I was very fortunate to attend a fundraiser for John Stephen for NH Governor this evening, in Dublin, NH. The added bonus was the opportunity to meet Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Augusta Petrone. Joseph Petrone was an NCO in Patton’s 3rd Armored Division in WWII, was later commissioned at West Point, was an aide to President Eisenhower, and was a US Ambassador to the UN European office. Augusta and Joseph were co-chairs of the Reagan-Bush 1984 Iowa campaign. Being a former military person and lover of history, meeting him was a special event. I connected with Augusta via emails spanning the past 9 months, and meeting her was a treasured goal of mine. The Petrone’s are significantly influential in NH (Republican) politics, and any event at their home is a special one.
Their home is a beautiful manse, built in 1902 by the Secretary of the Treasury for President William Howard Taft, who visited the residence a time or two.
Among a crowd of about 120 supporters, former NH Governor, and current GOP chair, John H. Sununu, gave the formal introduction, then John Stephen addressed the group. From the agenda of events and special guests that Stephen has lined up over the next couple weeks (and I was told there are more to be listed), I’d say that his campaign is wasting no time, and is being taken very seriously around the nation. The remaining 5 weeks of this general election cycle are critical, because John Lynch must be defeated if we aim to stop the Democrats from completely ruining New Hampshire.
I donated to the campaign by attending this event, in order to help John Stephen cap the job that many fine NH conservatives are doing, running for the NH House and Senate.
John H. Sununu’s introduction of John Stephen:
John Stephen, Republican candidate for Governor:
Joseph Petrone and John Stephen:
Augusta and Joseph Petrone:
