Debra O’Connell Altschiller (born June 1, 1968) is an American politician serving as a member of the

New Hampshire Senate The New Hampshire State Senate is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court, alongside the lower New Hampshire House of Representatives. The Senate has been meeting since 1784. The Senate consists of 24 members representing Senate distri ...

. She previously served in the

New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral State legislature (United States), legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members com ...

for the Rockingham 19 district from 2016 to 2022.

Education

Altschiller earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication and media studies from the

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system and was founded in 1863 as the ...

Career

From 2007 to 2013, Altschiller worked as a freelance blogger and content writer. From 2012 to 2015, she was the community relations coordinator for Sexual Assault Support Services. Since 2015, she has been the community relations event coordinator for HAVEN NH, a non-profit organization that provides services to victims of domestic violence. Altschiller was elected to the

in 2016. She is the Democratic nominee for the 24th district of the

in the 2022 election.

References

1968 births 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century members of the New Hampshire General Court Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Living people People from Stratham, New Hampshire University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni Women state legislators in New Hampshire {{New Hampshire politician stub