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Charles Weed
| Charles Weed | ||
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 3 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2000 - present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 3, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 13 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $200/two-year term | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2000 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Middlebury College | |
| Master's | University of Massachusetts, 1985 and University of Denver, 1970 | |
| Ph.D. | University of Denver, 1974 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | April 1, 1943 | |
| Place of birth | Evanston, IL | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Biography
Weed earned his B.A. in political science from Middlebury College; Ph.D. in international studies from the University of Denver; and M.S. in labor studies from the University of Massachusetts. His professional experience includes working as a Professor of Political Science at Keene State College since 1972, social studies teacher and coach at Northwood School; social science coordinator at North Country School; and visiting faculty at Belgorad Pedagogical Institute-Russia.
His political experience includes serving as a New Hampshire Democratic Party convention delegate, and coordinator of Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign in the Monadnock Region.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Weed served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Weed served on this committee:
| New Hampshire Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services | ||||
Election history
2012
Weed won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 16. Weed advanced past the September 11 Democratic primary and won re-election in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]
2010
On November 2, 2010 Weed was re-elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Weed ran for the Cheshire 3 District of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, winning the first of seven seats with 7,573 votes, ahead of Kris Roberts (D) with 6,851 votes, Suzanne Butcher (D) with 6,468 votes, Timothy Robertson (D) with 6,366 votes, David Meader (D) with 6,313 votes, Steven Lindsey (D) with 6,309 votes, Delmar Burridge (D) with 5,547 votes, Varrin Swearingen (R) with 3,614 votes, Peter Benik (R) with 3,461 votes, David H Harvey (R) with 3,019 votes, Arto Antero Leino (R) with 2,980 votes, William Chaffee Jr. (R) with 2,949 votes, Dillion Benick (R) with 2,839 votes, Searingen (R) with 2,291 votes, and 65 votes for Others. [3]
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Weed was up for re-election, he did not collect any money in donations.[4]
Personal
Weed and his wife, April, have five children..[5]
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- Theater - New York Times
- Senate Republicans set to dismantle work of House Democrats - Nashua Telegraph
- Nation/World photos - Albany Times Union
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External links
- Office website
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
References
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 16 2012–present |
Succeeded by N/A |
| Preceded by - |
New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 3 2000–2012 |
Succeeded by Daniel Adams Eaton (D) |
State of New Hampshire Concord (capital) | |
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