Prior to political office, Wheeler had worked on the
Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign and interned for the progressive group Rights & Democracy. On June 20, 2020, Wheeler was a speaker at a
George Floyd rally in Peterborough, New Hampshire. On November 8, 2022, Wheeler was elected to the
New Hampshire House of Representatives, having received more votes than the two incumbent Democratic Representatives Peter Leishman and
Ivy Vann, consequently unseating Vann, who had served in the House since 2014. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. On December 20, 2023, Wheeler endorsed
Marianne Williamson in the
2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries. On January 6, 2024, Wheeler was selected as a primary delegate for the
Marianne Williamson 2024 presidential campaign. Prior to his support for Williamson, Wheeler expressed support for presidential candidate
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In 2025, only two Democratic House members, Reps. Jonah Wheeler and
Peter Leishman, both of Peterborough, voted against their party and in favor of House Bill 148 (a bill to eliminate
transgender protections established by a 2018
anti-discrimination law). All other House and Senate members voted along party lines (Democrats against the bill, Republicans in favor of it). Wheeler has been criticized by Democratic politicians for voting in favor of a bill that would ban some forms of gender affirming care for minors. == Electoral history ==