New Hampshire AFL-CIO Announces their Endorsements in the 2019 Municipal Elections
Incumbent mayors Joyce Craig (Manchester) and Jim Donchess (Nashua) lead list of worker-friendly candidates.
(Hooksett, NH – October 28th, 2019) Following a vote by the New Hampshire AFL-CIO’s Executive Council, Pres. Glenn Brackett has released a list of the NH AFL-CIO’s endorsed candidates in next week’s 2019 municipal elections.
“We had a great list of candidates to choose from this year and we’re happy to be able to throw our support behind proven leaders like Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig and Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess,” Brackett said. “Our candidates bring a range of experience and will build stronger, more worker-friendly local governments across the state. We have first-time candidates with strong backgrounds like AFL-CIO leader Laura Hainey running for Rochester City Council. We’re also happy to show our support for veteran elected officials and long-time allies like fmr. Sen. Andy Hosmer in his campaign for mayor.”
Focussing on cities with high densities of union members, the New Hampshire AFL-CIO opted to endorse slates of candidates in Manchester, Nashua, and Rochester, NH’s sixth largest community. A complete list is attached below.
State Office District First_Name Last_Name NH Laconia Mayor At-large Andrew Hosmer NH Manchester Mayor At-Large Joyce Craig NH Manchester Alderman At-Large Daniel O’Neil NH Manchester Alderman At-Large Kathryn Descrochers NH Manchester Alderman Ward 1 Kevin Cavanaugh NH Manchester Alderman Ward 2 Will Stewart NH Manchester Alderman Ward 3 Pat Long NH Manchester Alderman Ward 4 Chris Herbert NH Manchester Alderman Ward 5 Tony Sapienza NH Manchester Alderman Ward 6 Gerry Gibson NH Manchester Alderman Ward 7 Brenda Noiseux NH Manchester Alderman Ward 8 Mike Farley NH Manchester Alderman Ward 9 Dan LeClerc NH Manchester Alderman Ward 10 Bill Barry NH Manchester Alderman Ward 11 Norman Gamache NH Manchester Alderman Ward 12 Hassan Essa NH Manchester School Committee At-Large Gene Martin NH Manchester School Committee At-Large Lara Quiroga NH Manchester School Committee Ward 1 James Porter NH Manchester School Committee Ward 4 Leslie Want NH Manchester School Committee Ward 6 Dan Bergeron NH Manchester School Committee Ward 9 Candace Moulton NH Manchester School Committee Ward 10 Jane Beaulieu NH Manchester School Committee Ward 12 Andrew Toland NH Nashua Mayor At-Large Jim Donchess NH Nashua Alderman At-Large Ben Clemons NH Nashua Alderman At-Large Lori Wilshire NH Nashua Alderman At-Large Michael O’Brien NH Nashua Alderman Ward 1 Janice Schmidt NH Nashua Alderman Ward 2 Rick Dowd NH Nashua Alderman Ward 3 Patricia Klee NH Nashua Alderman Ward 4 Tom Lopez NH Nashua Alderman Ward 5 Ernie Jette NH Nashua Alderman Ward 6 Joseph MacIntyre NH Nashua Alderman Ward 7 June Caron NH Nashua Alderman Ward 8 Skip Cleaver NH Nashua Alderman Ward 9 Linda Harriott-Gathright NH Nashua Board of Education At-Large Jennifer Bishop NH Nashua Board of Education At-Large Jessica Brown NH Nashua Board of Education At-Large Sharon Giglio NH Nashua Board of Education At-Large Sandra Ziehm NH Rochester Mayor At-Large Caroline McCarley NH Rochester City Council Ward 1/Seat A Jeremy Hutchinson NH Rochester City Council Ward 2/Seat A Elaine Lauterborn NH Rochester City Council Ward 4/Seat B Laura Hainey NH Rochester City Council Ward 5/Seat B Robert Krauss NH Rochester City Council Ward 6/Seat A Donna Bogan NH Rochester City Council Ward 6/Seat B Donna Ellis NH Rochester School Board At-Large Matthew Beaulieu NH Rochester School Board Ward 4/Seat B Anne Grassie NH Rochester School Board Ward 5/Seat A Christopher Rice