Posts Tagged ‘New Hampshire’
NH: Dem House Speaker Won’t Ask Democrat to Step Down
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:39 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 10 March 2010 03:01
From Concord Monitor:
House Speaker Terie Norelli will not ask state Rep. Dan Eaton to step down from his leadership position because of a continuing investigation by the attorney general’s office.
“Neither you nor I have any evidence that Representative Eaton has in fact engaged in any wrongdoing,” Norelli, a Portsmouth Democrat, wrote in a letter to House Republican Leader Sherman Packard of Londonderry. “Until such time as the Attorney General’s investigation is concluded and its report issued, it would be premature to take any action.”
The Telegraph reported last week on an investigation by the attorney general’s office into a liquor commission enforcement action at the Railroad Tavern in Keene. Liquor commission enforcement chief Eddie Edwards told the Union Leader that Eaton, a Stoddard Democrat and the majority floor leader, may have tried to influence the investigation.
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SPECIAL ELECTION VICTORIES IN NH, AL FOR REPUBLICANS
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:12 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 16 February 2010 10:42
– ALABAMA WIN A PICKUP FOR REPUBLICANS –
ALEXANDRIA, VA – David Boutin of New Hampshire (16th Senate District) and K.L. Brown of Alabama (40th House District) continue the trend of Republican wins in special elections with their victories tonight. Republicans have now won 47 state legislative special elections across the country since November 2008 – gaining 11 seats previously held by Democrats during this time. Boutin and Brown both ran as conservative Republicans dedicated to lower taxes, less spending, and smaller government. The Republican State Leadership Committee, the nation’s largest caucus of Republican state leaders, applauded Boutin and Brown for their well-run campaigns focusing on commonsense, conservative solutions.
“Tonight’s wins are a continuation of the momentum for Republican candidates and the commonsense, conservative solutions they bring to state legislatures across the country,” said Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) President Scott Ward. “We are thrilled to have David Boutin and K.L. Brown join the ranks of Republicans fighting for limited government and smaller taxes in their states. On the heels of Republican gains made in the New York Assembly last week, leaders of both parties are surely taking notice.”
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NH: Special Election Heats Up
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:14 Written by rslcpol Monday, 15 February 2010 02:23
From the NashuaTelegraph.com:
But this special election, like all others before it, is all about turnout. Republicans are energized, Democrats less so and most independents could care less unless about this race unless they have an affinity for one or both men.
By one measure, it’s the seventh most Republican district in the 24-person state Senate.
What makes this seat more difficult is there is no single media market.
There are three Manchester wards in the district, but there are more votes coming from the outlying towns, including Candia and Hooksett, as well as Concord suburbs Bow and Dunbarton. The district even spans three counties.
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NH Republican AG Leads Democrat in U.S. Senate Race
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:23 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 9 February 2010 02:23
From Politico:
A new poll shows Republican state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte leading Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes in a potential November showdown, with plenty of voters still up for grabs. The University of New Hampshire survey found that 41 percent of likely voters would vote for Ayotte, 33 percent would back Hodes and 25 percent are still undecided.
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Former NH AG has big Lead in Primary
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:49 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 27 January 2010 03:03
From The Hill:
Former New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte holds a wide lead in her state’s GOP Senate primary, according to a poll conducted for her campaign.
The Tarrance Group poll has Ayotte at 43 percent, former gubernatorial candidate Ovide Lamontagne at 11 percent, and businessmen Bill Binnie and Jim Bender at 5 percent and 3 percent, respectively.
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New Hampshire Republicans Unite Against Health Bill
Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 10:31 Written by rslcpol Friday, 8 January 2010 02:57
From the Concord Monitor:
State Republican leaders and candidates joined together yesterday to oppose the Democratic-sponsored health care reform bill.
The Republicans accused Democrats of backroom dealing and focused particularly on a deal with Nebraska Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson that would have the federal government paying the cost of expanding Medicaid only in Nebraska.
“The cornhusker deal that discriminates against New Hampshire and other states and treats one state better than another has to stop,” said Kelly Ayotte, former state attorney general and now a U.S. Senate candidate.
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