Candidate · November 3, 2026

Cinde Warmington

On the ballot for Governor · New Hampshire

DemocraticChallenger
issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeGovernor · New Hampshire1,2
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2
StatusChallenger
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Cinde Warmington served on New Hampshire's Executive Council, where she was its only Democrat.3 She has worked as a health care attorney, including as chair of the health care practice group at the law firm Shaheen & Gordon.4 She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, a master's degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and a law degree from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, and has lived in Concord.4

Why they say they're running

Her campaign website says she is running to tackle what it calls an affordability crisis, so that working Granite Staters can afford to live in New Hampshire.3,5

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Energy and Climate

Data centers and electricity costs

Her campaign website says that on her first day she would place a temporary moratorium on permits for large data centers while rules are written, and that data centers should pay for grid upgrades and the energy they use, with local residents deciding what gets built.5

  1. Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
  2. Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
  3. Pause or limit new data centers
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Education

Vouchers and education savings accounts

Her campaign website says taxpayer dollars belong in public schools and that she would reverse New Hampshire's school voucher program.3,5

  1. Make them available to every family
  2. Offer them only to some students, such as those from low-income families or with disabilities
  3. No public money for private school or homeschooling costs
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Marijuana laws

Her campaign website says New Hampshire should legalize, regulate and tax adult-use cannabis.5

  1. Keep recreational use against the law
  2. Reduce penalties for having small amounts, without legal sales
  3. Let each state decide, with no federal penalties where a state allows it
  4. Make it legal for adults to buy and use
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Taxes and Budget

State income tax

Her campaign website says she will make sure New Hampshire does not have an income tax.3

  1. Add or raise taxes on the highest incomes (for example, a tax on income over $1 million)
  2. Keep current rates
  3. Cut rates or move to a single flat rate
  4. Phase out the state income tax
Marked: the option their statement matches.
State sales taxes

Her campaign website says she will make sure New Hampshire does not have a sales tax.3

  1. Lower sales tax rates or stop taxing necessities such as groceries
  2. Keep current sales taxes
  3. Raise sales taxes or apply them to more goods and services, to replace other taxes or fund state programs
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Housing

Large investors buying single-family homes

Her campaign website says she would build on federal efforts to stop private equity firms from buying up single-family homes in New Hampshire.5

Zoning and new housing

Her campaign website says she would invest in programs that encourage local zoning changes, such as the Affordable Housing Fund and the Housing Champions Program, speed state permitting and appoint a housing czar.5

  1. Have states require cities to allow more types of housing, such as apartments near transit
  2. Give extra state or federal money to communities that allow more homes
  3. Leave zoning decisions to local governments
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Homelessness

Her campaign website says she would protect the Continuum of Care program and keep housing slots for homeless Granite Staters available.5

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Tariffs

Her campaign website says she would order state agencies to assess the effects of tariffs so the state can push for refunds for consumers and small businesses.5

Immigration

State and local role in immigration enforcement

Her campaign website says she would say no to an ICE detention facility in Merrimack or anywhere else in the state.3

§4Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.

Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Campaign finance system search — New Hampshire Secretary of State.6