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Special Election Preview: Strafford District 3

by: William Tucker

Tue May 31, 2011 at 06:00:00 AM EDT


This week, I'll be taking a look at the three upcoming special elections for state representatives. Not only are these elections an opportunity to pick up three additional House seats, but a win in each district will be seen as a repudiation of Speaker O'Brien and the Tea Party/Free State GOP.

The first special election will be August 9, 2011 for Strafford District 3. The is the seat previously held by the infamous Republican Martin Harty, who resigned after publicly expressing support for eugenics. Four Democrats are vying for the seat and will face a primary election on June 7, 2011. The winner will face a Republican who moved to the New Hampshire with the Free State Project.

Candidates

Bob Perry, Strafford, will be familiar to many here as a two-term former state rep. As a member of the House Election Law Committee, he co-authored a bill to facilitate the design of a secure electronic ballot-counting device. He also co-sponsored a bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Lynch last year, that established a legal preference for New Hampshire vendors in the awarding of state service contracts.

Others on the Democratic primary ballot are Dennis Malloy (Barrington), Janet M. Kalar (Middleton) and Richard Stanley, Farmington.

William Tucker :: Special Election Preview: Strafford District 3

Malloy is the Chief Development Officer of New Hampshire Public Television. He is a graduate of Leadership New Hampshire, is currently serving as a Trustee of the Town Trust of Barrington, chaired the Barrington Cable Television Committee and chaired the New Hampshire Public Radio Community Advisory Board.

Kalar is a former member of the Farmington Planning Board and the Farmington Capital Improvement Committee and presently is a Trustee of the Trust Fund and a Planning Board member for Middleton.

Stanley has been a Farmington police officer for over eight years. He holds an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice and is a graduate of the New Hampshire Police Academy. Stanley is currently a member of the Farmington Economic Development Committee and is chair of the Farmington Downtown Committee.

The winner of the Democratic primary will face Republican Honey Puterbaugh of Barrington and third party candidate Ross McNamara of New Durham.

As Dean reported last month, Puterbaugh moved to New Hampshire with the Free State Project — though her campaign web site and Facebook page make no mention of her affiliation with the group. She and her husband, Todd Puterbaugh, who is also a Free Stater, are active with the Strafford County Republican party. Puterbaugh is actively fund raising and canvassing.

District Make-up

Strafford District 3 contains six towns: Strafford, Barrington, Farmington, Middleton, New Durham, and Milton. Registered Republicans have a slight edge over registered Democrats in the district, but over 43% of the voters are undeclared.

Strafford District 3 is a swing district. George Bush won the district twice by narrow margins, but President Obama carried the district 53% - 47%. Based on voting in presidential elections, Strafford District 3 has a Partisan Voting Index of Even.

Voting Details

If you are a United States citizen and will be 18 years of age or older on election day, you may register with your town or city clerk up to 10 days before any election. You may also register to vote on election day at the polling place. There is no minimum residency requirement. You may register and vote as soon as you move into your community.

Absentee ballots are available from your town or city clerk 30 days before an election. Request the absentee ballot application from the clerk or submit a request in writing that includes your name, voting address, mailing address and your signature.

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Thank you for (4.00 / 1)
this diary, Tuck. This is an important race, as are the others, and 2012 even more so.

Bob Perry (0.00 / 0)

I'm pulling strongly for Bob. He and I have been in the trenches together since the 2004 Presidential campaigns. He's been everywhere since then. He always has something going and always has a smile on his face. He's already represented his district in Concord, but got swept out along with the rest of our great Democrats when the Teabag Express tore through reason and everything else in its path.

A win by Bob would restore my faith in justice. Please join me in supporting his candidacy.  


Go Bob! (0.00 / 0)
Anything I can do to help, let me know!

""Hope is the dream of a soul awake.""

/French Proverb quotes.



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Factcheck: Honey is a native (0.00 / 1)
I realize that the new progressive McCarthyism requires that you insist that everyone is a freestater, but Honey was born in NH.

Disclaimer: Honey is a friend of mine, and I helped her canvass this weekend.

BH's token Republican / Libertarian / TeaPartier / Free Stater, courtesy of a Federal Affirmative Action grant, despite many of his comments being marked down and hidden.


are you saying (4.00 / 1)
that Ms. Puterbaugh is NOT a Free Stater, Rep. Cohn?  

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Cohn-Artist. (4.00 / 2)
I realize that the Marxist of the right Free State propaganda machine requires you to dissemble at every turn, but Honey and Todd are self-admitted Free Staters.

See 2:31.

Who are you going to believe, folks, the Cohn-Artist or your lying eyes?  I'm sure that the Cohn-Artist will now attempt to wriggle and parry.

His dishonesty is a stain on his character.

In the immediate aftermath of Since the start of the financial crisis, the Fed/Treasury lent, spent, or guaranteed $28 $29 trillion to save the banking system.


[ Parent ]
David Ridley is accurate (0.00 / 0)

He uses the term Freestater. Get that Seth.

David and I agree. What happened to you?


[ Parent ]
Seth--Over the line again (4.00 / 3)

You just crossed a line with your McCarthy snark.

I won't forget this.

Thanks for inspiring me.

I don't give a hoot where she's from. You Freeloaders are a blight on NH.  


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My "Proof". I'm your number one enemy Seth. (0.00 / 0)
This appeared in June 2004:

The protest was a success too. WMUR carried it. Many of the people who showed up in Plymouth have become standard bearers in NH Politics. And most importantly all of them continue to contribute to a better NH.

Benson: Free State Governor

Governor Benson, cited as one of the reasons the Free State Project chose to come to NH, is their keynote speaker at their end-of-June weekend extravaganza. DFNH's very own Chaz Proulx is organizing a protest to bring attention to the Governor's Free State agenda. He needs 100 people signed up by the end of the week! For more information, email: Chaz Proulx or call him



ooohhh scary (0.00 / 1)
Free State Project Statement of Intent

I hereby state my solemn intent to move to the state of New Hampshire. Once there, I will exert the fullest practical effort toward the creation of a society in which the maximum role of civil government is the protection of life, liberty, and property.

What the Free State Project is... The Free State Project is an effort to recruit 20,000 liberty-loving people to move to New Hampshire. We are looking for neighborly, productive, tolerant folks from all walks of life, of all ages, creeds, and colors who agree to the political philosophy expressed in our Statement of Intent, that government exists at most to protect people's rights, and should neither provide for people nor punish them for activities that interfere with no one else.  


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You aren't my 'number one enemy', Chaz... (0.00 / 1)
Many of the people who showed up in Plymouth have become standard bearers in NH Politics. And most importantly all of them continue to contribute

I agree. .....  Oh, you mean the folks outside protesting... I meant the folks inside with Benson.

You have met at least a few freestaters, Chaz, and worked with a few too, I think, and despite the rhetoric, you know them to be good people.  We might disagree, but I think we all want a better NH, we just disagree on what that means.

And I wouldn't loan books to my #1 enemy, nor trust him to return it some day. (grin)

BH's token Republican / Libertarian / TeaPartier / Free Stater, courtesy of a Federal Affirmative Action grant, despite many of his comments being marked down and hidden.


[ Parent ]
Seth -- Its not personal but... (4.00 / 2)
I didn't mean to imply we are personal enemies. We aren't. You can take that to the bank.

But I just want you to understand that I am a political enemy of the Free State Movement.  

I am writing about my latest thoughts and will post them here when I'm done. Curiously, I've decided to write just why I take the movement so personally.

I think its important for you to understand the depth of my disgust.

And I don't need no name twerps like fleonard telling me I'm a socialist.

This is a website for Democrats. You guys are doing more damage to your movement here than you have in years elsewhere.


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More Proof--and a Promise too. (4.00 / 1)
Here's what I wrote in 2004.

http://www.democracyfornewhamp...

Obviously its time for a follow up. I had a meeting on Friday with someone researching the Jason Sorens Koch connection.

I'm connecting more dots and will post my arguments soon.

Thanks Seth for keeping my blood running. I'm busy at this time a year, just like everyone else-- but I'll find the time to tell the public how bad you are for our state.


Hardly (0.00 / 1)
First of all, your facts about Honey are not accurate, but if it makes you feel better, then have at it...secondly, Bob Perry is (as you say) a former two term state rep, so Honey has an uphill battle to begin with...throw in Ross McNamara and her odds get worse...

If the GOP loses this seat, it's hardly a repudiation of O'Brien and the tea party free staters...the story would be more like former two term state rep beats two unknowns...however, I wouldn't count Honey out...she is bright and is hard working and has many good people helping her campaign....


So you're trying to tell us (0.00 / 0)
that Mrs. Puterbaugh isn't a Free Stater?  What, exactly is the inaccuracy, fleonard?


[ Parent ]
"I am a participant in the Free State Project" (4.00 / 2)
In 2006, Mr. Puterbaugh signed a pledge stating, "I am a participant in the Free State Project." That's good enough for me.

"Politics ain't beanbag" - Finley Peter Dunne

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