Rebecca Perkins Kwoka

Rebecca Perkins Kwoka lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[2] Kwoka earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 2004 and a J.D. from Cornell Law School in 2010. Her career experience includes working as a green energy lawyer.[3]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm running for State Senate because I want to advocate for working families in New Hampshire, and to make sure we, as a State, carry everyone forward out of this pandemic together.

I understand hard work because I've been working hard my whole life. I understand struggle because I grew up making ends meet. I understand the incredible challenges small businesses are facing because I depended on one for everything. I know what it's like to run a small business, save for college, and try to afford a place to live. And in Concord, I'll work to help the average Granite Stater get ahead.

I was raised by a single mom and we ran the Dairy Queen in Exeter. I say "we" because our home was the small space above my family's restaurant for a time, and by the age of 15 I was managing employees and working 30+ hours per week while also attending high school. While most of my peers at Exeter rowed crew or played lacrosse after school, I ran the drive-thru. And I can still make a burger and fries with the best of them.

Dartmouth and Cornell Law opened doors I never even knew existed. But going to these schools also opened my eyes to just how many people get left behind. We need better jobs so people can actually pay their bills and save for college, better schools that help our children excel and to find new and creative ways to fund them, cleaner air and drinking water, and equality no matter the color of your skin, gender or who you love.

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?

Affordable Housing: Housing is the foundation through which we create a more diverse and inclusive New Hampshire, and is the most basic need no one should be without.Climate Change: We need bold, purposeful policy change to fix the climate crisis so that everyone can access a greener, more prosperous future.An Equitable Economy: Small businesses and working families are the foundation of our state's economy and well-being, and COVID-19 has threatened small businesses' livelihoods. We must support small businesses across the state in their time of need, passing meaningful rent relief legislation to protect jobs and keep doors open.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

1) Housing Affordability: I have been a housing advocate for ten years because I know how important affordable and workforce housing are to our future. We need to increase housing stock in our state and provide low-cost housing so that everyone can live safely in our state, since so many of us are priced out or simply cannot find housing. As Portsmouth City Councilor, I led a two-year zoning change process that involved community input and achieved near-unanimous approval for zoning changes that are seeing their effects in increased housing construction now.

2) Our Green Energy Future: We need aggressive policy to combat the climate crisis to protect our future, and we need more and better jobs here in New Hampshire. Bringing green energy to our state is the key to our economic and environmental future. As general counsel to a solar company by day, I understand deeply the effects of policy on green energy development, making me uniquely qualified to lead the conversation on bringing jobs and green energy to our state.

3) Equitable, Thriving Workplaces: Young, working people are the most affected by paid leave policies for childbirth and medical care, and are often the ones to lose their job at small businesses in this crisis - I will fight for universal paid family and medical leave and for the return of jobs lost in the pandemic. As someone who just took maternity leave, I know its importance and will fight to ensure that every parent has access to it.