David H. Watters is a Democratic State Senator representing District 4 in Strafford County, New Hampshire. He has served in the New Hampshire Senate since 2012 after two terms in the House of Representatives . A professor emeritus of English at the University of New Hampshire, Watters is recognized for bipartisan leadership on education, environmental protection, clean energy, and public health initiatives, including establishing all-day kindergarten, expanding career and technical education, combating PFAS contamination with a $50 million bond fund, creating wildlife corridors, and advancing opioid recovery efforts like the New Hampshire Recovery Monument Commission.

Education and Political Experience

Education:

B.A. in English Language and Literature from Dartmouth College ; Ph.D. from Brown University.

Political Experience:

- New Hampshire State Senate, District 4 : Deputy Majority Leader ; Chair, Capital Budget Committee ; Vice Chair, Transportation Committee ; Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee; Member, Capital Budget Committee.

- New Hampshire House of Representatives, Strafford District 4 .

- Former roles: Board of Selectman, Ward 1, Dover; Chair, Strafford County Democratic Committee; Democratic State Committee member.

Notable Affiliations: Chair, New Hampshire Commission on Offshore Wind and Port Development; Commissioner, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission; New Hampshire Sea Grant Policy Advisory Committee; boards including Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, Canterbury Shaker Village, and New Hampshire Humanities Council.