House Committee Information
Committee Name: Science, Technology and EnergyPosition: Member
Committee Function:It shall be the duty of the Committee on Science, Technology and Energy to consider all matters pertaining to energy, telecommunications, air pollution, the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, the application of technological advances to the legislative process and the operation of state government, to coordinate the flow of information about technical and scientific matters to state and federal agencies and legislative committees, to monitor legislation referred to other committees in order to make suggestions for inclusion of technological improvements where warranted, and such other matters as may be referred to it.
Personal Biography
Ned is a father of three: son Travis, who graduated from UNH in 2021, daughter Anneliese, a senior at George Washington University, and daughter Vivian, a junior at Portsmouth High School.
He's had a twenty-six-year professional career in energy efficiency, climate change and solar energy policy, programs, and business (commercial & institutional sales and project development), having worked for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Johnson Controls, and ReVision Energy among others.
A 1986 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, he served 8 years on active duty and another 13 in the Coast Guard Reserve, participating in the responses to both the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill and Hurricane Katrina (2007).
He earned a Master's in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 1996.
He enjoys the triathlon sports and playing men's league hockey and baseball.
Local Government Involvement
3 term Portsmouth City Councilor, 2003-3007 and 2017-2019
Miscellaneous Information:
Drives an electric car (2022 Volkswagen ID.4)
Towns Represented
Portsmouth Wards: 2, 3, 4