Amherst is a town in Hillsborough County in the state of New Hampshire,United States. The population was 11,753 at the 2020 census. Amherst is home to Ponemah Bog Wildlife Sanctuary,Hodgman State Forest,the Joe English Reservation and Baboosic Lake.
A political family is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics —particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage;often several generations or multiple siblings may be involved.
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is a caucus made up of African-American members of the United States Congress. Representative Steven Horsford from Nevada is the caucus chairperson,having succeeded Joyce Beatty from Ohio in 2023.
The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire (LPNH) is the New Hampshire affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP). Active since its foundation in 1972,it is the third-largest political party in the state having had multiple members elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives as well as being ballot-qualified multiple times.
William H. Zeliff Jr. was an American Republican politician from New Hampshire who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997.
The New Hampshire Democratic Party (NHDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Its chair is Raymond Buckley,and its vice chairs are Martha Fuller Clark and Bette Lasky. The most recent Democratic governor was Maggie Hassan,who served from 2013 to 2017.
In the United States,black conservatism is a political and social movement rooted in African-American communities that aligns largely with the American conservative movement,including the Christian right. Black conservatism emphasizes social conservatism,traditionalism,patriotism,capitalism and free markets. What characterizes a "black conservative" has changed over time,and proponents do not necessarily share the same political philosophy.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of New Hampshire,one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including governor of New Hampshire and U.S. senator.
This election marked the first time since 1992 that New Hampshire elected members of two parties into the House of Representatives,and is to date the only time since 2010 that Republicans won any congressional election in New Hampshire.
Harold Burns was an American politician who represented the 1st district in the New Hampshire Senate from 2000 to 2002,and earlier in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Gary Lambert is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A Republican from Nashua,he served in the New Hampshire Senate for the 13th district and ran for the Republican nomination for the United States House of Representatives in New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in New Hampshire's 2014 congressional elections. He competed with Marilinda Garcia and Jim Lawrence in the Republican primary for the chance to challenge incumbent Democrat Ann McLane Kuster in the general election.
The 2020 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Hampshire,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen won reelection to a third term after comfortably defeating Republican nominee Bryant Messner by 15.6 points and sweeping every single county in the state. This marked the first Senate election since 1972 in which the Democrat carried Belknap County.
Walter A. Stapleton is a New Hampshire politician. A member of the Republican Party,he currently serves in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
The 2020 New Hampshire Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. New Hampshire voters elected state senators in all of the state's 24 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the New Hampshire Senate,with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections on September 8,2020,determined which candidates will appear on the November 3,2020,general election ballot.
Maureen Mooney is an American attorney,educator,and politician serving as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Hillsborough 21 district. Elected in November 2020,she assumed office on December 2,2020. Mooney previously served as a member of the House from 2002 to 2008.
The 2022 New Hampshire Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. New Hampshire voters elected state senators in all of the state's 24 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the New Hampshire Senate,with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections held on September 13,2022,determined which candidates would appear on the November 8,2022,general election ballot.
Beatrice Perin Barker Hall was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. Hall served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives for a total of 28 years,serving non-consecutively from 1970 until 2008.
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