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Annie Kuster
| Annie Kuster | ||
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| U.S. House, New Hampshire, District 2 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 3, 2013-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 3, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 0 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Predecessor | Charles Bass (R) | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $174,000/year | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 6, 2012 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Campaign $ | $3,161,004 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Dartmouth College | |
| J.D. | Georgetown University | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | September 5, 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Concord, New Hampshire | |
| Profession | Lawyer | |
| Net worth | $1,775,213 | |
| Religion | Episcopalian | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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In February 2012, the grassroots organization Democracy for America, founded by Howard Dean, named Kuster one of the top 10 progressive candidates in the 2012 U.S. House races.[2]
Biography
Kuster was born and raised in Concord, New Hampshire. She earned her bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 1978 and her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1984. She has served on the Board of Trustees of many community organizations, including the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the Capitol Center for the Arts and Child and Family Services of New Hampshire. She is the founder of the Women's Fund of New Hampshire. In 2001, Kuster founded Newfound Strategies, LLC, a consulting and training practice that works with nonprofit clients to maximize their effectiveness and sustainability. [3]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2013-2014
Kuster serves on the following committees:[4]
- Committee on Agriculture
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- United States House Committee on Small Business
Elections
2014
Kuster is a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program. The program is designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2014 election.[5]
2012
Kuster ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing New Hampshire's 2nd District. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. She won the general election on November 6, 2012.
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire in 2012 as one of the states that could determine whether Democrats retake the House or Republican holds its majority in 2013.[6] New Hampshire ranked 10th on the list.[6]
On September 26, one of Bass' staffers took a video of Kuster in which the staffer pesters Kuster until she takes the camera from him and refuses to return it. She returned the camera moments later, and the video was published by the conservative NH Journal on September 27.[7] She responded by accusing Bass, and Republicans in general, of "political bullying".[8]
Kuster used the video in an email-based fundraising campaign. This campaign is responsible for a substantial part of the $265,000 the campaign raised in the last week of September, capping off the $720,000 Kuster raised in this year's third quarter.[9]
| U.S. House, New Hampshire, District 2 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Charles Bass Incumbent | 45.4% | 152,977 | |
| Democratic |  Ann McLane Kuster |
50.2% | 169,275 | |
| Libertarian | Hardy Macia | 4.4% | 14,936 | |
| Total Votes | 337,188 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Charles Bass was elected to the United States House for a fifth non-consecutive term. He defeated Ann McLane Kuster (D), Tim vanBlommesteyn (Independent), and Howard L. Wilson (Libertarian).[10]
| United States House, New Hampshire General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Charles Bass |
48.3% | 108,610 | |
| Democratic | Ann McLane Kuster | 46.8% | 105,060 | |
| Independent | Tim vanBlommesteyn | 2.8% | 6,197 | |
| Libertarian | Howard L. Wilson | 2.1% | 4,796 | |
| Total Votes | 224,663 | |||
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Kuster is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Kuster raised a total of $3,161,004 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 18, 2013.[11]
| Annie Kuster's Campaign Contribution History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2012 | US House (New Hampshire, District 2) |  |
$3,161,004 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $3,161,004 | |||
2012
Kuster won election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Kuster's campaign committee raised a total of $3,161,004 and spent $3,173,921.[12]
| U.S. House of Representatives, New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District, 2012 - Annie Kuster Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $3,161,004 |
| Total Spent | $3,173,921 |
| Total Raised by Election Runner-up | $2,066,088 |
| Total Spent by Election Runner-up | $2,072,141 |
| Top contributors to Annie Kuster's campaign committee | |
| EMILY's List | $80,464 |
| JStreetPAC | $55,330 |
| Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte | $36,750 |
| Dartmouth College | $25,300 |
| Rath, Young & Pignatelli | $23,203 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Retired | $341,175 |
| Women's Issues | $234,989 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $143,854 |
| Democratic/Liberal | $122,777 |
| Leadership PACs | $94,750 |
Analysis
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Kuster missed 0 of 92 roll call votes from January 2013 to April 2013. This amounts to 0%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[13]
Net worth
2011
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Kuster's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $1,439,717 to $2,110,710. That averages to $1,775,213, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic House members in 2011 of $5,107,874.[14]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Annie + Kuster + New Hampshire + House
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Annie Kuster News Feed
- NHTPC Founder: IRS Didn't Target 'Legitimate' Tea Party Groups - Patch.com
- Tele-Talk Responses: Do you support expanded gambling in New Hampshire? - Conway Daily Sun
- Rep. Kuster bill aims to keep student loan rates from doubling - NewHampshire.com
- Shaheen raking in the dough - The Keene Sentinel
- Kuster and Hoyer discuss Boston manhunt - The Union Leader
- For freshman in Congress, focus is on raising money - Boston Globe
- Capital Beat: What is, and isn't, a 'tax increase' in the state budget? - Concord Monitor
- Roll Call: Congresswomen tackle US debt, online sales tax - Concord Monitor
- NH delegation continues fight against Internet sales tax - Eagle-Tribune
- Shea-Porter, Kuster Announce $55000 Grant to CATCH Neighborhood Housing - RealEstateRama (press release)
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- Official Campaign Website
- Official U.S. House website
- Attorney profile at Rath, Young Pignatelli
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References
- ↑ Politico "2012 House Race Results"
- ↑ Huffington Post "Democracy For America Names Top 10 Progressive House Candidates For 2012," February 16, 2012
- ↑ Ann McLane Kuster for Congress "About Annie" June 19, 2012
- ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress"
- ↑ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, "DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Announces 2013-2014 Frontline Members," March 5, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Washington Post "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012" Accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ NH Journal "Kuster Video"
- ↑ Union Leader "Kuster's response to video"
- ↑ Union Leader "Granite Status"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Annie Kuster," Accessed April 18, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Ann Kuster 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed February 26, 2013
- ↑ GovTrack, "Kuster," Accessed April 10, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org "Ann Mclane Kuster (D-NH), 2011," accessed February 14, 2013
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