-protection legislation, including a bill to ban cat declawing. Please support in 2024.

  • Rep. Kevin Pratt (R-Raymond), a candidate for the House — Dedicated lawmaker, supported wildlife-friendly legislation on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. In 2024 Rep. Pratt worked against wildlife bills. VOW no longer supports him.

  • Rep. Ellen Read (D-Newmarket), candidate for the House — Resolute supporter of all animal-protection legislation, unrelenting voice for wildlife on the Fish and Game and Marine Resources Committee, and prime sponsor of multiple wildlife bills, including making egregious cruelty to wildlife a crime, which she succeeded in getting passed into law. Always support Rep. Read, with your vote and a campaign donation if able.

  • Rep. Terry Roy (R-Deerfield), a candidate for the House, is a principled lawmaker who championed wildlife-friendly legislation on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. He supported and worked with VOW and Rep. Read to pass land posting using purple paint, much to the chagrin of his fellow hunters. In 2024 Rep. Roy worked against wildlife bills. He was and is a huge disappointment and VOW no longer supports him.

  • Former Rep. Kathryn Stack (D-Merrimack), candidate for the House — A much-needed voice for wildlife on the Fish and Game and Marine Resources Committee and co-sponsor of a bill to diversify the Fish and Game Commission. She is running again in 2024 so please support her.

  • Rep. Edith Tucker (D-Randolph), candidate for the Senate — Dedicated and strategic lawmaker who was the prime sponsor of a bill to end the capture of snowshoe hares for hunting dog training.

  • Sen. Ruth Ward (R-Stoddard), candidate for the Senate — Co-sponsor of legislation to ease hunting pressure on coyotes. She wasn’t helpful in 2024 for animals.

  • Sen. David Watters (D-Dover), candidate for the Senate — An accomplished lawmaker with a long record of sponsoring legislation to protect wildlife. Please support in 2024.

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