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New Hampshire Legislative Update New Hampshire Legislative Update The following report is from the New Hampshire Retail Lumber Association (NHRLA) lobbyist, Curtis Barry of The Dupont Group, and NRLA Manager of Government Affairs, Ashley Ennis. June 2016 The 2016 New Hampshire legislative session ended District 6 (Alton, Barnstead, Farmington, in June. With NHRLA seeing early victories, the Gilmanton, New Durham and Rochester.) Sam end-of-session was relatively quiet as it relates to Cataldo is retiring from the Senate (though he is a our priorities. However, this election season is candidate for Executive Council in the heavy-D bound to be anything but quiet with eight open State District 2). There will be no primary elections here: Senate seats. This means plenty of new faces for two-term state representative James Gray (R), a the 2017-2018 legislative session. Here is a retired electrical engineer who spent the bulk of his rundown of the open seats and the candidates: career at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, will face Joe Casey (D), the N.H. Building and Trades District 2 (Alexandria, Ashland, Bridgewater, Council President for the International Brotherhood Bristol, Campton, Center Harbor, Danbury, of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 490. Both men Dorchester, Ellsworth, Grafton, Groton, Haverhill, are from Rochester, where Gray also serves on the Hebron, Hill, Holderness, Meredith, New Hampton, School Board and Planning Board. Orange, Orford, Piermont, Plymouth, Rumney, Sanbornton, Tilton, Warren, Wentworth, and District 8 (Acworth, Antrim, Bennington, Bradford, Wilmot.) Senator Jeanie Forrester has launched a Croydon, Deering, Francestown, Goshen, campaign for Governor in the Republican Primary, Grantham, Hillsborough, Langdon, Lempster, and that opening has attracted first-term Republican Marlow, New London, Newbury, Newport, state representative Brian Gallagher and former Springfield, Stoddard, Sunapee, Sutton, Unity, Republican state representative Bob Giuda in that Washington, Weare, and Windsor.) Senator Jerry primary. Giuda is a former pilot from Warren and Little (R), at the conclusion of the 2016 session, served several terms in the House before an resigned from the Senate to become Commissioner unsuccessful campaign for Congress. Retired of the N.H. Banking Dept. Attorney John Garvey of attorney Charles Chandler is the lone candidate on New London, the lone Democrat, is a University of the Democrat side. Chandler, also from Warren, New Hampshire law professor and U.S. Navy was a state representative in the 90’s representing veteran. For Republicans, Ruth Ward, a retired Northfield and is on the Board of Franklin Savings nurse practitioner of Stoddard, will face off against Bank. Forrester won with reasonably comfortable James Beard, a retired aviation sales and marketing margins in the last two elections, but Chandler executive from Lempster, in the Primary Election. should not be ruled out as he will not come across Ruth Ward is active in town government and she is as overly liberal. on the board of advisers of the Appalachian Mountain Club, was appointed to serve on the New District 5 (Canaan, Charlestown, Claremont, Hampshire Rivers Management Advisory Cornish, Enfield, Hanover, Lebanon, Lyme, and Committee, and is a land steward for the Society for Plainfield.) David Pierce has chosen not to seek re- the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. election after two terms. This district is considered a safe one for Democrats. First-term Democrat state District 10 (Alstead, Chesterfield, Gilsum, representative Martha Hennessey of Hanover Harrisville, Hinsdale, Keene, Marlborough, Nelson, jumped in early. She is a psychotherapist and Roxbury, Sullivan, Surry, Swanzey, Walpole, educational psychologist in private practice and also Westmoreland, and Winchester.) Sen. Molly Kelly is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the not running after serving ten years, and there are Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. On the three Democrats seeking the nomination for what is Republican side Marie Lozito of Claremont is the among the safe “D” seats in the Senate. candidate, placed on the ballot by the Republican Party after no candidate filed. She’s a registered nurse at Mt. Ascutney Hospital who also has a massage therapy practice. 585 North Greenbush RoadRensselaer, NY 12144Phone (518) 286-1010 or (800) 292-6752Fax (518) 286-1755www.nrla.org Jay Kahn of Keene, President of Keene State District 24 (Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, College, and current House members Kris Roberts, Kensington, New Castle, North Hampton, Newton, of Keene and a retired Lt. Colonel USMC, and Ben Rye, Seabrook, Stratham and South Hampton.) Tilton of Swanzey, an education administrator, are Nancy Stiles is leaving the Senate after three terms, the Democratic candidates. Chester Lapointe of and like District 23, there are four Republicans and Keene is the Republican candidate. one Democrat. The Republicans are Dan Innis of New Castle from the Paul School of Business at District 16 (Bow, Candia, Dunbarton, Hooksett and UNH and a small business owner; business owner Wards 1, 2 and 12 in the City of Manchester.) After Stephen Kenda of North Hampton (also a former serving in the House & Senate since the 1996 candidate for higher offices); Jim Maggiore of North election cycle, David Boutin has announced his Hampton, an independent contractor and current retirement. Two candidates for each party’s Chairman of North Hampton Board of Selectmen; nomination have signed up to run. They are and Ray Tweedie of Rye, owner of a small financial Republican Joe Duarte, an insurance businessman services business and former Dover City Councilor. of Candia; Republican Donald Winterton, a retired Of the remaining sixteen Senators, fourteen we national sales director for a pharmaceutical expect to win re-election: Woodburn (1), Bradley company and current Hooksett town councilor; (3), Watters (4), Hosmer (7), Daniels (11), Lasky Democrat Kolawole Ernest Adewumi of Hooksett; (13), Carson (14), Feltes (15), Reagan (17), Birdsell and Democrat Scott McGilvray of Hooksett, a (19), D’Allesandro (20), Fuller Clark (21), and Morse school teacher in Manchester and current president (22). of the N.H. chapter of the National Education Association. The last two face stiff challenges: Though there is a primary race on the Democratic District 23 (Brentwood, Chester, Danville, East side in District 9, Lee Nyquist is expected to win Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Kingston, and the nomination and face Andy Sanborn for a third Sandown.) Russell Prescott is leaving the Senate to time. Though Sanborn won by a 1,500-vote margin run for the Executive Council seat that Chris in 2014, he had come out of the 2012 election, the Sununu is leaving. There are four Republicans last Presidential election, with a 213-vote margin out seeking this seat, which is likely to stay in of 30,695 votes cast. Just 35/100ths of a percent Republican hands: Rockingham County official over the 50% mark. Maureen Barrows of Exeter, attorney and contractor Bill Gannon of Sandown, former insurance District 12, where Kevin Avard (R) is the executive Bob Goodman of Exeter, and former incumbent, the district has swung back and forth Timberlane Regional School Board chairwoman from presidential election years to “off” election Nancy Steenson of Danville. On The Democratic years since the redistricting. Democrat Peggy side is Alexis Simpson of Exeter, a first-term state Gilmour won in 2012, while Republican Jim Luther representative. won in 2010, and Avard in 2014. For additional information on this month’s legislative update, please contact Ashley Ennis at 800-292-6752 or aennis@nrla.org. 585 North Greenbush RoadRensselaer, NY 12144Phone (518) 286-1010 or (800) 292-6752Fax (518) 286-1755www.nrla.org .
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