Joanne Crane Head (September 28, 1930 – January 1, 2021) was an American politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1976 to 1984 as a member of the Republican Party.

[1] In 1976, Head, a member of the Republican Party, ran for the New Hampshire House of Representatives in Hillsborough County's 10th district.

[a] Head was elected alongside fellow Republicans Josephine C. Martin and M. Arnold Wight.

Head faced businessman John Stabile and state representatives Betty Hall, Philip Labombarde, and Emma Wheeler.

[5][6] Stabile ultimately won the primary and defeated state representative Selma Pastor, the Democratic nominee, in the special election.

[1][11] Head sponsored several bills, including a bill which would prohibit large oil companies from operating gas stations in the state, and another which allocated $250,000 in order to create drug and alcohol abuse prevention education programs in schools.