Steve Marchand | |
---|---|
Mayor of Portsmouth | |
In office January 9, 2006 –January 3, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Evelyn Sirrell |
Succeeded by | Thomas Ferrini |
Personal details | |
Born | Manchester,New Hampshire,U.S. | January 10,1974
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Sandi Hennequin |
Education | Syracuse University (BA/BS,MPA) |
Steve Marchand (born January 10,1974) is an American politician. He served as the mayor of Portsmouth,New Hampshire,from 2006 to 2008. He is the principal of SRM Consulting,a public affairs and strategic communications firm. Prior to that,he served as the Director of Corporate Relations for the University of New Hampshire.
Marchand was an early Democratic primary candidate for U.S. Senate for the 2008 election,but he dropped out of the race in 2007 and endorsed former Governor Jeanne Shaheen. [1] Marchand was also a Democratic primary candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 2016 but was defeated by Colin Van Ostern. [2]
On April 3,2017,Marchand formally announced his 2018 candidacy for governor but later lost the Democratic primary to Molly Kelly. [3]
First elected in 2003 to the Portsmouth City Council,Marchand served on the City Council from 2004–2005 and was re-elected in 2005. He received the highest numbers of votes in the 2005 election,making him Mayor of Portsmouth. [4]
In the 2016 election cycle,Marchand was a late entrant in the Democratic primary race for New Hampshire Governor. In a field of five candidates,he placed second with 25.3% of the vote. [2]
During the 2021 Portsmouth,NH City Council race an anonymous text message was blasted out to mostly Democratic party members within the community. The text had a link to an unattributed website called Becksteadfive.com. The website defamed 5 sitting City Councilors who were seen as encumbering a project with a private commercial developer. The website proclaimed,"WORK TO GET A COUNCIL THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP WOULD BE PROUD TO SUPPORT". The website included innuendo that the City Councilors were racists,etc. The City Council elections in Portsmouth,NH have been traditionally non-partisan. Although ex Portsmouth mayor Steve Marchand had moved out of Portsmouth,NH prior,he launched the political website.
After the election,several of the defeated candidates asked for the NH Attorney General's office to investigate the unattributed and illegal website. In October,2022,the Attorney General released a letter outlining their investigation of Marchand. [5] The document reads in part:
"On June 21,2022,Attorney General's Office Investigator Anna Croteau Reached out to you by phone and left a voicemail. You and she spoke by phone the following day. When she first asked you about Preserve-Portsmouth.com,you stated that you had heard of the website. You denied you had ever claimed responsibility for the website,but noted that other people had been saying that you were responsible for it. Investigator Croteau advised you that she was looking at a copy of a Facebook correspondence between you and another individual where you claimed responsibility for the website,and then commented that getting information out to Portsmouth voters about the candidates on the site could be "the difference between winning and losing for most of the Beckstead Five." You then admitted to Investigator Croteau that you were "involved" with the website but you declaimed full responsibility for the site. It was only when investigator Croteau noted that there appeared to be disclosure issues with the site and that she was trying to determine who was responsible that you claimed full responsibility for the site. You stated:"To be very clear,I am the one to create the content."
"Later in the conversation with Investigator Croteau,you clarified that you were also responsible for another website:Beckstedfivetaxpayerszero.com."
The letter ends by stating,"You are hereby warned against any future violations of RSA 664:14. This component of the matter is closed. "
Samuel Pearson Goddard III is an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of Phoenix,Arizona from 1984 to 1990 and as the 24th attorney general of Arizona from 2003 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Theodore L. Gatsas is an American politician and member of the Republican party who had served as mayor of Manchester,New Hampshire,from 2010 to 2018. He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate,representing the 16th District from 2000 until he resigned in 2009 after being elected mayor.
The United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 4,2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John E. Sununu ran for re-election to a second term,but was defeated by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen in a rematch of the 2002 election. Shaheen's win marked the first time since 1972 that Democrats won this seat,and made her the first Democratic Senator elected from New Hampshire since John A. Durkin's victory in 1974.
The 2012 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election,U.S. House elections,and various state and local elections.
The 2012 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 6,2012,as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. New Hampshire voters chose four electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,Congressman Paul Ryan.
The 2012 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary took place on Tuesday,January 10,2012. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won the primary.
The 2016 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Hampshire,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primary election to select the candidates who appeared on the general election ballot took place on September 13,2016.
The 2014 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the governor of New Hampshire,concurrently with the election to New Hampshire's Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2016,to elect the governor of New Hampshire,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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.
The 2018 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Sununu won re-election to a second term,defeating former state senator Molly Kelly. Sununu was the first incumbent Republican to win reelection as governor since Steve Merrill was reelected in 1994.
The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Sununu was re-elected to a third two-year term in office,defeating his opponent Dan Feltes,the Majority Leader of the Senate. Nine governors ran for re-election in this cycle and all nine were re-elected. Sununu's win marked the first time since 1986 that a Republican was elected to a third term as governor,in which his father,John H. Sununu was reelected for his third and final term. The elder Sununu chose not to seek reelection in 1988,instead becoming George H. W. Bush's chief of staff in 1989.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on November 6,2018,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 other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 1970 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1970.
The 1968 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 5,1968.
The 2022 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of New Hampshire. As New Hampshire does not have gubernatorial term limits,incumbent Republican Governor Chris Sununu won re-election to a fourth 2-year term in office against Democratic nominee Tom Sherman with 57 percent of the vote,a reduced margin from his 65 percent landslide win in 2020.
Beginning shortly after the city's incorporation as a city in 1846,elections have been held in the mayor of Manchester,New Hampshire. The following article provides information on the elections for mayor in the city during the 20th century.
Beginning shortly after the city's incorporation as a city in 1846,elections have been held in the mayor of Manchester,New Hampshire. The following article provides information on the elections for mayor in the city during the 21st century.
The 2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the Governor of New Hampshire,concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Chris Sununu is eligible to run for re-election to a fifth term,but has not yet announced whether or not he will do so. This race is one of two Republican-held governorships along with Vermont up for election in 2024 in a state carried by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
The 2022 New Hampshire Executive Council elections will take place on November 8,2022,to elect all five members of the Executive Council of New Hampshire. The party primaries were held on September 13.