Daryl Abbas
Daryl Abbas | |
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| President pro tempore of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| Assumed office December 4, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Gray |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate from the 22nd district | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Chuck Morse |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Rockingham 8th district | |
| In office December 5, 2018 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1983 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jessica Abbas |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Suffolk University (BA, JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Daryl A. Abbas (born November 13, 1983) is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the New Hampshire Senate representing District 22. He was first elected to the Senate on November 8, 2022, defeating Democrat Wayne Haubner 62.6% to 37.4%. He was re-elected in 2024, again defeating Haubner, 63.9% to 36.0%.[1] He served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022.[2][3][4]
Early life and career
[edit]Abbas is from Salem, New Hampshire, and graduated from Salem High School in 2002. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Suffolk University in 2006 and a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in 2009.[2] He has practiced law in New Hampshire, working as a litigation associate and later opening his own law office before becoming a partner at Upper Charles Law Group in 2018.[5]
Legislative career
[edit]Abbas chairs the New Hampshire Senate's Children and Family Law Committee and serves as vice chairman of the Judiciary Committee.[6]
In May 2026, Abbas introduced a Senate amendment to a House bill originally known as the "CHARLIE Act", which had proposed restrictions on teaching concepts such as intersectionality and critical race theory in New Hampshire schools. Abbas's amendment replaced the bill's language with a revised version of the state's 2021 "divisive concepts" law, which he said was intended to achieve similar goals while avoiding the constitutional problems that had led a federal court to strike down the earlier law.[7]
Political positions
[edit]Abbas voted for a 2023 bill establishing a New Hampshire Housing Champion Designation Program, which provides preferential access to state funding for municipalities that adopt certain housing-friendly land use and infrastructure policies. In 2025, however, he voted against a bill to limit minimum lot sizes in local zoning. He has also voted against several bills to expand net metering for renewable energy and to extend the state's renewable portfolio standard.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2024 General Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
- 1 2 "Daryl Abbas". Ballotpedia Logo. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ "Representative Daryl Abbas (R)". THE GENERAL COURT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ Berube, Angela (5 September 2022). "New Hampshire state Senate candidates look to fill empty seat". The Eagle Tribune. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ↑ "Daryl Abbas' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Daryl Abbas". New Hampshire State Senate. Archived from the original on August 12, 2026. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
- ↑ DeWitt, Ethan (May 13, 2026). "Senate committee guts Charlie Kirk act, replaces it with renewal of 'divisive concepts' law". New Hampshire Bulletin. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Daryl A. Abbas - Voting record". Citizens Count. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
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