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New Hampshire is famous for our “Citizen Legislature,” where representatives are paid just $100 per year plus mileage for their service. Ideally this deters candidates from running for personal gain. However, state races are gaining more attention from interest groups, and some watchdogs are sounding the alarm over the influence of money in campaigns.
Today Nashua will be selecting candidates for state and federal candidates to run in the general election this November.
Tuesday, September 10, is the New Hampshire State Primary Election Day. Polling locations will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The City holds voting at nine local ward polling locations.
On Thursday U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna, D-CA, traveled to the Granite State to campaign on behalf of the Harris-Walz ticket and for local and state Democratic candidates. A gathering was hosted at the Nashua home of State Representative Latha Mangipudi (Hillsborough-11). About 30 local officeholders, candidates, and Democratic activists attended the backyard event.
New Hampshire’s two U.S. Senators Shaheen and Hassan are maintain very busy schedules. Fortunately, they both spared a moment after
More than a dozen volunteers and a handful of campaign staff conducted training and a phone bank at the Biden-Harris campaign office in Nashua. They contacted local voters, discussed the Biden administration’s support for veterans, and contrasted that with the Trump administration’s record.
New Hampshire cities and towns will be required to provide accessible voting machines for all elections after January 2025, according to a bill signed into law by Gov. Chris Sununu this month.
In May Nashua native Maggie Tamposi-Goodlander entered the race after stepping down from her position as Deputy Attorney General in the Biden Administration. She is the last to enter the three-way Democratic party primary race, facing challengers former state Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern and NH State Senator Becky Whitley.
Election officials in Nashua are in line for a raise based on a vote by the Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee, which met April 1.
As one of the few state lawmakers with young children, my efforts to set up our children and grandchildren for success are often met with resistance. Working parents of young children struggle for representation in our lawmaking process, making necessary economic progress infuriatingly slow. Fortunately, a working parent is running for governor: Jon Kiper.