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Manual of the New Hampshire General Court, 2007 ^tiu '^mxpsintt Manual of the General Court 2007-2008 nlmx^r' I f «* yVi£07 an^ . ^v^t^ X ^Luxulj MANUAL OF THE 2007-2008 NEW HAMPSHIRE GENERAL COURT Concord, New Hampshire containing listings and rules of the Senate and House of Representatives; listings of the Executive branch; the State Constitution; and Ethics Guidelines SYLVIA B. LARSEN President of the Senate sS^J TERIE NORELLI Speaker of the House 1 4 Contents Photos: Senate President and House Speaker 2 Diagram: Senate Chamber 5 Photos: Senate Leadership 6 Senate Leadership 7 Senate Staff 9 Senate Membership 1 Senate Standing Committees 14 Senate Rules 18 House Leadership 27 Diagram: House Chamber 29 Photos: House Leadership 30 House Staff 32 Representatives by Counties 34 County Organizations 49 House Standing Committees 54 House Membership 65 House Seating 108 House Rules 1 14 Joint Staff 138 Statutory and Joint Committees 140 Press 163 Photo: Governor 164 Executive Department 165 Governor's Military Staff 167 Diagram: Governor and Council Chamber 168 New Hampshire Constitution 169 Senate Leadership MARGARET WOOD HASSAN JOSEPH A. FOSTER President Pro Tern Majority Leader THEODORE L. GATSAS Republic Leader Senate Leadership 2007 - 2008 PRESIDENT Sylvia B. Larsen, Concord MAJORITY LEADER Joseph A. Foster, Nashua PRESIDENT PRO TEM Margaret Wood Hassan, Exeter VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE Lou D'Allesandro, Manchester VICE PRESIDENT FOR POLICY Iris W. Estabrook, Durham DEPUTY MAJORITY LEADER Peter Hoe Burling, Cornish MAJORITY WHIP Martha Fuller Clark, Portsmouth DEPUTY MAJORITY WHIP David Gottesman, Nashua REPUBLICAN LEADER Theodore L. Gatsas, Manchester DEAN OF THE SENATE Sheila Roberge, Bedford ASSISTANT MINORITY LEADER John S. "Jack" Barnes, Jr., Raymond MINORITY WHIP Peter E. Bragdon, Milford SENATE LEADERSHIP MINORITY WHIP Joseph D. Kenney, Union SENATE CLERK Tammy L. Wright, Concord ASSISTANT SENATE CLERK Robert M. Buchholz, Manchester SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Carleton K. Marshall, Manchester DOORKEEPER Henry W. Wilson, Concord Senate Staff PRESIDENT'S STAFF Donna M. Soucy, Chief of staff Jennifer Frizzell, Majority Policy Director Donna L. Morin, Executive Secretary Marlene D. Taylor, Executive Secretary Nancy L. Nolin, Receptionist LEGAL COUNSEL Jeffrey Meyers DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STAFF Molly Cowan, Majority Director Sonja Caldwell, Assistant to VP for Finance Margaret A. Fitz, Secretary REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP STAFF Samantha Piatt, Republican Policy Director Erin Hass, Minority Director COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Anne Saunders CLERK'S STAFF Brenda L. Mento, Journal Clerk Ann Marie Daniels, Calendar Clerk Edward R. Hebert, Status Information Technician Ryan Phinney, Senate Aide Laurie Sortevik, Senate Recorder LEGISLATIVE AIDES Susan F. Duncan, Senior Legislative Aide Joshua R. Chamberlain, Patrick Murphy, Angela Spradling, William M. Craig, Christopher Callaghan, Shannon G. Whitehead, Nick Panagopoulos SENATE STAFF COMMITTEE STAFF L. Gail Brown, Supervisor Secretaries: Deborah A. Chroniak, Kathy Cummings, Richard Cowing, Kimberly C. Gard, Kathleen A. Howard, Jennifer Perry CORRESPONDENCE SECRETARY Sharon Caprarello SENATE RESEARCH Elaine D. Rapp, Director Diana M. Ferguson, Research Assistant Theresa D. Neves, Research Assistant Senate Membership 2007-2008 District Name and Address Telephone JOHN T. GALLUS, r (Peg ?y) (h) 752-1066 292 Prospect Street (o) 271-3077 Berlin 03570-2137 E-mail: John. Gallus@leg. state. nh. us DEBORAH R. REYNOLDS, d (Michael Conklin) (o) 271-3569 5 Chaddarin Lane (o) 536-5553 Plymouth 03264-4401 (f) 536-3467 E-mail: Deb.Reynolds(^leg.state.nh.us JOSEPH D. KENNEY, r (Asha) (h) 473-2569 PO Box 201 (o) 271-3073 Union 03887-0201 E-mail: Joseph.kenney@leg. state. nh. us KATHLEEN G. SGAMBATI, d (Frank) (h) 286-8931 25 Pine Street (o) 271-3074 Tilton 03276-5535 E-mail: Kathleen. [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] PETER HOE BURLING, d (Jean) (o) 271-2642 20 Lang Road Cornish 03745-4209 E-mail: [email protected] JACALYN L. CILLEY, d (Bruce) (h) 664-5597 2 Oak Hill Road (o) 271-3045 Barrington 03825-3820 E-mail: Jacalyn.Cilley(^leg.state.nh.us HAROLD W. JANEWAY, d (Betsy) (o) 271-3041 225 Tyler Road Webster 03303-7733 E-mail: Harold. [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] BOB ODELL, r (Sandy) (o) 271-6733 PO Box 23 (o) 863-9797 Lempster 03605-0023 (f) 863-3860 E-mail: [email protected] 12 SENATE MEMBERSHIP District Name and Address Telephone 9 SHEILA ROBERGE, r (h) 472-8391 83 Olde Lantern Road (o) 641-6900 Bedford 03110-4816 (o) 271-2166 E-mail: Sheila. Roberge@leg. state. nh.us 10 MOLLY M. KELLY, d (Arthur Luptowski) (h) 352-5605 89 Colonial Drive (o) 271-7803 Keene 03431-5002 E-mail: [email protected] 11 PETER E. BRAGDON, r (h) 673-7135 PO Box 307 (o) 271-2675 Milford 03055-4425 E-mail: [email protected] 12 DAVID M. GOTTESMAN, d (Jean) (h) 889-4442 18 Indian Rock Road (o) 271-4152 Nashua 03063-1308 (o) 889-5959 E-mail: [email protected] (f) 886-0380 13 JOSEPH A. FOSTER, d (Marissa Baltus) (h) 891-0307 9 Keats Street (o) 271-2111 Nashua 03062-2509 E-mail: Joseph. Foster@leg. state. nh.us 14 ROBERT E. CLEGG, JR., r (Priscilla) (o) 271-8630 39 Trigate Road Hudson 03051-5120 E-mail: Robert. Clegg@leg. state. nh.us 15 SYLVIA B. LARSEN, d (Robert) (h) 225-6130 State House, 107 N. Main Street, Room 302 (o) 271-2111 Concord 03301 E-mail: Sylvia. Larsen@leg. state. nh.us 16 THEODORE L. GATSAS, r (Cassandra) (h) 623-0220 20 Market Street, PO Box 6655 (o) 271-8567 Manchester 03108 E-mail: ted. gatsas@leg. state. nh.us SENATE MEMBERSHIP Name and Address Telephone 17 JOHN S. "JACK" BARNES, JR., r (Frances) (h) 895-9352 PO Box 362 (o) 271-6931 Raymond 03077-0362 (f) 895-3877 E-mail: [email protected] 18 BETSI DEVRIES, d (Walter Becht) (o) 271-2104 14 Old Orchard Way Manchester 03103-2347 E-mail: [email protected] 19 ROBERT J. LETOURNEAU, r (Anne-Marie) (o) 271-8631 Legislative Office Building, 33 N. Main Street, Room 101-A Concord 03301 E-mail: Robert. Letoumeau@leg. state. nh.us 20 LOU D'ALLESANDRO, d (Patricia) (h) 669-3494 332 St. James Avenue (o) 271-2600 Manchester 03102-4950 E-mail: [email protected] 21 IRIS W. ESTABROOK, d (John) (h) 868-5524 8 Bumham Avenue (o) 271-3042 Durham 03824-3011 E-mail: [email protected] 2 2 MICHAEL W. DOWNING, r (Heidi) (h) 893-5442 7 Darryl Lane (o) 271-2674 Salem 03079-2007 E-mail: Michael. Downing@leg. state. nh.us 23 MARGARET "MAGGIE" WOOD HASSAN, d (Thomas) 48 Court Street (h) 772-4187 Exeter 03833-2728 (o) 271-4153 E-mail: Maggie. Hassan@leg. state. nh.us 24 MARTHA FULLER CLARK, d (Geoffrey) (o) 271-6933 PO Box 1252 Portsmouth 03801-4306 E-mail: [email protected] 14 Senate Standing Committees CAPITAL BUDGET Room 100 State House * 271-2117 Margaret Wood Hassan, d, Chairman Lou D'Allesandro, d. Vice Chairman Joseph A. Foster, d Molly M. Kelly, d Theodore L. Gatsas, r Robert E. Clegg, Jr., r COMMERCE, LABOR, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION Room 102 LOB * 271-8631 David M. Gottesman, d, Chairman Betsi DeVries, d. Vice Chairman Deborah R. Reynolds, d Jacalyn L. Cilley, d John S. Barnes, Jr., r Sheila Roberge, r EDUCATION Room 103 State House * 271-4151 Iris W. Estabrook, d. Chairman Joseph A. Foster, d. Vice Chairman Martha Fuller Clark, d Molly M. Kelly, d Peter E. Bragdon, r Robert J. Letoumeau, r ELECTION LAW AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS Room 103 State House * 271-3076 Peter Hoe Burling, d. Chairman Jacalyn L. Cilley, d. Vice Chairman Betsi DeVries, d John T. Gallus, r Robert J. Letoumeau, r SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES 15 ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Room 102 LOB * 271-1403 Martha Fuller Clark, d, Chairman Margaret Wood Hassan, d, Vice Chairman Jacalyn L. Cilley, d Kathleen G. Sgambati, d John S. Barnes, Jr., r Bob Odell, r EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION Room 103 State House * 271-3096 Peter Hoe Burling, d, Chairman Martha Fuller Clark, d, Vice Chairman Molly M. Kelly, d Jacalyn L. Cilley, d Joseph D. Kenney, r Michael W. Downing, r FINANCE Room 100 State House * 271-2117 Lou D'Allesandro, d, Chairman Harold W. Janeway, d, Vice Chairman Sylvia B. Larsen, d Margaret Wood Hassan, d Kathleen G. Sgambati, d Bob Odell, r John T. Gallus, r HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Room 103 State House * 271-2609 Iris W. Estabrook, d, Chairman Kathleen G Sgambati, d, Vice Chairman Martha Fuller Clark, d Harold W. Janeway, d John T. Gallus, r Joseph D. Kenney, r 6 1 SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES JUDICIARY Room 103 State House * 271-3076 Joseph A. Foster, d, Chairman David M. Gottesman, d, Vice Chairman Deborah R. Reynolds, d Robert E. Clegg, Jr., r Robert J. Letoumeau, r PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS Room 101 LOB * 271-3095 Margaret Wood Hassan, d. Chairman Peter Hoe Burling, d, Vice Chairman Betsi DeVries, d Kathleen G. Sgambati, d Sheila Roberge, r John S. Barnes, Jr., r RULES AND ENROLLED BILLS Room 103 State House * 271-3420 David M. Gottesman, d, Chairman Deborah R. Reynolds, d, Vice Chairman Lou D'Allesandro, d Theodore L. Gatsas, r Peter E. Bragdon, r TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION Room 101 LOB * 271-3092 Robert J. Letoumeau, r. Chairman Peter Hoe Burling, d. Vice Chairman Molly M. Kelly, d Betsi DeVries, d Robert E. Clegg, Jr., r SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES 17 WAYS AND MEANS Room 100 State House * 271-7587 Bob Odell, r, Chairman Lou D'Allesandro, d, Vice Chairman Harold W. Janeway, d Deborah R.
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