Dan Feltes (born March 23, 1979) is an American lawyer, a member of the Democratic Party, and represented the 15th district of the New Hampshire Senate from 2014 until 2020.

[11] In 2013, Feltes received the Robert E. Kirby Award of the New Hampshire Bar Association, awarded annually to a New Hampshire attorney 35 years old or younger who demonstrates the traits of civility, courtesy, perspective, and excellent advocacy[12] In 2014, Feltes ran for the state senate seat being vacated by Sylvia Larsen, and won.

[16] In 2018, Feltes developed and executed the plan that helped lead to the Democrats winning the majority in the State Senate.

[2] On jobs and the economy, Feltes passed legislation making New Hampshire the second state to protect workers from retaliation after requesting workplace or schedule flexibility,[18][19] advanced job training for working class in the trades,[20][21] established full-day kindergarten,[22][23] was the lead champion of paid family leave,[24] and accomplished business tax reform lowering taxes for in-state small businesses while closing loopholes for out-of-state corporations.

[37] Feltes passed prescription drug relief for senior citizens who fell in the Medicare Part D "donut hole".

[42][43] Feltes fought for additional support and enhanced oversight and transparency of nursing homes, including the New Hampshire Veterans Home,[44][45] advocated for a COVID-19 Workers Bill of Rights to get people back to work safely,[46] and Feltes was among the first in the nation to propose direct relief for frontline workers.

[48][49] Feltes also consistently fought the administration for better child protection staffing,[50][51] and sponsored the successful and historic effort to combat childhood lead poisoning from both paint and water.

[56] Feltes was the lead Democratic sponsor and author of the New Hampshire Clean Energy Jobs and Opportunity Act of 2019.

[66][67] Feltes also fought to close the LLC contribution loophole and get dark money out of politics, although both efforts were vetoed.

[77] Feltes's legislation to “Ban the Box” and provide workers with a criminal history an opportunity to compete for jobs garnered bipartisan support but was vetoed.

[82] Despite sharing much of the same ideology, Volinsky was largely viewed as the more liberal choice, especially given his endorsement from Senator Bernie Sanders.

[87] Feltes, a strong retail campaigner, was effectively sidelined during the pandemic while the incumbent governor Chris Sununu appeared on statewide TV, sometimes three times a week.