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Bruce Tatro
Bruce Tatro (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Cheshire 10. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. He left office on December 4, 2024.
Tatro (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Cheshire 10. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Tatro graduated from Murdock High School in Massachusetts. He earned an associate degree from Keene State College. Tatro served as a Town of Swanzey selectman and on the Monadnock School District school board. He was the superintendent of the City of Keene Public Works and was vice president of New Hampshire Road Agents.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Tatro was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Tatro was assigned to the following committees:
- Municipal and County Government Committee, Vice chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Municipal and County Government |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Tatro served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Municipal and County Governments |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Tatro served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Municipal and County Government, Vice Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Tatro served on this committee:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Municipal and County Governments |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
Bruce Tatro did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 10 (2 seats)
Bruce Tatro and incumbent Barrett Faulkner defeated Dan LeClair and Michael York in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bruce Tatro (D) | 27.4 | 1,772 |
| ✔ |  | Barrett Faulkner (D) | 25.6 | 1,658 |
 | Dan LeClair (R) | 24.1 | 1,563 | |
| Michael York (R) | 22.9 | 1,482 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 6,477 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 10 (2 seats)
Bruce Tatro and incumbent Barrett Faulkner advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 10 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bruce Tatro | 51.9 | 419 |
| ✔ | | Barrett Faulkner | 47.8 | 386 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 808 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 10 (2 seats)
Dan LeClair and Michael York advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 10 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan LeClair | 53.8 | 483 |
| ✔ | Michael York | 44.5 | 400 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 898 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15
Jennifer Rhodes defeated incumbent Bruce Tatro in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Rhodes (R) | 50.3 | 4,278 |
| Bruce Tatro (D) | 49.7 | 4,227 | |
| Total votes: 8,505 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15
Incumbent Bruce Tatro advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bruce Tatro | 99.7 | 1,559 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 1,563 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15
Jennifer Rhodes advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Rhodes | 99.3 | 1,201 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 1,209 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15
Incumbent Bruce Tatro defeated Stephen Malone in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bruce Tatro (D) | 57.2 | 3,579 |
| Stephen Malone (R) | 42.8 | 2,674 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 6,254 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15
Incumbent Bruce Tatro advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bruce Tatro | 100.0 | 1,216 |
| Total votes: 1,216 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15
Stephen Malone advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Stephen Malone | 100.0 | 607 | |
| Total votes: 607 | |||
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2016
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016.
Incumbent Bruce Tatro defeated Stephen K. Malone in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 15 general election.[2][3]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 15 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Bruce Tatro Incumbent |
54.93% | 4,267 | |
| Republican | Stephen K. Malone | 45.07% | 3,501 | |
| Total Votes | 7,768 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Bruce Tatro ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 15 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 15 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Bruce Tatro Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Stephen K. Malone ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 15 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 15 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Stephen K. Malone (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Incumbent Bruce Tatro was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Dick Thackston was unopposed in the Republican primary. Tatro and Thackston faced off in the general election.[6] Incumbent Tatro defeated Thackston in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Bruce Tatro Incumbent |
57.1% | 2,952 | |
| Republican | Dick Thackston | 42.8% | 2,213 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 5,171 | |||
2012
Tatro won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 15. Tatro was unopposed in the September 11 Democratic primary and defeated Rick Thackston (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Bruce Tatro Incumbent |
60.8% | 4,643 | |
| Republican | Rick Thackston | 39.2% | 2,994 | |
| Total Votes | 7,637 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Tatro won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[10][11]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 6 general election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Alfred Lerandeau (D)
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2,093 | |||
| Bruce Tatro (D)
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2,055 | |||
| Jane Johnson (R)
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1,992 | |||
| John Byrne (R)
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1,571 | |||
| Gilbert Gitchell (D) | 1,559 | |||
| Chester Lapointe (R) | 1,382 | |||
| James Wall (R) | 1,346 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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2024
In 2024, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 30. The session was suspended from March 14 to June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 2 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 3 through June 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 4 through June 22. The state House met for a veto session on November 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
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2015
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In 2015, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 7 to July 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the 163rd New Hampshire General Court, second year, was in session from January 8 through June 13.
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2013
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In 2013, the 163rd New Hampshire General Court, first year, was in session from January 2 to July 1.
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2012
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In 2012, the 162nd New Hampshire General Court, second year, was in session from January 4 through June 27.
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2011
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In 2011, the 162nd New Hampshire General Court, first year, was in session from January 5 through July 1.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ NH House Members, "Representative Bruce Tatro (D)," accessed January 30, 2023
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
