district Chris Pappas was elected to his first term as a member of Congress in 2018, where he serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as well as the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Congressman Pappas is the first member of the LGBTQ community to be elected to federal office from the state of New Hampshire. Prior to serving in Congress, Chris Pappas was a member of the New Hampshire Executive Council, representing District 4 from 2013 to 2019. Ann McLane Kuster was elected to a historic fourth term in 2018. Executive Council District 2 – Cinde Warmington – 2021–present Legislative Senate Leader: Donna Soucy House Leader: Matthew Wilhelm Party platform According to the 2020 New Hampshire Democratic Party Platform: New Hampshire presidential primary New Hampshire holds the first primary in the nation to kick off an election cycle every four years. This is a part of the long process in choosing nominations for both the Democratic and Republican parties. New Hampshire plays a key role in choosing nominees due to the massive amounts of media attention it gets. Being first involves having a huge impact on the process as a whole by setting the bar for latter states. New Hampshire has been a bellwether for politicians seeking election. A weak showing in New Hampshire has caused office seekers to drop out of the race early. In 1952 and in 1968 Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson both drop their reelection campaigns after poor showings in the New Hampshire primary. New Hampshire started holding a primary in 1916 and has held the First in the Nation primary since 1920. At first voters could only vote on delegates to send the party national conventions. It was Richard F. Upton, speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, who amended the law to allow for direct vote of presidential candidates. In 1952 New Hampshire voters started voting for the candidates. This new law inspired the voters of New Hampshire to write in Dwight D. Eisenhower's name as a candidate for the 1952 Republican New Hampshire primary ballot. Eisenhower was able to beat Republican Party leader Robert A. Taft without Eisenhower even going to the state. He would go on to win the nomination and become President. Presidential primary winners 2020: Bernie Sanders 2016: Bernie Sanders 2012: Barack Obama 2008: Hillary Clinton 2004: John Kerry 2000: Al Gore 1996: Bill Clinton 1992: Paul