Cinde Warmington

Cinde Warmington has lived in Concord, New Hampshire.[1] Warmington earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, a master’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a J.D. from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law. Her career experience includes working as a health care attorney, as chair of the Health Care Practice Group at Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., in laboratory medicine, and in health care management.[2]

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Campaign websiteWarmington's campaign website stated the following:CINDE WARMINGTON:FIGHTING FOR A MORE AFFORDABLE FUTURE FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE’S WORKING FAMILIESThe prices of groceries, housing, electricity and property taxes are crushing New Hampshire families, and Kelly Ayotte is making it worse. Kelly Ayotte’s private school vouchers scheme takes your tax dollars and gives them to the richest people in our state.You’re paying more because of Kelly’s painful increases in Medicaid costs and co-pays on prescription drugs. That’s on top of her going along with Trump doubling health care premiums.Cinde Warmington is ready to tackle the affordability crisis on Day 1. That’s why she’s running for governor.Kelly Ayotte refuses to fight for Granite Staters.Cinde will take on Kelly Ayotte, stand up to Donald Trump, and fight for the people of New Hampshire.As Governor, Cinde will repeal Kelly Ayotte’s private school vouchers scheme that’s hurting public schools and driving up property taxes. She’ll stand up to Trump when he jacks up health care costs and tariffs. And, she’ll say no to ICE’s human warehouse in Merrimack or anywhere else. Cinde will work for our small businesses. And make sure we don’t have a sales or income tax.  Cinde will stand up for the people of New Hampshire to help them and their kids get ahead. That’s what she did as the only Democrat on the Executive Council. And that’s what she’ll do as Governor.Cinde's PrioritiesCinde Warmington believes every Granite Stater should be able to put a roof over their heads, feed their kids, give them a great education, and retire with dignity. That's not a radical idea. It's what was once possible, and what we've been watching disappear — year by year, cut by cut, for decades.Cinde has watched it change over her lifetime. Wages flatten as costs skyrocket. Unchecked corporate power and greed, while working Granite Staters have picked up the tab through property taxes, tuition, and rent that never stop going up. The nurses, teachers, and other workers who keep this state running can't afford to live in it. None of that happened by accident. Those are the results of choices made by the people in power.Cinde's platform is about reversing those choices. Every proposal is designed to help ensure that working Granite Staters can afford to call New Hampshire home.big tech & energyNew Hampshire still has no guardrails for large-scale data centers. None. No legal definition. No local control. No grid accountability. No noise standards. Not one law on the books to make any developer answer for what they propose to take.  Towns like Nottingham are fighting 40-acre facilities that would draw 5 million gallons of water a day — and they have no legal tools to protect themselves.On Day 1, Cinde will take immediate action by placing a temporary moratorium on large-scale data center permits while a real regulatory framework is built.THE GRANITE STATE DATA CENTER BILL OF RIGHTSThe right to affordable energy billsElectricity rates have already climbed 15% this past year. Massive data centers hit your bill two ways — expensive grid upgrades that get passed to you, and energy consumption that drives up prices for every household on the grid. Cinde will make sure data centers pay their fair share and cover both. And before any permit is issued, utilities must certify the grid can handle the load.The right to local controlCinde will define "data center" in New Hampshire law — a definition that doesn't exist today — giving towns the legal tools to require special use permits, site plan review, and local ordinances. Local residents will decide what gets built in their communities — not out-of-state developers, or Big Tech lobbyists.The right to clean airKelly Ayotte signed a law letting tech companies build unregulated, off-grid plants avoiding public oversight and renewables requirements, opening up the door to harmful diesel emissions that have been shown to cause severe respiratory illness. Every Granite Stater deserves access to clean air.The right to clean waterData centers threaten water two ways: one large data center can draw up to 5 million gallons a day — enough for 15,000 homes — depleting aquifers and municipal supplies. And their cooling systems periodically discharge heavy metals, PFAS, and biocides into public sewers and watersheds. We need strict protections that ensure the supply and quality of our water.The right to a quiet communityThe impact of noise on the local community must be fully evaluated. Noise limits must be established, monitored, and enforced.The right to local jobsAny data center that gets built in New Hampshire should be built by New Hampshire workers — at prevailing wages, through a project labor agreement. Not out-of-state contractors brought in to undercut local labor.EconomySUSPEND THE GAS TAXTrump's illegal and reckless war in Iran has driven our gas prices through the roof, while Kelly Ayotte has been silent. Cinde Warmington is ready to give Granite Staters relief.  As Governor, Cinde will temporarily suspend the state gas tax, giving New Hampshire drivers immediate relief.TRUMPGovernors are the last line of defense against Donald Trump’s chaos, costs, and corruption. But while governors across the country are fighting back, Kelly Ayotte has put Donald Trump first — and you last. The result is higher grocery prices, cuts to funding, and more costs for New Hampshire families. When Trump breaks the law and hurts Granite Staters, New Hampshire has to fight back. And that means taking him to court when necessary. While other states sued to block Donald Trump’s illegal tariffs, Kelly Ayotte was nowhere to be found. While other states went to court to stop Trump from clawing back millions in public health funding, Kelly Ayotte was nowhere to be found — and New Hampshire lost the funds, unlike those who sued.     Make no mistake: A vote for Kelly Ayotte is a vote for more Trump chaos. DIRECT STATE AGENCIES TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF TARIFFS, PUSH FOR REFUNDS: Issue an executive order directing state agencies to assess the impact of tariffs, equipping New Hampshire with the necessary information to push for consumer and small business refunds.HOLDING TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE: Assess the damages of Trump’s policies on New Hampshire and hold him publicly accountable. Challenge Trump when he breaks the law and hurts Granite Staters, ensuring that any federal dollars illegally denied return to New Hampshire.  REPAIR RELATIONS WITH CANADA: Work with neighboring states to repair relations with Canada, reversing the decline in Canadian tourism and supporting small businesses who depend on the relationship. HOUSINGCinde is meeting families in every corner of our state who can’t afford to live here and small business owners who can’t find workers. Families struggling to afford rent, let alone buying their first home. Young people living in their parents’ basements. A young couple who finally purchased their first home — at the age of 40 by cashing out their 401(k). Seniors who can’t afford to downsize. Potential employees thinking twice about relocating to New Hampshire for a new job because of the lack of housing. While Granite Staters have struggled to pay rent, Kelly Ayotte has made millions on the board of private equity giant Blackstone — America’s largest private landlord, which has snapped up single-family homes and raised housing prices for all of us. And to no surprise, with Kelly Ayotte as governor, housing prices just hit another record high and continue to climb with no end in sight. It shouldn’t be this way. It doesn’t have to be. Cinde will work to make sure that every single Granite Stater is able to put a roof over their head. STOP WALL STREET FROM BUYING UP HOMES: Build on federal efforts that ban private equity firms from buying up single-family homes across New Hampshire and jacking up rent.PROTECT MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES: Strengthen protections that give residents the right to buy their mobile home park before it's sold to investors.INVEST IN HOUSING WE CAN AFFORD: Invest in proven solutions that make housing more affordable and incentivize zoning changes at the local level, including the Affordable Housing Fund and the Housing Champions Program.    PROTECT THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM: Protect the Continuum of Care Program and ensure that housing slots for homeless Granite Staters remain accessible.    APPOINT A HOUSING CZAR: Right now, there’s no one in state government who is responsible for knowing how many housing units are available, how many are needed to meet demand, and the plan to close the gap. On Day 1, Cinde will appoint a housing czar whose sole focus is addressing the housing crisis. EXPEDITE STATE PERMITTING PROCESSES: Expedite state permitting processes to cut through red tape that slows housing development and turns away developers from building in New Hampshire.   IDENTIFY STATE-OWNED PROPERTIES THAT CAN BE CONVERTED INTO HOUSING: Identify state-owned properties that can be returned to municipalities and converted into housing developments that meet Granite Staters’ housing needs.BAN ALGORITHMIC PRICE FIXING: Put a stop to algorithmic price fixing that allows landlords to jack up the price of rent and hurt working families.   REPEAL KELLY AYOTTE’S ARBITRARY EVICTIONS LAW: Repeal the law signed by Kelly Ayotte that allows landlords to evict tenants — even when the tenants did nothing wrong.— Cinde Warmington's campaign website (September 1, 2026)Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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Campaign website

Warmington’s campaign website stated the following:

VALUES

Cinde Warmington is running for governor because she believes that everyone in New Hampshire deserves the freedom to thrive. As the only Democrat on the Executive Council and the highest-ranking Democrat in state government, Cinde has been the last line of defense against Republican overreach. She has stood strong to fund Planned Parenthood, protect public schools, and expand job development, affordable housing, and childcare services across New Hampshire.

As governor, she wants to continue that work and tackle the problems that have been neglected our state for too long.

Reproductive Freedom

Everyone should have the freedom to make their own reproductive health care decisions, including access to affordable, safe, and legal abortion care and contraception without government interference. Cinde Warmington will repeal Governor Sununu’s dangerous abortion ban and put into law protections for all Granite Staters to access safe, legal abortion care.

Public Education

All students in New Hampshire have the right to receive a quality public school education and we must protect that. Cinde Warmington believes that taxpayer dollars should go to public schools and will put an end to Frank Edelblut’s disastrous voucher program once elected governor. Public education is the bedrock of our democracy and we must invest in our neighborhood schools so that all students in our state have the opportunity to thrive, no matter their ZIP code.

Affordable Housing

We are facing an affordable housing crisis in which New Hampshire is projected to be 60,000 units behind by 2030. This critical problem is exacerbating our homelessness crisis, workforce shortage, and the fact that young people cannot afford to raise their own families in our state. On the Executive Council, Cinde Warmington worked across the aisle to invest $100 million into affordable housing projects and the infrastructure needed to support them. As governor, Cinde Warmington will prioritize making sure that every family has a roof over their heads and no one is forced to sleep on the streets.

Environment & Energy

Climate change presents a real and imminent threat to our state and we must take bold actions to protect our future. As governor, Cinde Warmington will implement a statewide comprehensive climate action plan with clearly specified timelines and goals prioritizing clean, renewable energy and energy efficiency. She is committed to achieving sound environmental and energy policies that are consistent with a strong jobs economy and reduced energy costs. Cinde Warmington will fight to ensure that every Granite Stater has access to clean air, clean drinking water, and the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful parks, lakes, and outdoor recreation that our state has to offer.

Read more about Cinde Warmington's CLEAN Energy Economy Plan here.

Economic Growth & Workforce Protections

Cinde Warmington grew up in a hardworking middle class family and understands the importance of making sure good-paying jobs are available to everyone. She knows that unions built the middle class and that attacks on unions are attacks on working families everywhere. Cinde Warmington is committed to supporting the rights of workers to organize and negotiate for fair wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions. She supports making the minimum wage a living wage and achieving pay equity for women and people of color all throughout the Granite State.

Affordable Health Care & Mental Health

Health care is a right, not a privilege, and we must do more to make sure every Granite Stater has access to affordable care options. Mental health and substance use treatment are no exception and, if we are going to address our mental health and substance use disorder crises, Cinde Warmington knows that we first must start with building out the full range of prevention and treatment options. Over the last two decades, Cinde Warmington has served on multiple community substance use disorder treatment program boards and has been a leading voice on the Executive Council for expanding treatment options and mental health resources.

Gun Violence Prevention

Everyone deserves to feel safe in their communities, whether that’s children in schools or people on the streets. Recent events have shown that New Hampshire is not immune from gun violence. Cinde Warmington believes in responsible gun ownership and is committed to addressing gun violence head-on. She supports universal background checks, gun-free school zones, extreme risk protection orders, and getting weapons of war off the street.

Read more about Cinde Warmington's Gun Violence Prevention Plan here.

Freedom from Discrimination

New Hampshire’s diversity is one of its greatest strengths and we must do more to ensure that diversity is reflected in our public institutions. No matter their race, ethnicity, religious belief, disability, immigration status, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, Cinde Warmington believes every Granite Stater deserves freedom from discrimination in all areas of our society, including employment, housing, education, health care, our justice system, and in accessing all areas of public accommodations.

Protecting Our Democracy

Cinde Warmington understands that all of our fundamental rights begin with the right to vote. Free and fair elections are the foundation of a healthy democracy and Cinde Warmington is committed to ensuring that every eligible Granite Stater has the right to make their voice heard at the ballot box.

Cannabis

Cinde Warmington has long advocated for the legalization, with proper regulation and taxation, of cannabis and will continue to do so as governor.[3]

—Cinde Warmington’s campaign website (2024)[4]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm a lifelong health care advocate and Democratic activist.

I've worked in health care for forty years: twenty years in laboratory medicine and hospitals, and twenty as a health care attorney. Currently, we have no one on the Executive Council with a health care background, despite health and human services being the largest share of our state budget. Now in the midst of a public health crisis, this expertise is desperately needed. As a health care worker and now a health care attorney, I've seen the challenges many Granite Staters face in accessing quality, affordable health care, including reproductive health care, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment. On the Executive Council, I will work to expand access and lower costs for New Hampshire families.

I'm also an activist. I started knocking on doors two decades ago to elect Democratic candidates. From chairing my town committee, to now chairing the New Hampshire Democratic Party's Platform Committee, I know our Democratic values, I how to fight for them, and I know how to get the job done.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

I've spent my life working for the recognition of health care as a basic human right. In the midst of the most dire public health crisis of our lifetime, I'll be a health care champion on the Executive Council.With forty years of professional experience in health care and contract law, and twenty years as a Democratic activist, I'll be ready on day one to get the job done.I intend to take the Executive Council where it's never been before to better serve Granite Staters. I'll communicate with state agencies earlier in the contract review process, improve coordination with the state legislature, and strengthen the Council's Democratic caucus.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

More than 40 years ago, I began working in health care, starting out as a phlebotomist drawing blood at my local hospital to put myself through college. I worked in laboratory medicine and hospitals for 20 years. Over that time, I saw the cracks in our health care system and the many people who tragically fell through them. This drove me to go to law school to be a health care attorney and to engage in the political process.

I have been knocking on doors for universal health care ever since. Health care is a basic human right, including mental health, oral health and reproductive health, and we need elected officials who will not only fight for that but who understand how to fix our broken system. That is why I am running for office.

Expenditures in the Department of Health and Human Services are the largest part of our state budget: $2.8 billion just in the last year. We're facing the most dire public health crisis of our lifetime. Yet, no one on our Executive Council has a health care background. Having an Executive Councilor who understands both the complexities of the health care system and how those are presented in state contracts will be of great benefit.

I know what's in our state contracts. I know what to ask. I know where we can hold state contractors accountable to lower costs and expand access.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

One vote on the Executive Council is the difference between Planned Parenthood being funded and women across our state being denied essential health care services; one vote on the Executive Council is the difference between a Commissioner of Education who supports public education and one who seeks to undermine it every single day; one vote on the Executive Council is the difference between a Supreme Court that upholds our fundamental rights and one who seeks to undermine the right to choose, the right to vote and the right to marry the one you love.

The Executive Council can ensure we have state agency leaders who will forward and protect the mission of the agency. It can ensure we have judges who will uphold our fundamental rights, including those rights currently under assault, such as the right to choose and the right to vote. The Executive Council also plays a critical role in the state contracting process, making sure our hard-earned dollars are spent in a way that is both fiscally responsible and consistent with our values.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I'm not afraid of hard work. I was the first in my family to ever go to college, and I worked 30 hours a week to pay my way. After graduation, I worked in hospital laboratories and worked my way up eventually serving in a variety of hospital and health care management positions. I was a working mother, raising two children while volunteering at their school and in my community. When my youngest started first grade, I started law school. Most nights, my study time started at 9pm.

For the past 20 years, I have been a health care attorney. I chair the Health Law practice at Shaheen & Gordon, PA. and in that role, I read, write and negotiate contracts. I have volunteered my time serving on the boards of mental health and substance use disorder treatment organizations, including eight years on the board of the Lakes Region Mental Health Center, which I chaired, and now as a member of the board of Riverbend Community Mental Health in Concord.

What responsibilities of this office do you personally consider the most important?

The Executive Council was formed by our founders to act as a check on the power of the Governor. Its primary responsibilities include reviewing state contracts and approving gubernatorial nominations of judges and key appointments to agencies, boards and commissions. But the little known secret of the Executive Council is that it can yield enormous power to protect the interests of the people of New Hampshire.

The Executive Council is best-known for its role in approving or denying nominations, but its role in reviewing state contracts is equally important. There is untapped power that can be used to better serve the people of our state. Currently Councilors question state agency heads about the contracts before them, but these come late in the process, when the contracts are already fully negotiated.

My vision is to communicate with state agencies early-several months in advance, asking questions at a point in the process when it could meaningfully impact the outcome. Questions like whether the contractor pays fair wages, provides health care coverage and paid leave, uses energy efficient technology, or has diversity in its workforce.

A healthy dialogue between the agency and the Council earlier on would not only ensure state dollars are spent responsibly, but it would also be more respectful of our state agency employees. These employees currently operate in the dark, contracting for services with no advance communication with the Council which must ultimately give final approval.

I consulted with current and former Executive Councilors and state agency leaders about whether this bold vision was possible. I was told unequivocally that not only could this happen, but it should happen.

Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?

The Executive Council has a key role to play in protecting reproductive rights and reproductive health care access. Unfortunately, the state Planned Parenthood contract has become a partisan battle, and I would be a warrior in that battle. Even more dire is the threat to reproductive rights posed by our national and state Supreme Courts. As Roe v. Wade is likely to be overturned by a conservative national Supreme Court, it's a question of when, not if, abortion rights come before our New Hampshire Supreme Court.

The most controversial issue that came before the Executive Council in the last two years was the nomination of the anti-choice Attorney General Gordon MacDonald as chief justice of the N.H. Supreme Court. Fortunately, our Democratic majority on the Executive rejected that nomination. But Gov. Chris Sununu has held that seat open, refusing to nominate another candidate, in the hopes that next year he will have an Executive Council majority who will confirm MacDonald's renomination.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

I believe that a proven track record of working to promote Democratic values is an important qualification. Driven by my belief that health care is a basic human right, I became politically active 20 years ago at a grassroots level, knocking on doors, making phone calls, marching in parades, and standing at the polls to elect Democratic candidates. I served as chair of my town committee and Secretary of my county committee, and currently serve as chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party's Platform Committee. In this role, I have traveled around New Hampshire, listening to what matters most to Democrats to help put forth a party platform we can all unite around.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

I am unique in this race in that I have extensive professional experience reading, writing and negotiating contracts. This isn't just theoretical knowledge. Over 20 years, I have seen how things buried in the fine print can impact real people in their real lives. The Executive Council reviews 100-200 contracts every two weeks, delivered on Friday night and voted on Wednesday morning. I have the skills and experience to dig deeply into these contracts and ask the tough questions.