New Hampshire Republican State Committee
Encyclopedia
The New Hampshire Republican State Committee is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

. The Republican Executive Committee is headed by Chairman and former New Hampshire gubernatorial primary candidate, Jack Kimball.

Current elected officials

The New Hampshire Republican Party holds a supermajority in both the New Hampshire Senate and the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Republicans also hold one of the state's U.S. Senate seats and both of the state's U.S. House seats.

The Republican Party of New Hampshire derives its platform from their preamble; "We, New Hampshire Republicans, are united by our belief in God, individual liberty, personal responsibility, limited government, limited spending, limited taxes, economic opportunity, homeland security, compassion for the truly needy, and our confidence in the strength of families, place of worship, communitites, and volunteerism
New Hampshire is proudly the birthplace of the Republican Party, or "The Grand Old Party", which was established in New Hampshire on October 12th, 1853
The New Hampshire Republican Party sets its ideology on a set of main goals or principles including; protecting the fundamental rights of the people enhancing their freedom, promotion of limited government and citizen accountability, electing candidates upholding the moral standards of the party in office, as well as abide by the Constitution of the United States of America, as well as the New Hampshire COnstitution.

U.S. Senate

  • Kelly Ayotte
    Kelly Ayotte
    Kelly A. Ayotte is the junior United States Senator from New Hampshire and a member of the Republican Party. She earlier served as the Attorney General of New Hampshire.-Early life, education and career:...


Kelly Ayotte was the first woman to be appointed as State's Attorney General in 2004. She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010 by a 60% vote. Senator Ayotte serves on the Armed Forces, Budget, and Commerce and Small Business Committees. She is a ranking member in the Armed Forces Committee.

U.S. House of Representatives

  • Frank Guinta
    Frank Guinta
    Frank Guinta is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire, an alderman, a state representative and a congressional aide.- Early life, education, and business career :...

    ; 1st district
    New Hampshire's 1st congressional district
    New Hampshire's 1st congressional district covers the southeastern part of New Hampshire. The district consists of three general areas: Greater Manchester, the Seacoast and the Lakes Region....


Frank Guinta was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010 and is serving on three House Committees; Budget, Oversight, and Government Reform. Representative Guinta's top priority has been job creation. Prior to holding a spot in the House, Frank Guinta served two terms as a City Alderman, two terms as a state representative, and two terms as Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire
  • Charles Bass; 2nd district
    New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district
    New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district covers the western and northern parts of New Hampshire. It includes the state's second-largest city, Nashua, as well as the state capital, Concord...


Charles "Charlie" Bass was elected to the 2nd District in November 2010, and has been appointed to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Prior to his current term, Bass had represented the 2nd Congressional District from 1995-2007. He also has served two terms as a state Senator

Legislative
New Hampshire General Court
The General Court of New Hampshire is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The lower house is the New Hampshire House of Representatives with 400 members. The upper house is the New Hampshire Senate with 24 members...

  • President of the Senate
    New Hampshire Senate
    The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population...

    : Peter Bragdon
    Peter Bragdon
    Peter Bragdon is a Republican member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 11th District since 2004. Previously he was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2000 until 2002...

    • Senate Majority Leader: Jeb Bradley
      Jeb Bradley
      Joseph E. "Jeb" Bradley is a Republican member of the New Hampshire State Senate, currently serving as Senate Majority Leader. He represents his hometown of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire and 16 other towns in east-central New Hampshire. He was formerly a U.S...

  • Speaker of the House
    New Hampshire House of Representatives
    The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state, created from divisions of the state's counties. On average, each legislator represents about 3,300...

    : William L. O'Brien
    William L. O'Brien
    William L. O'Brien is a lawyer and legislator from Mont Vernon, New Hampshire who has been a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives since 2004, representing district Hillsborough-4, and was elected the Speaker of the House in 2011.-Biography:O'Brien obtained his bachelors degree in...

    • House Majority Leader: D.J. Bettencourt
      D.J. Bettencourt
      David J. "D.J." Bettencourt is and legislator from Salem, New Hampshire who has been a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives since 2004, representing district Rockingham-4, and was elected the House Majority Leader in 2011.-Legislative career:First elected as a NH state...


Former chairpersons

Former Chairpersons of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee

External links

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