David Cote (politician)

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = David Cote

|office = Minority Leader of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

|term_start = March 2, 2022

|term_end = December 7, 2022
{{small|Acting: March 2, 2022 – March 25, 2022}}

|predecessor = Renny Cushing

|successor = Matthew Wilhelm

|office1 = Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives{{cite web|url=https://electiondatabase.nhpr.org/candidates/view/David-E-Cote/|title=David E. Cote|publisher=NHPR Elections Database}}

|term_start1 = December 1, 1990

|term_end1 = July 5, 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/05/metro/long-serving-lawmaker-who-fought-remote-access-nh-house-resigns/|title=Long-serving lawmaker who fought for remote access to N.H. house resigns|last=Porter|first=Steven|publisher=The Boston Globe|date=July 5, 2023|access-date=July 7, 2023}}

|constituency1 = Hillsborough 3rd (2022–2023)
31st (2012–2022)
23rd (2004–2012)
62nd (2002–2004)
29th (1992–2002)
25th (1990–1992)

|term_start2 = December 1, 1982

|term_end2 = December 1, 1988

|constituency2 = Hillsborough 25th (1984–1988)
27th (1982–1984)

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|10|28}}

|birth_place = Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Democratic

}}

David E. Cote (born October 28, 1960) is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. He is a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, sitting as a Democrat from the Hillsborough 3 district, having been first elected in 1982 and serving until his resignation in 2023. Cote served as House Democratic Leader, and had served as Chair and ranking member on the Election Law and Judiciary committees, as well as ranking member of the Redistricting Committee in 2021-2.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=374413|title = Welcome to the NH General Court | NH General Court}}{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/4994/david-cote|title=The Voter's Self Defense System}} As of early 2022, he had not cast a floor vote or attended an in-person House session since March 11, 2020 due to COVID health concerns.{{Cite web|url=https://nhjournal.com/frustrated-nh-dems-ask-where-is-leader-david-cote/|title = Frustrated NH Dems Ask: Where Is 'Leader' David Cote?}} On July 5, 2023, Cote resigned after the New Hampshire House refused to allow continued remote participation.