Bette Lasky

Bette Lasky
New Hampshire State Senate, District 13
Incumbent
In office
2008 - 2010, December 5, 2012 - present
Term ends
December 3, 2014
Years in position (current service)	1
Years in position (previous service)	2
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$200/two-year term
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Personal
Profession	Homemaker
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Bette Lasky (b. March 16, 1947) is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 13. She was first elected to the chamber in 2012.

Lasky served in the State Senate, representing District 13 from 2008 to 2010.

Lasky served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1998 to 2008. In 2008, she served as House Democratic Whip.

Biography

Lasky, a homemaker, earned her B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1968.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lasky served on the following committees:

New Hampshire Committee Assignments, 2013
• Judiciary, Chair
• Public and Municipal Affairs

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lasky served on the following committees:

New Hampshire Committee Assignments, 2009
• Education
• Election Law and Veterans' Affairs
• Energy, Environment and Economic Development
• Judiciary

Election history

2012

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2012

Lasky won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire State Senate, District 13. Lasky ran unopposed in the September 11th Democratic primary election and defeated Joseph Krasucki (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 13, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bette Lasky	65.1%	15,314
	Republican	Joseph Krasucki	34.9%	8,224
Total Votes				23,538

2010

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2010

Lasky ran for re-election to the 13th district seat in 2010. She faced no opposition in the September 14 primary but was defeated by Gary Lambert (R) in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 13 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Gary Lambert (R)		5,886
Bette Lasky (D)		5,204

2008

On November 4, 2008 Bette Lasky won the election for New Hampshire State Senate, District 13 with 10,381 votes.

Lasky raised $54,701 for her campaign.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 13 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Bette Lasky (D)		10,381
Ziehm (R)		7,283
Others		16

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Bette Lasky's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Elliot Lasky	$2,000
Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire	$2,000
Demers Group	$1,356
New Hampshire Optometric Association	$1,250
NARAL Pro-Choice New Hampshire	$1,030

Personal

Lasky and her husband, Elliot, have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Office website
• Campaign website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998

References

Political offices
Preceded by Gary Lambert (R)	New Hampshire State Senate District 13 2012–present	Succeeded by N/A
Preceded by -	New Hampshire State Senate District 13 2008–2010	Succeeded by Gary Lambert (R)