David Murotake
David Murotake is a former Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 32 from 2012 to 2018.
Murotake was also an at-large member of the Nashua Board of Education in New Hampshire from 2009 to 2017.
Biography
David Murotake is a resident of Nashua. Murotake earned his undergraduate degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management and served as a member of the United States Army. He founded and operates SCA Technica, Inc., which is a research and development company that develops software for mobile computers and software-defined radios.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Science, Technology and Energy |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Murotake served on the following committees:
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| • Science, Technology and Energy |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Murotake served on the following committees:
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| • Science, Technology and Energy |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
David Murotake did not file to run for re-election.
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 Barry Palmer (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 32 general election.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 32 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Don LeBrun Incumbent |
17.98% | 2,462 | |
| Republican | David Murotake Incumbent |
17.23% | 2,360 | |
| Republican | Steve Negron |
17.13% | 2,346 | |
| Democratic | Marcus Hermansen | 14.08% | 1,928 | |
| Democratic | Jack Kelley | 16.88% | 2,312 | |
| Democratic | Ray Labrecque | 16.69% | 2,286 | |
| Total Votes | 13,694 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Marcus Hermansen, Jack Kelley, and Ray Labrecque were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 32 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 32 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Marcus Hermansen | |
| Democratic | Jack Kelley | |
| Democratic | Ray Labrecque | |
Incumbent Don LeBrun, incumbent David Murotake, and Steve Negron were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 32 Republican primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 32 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Don LeBrun Incumbent | |
| Republican | David Murotake Incumbent | |
| Republican | Steve Negron | |
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. Raymond P. Labrecque, Rita Gail MacAuslan and Michael P. Pedersen were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Don LeBrun, incumbent David Murotake and Barry Palmer defeated James Summers in the Republican primary. Labrecque, MacAuslan, Pedersen, LeBrun, Murotake and Palmer faced off in the general election,[7] with the Republicans sweeping the competition. Palmer, incumbent Murotake, and incumbent LeBrun defeated Labreque, MacAuslan, and Pedersen in the general election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | David Murotake Incumbent |
19.7% | 1,933 | |
| Republican | Don LeBrun Incumbent |
19.4% | 1,900 | |
| Republican | Barry Palmer |
16.9% | 1,652 | |
| Democratic | Michael Pedersen | 15.6% | 1,533 | |
| Democratic | Raymond P. Labrecque | 15% | 1,473 | |
| Democratic | Rita Gail MacAuslan | 13.2% | 1,298 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 14 | |
| Total Votes | 9,803 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Don LeBrun Incumbent |
33.1% | 547 |
| David Murotake Incumbent |
31.5% | 520 |
| Barry Palmer | 19.5% | 323 |
| James Summers | 15.9% | 263 |
| Total Votes | 1,653 | |
2013
- See also: Nashua School District elections (2013)
Incumbents David Murotake and Sandra Ziehm and former board members George Farrington and Dotty Oden defeated incumbents Dennis Ryder and Thomas Vaughan for four at-large seats on the Nashua Board of Education on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Nashua School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | George Farrington |
20.2% | 4,181 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sandra Ziehm Incumbent |
19.9% | 4,137 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dotty Oden |
18.6% | 3,867 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Murotake Incumbent |
15.9% | 3,303 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Vaughan Incumbent | 14.8% | 3,069 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dennis Ryder Incumbent | 10.5% | 2,183 | |
| Total Votes | 20,740 | |||
| Source: Office of the New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 194 - Nashua," accessed December 22, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Murotake reported no contributions or expenditures to the Nashua City Clerk.[9][10]
Endorsements
Murotake received an endorsement from the New Hampshire Freedom blog.[11]
2012
Murotake won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32. Murotake advanced past the September 11 primary and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | David Murotake |
17.8% | 2,332 | |
| Republican | Don LeBrun Incumbent |
17.6% | 2,301 | |
| Democratic | Jack Kelley |
17.5% | 2,300 | |
| Democratic | Michael Pedersen | 17% | 2,226 | |
| Democratic | Rita Gail MacAuslan | 16% | 2,094 | |
| Republican | James Summers Incumbent | 14.1% | 1,853 | |
| Total Votes | 13,106 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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David Murotake |
31.9% | 433 |
| Don LeBrun Incumbent |
28.8% | 391 |
| James Summers Incumbent |
14.1% | 192 |
| Barry Palmer Incumbent | 13.6% | 184 |
| Anthony DuBois | 11.6% | 157 |
| Total Votes | 1,357 | |
2009
| Nashua School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sandra Ziehm Incumbent |
28% | 4,376 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Vaughan Incumbent |
24.5% | 3,835 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dennis Ryder Incumbent |
23.9% | 3,730 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Murotake |
23.6% | 3,693 | |
| Total Votes | 15,634 | |||
| Source: Nashua, New Hampshire, "General Municipal Election," accessed August 1, 2013 | ||||
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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Campaign themes
2013
In an interview with the Nashua Patch blog, Murotake answered several questions outlining his campaign themes.
| “ | Should you be elected, how will you connect with your constituents to learn more about issues they care most about?
b) Closing the gap between the "haves" and the "have nots". Federal law requires we teach ALL students in Nashua, regardless of their socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or even their legal immigration status. Over 43% of Nashua students have parents eligible for food stamps - and the performance gap in the NECAP assessments between the average test scores, and those for "low Socio Economic Status" and "English as a Second Language" categories is statistically significant. I've also heard from outreach counselors that these children often come from households, in which the parents and grandparents themselves, are illiterate in their basic language. The city needs to be award of this "poverty gap" and somehow address it in the strategic planning done by both the Board of Aldermen, and the Board of Education. We need to work together. c) Giving an honest re-assessment of State and Federal mandates on education. One concern I've had since I was first elected in 2009, is the "shall fund" clause in the Special Ed law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The funding formula, when Congress first passed IDEA, was 40% Federal, 30% State and 30% Federal. But, the law mandates the Local Education Agency - that's Nashua - "shall fund" the program irrespective of what we get from the Feds or the State. Each year since I've been elected, the Feds have UNDERFUNDED the city of Nashua by over $6 million a year. That's $24 million and counting. I also learned, last year, that NH's spending on special ed, per student, was substantiality higher than the national average. If that's true, there should be things we can do at the local level, especially in a large district like Nashua, to further bring Special Ed costs under control. Another mandate I'm concerned about is the Common Core State Standards. By Spring 2015, we have to run the Smarter Balanced Assessment - a "summative" assessment which tests how well our kids learned THIS school year. I recognize the need for K-12 education improvement in Nashua. However I don't think Common Core is the right answer Nashua. The “Core-aligned” Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) that replaces NECAP, starting in Spring 2015. That means we have to be teaching our children Common Core THIS YEAR. Many Nashua teachers don't feel there's enough time to properly "align" their classes so their students can be tested properly next year. This is an opinion shared by both national teachers unions (the AFT and NEA). Several national education associations including the school boards, school superintendents, elementary school principals and secondary school principals jointly back a 2-year moratorium. I join our teachers in supporting a 2-year moratorium on Common Core assessments (SBA) in Nashua. Parents and civil liberties watchdogs also have serious privacy concerns. The private companies that perform testing plan to sell aggregated student (and family) information for profit, with the student ID removed (redacted). However, .with modern technology like "big data" and "data analytics", their privacy information can be re-constructed. Also, with the data stored by third-parties outside the local school district or State Department of Education, the possibility of massive "leaks" is omnipresent - whether as a result of an accidental release, or as a result of "hacking".. This violates their rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). There are numerous credible studies which also estimate the cost, per student, over and above the cost of "business as usual" at the school board to implement the Common Core, is $289 per student or higher. The $289 figure was cited by the NH Commissioner of Education, Dr. Virginia Barry, in January 2013 to a group of State Legislators during an Education Issues session. This rounds to $3.5 million for the Nashua school district - and because we started with outmoded and insufficient technology, this number is likely to be higher, according to various studies cited by the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL).. A lot of this money is in upgrading computers, networks, and software. More comes in purchasing new textbooks to align our curriculum with the Common Core. Even more is needed provide professional development to teachers and administrators, and also "align" our curriculums to the Core. All this takes money. It's interesting to me, that the last two years we've submitted grant applications to the Federal Government to help us implement education improvements, like the Common Core, we asked for more than $23 million EXTRA funding in our grant application. Sobering thought... So, are the teachers and the District ready? Are the curriculums aligned? Is the technology up to speed? Can we afford it? I'm guessing the answer is NO.
1. I believe I bring a unique perspectives to the Board of Education. I was born poor to an immigrant family. My first language was Japanese, making me an "English Language Learner". I "made it" out of humble beginnings by working hard as a child, with my parents' and community's support, to obtain an excellent education paid for by scholarships. I know what it takes for a "common man" to go to a top-ranked college like MIT on a scholarship. I can continue to bring that to the Nashua schools. 2. I've tutored math to high school students since I was 17, as a volunteer. I've also mentored young engineering students. This STEM mentoring experience makes me aware of WHAT STEM graduates need to know, to be successful in the high-tech industry. As the District begins to re-align its curriculum for College Readiness and Apprentice Readiness, my presence on the School Board, and the Curriculum and Evaluation Committee, can continue to be valuable. 3. I'm one of twenty-seven Nashua State Representatives, and active in both Science-Technology-Energy and Education. Unlike more than half of all NH State Reps, I actually write legislation - I've written one bill for the 2013 year, and submitted three draft Bills for the 2014 year. Of those four, two are related to Education. Being both a sitting member of Nashua's school board, and the State House, can benefit both the city of Nashua, and the State, to create and vote bills that benefit education, as well as STEM.[14] |
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| —David Murotake interview, (2013)[2] | ||
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See also
- Nashua School District, New Hampshire
- Nashua School District elections (2013)
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- House Committees
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nashua School District, "David Murotake," accessed August 31, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Patch, "Voters Guide: David Murotake for Nashua Board of Education," October 26, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
- ↑ Nasha, New Hampshire, "Campaign Receipt and Expenditures Report for the Municipal Election Held On November 5, 2013 - First Report," accessed December 22, 2013
- ↑ Nasha, New Hampshire, "Campaign Receipt and Expenditures Report for the Municipal Election Held On November 5, 2013 - Second Report," accessed December 22, 2013
- ↑ New Hampshire Freedom, "New Hampshire local election city suggestions 2013," October 31, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2013 Nashua School District Elections | |
| Hillsborough County, New Hampshire | |
| Election date: | November 5, 2013 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, David Murotake • Incumbent, Dennis Ryder • Incumbent, Thomas Vaughan • Incumbent, Sandra Ziehm • George Farrington • Dotty Oden |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
