Peter Leishman

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Peter Leishman

| state_house1 = New Hampshire

| district1 = Hillsborough 13th

| term_start1 = 1996

| term_end1 = 2002

| state_house2 = New Hampshire

| district2 = Hillsborough 6th

| term_start2 = 2006

| term_end2 = 2008

| state_house3 = New Hampshire

| district3 = Hillsborough 3rd

| term_start3 = 2008

| term_end3 = 2010

| term_start4 = 2011

| term_end4 = 2012

| state_house5 = New Hampshire

| district5 = Hillsborough 24th

| term_start5 = 2012

| term_end5 = December 7, 2022

| state_house6 = New Hampshire

| district6 = Hillsborough 33rd

| term_start6 = December 7, 2022{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Peter_Leishman|title=Peter Leishman|work=Ballotpedia|access-date=February 4, 2024}}

| term_end6 =

| party = Democratic

}}

Peter Leishman is an American politician. He serves as a Democratic member for the Hillsborough 33rd district of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=376139|title=Representative Peter Leishman (D)|work=The General Court of New Hampshire|access-date=February 4, 2024}}

In 2025, only two Democratic House members, Reps. Jonah Wheeler and Peter Leishman, both of Peterborough, voted against their party and in favor of House Bill 148 (a bill to eliminate transgender protections established by a 2018 anti-discrimination law). All other House and Senate members voted along party lines (Democrats against the bill, Republicans in favor of it).{{cite web |title= Bill allowing trans people to be kept out of bathrooms, locker rooms heads to Ayotte’s desk |url=https://newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/bill-allowing-trans-people-to-be-kept-out-of-bathrooms-locker-rooms-heads-to-ayottes-desk/ |publisher=New Hampshire Bulletin |date=May 23, 2025 |access-date=May 25, 2025 |last=Skipworth |first=William}}

Electoral History

{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Hillsborough 33rd New Hampshire House of Representatives Election, Democratic primary{{cite web | url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jonah_Wheeler | title=Jonah Wheeler |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=April 13, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Jonah Wheeler|votes=817|percentage=34.9}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Peter Leishman (incumbent)|votes=777|percentage=33.2}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Ivy Vann (incumbent)|votes=744|percentage=31.8}}{{Election box total no change|votes=2,338|percentage=100.0}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Hillsborough 33rd New Hampshire House of Representatives Election, General Election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Jonah Wheeler|votes=2,538|percentage=36.0}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Peter Leishman (incumbent)|votes=2,433|percentage=34.5}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Rachel Maidment|votes=1,054|percentage=15.0}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Matthew Pilcher|votes=1,020|percentage=14.5}}{{Election box total no change|votes=7,045|percentage=100.0}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2024 Hillsborough 33rd New Hampshire House of Representatives Election, Democratic primary}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Jonah Wheeler (incumbent)|votes=1,009|percentage=37.8}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Peter Leishman (incumbent)|votes=968|percentage=36.3}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Ivy Vann|votes=690|percentage=25.9}}{{Election box total no change|votes=2,667|percentage=100.0}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2024 Hillsborough 33rd New Hampshire House of Representatives Election, General Election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Peter Leishman (incumbent)|votes=2,932|percentage=39.6}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Jonah Wheeler (incumbent)|votes=2,920|percentage=39.4}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Kimberly Thomas|votes=1,555|percentage=21.0}}{{Election box total no change|votes=7,407|percentage=100.0}}{{Election box end}}

References

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Category:Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

Category:21st-century members of the New Hampshire General Court