NH Senate - District 23
Russell Prescott



NH Senate - District 24
Nancy Stiles




NH House of Representatives
Rockingham County, District 13


Patrick Abrami


Patrick F. Abrami, a 27-year resident of Stratham, NH, filed papers this week as a candidate for one of the eight state representative seats
within the Exeter, Stratham, and North Hampton House District. Raised on Long Island, New York, and having lived in Massachusetts, Maine,
and New Jersey before settling here has given him an appreciation for the New Hampshire local control form of government. Having
experienced big government, big spending, and even bigger taxing states firsthand does make him uniquely qualified to help lead the
effort to return New Hampshire to its core governing philosophy of no broad-based taxes, local control, and limited Concord influence
over our lives. He knows what these other states have done that has lead them to fiscal disaster.

Pat attended the University of Buffalo, where he earned both a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research and was
inducted into Tau Beta Pi, the National Engineering Honor Society. He is a partner and owner of Applied Management Systems,
a healthcare operations consulting firm. During his 37-year career, he has consulted in 400 hospitals in 30 states. He is a Fellow and
Life Member in the Health Management Information Systems Society. Pat hopes his many years of experience in improving operations
can be applied to ensuring an efficient state government.

He has two grown children who were raised in Stratham and over the years he has been active in the community. He was responsible for
organizing a girls recreation basketball league and annual tournament with local towns surrounding Stratham. He also coached girls
basketball, including the travelling team. He was a member of the Great Bay Little League Board and coached baseball along with
softball, and soccer as well.

Other community involvement was with the Boy Scouts as his son progressed to Eagle Scout, the Food Kitchen at the Salvation Army, and in
recent years as a volunteer at the Stratham Fair.

A personal accomplishment was becoming a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) 4,000 Footer Club by climbing the 48 peaks in
NH over 4,000 feet. This gave him an appreciation of our state treasure, the White Mountains. He ultimately did all 67 peaks
over 4,000 feet in New England to receive that AMC patch as well.

Pat has outlined his top 10 legislative guiding principles for success:
* Local control is best
* No broad-based taxes
* Only accept efficient/effective/quality government
* A business-friendly environment is good for all NH citizens
* The fabric of our state is its families
* High educational standards and classrooms free of distractions
* Preservation of NH’s beauty
* Volunteerism and community service in lieu of big government programs
* Energy independence without taxes
* Common sense that leads to fiscal responsibility and restrained spending

Pat indicated, “I am running for our ‘Citizen Legislature’ simply because I am a citizen who loves this state and its traditional values. I can
no longer sit on the sidelines as our state spends beyond its means. NH has a traditional fiscal model other states should emulate. Instead,
the current House, Senate, and governor are repeating the mistakes of so many other states that are approaching bankruptcy. We need to return
to our common sense values and approach to governing”.


Tim Copeland



Ron Dupuis


My name is Ron Dupuis and I'm a candidate for State Representative in Rockingham District 13, which includes North Hampton, Stratham, and Exeter. The reason that I'm running is because I'm angry. As angry as I have ever been in my sixty five years. The current administration that has control in Concord is, in fact, out of control. With questionable accounting practices and an increase of 17% of general fund spending, the State has a budget gap of over $600 million, which will be passed on the the cities and towns in the form of increased taxes, fees, and new mandated responsibility.

If elected I promise to join forces with like minded Republicans and fight the profligate ways of the current administration and return New Hampshire to sound fiscal policies.

Please, vote Ron Dupuis for State Representative.

Thank you,
Ron Dupuis
964-8228

Frank Ferraro

www.ferraro2010.com
fferraro2010@gmail.com

My wife, Gail, and I have lived in Exeter for more than 21 years.  We raised our two children, Michael and Sara, here in Exeter where they attended Exeter public schools. I've been a regular fixture at Town and School Board Deliberative sessions and Board meetings where I learned the value of local control.

I attended Norwalk State Technical College in Connecticut where I earned an Associates Degree in Chemical Engineering Technology. I then went on to the University of Oklahoma where I earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. While working full-time in Ohio, I earned an MBA from Kent State University.

I'm running for State Representative from Exeter, Stratham and North Hampton because I can no longer stand on the sidelines and watch this Legistature recklessly spend our children and our grandchildren further into debt. I want to help restore this great State's economy and create jobs.

I've worked in the environmental field for all of my career, primarily in the energy sector. Until my retirement in May 2010, I worked for Wheelabrator Technologies of Hampton, a subsidiary of Waste Management Inc. for 21 years. As Vice President of Public Affairs, my primary function was managing government affairs where I had a great deal of interaction with state legislatures all across the U.S. In this position, I spent a lot of time in Concord and I've seen first-hand the inefficiencies and excess spending of this legislature.

I love this state and am very concerned about its future and that it won't be the same wonderful place for my children to raise their children.

I believe that my private sector experience has well prepared me to make a real difference in Concord!

I beleive that New Hampshire can recover and we can restore the New Hampshire Advantage. I want to make New Hampshire once again a place where people and businesses will want to move to and not move from.

Michele Peckham




Lee Quant





Matt Quant





Joanne Ward

6 Wedgewood Drive
Stratham, NH 03885
603-772-5145
JoanneforStateRep@gmail.com

Joanne Ward has lived in New Hampshire for the past 23 years and has been active in the community. She has held board positions in her professional affiliations throughout the years as a registered dietitian. She has served on the legislative committee as a member as well as the chair. She served in the capacity as the treasurer of the NH Dietetic Association for 2 terms. She was appointed by two Governors to serve on the Board of Licensed Dietitians for five years .

She has been employed in health care for over 35 years. Joanne is currently a nutrition consultant for a meals on wheels program and in a nursing home. Her current academic goal is to complete a certificate program in gerontological nutrition.

Volunteer activities include being an advisory board member of the NH Food Bank since 1987 and as a master gardener in the UNH Cooperative Extension program. She is active in church leadership and volunteers for Crossroads, a homeless shelter in Portsmouth.

Joanne lives in Stratham with her husband David, of 36 years. They have 2 grown daughters and they had an additional sibling group of 3 foster daughters for 4 years. In that capacity, she became an educational surrogate to have more involvement in educational planning of one of her foster children.

Food Safety is important to her and she is a certified food safety instructor.

Her educational background includes a degree in psychology from Rhode Island College and a degree in Nutrition Science from the University of Rhode Island. She completed her dietetic internship at the Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket, R.I..

Last year she was fellow in the Vesta Roy Series and has aspirations of becoming a member in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Joanne was honored by the Seacoast Republican Women in 2009 by being awarded the Stella Scamman Scholarship.

Joanne believes that her extensive experiences in health care, her involvement with environmental conners, food safety, foster care and the education system position her to contribute significantly to benefit the needs of New Hampshire citizens.