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Elected City Officials

Name Title Address City, State, Zip Phone Term
CITY COUNCIL (City Charter, Art. IV, Sec. 4.1 - Elected at large, 2 Year Terms)
Rick Becksted Mayor 1395 Islington Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 817-1912 2020-2021
Jim Splaine Assistant Mayor 201 Oriental Gardens Portsmouth, NH 03801 (727) 466-3546 2020-2021
Deaglan McEachern Councilor 230 Thornton Street Portsmouth, NH  03801 (603) 502-7078 2020-2021
Peter Whelan Councilor 100 Gates Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 205-5318 2020-2021
Cliff Lazenby Councilor 303 McKinley Road Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 978-4725 2020-2021
Esther Kennedy Councilor 41 Pickering Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 828-3209 2020-2021
Petra Huda Councilor 280 South Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 502-7315 2020-2021
John K. Tabor Jr. Councilor 55 Pleasant Pt. Drive Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 557-6025 2020-2021
Paige Trace Councilor 27 Hancock Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 (914) 282-0679 2020-2021
           
SCHOOL BOARD (City Charter, Art. VI, Sec. 6.3-a, 4 Year Terms)  
Ann M. Walker School Board Member Cleveland Drive Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 436-6352 2020-2023
Christiana "Pip" Clews School Board Member 79 Haven Road Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 303-8546 2020-2023
Margaux Peabody School Board Member 259 Miller Avenue Portsmouth, NH 03801 (917) 673-2036 2020-2023
Traci Hope Van Epps School Board Member 209 Miller Avenue Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 682-0884 2020-2023
Nancy Novelline Clayburgh School Board Member 405 F.W. Hartford Dr. Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 436-6525 2018-2021
Tara Kennedy

School Board  Vice Chair

618 Colonial Drive Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 969-0026 2018-2021
Kristin Jeffrey School Board Chair 636 Lincoln Avenue Portsmouth, NH 03801 (347) 675-4775 2018-2021
Brian French School Board Member 255 FW Hartford Drive Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 828-8544 2018-2021
Jeffrey Landry School Board Member 36 Wilson Road Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 436-1931 2018-2021
 
FIRE COMMISSION (City Charter, Amendment A, 4 Year Terms)
Michael K. Hughes Fire Commissioner 34 Elwyn Rd. Portsmouth, NH 03801 (802) 282-2241 2020-2023
Richard Gamester Fire Commissioner 176 Thaxter Rd. Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 436-0346 2018-2021
Jennifer J. Mosher-Matthes Fire Commissioner, Chair 69 Sunset Rd. Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 498-8343 2018-2021
POLICE COMMISSION (City Charter, Amendment E, 4 Year Terms)
Stefany Shaheen Police Commissioner 77 South St. Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 817-9740 2020-2023
Joseph Onosko Police Commissioner, Chair 27 Shaw Rd. Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 498-9750   2018-2021
Thomas Hart* Police Commissioner 165 Cutts St. Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 817-0852 2018-2021
*Appointed by City Council 02/18/20 filling unexpired term of Jim Splaine

 

         
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1 Junkins Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801
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Monday 8 AM – 6 PM

Tuesday – Thursday 8 AM – 4:30 PM

Friday 8 AM – 1 PM

Phone
(603) 610-7245
Fax
(603) 610-4158

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