Meet our candidates

Discover the dedicated individuals running to make a difference in our community. Learn about their vision, their commitment, and how they plan to serve Hinsdale.

Local candidates

The Hinsdale Democratic Committee is proud to support a slate of dedicated local candidates. These individuals are committed to addressing the unique needs and priorities of our community in Hinsdale, New Hampshire.

Samantha Jacobs

District 15 (2 seats) : Chesterfield, Hinsdale, Keene Ward 1, Keene Ward 3, Keene Ward 4, Keene Ward 5, Surry, Walpole, & Westmoreland

I grew up in Fitzwilliam, in a community-oriented, working-class family. Both of my parents remarried, making me one of eight children. I am the first of my siblings to earn a bachelor’s degree in social work and counseling from Franklin Pierce University. About a decade ago I moved to Keene, where I have been working in procurement at a grocery wholesaler.

I am on the executive board of the Keene Democrats, and I volunteer monthly with them serving dinner at the Community Kitchen.

I look forward to bringing my passion for expanding and protecting reproductive justice, accessible and affordable housing, and environmental justice to Concord, where I can be a part of equitable change for our corner of New Hampshire.

Nicolas Germana

District 15 (2 seats) : Chesterfield, Hinsdale, Keene Ward 1, Keene Ward 3, Keene Ward 4, Keene Ward 5, Surry, Walpole, & Westmoreland

Cathy Harvey

I am proud and honored to be a Representatives from Cheshire 6 which includes the town of Hinsdale.  My husband and I moved to the area 35 years ago to raise our family.  I have 4 boys, 4 daughters-in-law and 9 grandchildren!  I am a retired music teacher and currently the organist/pianist at the UCC church in Peterborough, NH.  I am a strong supporter of public education.

Presently I serve on the Cheshire County Conservation District Board, as Vice Chair of the New Hampshire Library Trustees Association, as a Chesterfield Lions member and as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).k  I was elected Chair of the Cheshire County Delegation and have served 2 years.

The achievement that I am most proud of is that I am the founding and current member of the Chesterfield Public School Endowment Foundation, a foundation that provides yearly STEAM actovities beyond the scope of the budgeting process to all Chesterfield School students.

I am a 5 term representative and serve as Ranking Member of the Fish and Game and Marine Resource Committee, a committe that fits me because I am an avid hiker, camper, and kayaker.  Our NH outdoor enviornment is very important to me.

Paul Berch

Paul serves as the Ranking Democratic Member of the NH House Judiciary Committee and is a six-term State Representative representing Westmoreland, Chesterfield, and Hinsdale. He is also the School District Moderator in Westmoreland and is active on the Board of Home Health Hospice and Community Services (HCS), as well as serving as Chair of the Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission. In addition, Paul serves as Vice-Chair of the Cheshire County Delegation and as a member of its Executive Committee.