
Candidate for Governor
Cinde Warmington
Warmington is a Democrat and health care attorney who served on the state Executive Council from 2021 to 2025, the only Democrat on the council during that time. She ran for governor in 2024 and lost the Democratic primary. Her campaign centers on cost of living, reversing Medicaid changes, ending the Education Freedom Account program, and opposing Trump administration policies.
- Current or most recent role
- Former New Hampshire Executive Councilor (2021–2025)
- Hometown
- Concord
- Campaign website
- cindewarmington.com
Why they say you should vote for them
The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.
- Says rising prices for groceries, housing, electricity and property taxes are straining families and that she is "ready to tackle the affordability crisis on Day 1."[1],[3]
- Pledges "no new income or sales tax."[1],[4]
- Says she will "stand up to Donald Trump" on health care costs and tariffs.[1],[4]
- Points to her record as "the only Democrat on the Executive Council."[1]
- Says her campaign takes no corporate PAC or billionaire mega-donor money.[1]
Background
- Democratic candidate for governor (lost primary), 2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election · 2024[4]
- Executive Councilor, District 2, New Hampshire Executive Council · 2021–2025[5],[11]
- Health care attorney and lobbyist, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. · About 20 years before 2021[4],[7],[11]
- Health care administrator, Early career · Dates not listed[11]
Education
Where they stand
- EducationWould repeal the Education Freedom Account program, which she says raises property taxes, and shift that money to public schools, including state-funded pre-K.[4],[6]
- Health CareSays reversing Ayotte's 2025 Medicaid premiums and copay increases would be "a top priority" and would be included in her first budget.[5]
- AbortionSupports abortion rights and says she would protect Granite Staters' freedom to make their own health care decisions. As an executive councilor she opposed canceling state contracts with Planned Parenthood.[10],[7]
- TaxesOpposes a state income or sales tax and supports a temporary suspension of the state gas tax.[4],[8]
- Energy & EnvironmentSays she would issue an executive order on her first day placing a temporary moratorium on large-scale data centers while she pursues a regulatory framework built around a "Community Bill of Rights."[9]
- HousingLists housing among her top budget priorities alongside child care and electric rates.[2],[6]
- ImmigrationOpposed the federal plan for an ICE detention facility in Merrimack.[4]
- CannabisSupports legalizing cannabis.[2]
Voting record
Cinde Warmington has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.
In their words
“The prices of groceries, housing, electricity and property taxes are crushing working families”
“I'll repeal the private school voucher scheme that's damaging public schools”
“Granite Staters don't need the government telling them what they can do with our bodies”
Sources
- Cinde Warmington for Governor (home page), Warmington campaign
- Cinde's Priorities, Warmington campaign
- Cinde Warmington announces 2026 run for New Hampshire governor, New Hampshire Public Radio, February 18, 2026
- Warmington announces another campaign for New Hampshire governor, New Hampshire Bulletin, February 18, 2026
- Ayotte's opponents on the campaign trail take aim at her Medicaid record, New Hampshire Bulletin, May 18, 2026
- Warmington backs state investment in childcare and pre-kindergarten on campaign trail, New Hampshire Bulletin, July 14, 2026
- The race for governor: Low stakes in New Hampshire's gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, New Hampshire Bulletin, September 7, 2026
- Cinde Warmington Announces Support for Temporary Gas Tax Suspension, Warmington campaign, August 3, 2026
- With Potential Data Center in Bow, Cinde Warmington Reiterates Calls for a Data Center Moratorium, Warmington campaign, September 2, 2026
- Planned Parenthood NH Action Fund PAC Endorses Cinde Warmington for Governor, Warmington campaign, September 3, 2026
- Cinde Warmington, Wikipedia
Photo: Warmington for Governor campaign (Campaign photo).
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Also running for Governor
- Kelly Ayotte (Republican)
- Stephen Villee (Libertarian)