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Dan Innis
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire
Republican
Dan Innis
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire
New Hampshire Republican Senate nominee?
$56.7K
SEP 9, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Live Odds — New Hampshire Republican Senate nominee?
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
1%chance to win
$56.7KSEP 9, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleState Senator
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationNew Hampshire
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BackgroundProfessor (marketing and hospitality management)
EducationBS, Ohio University (1985)
Notable personal detailsDaniel Eugene Innis is an American academic and politician who serves as a Republican member of the New Hampshire State Senate representing District 7. He is a professor of marketing and hospitality management at the University of New Hampshire and previously served as dean of UNH’s Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. He has also run for federal office in New Hampshire, including campaigns for U.S. House and U.S. Senate.
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Political 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.
Latest News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJul 15, 2026
Dan Innis is in the news mainly because he is part of the competitive 2026 New Hampshire Senate landscape, where Republicans are facing headwinds. Recent reporting says GOP support in the state has weakened amid backlash to the U.S. bombing campaign in Iran, which could affect the race. He is also tied to the broader Republican push for the SAVE America Act, a voting bill requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration that is drawing sharp opposition.
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Articles
NNewsmax5 months ago
Polls Show Trump Losing Ground With Young Men
Neutral
SSSpokane Spokesman-Review6 months ago
House members vying for Senate face conundrum with Iran votes
Neutral
UNU.S. News & World Report6 months ago
Factbox-Eight US Senate Races to Watch in the 2026 Midterm Elections
Neutral
TBThe Boston Globe5 months ago
Survey finds GOP losing ground in N.H. amid unpopular Iran war
Negative
Latest Polls
New Hampshire Republican Senate nominee?
Recent polling results and the candidate's current average in the race.
Dan Innis currently averages 9.3%, ranking third in this race, 20.7 points behind the next candidate.
Polling average: 9.3%Position: thirdMargin: -20.7 ptsLatest poll: 7.0% (Sep 17 - 23)Polls included: 3
Average recalculated from polls through Sep 17 - 23.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
Total 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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