In 2010, Abramson was a candidate in the Republican primaries for the New HampshireHouse of Representatives, Rockingham District 14, but lost. Following his resignation from the Seabrook Planning Board and Budget Committee, Abramson announced a run for the position of the Rockingham County attorney's office as a Libertarian, remarking that the office was "overstaffed" and was not investigating "violence, sexual misconduct, and theft by police officers". Abramson was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, as a Republican, representing Rockingham district 20 in late 2014. In May 2016, Abramson announced that he had changed his party registration from Republican to Libertarian. In September, he was nominated as the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in the 2016 gubernatorial election, garnering 4.3% of the popular vote. Abramson's campaign, buoyed by Gary Johnson's campaign, won major party status and automatic ballot access for the Libertarian Party of New Hampshirefor the first time in 20 years. Following the 2016 election, Abramson switched back to the Republican Party and was re-elected in 2018 to the seat he previously held in the Legislature.
2020 presidential campaign
Following the 2018 election, Abramson announced his return to the Libertarian Party to campaign for the 2020 Libertarian presidential nomination. Abramson officially announced his campaign for president under the Libertarian banner on June 30, 2019, two days after again leaving the Republican Party, and becoming an independent. During his campaign, Abramson was the only incumbent elected official running for the Libertarian nomination, however, he never actually joined the Libertarian Party. He stated that his primary campaign platform was to bring troops home and cut the national debt. Moreover, the goal of Abramson's campaign was not "necessarily" to win the presidency, but to elect as many Libertarians to legislature seats as possible. Abramson quit the Libertarian Primary on March 3, 2020, subsequently ending his bid for the Libertarian presidential nomination. Abramson returned to the Republican Party, but later changed parties again, this time joining the Democratic Party. On June 8, Abramson joined the Veterans Party of America to run for their presidential nomination. He also later announced a run for the nomination of the Reform Party. Abramson attempted to organize a merger between the two parties, which was negatively reacted to by Reform Party leadership. Abramson finished a distant second to Rocky De La Fuente at the Reform Party Convention on June 20.
Legal issues
On December 19, 2010, Abramson was arrested after firing a gun outside his crowded home. Abramson claimed he did this to break up a fight happening inside his home. At the time, Abramson was a member of the Seabrook Planning Board and Budget Committee. In March 2012, he was convicted of felony reckless conduct for the incident. He resigned from the Planning Board on July 17, 2012.
