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Alexis Simpson

Alexis Simpson is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham District 33. She is the House Democratic Leader. She has worked in sustainable-agriculture policy and advocacy and is an ordained clergywoman. Her legislative committee work has included the Judiciary Committee and the Environment and Agriculture Committee.

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DI has documented statements by Alexis Simpson on 2026 Midterm Elections, Education, and Election Security, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Alexis Simpson

Alexis Simpson

Role at the time: House Democratic Leader, New Hampshire House of Representatives

Condemned

Statement summary

House Democratic Leader Alexis Simpson said she contacted the State House's security office and the state Attorney General's office about the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's post, and condemned the rhetoric.

“We can disagree and debate, but no one should fear for their life because of their beliefs or their decision to serve the people of New Hampshire, ... Threats of murder cannot become something we accept, excuse or ignore.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)NH Libertarian Party endorses 'assassination' of elected DemocratsFull article, including the Attorney General's office statement and quotes from Governor Ayotte, Raymond Buckley, and Rep. Alexis Simpson
Why we used this label

Relative to the fixed reference point, Simpson rejected the post as a threat that should never be accepted, excused or ignored, which condemns the conduct.

Read statementWas the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's 'assassination' post a threat of political violence?

Alexis Simpson

Role at the time: New Hampshire House Democratic leader

Condemned

Statement summary

Simpson says Republicans removed student IDs as an identification option without pointing to a single case of fraud.

“For over ten years, young Granite Staters have been able to use a student ID to prove their identity when casting their ballots. Without a single case of fraud to point to, Republicans took that option away.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)InDepthNH reports the student-ID lawsuit and early reactionsStatements by Ben Horton, John Sellers and Alexis Simpson
Why we used this label

The reference point is the state's categorical exclusion of student IDs from consideration under existing identity-verification safeguards, which Secretary of State David Scanlan's April 23 directive set out. Simpson says that "Without a single case of fraud to point to, Republicans took that option away", criticizing the removal of student IDs as a way to prove identity at the polls. The exclusion is the broadest form of that removal, so we labeled it Condemned. The closest competing label is Challenged the characterization, since Simpson disputes the fraud rationale; it loses because the statement criticizes the removal itself.

Read statementNew Hampshire asks the Supreme Court to pause the student-ID ruling; challengers oppose the exclusion

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