Even with the revising of the State House Districts in Belknap County based on the latest federal census, there are still 18 State Representative seats for the county, although the grouping of towns has changed. Principled, freedom-loving conservative Republicans, who will actually vote Republican if they are elected, are needed for the following state representative districts for which we do not yet have “suitable” candidates:
- District 2- (Meredith)- 2 candidates needed
- District 5- (Laconia Wards 1, 3 & 6)- 2 candidates needed
- District 8- (Belmont, Sanbornton & Tilton)- 2 candidates needed
As far as the State Senate goes, all towns in Belknap County are in District 2 except Gilmanton which is in District 6. Tilton is in District 7 and Barnstead is in District 17- so we need 4 Senate candidates.
All Belknap towns and cities are in Executive Council District 1 except for Barnstead which (for some unknown reason) is in District 4- so we need 2 Executive Council candidates.
The 603 ALLIANCE conducts excellent training for prospective candidates. If you have already decided you’d like to run for office in 2022, or even if you’re just thinking about it, please mark your calendar and plan on attending one of the 603 Alliance training events. You only need to attend ONE Of the following trainings. Pre-approval and advance registration are required. If you’re interested in attending, contact the 603 Alliance via email at info@603alliance.org
Here’s the schedule:
- Saturday, June 4th from 9 AM to 5 PM in Ashland, NH
- Saturday, July 9th from 9 AM to 5 PM in location TBD
- Saturday, July 30th from 9 AM to 5 PM in Bedford, NH
In addition, the 603 Alliance will be holding its biennial Issues Briefing for all Republican candidates. Mark your calendar for Thursday, July 14th from 6 to 9 PM in Concord. Watch the 603 Alliance website and newsletter for details.
If you have any questions about running for office- what it takes to win and what it takes to serve, or anything else you can think of, and how the BCRC can help your race, contact one or more of the members of the Executive Committee of the Belknap County Republican Committee (the “BCRC”), as follows:
Chair- Norm Silber
Email: njs@silbersnh.com
Phone: (603) 293-0565
Vice Chair- (Rev) Paul Terry
Email: revpaul51@verizon.net
Phone: (401) 648-1607
Secretary- Priscilla Bean
Email: froggytouttaint@aol.com
Phone: (603) 455-6115
Treasurer- Dr. David Strang
Email: davidstrangmd@yahoo.com
Phone: (603) 520-0435
Member at large- Marc Abear
Email: sea1mra@gmail.com
Phone: (603) 707-6538
Please note that although the by-laws of the Republican Party of New Hampshire prohibit taking positions in primaries, there is no such restriction on the BCRC.
