Tag: New Hampshire

Transgender Lawmaker Jailed on Stalking Charges in New Hampshire

New Hampshire’s first elected transgender lawmaker has been in jail since Nov. 12 on stalking-related charges. Democratic State Rep. Stacie Laughton, a biological male, is due in court today for a hearing on the charges. Laughton is already on bail on other charges. The hearing today is based on the allegation that Laughton made contact…


New Hampshire Democrats Lose Lawsuit Which Sought to Block Recount

An omitted stack of ballots for a Republican candidate has overturned the election results for a critical House seat in the state of New Hampshire. Republican Larry Gagne was declared the winner over previously-declared winner Democrat Maxine Mosley yesterday in the District 16 race in Manchester, the most populous city in New Hampshire. The results…


Democrats Sue to Block Election Recount in New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Democrat Party has filed a lawsuit to stop a recount for a statehouse seat, arguing that the election results should stand, even if they are wrong. In the lawsuit, which was filed on Nov. 18, the Democrats are seeking a permanent injunction against any further audits of the race results between Republican…


Stepmother of Missing Girl Harmony Montgomery Pleads Guilty to Perjury

The stepmother of a New Hampshire girl who disappeared in 2019 at age 5 and is presumed dead was sent to prison for at least a year and a half Friday after pleading guilty to perjury charges. Kayla Montgomery, 32, pleaded guilty to two charges alleging that she lied to a grand jury about working…


New Hampshire’s Veteran Democrat Keeps Congressional Seat

Annie Kuster, one of New Hampshire’s longest-serving members of U.S. Congress, has upset a challenge by Republican Robert Burns for her seat in the state’s 2nd Congressional district. The Associated Press called the race with Kuster garnering 56.7 percent of the vote, versus Burns’s 43.3 percent with 60 percent reporting of the votes as of…


Bolduc Says Democrats Use Energy Policy to ‘Create Uncertainty’ and ‘Control’ Americans

Don Bolduc, New Hampshire’s Republican candidate for Senate, said on Nov. 3 that the Democrats are using its energy policy to “create uncertainty” and “govern us from the top down.” Backed by former President Donald Trump and big-name Republicans, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Bolduc will face off against Democrat incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan. Bolduc,…


Man Charged After Confronting GOP Senate Candidate Before New Hampshire Debate

Authorities in New Hampshire have charged a man for approaching Republican Senate candidate Donald C. Bolduc moments before his Nov. 2 debate against incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), police say. Joseph Hart, 37, of Greenville, Rhode Island, was taken into custody and charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct following a “disturbance” outside the New Hampshire Institute of…


GOP Senate Candidate Don Bolduc Attacked Before New Hampshire Debate

New Hampshire’s Republican Senate candidate Donald C. Bolduc was the victim of an attempted assault prior to Wednesday’s debate against incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), according to the GOP nominee and campaign officials. Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general, mentioned the incident near the end of the Nov. 2 second and final debate prior to the…


McConnell’s PAC Pulls Money Out of Bolduc Race in New Hampshire

A Super PAC linked to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has canceled more than $5 million in advertising for the Don Bolduc campaign. The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) announced on Oct. 22 that it was revoking the advertising dollars earmarked to promote the New Hampshire U.S. Senatorial candidate it had been planning to run…


State Legislature Elections: Little National Press, Big Voter Impact

There are 435 U.S. House and 34 U.S. Senate seats on midterm referendums nationwide with voters also set to elect 36 governors, but these contests will only occupy the top sections of ballots people in most states will see when they go to polls on Nov. 8. Also on tap will be 133 ballot measures…