Sam Cataldo

Sam Cataldo
New Hampshire State Senate, District 6
Incumbent
In office
December 5, 2012 - present
Term ends
December 3, 2014
Years in position	1
Party	Republican
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
Prior offices
New Hampshire House of Representatives, Strafford 3
2010 - 2012
New Hampshire House of Representatives
2002 - 2006

Sam Cataldo (b. July 16, 1937) is a Republican member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 6. He was first elected to the chamber in 2012.

Cataldo served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006, and from 2010 to 2012.

Biography

Cataldo's professional experience includes working as a computer consultant and instructor.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

New Hampshire Committee Assignments, 2013
• Commerce
• Judiciary
• Executive Departments and Administration, Vice Chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cataldo served on this committee:

New Hampshire Committee Assignments, 2011
• Science, Technology and Energy, Clerk

Election history

2012

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2012

Cataldo won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire State Senate, District 6. Cataldo defeated Dick Green in the September 11th primary election and defeated Richard Leonard (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 6, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sam Cataldo	51.3%	12,764
	Democratic	Richard Leonard	48.7%	12,127
Total Votes				24,891

New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sam Cataldo	52.3%	2,358
Dick Green	47.7%	2,153
Total Votes		4,511

2010

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010 Cataldo won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

Cataldo advanced past the September 14 primary election. He faced incumbent Larry Brown (D), incumbent Robert Perry (D), incumbent Susan Price (D), incumbent Rachel Burke (R), incumbent Carol Vita (R), Richard Stanley (D), Cory Mattocks (D), Alice Surago (D), Janet Kalar (D), Lou Vita (R), Bill O'Connor (R), Joseph Pitre (R), Robbie Parsons (R), William Panek (R), Martin Harty (R), and David Mincin (R) in the November 2 general election.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 2 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Sam Cataldo (R)		1,509
Lou Vita (R)		1,483
Bill O'Connor (R)		1,483
Carol Vita (R)		1,345
Joseph Pitre (R)		1,320
Robbie Parsons (R)		1,210
William Panek (R)		1,126
Martin Harty (R)		1,122
David Mincin (R)		1,116

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Cataldo was up for election, he did not collect any money in donations.

Personal

Cataldo and his wife, Cheryl, have three children.

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• NH Senate backs potato but kills bills to decriminalize marijuana, ban prison ... - Concord Monitor
• NH Senate To Vote On Cremation Alternative That Dissolves Bodies To Liquid - CBS Local

External links

Suggest a link

• Office website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Fenton Groen (R)	New Hampshire State Senate District 6 2012-present	Succeeded by N/A