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Dan Innis
Republican
Dan Innis
New Hampshire Republican Senate nominee?
$49.3K
SEP 9, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleState Senator
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age63 years old (Apr 7, 1963)
GenderMale
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LocationNew Hampshire
BackgroundState senator
EducationBS, Ohio University (1985)
Notable personal detailsDaniel Eugene Innis is an American academic, businessperson, and Republican politician. He serves in the New Hampshire Senate representing District 7 (served previously from 2016 to 2018 and again from 2022 to present). He has worked as a professor of marketing and hospitality management at the University of New Hampshire and previously served as dean of UNH’s business school. Innis has also been involved in hospitality businesses and farming in New Hampshire.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports lowering taxes and opposes instituting an income or sales tax in New Hampshire; favors reducing business taxes (business profits tax and business enterprise tax) and keeping overall taxes low. Has proposed budget and tax-code reforms intended to simplify the code and broaden the base while pursuing tax reductions to support small businesses and economic growth.
Healthcare
Dan Innis has expressed opposition to New Hampshire’s Medicaid expansion in past surveys but has also voted in the New Hampshire Senate to continue and reauthorize the state’s expanded Medicaid program. His record includes votes both against and later in favor of measures that keep or make permanent expanded Medicaid, indicating inconsistent or evolving positions on healthcare expansion.
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Immigration & Border
Supports stronger border enforcement and restrictions on illegal immigration, opposes sanctuary city policies and pathways to citizenship, and frames immigration as connected to crime and fentanyl trafficking. Favors law-and-order approaches rather than expanded legal pathways or broad regularization for undocumented immigrants.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Dan Innis has a record of opposing efforts to enshrine broad constitutional abortion rights in New Hampshire and has supported limits on abortion (including past support for a 20-week ban and saying he backs the state’s law prohibiting elective late‑term abortion after six months). He has also voted on measures perceived as restricting reproductive and related care.
Climate & Energy
The candidate has expressed skepticism about large-scale carbon-pricing schemes and emphasized preserving jobs and energy affordability while supporting a role for fossil fuels as part of an energy 'bridge.' At the same time, he sponsored New Hampshire legislation in 2025 to establish a commercial property-assessed clean energy and resiliency (C-PACER) program, indicating some support for clean energy financing measures.
Public Safety & Guns
Dan Innis has voted against measures that would report certain mental-health records to the federal firearm background-check system and opposed New Hampshire proposals for red flag laws and expanded background checks. He expressed concerns those measures could lead to broader confiscation and has been part of Republican opposition in the State Senate to several gun-safety bills.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJul 4, 2026
Dan Innis is in the news mainly because he is part of the crowded 2026 Senate landscape, where Republicans are trying to defend their edge while Democrats gain ground in New Hampshire. Recent coverage also ties him to the GOP push for the SAVE America Act, a voting bill that would require proof of citizenship to register for federal elections. The broader political backdrop is becoming tougher for Republicans in the state, with polling showing opposition to the Iran war and some erosion in GOP support.
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Articles
NNewsmax4 months ago
Polls Show Trump Losing Ground With Young Men
Neutral
SSSpokane Spokesman-Review4 months ago
House members vying for Senate face conundrum with Iran votes
Neutral
UNU.S. News & World Report4 months ago
Factbox-Eight US Senate Races to Watch in the 2026 Midterm Elections
Neutral
TBThe Boston Globe3 months ago
Survey finds GOP losing ground in N.H. amid unpopular Iran war
Negative
Polls
New Hampshire Republican Senate nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$48.5K
$36.4K
$24.3K
$12.1K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$48.5K
$0.00
$48.5K
$3.7K
Source: FEC
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