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Just in from the Guinta campaign: 

STRONG FUNDRAISING AND TEAM BUILDING SHOWS MOMENTUM FOR GUINTA!

399 Third Quarter Donors and 100 County Captains

Manchester, NH – The energy and excitement around Frank Guinta’s 1st District bid for Congress has exploded in the past several weeks, with 399 donors, a strong fundraising report, and 100 County Captains.
 
“I am thrilled and humbled by the outpouring of support our campaign has received,” Guinta said. “The energy and excitement for this campaign and the 2010 elections can be felt in every corner of our district and from people of virtually every walk of life. People are frustrated with what is going on in Washington and are ready for new leadership.  I’m going to work hard to make that happen and with their continued help, I can.”
 
Frank Guinta’s 3rd quarter fundraising report will show the following:

 
Amount Raised in 3rd Quarter:  $125,755.00
Total number of donors: 399 (346 New Donors)
NH Donors: 364
Cash on Hand: $180,121.00

 “You don’t have to look any further than the unemployment numbers released this week to know that times are tight for families in New Hampshire and everywhere. Yet, 373 people reached into their pockets, some with as little as $10.00, to demonstrate their support.  With that kind of dedication we can continue to grow our team and succeed next November,” Guinta said.

In addition to the significant amount of recent donors, Frank also earned the support of 100 County Captains for Guinta for Congress.  The individuals on board come from every county and region of the first district and include many new comers to the political scene.
 
Complete list of new team members after the jump.

“In New Hampshire, grassroots support is still the most significant part of any campaign effort.  I am proud to live in a state with so many active citizens who want to be a hands-on part of the process.  I look forward to the advice, support and guidance from all of these individuals,” Guinta noted.
 
For more information on Frank Guinta, and to learn how you can help Frank on his journey to bring fiscal responsibility and accountability back Congress, log onto his website www.teamguinta.com.
 

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Horn speaks to gathered crowd at April 15th TeaParty in Manchester

Here are the remarks as prepared and delivered by Jennifer Horn as she announced her intention today to seek another go at the GOP nomination for NH’s 2nd Congressional District:

Good morning. Thank you all so much for being here this morning – it is great to see every one of you!

Ever since Charlie Bass announced his exploratory cmte last week I have been getting a lot questions about what I am going to do – will I run? Will I be squeezed out? Well, I am here to tell you – I am running for US Congress in the 2nd district and in November 2010 I will win back this seat for the people of New Hampshire.

As many of you know, I am the mom to five children. I feel so blessed to be able to raise those children in a nation of freedom and opportunity. I am raising my children to understand that they can achieve absolutely anything they set their minds to as long as they are willing to work hard and sacrifice for their dreams. That is what unlimited opportunity is all about. And unlimited opportunity is what the American dream is all about.

But as I watch this Congress spend with reckless abandon, and as I watch our government grow ever more bloated, and I as see our freedoms being slowly chipped away, I see that unlimited opportunity slipping away as well.

787B stimulus package. Billion dollar bailouts for banks, and auto companies. Trillion dollar budgets. 1.5 T health insurance reform bills. A cap and trade bill that will cost every family in NH 1700/year. 9.8 percent unemployment and foreclosure rates that continue to rise.

These are not numbers that encourage the American Dream, they are numbers that crush the American Dream.

I know that these numbers can feel overwhelming, to the point that they become very impersonal. But they are personal. They are very personal to those families that have lost their homes. It’s personal to the mom who can’t afford to fill the pantry. It’s personal to the small business owners across America who have been forced to lay off employees or shut down altogether.

The greatest challenge of all, however, is a Congress that has become so arrogant and so disconnected from the people that they no longer believe they have to answer to their own constituents. We saw it right here in NH this summer when our own Rep refused to hold a single open public town hall. Since the day he won the election, Paul Hodes has been running for his next seat and the people of the 2nd district have suffered as a result.

 

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