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2020 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election
The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican Governor Chris Sununu was re-elected to a third two-year term in office, defeating his opponent Dan Feltes, the Majority Leader of the Senate. Nine governors ran for re-election in 2020 United States gubernatorial elections, this cycle and all nine were re-elected. Sununu's win marked the first time since 1986 New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1986 that a Republican was elected to a third term as governor, in which his father, John H. Sununu was reelected for his third and final term. The elder Sununu chose not to seek reelection in 1988, instead becoming George H.W. Bush, George H.W. Bush's chief of staff in 1989. Sununu became the first person ever to get more than half a million votes in a New Hampshire gubernatorial election, making him the top vote-getter in the history of statewide elections in the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and mixed governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election
The 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the governor of New Hampshire, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on September 13. Incumbent Democratic Governor Maggie Hassan was eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office, but she instead successfully ran for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Kelly Ayotte. In the general election, Republican nominee Chris Sununu defeated Democrat Colin Van Ostern and Libertarian state representative Max Abramson to become the first Republican governor of New Hampshire elected since 2002. With a margin of 2.27%, this election was the second-closest race of the 2016 gubernatorial election cycle, behind only the election in North Carolina. Background Governor Maggie Hassan, the incumbent from the Democ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindi Messmer
Mindi Messmer is an American environmental and public health scientist and author of ''Female Disruptors; Stories of Mighty Female Scientists.'' She served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2016 to 2018, representing Rockingham District 24 ( Rye and New Castle). She was a candidate for the 2018 Democratic nomination for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District seat and the Democratic candidate in the 2020 general election for the Executive Council in New Hampshire's District 3. Education After high school, Messmer studied computer science at Syracuse University before switching her major to geology. She earned a Master of Science in clinical and translational science from Georgetown University. Career Messmer works as a senior research scientist. As a legislator, she spearheaded stronger protections for bottled water, and for arsenic, lead, and PFAS chemicals in drinking water and lead poisoning prevention. She has conducted and managed proje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmouth was formerly the home of the Strategic Air Command's Pease Air Force Base, since converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. History American Indians of the Abenaki and other Algonquian languages-speaking nations, and their predecessors, inhabited the territory of coastal New Hampshire for thousands of years before European contact. The first known European to explore and write about the area was Martin Pring in 1603. The Piscataqua River is a tidal estuary with a swift current, but forms a good natural harbor. The west bank of the harbor was settled by European colonists in 1630 and named Strawbery Banke, after the many wild strawberries growing there. The village was protected by Fort William and Mary on what is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Marchand
Steve Marchand (born January 10, 1974) is an American politician. He served as the mayor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from 2006 to 2008. He is the principal of SRM Consulting, a public affairs and strategic communications firm. Prior to that, he served as the Director of Corporate Relations for the University of New Hampshire. Marchand was an early Democratic primary candidate for U.S. Senate for the 2008 election, but he dropped out of the race in 2007 and endorsed former Governor Jeanne Shaheen. Marchand was also a Democratic primary candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 2016 but was defeated by Colin Van Ostern. On April 3, 2017, Marchand formally announced his 2018 candidacy for governor but later lost the Democratic primary to Molly Kelly. Public service First elected in 2003 to the Portsmouth City Council, Marchand served on the City Council from 2004–2005 and was re-elected in 2005. He received the highest numbers of votes in the 2005 election, making him Mayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Keene Sentinel
''The Keene Sentinel'' is an independently owned daily newspaper published in Keene, New Hampshire. It currently publishes six days a week. The ''Sentinel'' is the fifth oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States, having operated under the ''Sentinel'' name since its founding, by John Prentiss, in March 1799 as the ''New Hampshire Sentinel''. It was preceded in Keene by a number of much shorter ventures. including ''The New Hampshire Recorder'', ''The Cheshire Advertiser'', ''The Columbian Informer'', and ''The Rising Sun''. History On March 23, 1799, first issue of the ''New Hampshire Sentinel'', a weekly paper was published by the owner, John Prentiss. He was just 21 years old when he began the paper. The newspaper would stay under the Prentiss family guidance until 1954. From 1799 through 1847, John Prentiss published the weekly himself, until 1819, when his brother joined him for a period of two years. His son, John William Prentiss worked with him from 1828 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election
The 2018 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican Governor Chris Sununu won re-election to a second term, defeating former state senator Molly Kelly. Sununu was the first incumbent Republican to win reelection as governor since Steve Merrill was reelected in 1994 New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1994. Primary elections were held on September 11, 2018. The gubernatorial election was coincident with races for the New Hampshire House of Representatives, state legislature and the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, United States House of Representatives. Background New Hampshire is one of only two states, along with Vermont, where governors are elected to two-year terms. Republican Chris Sununu was elected in the New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2016, 2016 election. Republican primary Candidates Declared * Chris Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Kelly
Molly Kelly is an American politician in New Hampshire. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 10th District from 2006 until 2016. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in the 2018 election. Early life and education Kelly was raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana as one of 11 children. She later moved to Massachusetts, married and had three children, and then moved to Keene, New Hampshire, where she raised her children as a single mother and became a Keene State College student. While a student, she became the manager of the apartment complex where she resided with her children. Kelly completed her bachelor's degree from Keene State College and a J.D. degree from the Franklin Pierce Law Center. State Senate Kelly was first elected to represent District 10 in the New Hampshire Senate in 2006 and was re-elected for five terms until she decided to not seek reelection in 2016. During her tenure, she was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the most populous city in New Hampshire. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 115,644. Manchester is, along with Nashua, one of two seats of New Hampshire's most populous county, Hillsborough County. Manchester lies near the northern end of the Northeast megalopolis and straddles the banks of the Merrimack River. It was first named by the merchant and inventor Samuel Blodgett, namesake of Samuel Blodget Park and Blodget Street in the city's North End. His vision was to create a great industrial center similar to that of the original Manchester in England, which was the world's first industrialized city. History The native Pennacook people called Amoskeag Falls on the Merrimack River—the area that became the heart of Manchester—''Namaoskeag'', meaning "good fishing place". In 1722, John Goffe, John Goffe III settled beside Cohas Brook, later building a dam and sawmill at what was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Craig
Joyce Craig is an American politician serving as the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. She is the first female mayor of the city, having been elected in 2017. Biography Early elected career Craig's first political campaign came in 2007, when she was elected to the Manchester School Board. In 2009, she was elected to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, where she represented Ward 1 from January 3, 2010 – January 3, 2016 until her first campaign for mayor in 2015, which she narrowly lost. Craig finished second in the nonpartisan blanket primary, thus advancing to face incumbent Mayor Ted Gatsas in the general election, where she lost in a recount by 64 votes. In 2017, Craig again challenged Gatsas, this time finishing first in the nonpartisan blanket primary and defeating Gatsas in the general election 53% to 46%. In doing so, Craig became the first woman ever elected as Mayor of Manchester. Mayoralty Craig was sworn in as the 56th Mayor of Manchester on January 5, 2018, promisin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Council Of New Hampshire
The Executive Council of the State of New Hampshire (commonly known as the Governor's Council) is the executive body of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Executive Council advises the Governor on all matters and provides a check on the governor's power. While the governor retains the right to veto legislation passed by the New Hampshire General Court, and commands the New Hampshire National Guard, the council has veto power over pardons, contracts with a value greater than $10,000, and nominations. The Executive Council Chambers have been located in the New Hampshire State House since the chambers were added to the capitol in 1909. Construction The Executive Council is made up of five councilors elected for two-year terms by their respective districts. The General Court divides the state into five districts by population, as needed for the public good, with each district containing approximately 267,000 residents. The governor has the sole power and authority to convene meeti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andru Volinsky
Andru H. Volinsky (born March 13, 1956) is an American politician, attorney, and social justice advocate who served as a member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire from the 2nd district from 2017 to 2021. As an attorney, Volinsky served as lead counsel in the landmark decisions in ''Claremont School District v. Governor of New Hampshire'', in which the New Hampshire Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to a public education (1993) and held New Hampshire's school funding system unconstitutional (1995). Early life and education Volinsky was born in New York City and grew up in Levittown, Pennsylvania, graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1973. His father worked as a mechanic and maintenance man and his mother was a homemaker who raised four children. Volinsky earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Miami, which he attended on scholarship, graduating magna cum laude in 1976. He then earned a Juris Doctor from the George Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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