THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATE
2009–2010 Biennial Session --

 
 

Senator Peggy Gilmour, D-Hollis
Senate District 12

Peggy Gilmour was elected to the Senate in 2008.

Raised in Massachusetts, she earned a master's degree in nursing before moving to Hollis with her husband, David, in 1973.

After working as a visiting nurse, she organized with community leaders to establish the first hospice program in the southern part of the state. She went on to serve as President and CEO of Home Health and Hospice Care in Nashua from 1994 to 2002. She also led a successful drive to fund and open the first inpatient residential hospice in the state, the Community Hospice House.

Sen. Gilmour's work in the community has included serving on the board of directors for the American Cancer Society, the Greater Nashua Council on Alcoholism and the Neighborhood Health Center for Greater Nashua, among others.

Sen. Gilmour has been recognized for her efforts with several awards, including the Home Care Association of New Hampshire Home Care Service Award, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Humanitarian Award and the Foundation for Healthy Communities Innovator's Award.

Gilmour is the mother of two children and has two grandchildren.

Committees:
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
WAYS AND MEANS
WILDLIFE, FISH AND GAME AND AGRICULTURE
Legislation:


Senate District 12 comprises: Brookline, Hollis, Mason, and Wards 1, 2, 5, and 9 in the city of Nashua.


Contact Information:

Senate Office:
Statehouse
107 N. Main St., Room 107
Concord, N.H. 03301
(603) 271-3569
peggy.gilmour@leg.state.nh.us

Home:
126 Depot Road
Hollis, NH  03049
(603) 465-2336