Democracy for New Hampshire - Maggie Hassan

Exeter canvass for Maggie Hassan

Sat, 06 Aug 2005 18:14:08 -0400

Neighborhood Canvass for Senator Maggie Hassan in Exeter
District 23-Freshman Senator Maggie Hassan promised to repeal the worst parts of SB110 and she delivered. The GOP wants to stop Maggie before she becomes too influential in Concord-we need to make sure we stop the GOP. The canvass begins at the home of Kevin Fleming, 11 Cass Street, Exeter. We need your help by attending yourself or sending volunteers. The work we do in 2005 is going to lead to our success in 2006. More info: Johanna Voss jvoss@nhdp.org or 225-6899.

Town Hall Meeting with Sen. Maggie Hassan

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:48:08 -0400

Sen. Maggie Hassan to hold Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday

EXETER — State Sen. Maggie Hassan will hold a Town Hall Meeting to present a legislative overview and answer questions and address concerns from constituents in the Town Hall in Exeter.

Date: Tuesday, July 19 2005
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Town Hall, 9 Front St, Exeter

Sen. Hassan plans additional Town Hall meetings throughout District 23 in the Fall and Winter.

Lynch, senators reach compromise on business health-insurance law

Sat, 19 Feb 2005 13:38:36 -0500

By Anne Saunders, Associated Press Writer | February 18, 2005

CONCORD, N.H. -- Gov. John Lynch and a bipartisan group of state senators announced a compromise Friday to reform a health insurance law that hurt many of the state's small employers.

"Although passed with good intentions, the impact of SB110 on our small businesses has been devastating," Lynch said, noting that health insurance costs shot up abruptly for many employers. "These increases have made it difficult for our small businesses to grow, to hire new employees, to invest in new equipment."

With 13 senators signed on, the bill has enough votes to pass the Senate. It also would have to pass the House to become law.

"This bill provides stability to the market, it provides efficiency and fairness," Sen. Ted Gatsas, R-Manchester and one of the chief sponsors, said at a hearing Friday.

Co-sponsor Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-Exeter, spoke of one restaurant owner in her town who stopped offering health insurance to his employees when his rates went up 75 percent. "We all end up paying for the uninsured," she said.

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DFNH ads blast Sen. Prescott for pig mailer

Tue, 02 Nov 2004 10:55:24 -0500

Democracy for New Hampshire has responded to despicable mail pieces from District 23 state Senator Russell Prescott's campaign with our first-ever newspaper ads. The full-page ads, which ran Friday in the Exeter News-Letter and Hampton Union, denounce Prescott's use of an image of rooting pigs to demean his opponent, DFNH Dozeneer Maggie Hassan, and call on voters to defeat dishonesty by defeating Prescott.

The ads were funded entirely with restricted contributions to DFNH from supporters of Maggie Hassan, who collected over $2,800 in pledges in just a few days. Their success speaks volumes about the power of the grassroots to make a positive difference in New Hampshire politics.

Read our ad
Get a printable version (2.4 MB PDF)

Hassan/Prescott debate

Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:16:21 -0400

The Newmarket Business Association presents

Meet the Candidates!

Featuring your candidates for State Senate:

Maggie Wood Hassan & Russell Prescott

Tuesday, Oct 26, @7pm
Newmarket Town Hall

It's your chance to ask your questions.

Film Screening with DFNH Dozen Kepner & Hassen including Martha Fuller Clark

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:27:15 -0400

Free movie to raise women voter awareness. Seacoast PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE, and Susan Kepner, Maggie Hassen, Martha Fuller Clark present IRON JAWED ANgels, an HBO movie, Starring, Hilary Swank, Anjeloca Huston, Julia Ormond and Frances O'Connor . This movie is the story of Alice Paul and other women's efforts to gain the vote for women. All women and men, of any party, are invited to this important story of a pivotal event in American history. 7pm in the WHS auditorium Hampton N.H.
Donations appreciated.

I feel the earth move

Fri, 08 Oct 2004 14:08:34 -0400

Maggie Hassan, Carole King (yes, that Carole King) and Eileen Flockhart campaigning in Exeter on Thursday.

Sponge admits his spongeness

Thu, 07 Oct 2004 09:37:22 -0400

Blog Free or Die reports on the excellent showing by DFNH Dozeneer Maggie Hassan in a candidate forum against incumbent state Sen. Russell Prescott. Prescott's health insurance law, SB110, has caused huge rate hikes throughout the state.

In response to a question from the audience, Prescott defended the bill, and said he was on a committee working to improve it....

He said when the bill was first created, it was impossible to predict some of the adverse impacts it might have.

Hassan called that statement "disingenuous," and said right from the beginning opponents of SB110 predicted that it would hurt the elderly and the ill.

Go Maggie!

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November Meetup at Crackskull's

Fri, 05 Nov 2004 08:22:48 -0500

We had a good meeting at Crackskulls, including a number of new faces. Maggie Hassan and Marcia Moody, who both won their elections, gave a report on what they learned during their campaigns for NH Senate and House and we had a good discussion about health care and health coverage and the prediction that the system will have to collapse before it is "fixed" permanently.
At eight we participated in a conference call with Howard Dean, the particulars of which can be found on the blog http://blog.deanforamerica.com
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Hassan Gets Environment Nod

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 10:56:10 -0400

Conservation Group Endorses Maggie Hassan for State Senate
‘Most competitive’ race a priority

September 29, 2004 —The Granite State Conservation Voters Alliance announced its endorsement of Maggie Hassan of Exeter in her bid to unseat Russell Prescott.

At a press conference by the Exeter River that included local conservationist Joanna (Jody) Pellerin, GSCVA board member Roger Stephenson and Maggie Hassan, the local senate race between Russell Prescott and Maggie Hassan was described by Stephenson as the most competitive state senate race of 2004.

Exeter area candidate forum

Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:25:07 -0400

Exeter Adult Education invites all residents of New Hampshire Senate District 23 (Exeter, East Kingston, Kingston, Kensington, Newfields, Newmarket, Newton, Seabrook, South Hampton, Stratham) & New Hampshire House District 13 (Exeter, North Hampton, Stratham) to attend a Candidate Forum.

State Senate and House of Representatives candidates will each speak and respond to questions from the audience.

When: Thursday, September 30, 2004
7 – 9 p.m.

Where: Cafeteria, Exeter High School Annex
56 Linden Street, Exeter

DFNH Dozen candidate Maggie Hassan gains Trades Council endorsement

Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:21:23 -0400

The New Hampshire State Building and Construction Trades Council officially endorses Maggie Wood Hassan for the State Senate in District 23, Secretary Treasurer Dennis Adams announced today.
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Book signing fundraiser by Dana Dunnan

Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:41:56 -0400

Dana Dunnan will sign his book, Burning at the Grassroots, about the Howard Dean campaign, with proceeds going to the campaign of Maggie Hassan.

Water Street Books
125 Water St.
Exeter, NH 03833-2456
Phone: (603) 778-9731
Map

GSCVA Endorses First Slate of Conservation Candidates

Fri, 17 Sep 2004 07:33:16 -0400

First Round of Candidates Endorsed

The Granite State Conservation Voters Alliance has endorsed its first slate of candidates leading up to the September 14 primary.

GSCVA Fundraiser

Tue, 14 Sep 2004 18:07:58 -0400

Please join us in Lyme to support the
GRANITE STATE CONSERVATION VOTERS ALLIANCE

at the home of Jean and Mike Smith

Enjoy conversation on politics and New Hampshire’s environment in the Upper Valley with special remarks from Steve Taylor, Commissioner, NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food

FRIDAY, October 1 at 5:30 P.M.

70 Lamphire Hill Lane

RECEPTION COMMITTEE

Posy Bass
Jim Bassett
Sarah Bonneau
Barney Brannen
Sharon Francis
Tom Masland
Amanda Merrill
Adair Mulligan
Kevin Peterson & Vicki Smith
Rick Russman
Merle Schotanus
Diane and John Schott
Roger Stephenson
Hank and Freda Swan

Here is your chance to support the Granite State Conservation Voters Alliance – the political voice of the New Hampshire Conservation Community

RSVP required. Please RSVP by September 28 to let us know if you are attending

Call GSCVA at 772-7784,
or e-mail info@voteconservation.org
(subject line “GSCVA RECEPTION”)

Suggested contribution $100 Payable to GSCVA Action fund