Cornerstone is sharing our endorsements for the November 3rd general election. We do not make these endorsements lightly. Key considerations for us are where the candidate stands on our core issues and, if an incumbent, how they have followed through on their commitments to their constituents. Based on our research, the candidates we name below are people in whom we believe you can place your confidence. (Don’t see your candidate? Read more here.)
This is a critical time for our nation and state, and we know many of you are worried about the future. We share those concerns. Who we elect to represent us will carry consequences for years to come. (For example, the legislators we elect in 2020 will redraw legislative districts that will be in effect for the next decade.)
But you can make a difference. We urge you to make the time in the coming few weeks to do your part for your candidates — ask your friends to make sure they are registered to vote, share your candidate’s platform and stand on key issues with fellow voters, volunteer to help with their campaign: hold signs, write letters to the editors of local newspapers and websites, drive the candidate as he or she goes door to door, host a meet and greet. And, as you do your part on the ground, please pray for them and their families. The stakes are high, and elections have become a spiritual battleground. Any support you can lend will not only help your candidate prevail, it will help ensure your voice is heard.
NH Executive Council:
District 1: Joe Kenney
District 4: Ted Gatsas
District 5: Dave Wheeler
NH State Senate:
District 2: Bob Giuda
District 7: Harold French
District 8: Ruth Ward
District 9: Denise Ricciardi
District 11: Gary Daniels
District 12: Kevin Avard
District 14: Sharon Carson
District 16: Jason Syversen
District 19: Regina Birdsell
District 21: Sue Polidura
District 22: Chuck Morse
District 24: Lou Gargiulo
NH House of Representatives:
Belknap 2 (Gilford, Meredith):
Jonathan Mackie (incumbent)
Belknap 5 (Alton, Gilmanton):
Paul Terry
Belknap 7 (Barnstead):
Barbara Comtois (incumbent)
Belknap 8 (Alton, Barnstead, Gilmanton):
Raymond Howard (incumbent)
Carroll 2 (Chatham, Conway, Eaton, Hale’s Location):
Frank McCarthy
Wendy Richardson
Carroll 4 (Moultonborough, Sandwich, Tuftonboro):
Glenn Cordelli (incumbent)
Carroll 5 (Brookfield, Effingham, Ossipee, Wakefield):
Lino Avellani (incumbent)
Bill Nelson (incumbent)
Carroll 6 (Wolfeboro):
John MacDonald (incumbent)
Carroll 7 (Bartlett, Hart’s Location, Jackson, Chatham, Conway, Eaton, Hale’s Location, Albany, Freedom, Madison, Tamworth):
Norman Tregenza
Carroll 8 (Moultonborough, Sandwich, Tuftonboro, Brookfield, Effingham, Ossipee, Wakefield):
William Marsh (incumbent)
Cheshire 2 (Alstead, Marlow, Surry):
Richard Nalevanko
Cheshire 3 (Gilsum, Nelson, Stoddard, Sullivan):
Robert D’Arcy
Cheshire 11 (Fitzwilliam, Rindge):
Jim Qualey
Cheshire 12 (Richmond, Swanzey):
Sylvester Karasinski
Cheshire 14 (Dublin, Harrisville, Jaffrey, Roxbury, Fitzwilliam, Rindge):
Matthew Santonastaso
Cheshire 15 (Marlborough, Troy, Richmond, Swanzey):
Jennifer Rhodes
Cheshire 16 (Keene 1, 2, 3, 4, 5):
Jerry Sickels
Coos 7 (Carroll, Dalton, Dummer, Jefferson, Lancaster, Milan, Northumberland, Randolph, Stark, Whitefield):
Troy Merner (incumbent)
Grafton 6 (Ellsworth, Groton, Orange, Rumney, Thornton):
Gail Sanborn
Grafton 11 (Canaan, Dorchester, Wentworth):
Beth Folsom
Grafton 14 (Bethlehem, Littleton, Franconia, Lisbon, Lyman, Monroe, Sugar Hill)
Matt Simon
Grafton 15 (Bath, Benton, Easton, Landaff, Orford, Piermont, Warren, Haverhill):
David Binford
Grafton 16 (Canaan, Dorchester, Wentworth, Ellsworth, Groton, Orange, Rumney, Thornton):
Jeffrey Greeson
Hillsborough 2 (Deering, Weare):
Keith Erf (incumbent)
Gary Hopper (incumbent)
Hillsborough 3 (Bennington, Greenfield, Hancock):
David Bedard
Hillsborough 4 (Francestown, Greenville, Lyndeborough, Wilton):
Jim Kofalt
Hillsborough 6 (Goffstown):
Barbara Griffin (incumbent)
Mike Gunski (incumbent)
Fred Plett (incumbent)
Hillsborough 7 (Bedford):
Linda Gould (incumbent)
David Danielson (incumbent)
Niki Kelsey
Steve Kenda
Ted Gorski
Hillsborough 8 (Manchester Ward 1):
Daniel Goldner
Paul Dilulio
Hillsborough 13 (Manchester Ward 6):
Larry Gagne (incumbent)
Hillsborough 20 (Litchfield):
Ralph Boehm (incumbent)
Richard Lascelles (incumbent)
Hillsborough 21 (Merrimack):
Dick Hinch (incumbent)
Jeanine Notter (incumbent)
Lindsay Tausch
Maureen Mooney
Hillsborough 22 (Amherst):
Pam Coughlin
Hillsborough 23 (Milford):
Vanessa Sheehan
Bill King
Hillsborough 24 (Peterborough):
Chris Maidment
Hillsborough 25 (New Ipswich, Sharon, Temple):
Paul Somero (incumbent)
Hillsborough 26 (Brookline, Mason):
Diane Pauer
Hillsborough 27 (Hollis):
Susan Homola
David Werner
Hillsborough 28 (Nashua Ward 1):
Elizabeth Ferreira
Hillsborough 30 (Nashua Ward 3):
David Schoneman
Hillsborough 32 (Nashua Ward 5):
Di Lothrop
Hillsborough 33 (Nashua Ward 6):
Kevin Scully
Teresa Scully
Edward Decatur
Hillsborough 34 (Nashua Ward 7):
Edith (Dee) Hogan
Charlie Hall
Jackie Casey
Hillsborough 35 (Nashua Ward 8):
Peter Silva
Hillsborough 36 (Nashua 9):
William O’Brien
Bill Ohm
Tyler Gouveia
Hillsborough 37 (Hudson, Pelham):
Bob Greene (incumbent)
Andrew Renzullo (incumbent)
Kim Rice (incumbent)
Jordan Ulery (incumbent)
Hillsborough 38 (Antrim, Hillsborough, Windsor, Bennington, Greenfield, Hancock, Francestown, Greenville, Lyndeborough, Wilton):
Jim Creighton
Hillsborough 39 (Deering, Weare, Goffstown):
John Burt (incumbent)
Hillsborough 41 (Amherst, Bedford):
Laurie Sanborn (incumbent)
Hillsborough 43 (Manchester Wards 4, 5, 6, 7):
Lisa Freeman
Hillsborough 44 (Manchester Wards 8, 9, Litchfield):
Mark McLean (incumbent)
Hillsborough 45 (Manchester Wards 10, 11, 12):
Amanda Higgins
Merrimack 1 (Andover, Danbury, Salisbury):
Louise Andrus
Merrimack 3 (Franklin Ward 3, Northfield):
Greg Hill (incumbent)
Merrimack 4 (Sutton, Wilmot):
Victor Prieto
Merrimack 5 (Newbury, New London):
Roger Richard
Merrimack 9 (Canterbury, Loudon):
Merrimack 10 (Concord Ward 5, Hopkinton):
John French
Pam Ean
Merrimack 12 (Concord Ward 2):
Patrice Myers
Merrimack 13 (Concord Ward 4):
Samuel Bahuma
Merrimack 14 (Concord Ward 4):
Donna Davey
Merrimack 20 (Chichester, Pembroke):
Peter Gagyi
Merrimack 21 (Epsom, Pittsfield):
James Allard (incumbent)
Merrimack 24 (Hooksett):
Thomas Walsh (incumbent)
Merrimack 25 (Andover, Danbury, Salisbury, Warner, Webster):
Natalie Wells
Merrimack 26 (Boscawen, Canterbury, Loudon, Franklin 3, Northfield):
Howard Pearl (incumbent)
Rockingham 3 (Raymond):
Kevin Pratt (incumbent)
Rockingham 4 (Auburn, Chester, Sandown):
Tony Piemonte (incumbent)
Chris True (incumbent)
Rockingham 5 (Londonderry):
Al Baldasaro (incumbent)
Sherman Packard (incumbent)
Doug Thomas (incumbent)
Rockingham 6 (Derry):
Erica Layon
David Love (incumbent)
Stephen Pearson (incumbent)
John Potucek (incumbent)
Katherine Prudhomme O’Brien (incumbent)
Mary Ann Kimball
Anne Copp
Rockingham 8 (Salem):
Daryl Abbas (incumbent)
Fred Doucette (incumbent)
John Sytek (incumbent)
Rockingham 9 (Epping):
Michael Vose (incumbent)
Rockingham 12 (Danville):
Scott Wallace (incumbent)
Rockingham 13 (Hampstead, Kingston):
Dennis Green (incumbent)
David Welch (incumbent)
Ken Weyler (incumbent)
Rockingham 14 (Atkinson, Plaistow):
Debra DeSimone (incumbent)
Robert Harb (incumbent)
Peter Torosian (incumbent)
Rockingham 18 (Exeter):
Edward Duncan
Rockingham 19 (Stratham):
Patrick Abrami (incumbent)
Rockingham 20 (Hampton Falls, Seabrook):
Aboul Khan (incumbent)
Rockingham 22 (North Hampton)
Rockingham 24 (New Castle, Rye):
Julie Tucker
Joanne Meyer
Rockingham 32 (Northwood, Candia, Deerfield, Nottingham):
Terry Roy (incumbent)
Rockingham 34 (Hampstead, Kingston, Atkinson, Plaistow):
Mark Pearson (incumbent)
Rockingham 35 (Newton, East Kingston, Kensington, South Hampton):
Deborah Hobson (incumbent)
Strafford 2 (Farmington):
James Horgan (incumbent)
Strafford 3 (New Durham, Strafford):
Kurt Wuelper (incumbent)
Strafford 4 (Barrington):
Len Turcotte
Jenny Wilson
Strafford 6 (Durham, Madbury):
Bonnie McDermott
Cliff Zetterstrom
Strafford 10 (Rochester Ward 3):
Aidan Ankarberg
Strafford 18 (Rollinsford, Somersworth 1, 3, 4, 5):
Matthew Spencer
Strafford 22 (Rochester Wards 1, 6):
Thomas Kaczynski Jr.
Strafford 23 (Rochester Wards 2, 3):
Fenton Groen
Strafford 24 (Rochester Wards 4, 5):
Sue DeLemus
Sullivan 1 (Cornish, Grantham, Plainfield, Springfield):
Virginia Drye
Sullivan 2 (Croydon, Sunapee):
Don Bettencourt
Sullivan 5 (Claremont Ward 3):
Walter Stapleton (incumbent)
Sullivan 6 (Newport, Unity):
John Callum (incumbent)
Skip Rollins (incumbent)
Sullivan 7 (Acworth, Goshen, Langdon, Lempster, Washington):
Judy Aron (incumbent)
Sullivan 9 (Cornish, Grantham, Plainfield, Springfield, Croydon, Sunapee, Newport, Unity):
Margaret Drye
Sullivan 11 (Acworth, Goshen, Langdon, Lempster, Washington, Charlestown):
Steven Smith (incumbent)
