David Pierce (New Hampshire Senate)
David Pierce is a former Democratic member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 5 from 2012 to 2016.
Pierce did not seek re-election to the New Hampshire State Senate in 2016.
Pierce served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Grafton 9 from 2006 to 2012.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Pierce served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Commerce |
| • Judiciary |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Pierce served on the following committees:
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| • Commerce |
| • Public and Municipal Affairs |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Pierce served on these committees:
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| • Election Law |
| • Special Committee on Redistricting |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate 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 David Pierce (D) did not seek re-election.
Martha Hennessey defeated Marie Lozito in the New Hampshire State Senate District 5 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Martha Hennessey |
65.29% | 18,809 | |
| Republican | Marie Lozito | 34.71% | 9,998 | |
| Total Votes | 28,807 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Martha Hennessey ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 5 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Martha Hennessey (unopposed) | |
Marie Lozito ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 5 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Marie Lozito (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate 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 David Pierce was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6]
2012
Pierce won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire State Senate, District 5. Pierce defeated Sandy Harris in the September 11th Democratic primary election and defeated Joe Osgood (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | David Pierce |
64.1% | 17,719 | |
| Republican | Joe Osgood | 35.9% | 9,940 | |
| Total Votes | 27,659 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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David Pierce |
71.6% | 3,092 |
| Sandy Harris | 28.4% | 1,224 |
| Total Votes | 4,316 | |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Pierce was re-elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[9][10]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Grafton 9 general election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Sharon Nordgren (R)
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3,712 | |||
| David Pierce (R)
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3,687 | |||
| Bernard Benn (R)
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3,595 | |||
| Beatriz Pastor-Bodmer (R)
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3,462 | |||
| Arthur Stout (D) | 1,496 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Pierce won re-election by finishing second for the four-seat Grafton District 9 of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, receiving 5,538 votes behind Democrat Sharon Nordgren (5,656) and ahead of Democrats Bernard Benn (5,481) and Beatriz Pastor-Bodmer (5,418) and "Others" (95).[11]
Among Pierce's opponents, Nordgren raised $500 for her campaign, against $3,250 by Benn.[12]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Grafton District 8 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Sharon Nordgren (D)
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5,656 | |||
| David Pierce (D)
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5,538 | |||
| Bernard Benn (D)
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5,481 | |||
| Beatriz Pastor-Bodmer (D)
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5,418 | |||
| Others | 95 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2016
In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
- Americans for Prosperity Foundation-New Hampshire- 2016 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Cornerstone Policy Research: 2015-2016 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored based on 15 roll call votes in the House and seven roll call votes in the Senate during the 2015-2016 session.
- Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
- New Hampshire Business and Industry Association: 2016 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on business legislation.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance: 2016 Liberty Rating report card
- Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- New Hampshire National Federation of Independent Business: 2016 Voting Record
- Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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Recent news
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See also
- New Hampshire State Senate
- Senate Committees
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from the New Hampshire State Senate
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- David Pierce on Facebook
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State "2012 General Election Candidates," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State General Election - November 4, 2008," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributors," accessed May 15, 2014
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| Preceded by Matthew Houde (D) |
New Hampshire State Senate, District 4 2012–2016 |
Succeeded by Martha Hennessey (D) |
