TERRY SPAHR

In 2024 Terry Spahr was 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 and The Fels Center of Government. Prior to his legislative work, he had a 25-year career in the insurance, investment and real estate industries, and is a former board member of the Long & Foster Companies. In 2016 Spahr left the business world. He researched, wrote and co-produced the award winning feature length environmental and human health documentary, 8 Billion Angels, which premiered Internationally April 2021 and was broadcast nationally on PBS in 2023. Spahr is the founder and Executive Director of Earth Overshoot, a nonprofit dedicated to making nature and its resources central to all personal and public decision-making through targeted education and advocacy. Spahr is an expert on sustainability and the intersection of human consumption and population as the primary drivers of environmental destruction. 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.