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Kevin Avard
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Republican Party

New Hampshire State Senate District 12
Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

4

Predecessor
Prior offices
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 20
New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Compensation

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$100/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal
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Business owner
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Kevin Avard (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 12. He assumed office on December 2, 2020. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.

Avard (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire State Senate to represent District 12. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Kevin Avard lives in Nashua, New Hampshire.[1] Avard's career experience includes owning a contract cleaning service.[1][2]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Avard was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Avard was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017
• Energy and Natural Resources, Chair
• Health and Human Services, Vice chair
• Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Avard served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Avard served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Incumbent Kevin Avard defeated Ben Ming in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 12 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Avard
Kevin Avard (R)
 
55.9
 
19,841
Image of Ben Ming
Ben Ming (D)
 
44.1
 
15,643
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
21

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 35,505
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Ben Ming advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ben Ming
Ben Ming
 
99.4
 
4,495
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
27

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,522
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Incumbent Kevin Avard advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Avard
Kevin Avard
 
99.4
 
5,693
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
37

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,730
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Incumbent Kevin Avard defeated Melanie Levesque in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 12 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Avard
Kevin Avard (R)
 
51.2
 
14,314
Image of Melanie Levesque
Melanie Levesque (D)
 
48.8
 
13,626
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
3

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 27,943
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Melanie Levesque advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Melanie Levesque
Melanie Levesque
 
99.6
 
3,391
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
14

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,405
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Incumbent Kevin Avard advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Avard
Kevin Avard
 
99.1
 
5,283
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
46

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,329
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2020

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Kevin Avard defeated incumbent Melanie Levesque in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 12 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Avard
Kevin Avard (R)
 
51.2
 
17,534
Image of Melanie Levesque
Melanie Levesque (D)
 
48.8
 
16,729

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 34,263
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Incumbent Melanie Levesque advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Melanie Levesque
Melanie Levesque
 
99.7
 
5,189
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
16

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,205
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Kevin Avard advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Avard
Kevin Avard
 
99.3
 
5,830
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
41

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,871
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2018

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Melanie Levesque defeated incumbent Kevin Avard in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 12 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Melanie Levesque
Melanie Levesque (D)
 
50.3
 
12,553
Image of Kevin Avard
Kevin Avard (R)
 
49.7
 
12,384

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 24,937
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Melanie Levesque defeated Tom Falter in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Melanie Levesque
Melanie Levesque
 
79.4
 
3,727
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Tom Falter
 
20.6
 
969

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,696
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Incumbent Kevin Avard defeated Richard Dowd in the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 12 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Avard
Kevin Avard
 
76.1
 
3,274
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Richard Dowd
 
23.9
 
1,028

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,302
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2016

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016.

Incumbent Kevin Avard defeated Peggy Gilmour in the New Hampshire State Senate District 12 general election.[3][4]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Avard Incumbent 51.32% 15,942
     Democratic Peggy Gilmour 48.68% 15,120
Total Votes 31,062
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State


Peggy Gilmour ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 12 Democratic primary.[5][6]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Peggy Gilmour  (unopposed)


Incumbent Kevin Avard ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 12 Republican primary.[5][6]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Avard Incumbent (unopposed)

This district was included in the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's list of "2016 Essential Races." Read more »

2014

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Incumbent Peggy Gilmour was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Kevin Avard defeated Michael McCarthy in the Republican primary. Gilmour and Avard faced off in the general election.[7] Challenger Avard defeated Gilmour in the general election.[8]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Avard 50.8% 10,839
     Democratic Peggy Gilmour Incumbent 49.2% 10,517
Total Votes 21,356
New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Avard 53.7% 2,651
Michael McCarthy 46.3% 2,284
Total Votes 4,935

2012

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

Avard ran for re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 28. Avard advanced past the September 11 primary and was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 28, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSylvia Gale 16.7% 2,273
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAngeline Kopka 16.5% 2,241
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJan Schmidt 16.4% 2,231
     Republican Sean McGuinness Incumbent 16% 2,177
     Republican Kevin Avard Incumbent 15.9% 2,159
     Republican Carl Seidel Incumbent 15.3% 2,071
     Independent Eric Eastman 3.1% 424
Total Votes 13,576

2010

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Avard won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[11][12]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 20 general election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Carl Seidel (R) 1,867
Green check mark transparent.png Sean McGuinness (R) 1,791
Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Avard (R) 1,505
Kathryn Nelson (D) 1,495
Anthony Matarazzo (D) 1,472

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Kevin Avard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Kevin Avard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Avard's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[13]

Cronyism

  • Excerpt: "Free Market competition is a combination of the passion of the human spirit and the drive to create a better life for one’s family. People have the innate right to be free and because of this, they have a right to create goods and services in an environment that supports them instead of stifles their creativity. Instead of lining the streets of gold with red tape, we should be creating better roads, paved with the future of the successful New Hampshire citizens. This means cutting the red tape of paperwork and legal roadblocks, to allow the citizens of New Hampshire to prosper."

Personal Freedom

  • Excerpt: "One of the most important roles our government plays, is the protection of our rights. In New Hampshire we can see a role back on our freedom of speech, protest, and even our religious freedom. The importance of self-expression cannot be overstated. The citizens deserve to have all of their rights protected by the government, whose central duty is to secure these rights."

Unfunded Mandates

  • Excerpt: "Promises are made by the government every day, and all of those promises have a dollar value. As a man of integrity, promises mean something to me. Government needs to slow down and honor their commitments. Right now, government has two issues, limited time and limited resources. Government needs to lift regulation off industry. This will allow more efficient solutions to come to the aid of New Hampshirites and this will free the government up to turn their time and money to the protection of citizen’s rights."

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Kevin Avard campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* New Hampshire State Senate District 12Won general$24,915 $0
2022New Hampshire State Senate District 12Won general$158,859 $0
2020New Hampshire State Senate District 12Won general$61,221 N/A**
2018New Hampshire State Senate District 12Lost general$60,963 N/A**
2016New Hampshire State Senate, District 12Won $52,245 N/A**
2014New Hampshire State Senate, District 12Won $19,785 N/A**
2012New Hampshire State House, Hillsborough 28Lost $0 N/A**
2010New Hampshire State House, Hillsborough 20Won $0 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Avard's endorsements included the following:[14]

  • Sandra Ziehm Hillsborough County Commissioner
  • Fmr U.S. Senator Bob Smith
  • Deb Shorter – Author of Eye Into Welfare, Giving away your Tax Dollars

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kevin Avard For State Senate, "About Kevin," accessed February 24, 2021
    2. ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "Senator Kevin Avard (R-Nashua)," accessed February 24, 2021
    3. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
    4. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
    7. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed August 6, 2014
    8. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
    9. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
    10. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
    11. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
    12. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
    13. ↑ Avard for NH, "Meet Kevin Avard," accessed August 6, 2014
    14. ↑ Avard for NH, "Main page," accessed August 6, 2014

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