House Committee Information
Committee Name: Ways and MeansPosition: Member
Committee Function:It shall be the duty of the Committee on Ways and Means to examine and consider the state of the treasury; to consider and report on all bills and resolutions relating to raising money by a state tax and the apportionment of same; matters relating to taxes and fees on tobacco; all dedicated funds except for the highway and turnpike funds; state fees, and all methods of raising revenue for the state; and such other matters as may be referred to it. The Committee on Ways and Means shall report to the House in the form of a resolution its estimates of state revenues on a periodic basis.
Personal Biography
In 2024 Terry Spahr was first elected to the New Hampshire State House. He serves on the Ways and Means committee. Additionally he is a member of the Grafton County Executive Committee, which oversees the County Commissioners. In 2025 he was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Charitable Gaming Study Commission.
He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania College of Arts & Sciences. He received a Masters in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania Fels Center of Government.
He had a 25-year career in the insurance, investment and real estate industries, and was executive vice president at Long & Foster Real Estate, responsible for managing over 20 offices and 1000 agents in the Mid-Atlantic region. He is a former board member of the Long & Foster Companies.
Spahr left the business world in 2016 and produced the award-winning feature length environmental and human health documentary, 8 Billion Angels. Spahr is an expert on sustainability and the intersection of human consumption and population as the primary drivers of environmental destruction.
In 2019 Spahr founded Earth Overshoot, a nonprofit, dedicated to making sustainability central to all personal and public decision-making through targeted education and advocacy.
A sought after speaker. He has presented at numerous conferences and forums, spoken on radio and podcasts, and has been a contributor to environmental publications and blogs.
Miscellaneous Information:
Spahr has three adult sons and lives with his partner, Sara, in Hanover NH.