Dan McGuire

Dan McGuire
McGuire at the 2024 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Merrimack 8th district
In office
2010–2012
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Merrimack 21st district
In office
2012–2016
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Merrimack 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
Personal details
PartyRepublican[1]
SpouseCarol McGuire

Dan McGuire is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the Merrimack 14th district of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[2]

Politics

Public Schools

In February 2025, McGuire attracted attention during debate over House Bill 283, a proposal that would remove several subject-area requirements from New Hampshire’s public school curriculum, including requirements related to special education instruction and services.[3]

McGuire also introduced education-policy legislation that has generated debate, including a proposal to make school superintendents elected officials rather than appointed by local boards, a change that some educators and community members opposed.[4]

Controversy

In early February 2025, reporting from NHPR and the Concord Monitor detailed a dispute between McGuire and officials in the Epsom School District over his characterization of a conversation that helped inform one of his legislative proposals. McGuire testified that a private meeting with the school district administrator and principal was the “genesis” of his bill (HB 283) to eliminate a range of required subjects from New Hampshire public school curriculum. However, school officials said the discussion at the meeting (which McGuire had hosted at his home) did not involve those curriculum requirements and disagreed with his interpretation of their remarks. They said their intent had been to discuss funding concerns, not to advocate for eliminating specific subjects. Critics of the bill questioned whether McGuire had misrepresented the meeting’s content in advancing his proposal.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "NH House Merrimack County District 14: Elected Officials". CitizensCount. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Representative Dan McGuire (R)". The General Court of New Hampshire. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  3. ^ DeWitt, Ethan (October 21, 2025). "Republicans advance bill for universal school district spending caps • New Hampshire Bulletin". New Hampshire Bulletin. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  4. ^ Matherly, Charlotte (February 17, 2025). "An Epsom state rep wants to make superintendents elected officials. Some people have concerns". Concord Monitor. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  5. ^ Margolis, Jeremy (February 10, 2025). "Epsom administrators say state rep misrepresented meeting cited as prompting bill that would diminish curriculum requirements". Concord Monitor. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  6. ^ Margolis, Jeremy; Monitor, Concord (February 11, 2025). "Epsom officials say lawmaker misrepresented meeting cited as reason for bill to cull curriculum reqs". New Hampshire Public Radio. Retrieved December 31, 2025.


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