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Erika Connors
Erika Connors (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 15. She assumed office in 2017. She left office on December 7, 2022.
Connors (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 15. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Connors is the former Ward 8 representative on the Manchester School District school board in New Hampshire. First elected in 2011, Connors lost a re-election campaign in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Erika Connors resides in Manchester, New Hampshire. Connors earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education from Penn State University. She and her husband are co-owners and directors of Melody Pines Day Camp.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Connors was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Connors was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Erika Connors did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 (2 seats)
Incumbent Mark Warden and incumbent Erika Connors defeated Macy McNair and Thomas Katsiantonis in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Warden (R) | 28.3 | 2,612 |
| ✔ |  | Erika Connors (D) | 26.6 | 2,454 |
| Macy McNair (R) | 26.4 | 2,437 | ||
| Thomas Katsiantonis (D) | 18.7 | 1,721 | ||
| Total votes: 9,224 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 (2 seats)
Incumbent Erika Connors and Thomas Katsiantonis advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erika Connors | 67.6 | 709 |
| ✔ | Thomas Katsiantonis | 31.6 | 332 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 1,049 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 (2 seats)
Incumbent Mark Warden and Macy McNair advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Warden | 57.4 | 726 |
| ✔ | Macy McNair | 41.5 | 525 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 1,265 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 (2 seats)
Incumbent Erika Connors and Mark Warden defeated Angel Brisson and Ryan Curran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erika Connors (D) | 28.7 | 1,932 |
| ✔ | | Mark Warden (R) | 26.7 | 1,798 |
| Angel Brisson (R) | 22.5 | 1,516 | ||
 | Ryan Curran (D) | 22.0 | 1,484 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 6,731 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 (2 seats)
Incumbent Erika Connors and Ryan Curran advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erika Connors | 61.9 | 613 |
| ✔ | | Ryan Curran | 38.1 | 378 |
| Total votes: 991 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 (2 seats)
Angel Brisson and Mark Warden advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Angel Brisson | 52.1 | 287 | |
| ✔ | | Mark Warden | 47.9 | 264 |
| Total votes: 551 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 15 was called for November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on September 19, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 30, 2017.[2]
The seat became vacant on March 27, 2017, when Steve Vaillancourt (R) died from heart-related issues.[3]
Erika Connors was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Albert MacArthur Jr. defeated Andy Parent in the Republican primary. Connors defeated MacArthur in the special election.[2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 15, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Erika Connors |
50.5% | 1,218 | |
| Republican | Albert MacArthur Jr. | 49.5% | 1,195 | |
| Total Votes | 2,413 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 15 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Albert MacArthur Jr. |
55.7% | 402 | ||
| Andy Parent | 44.3% | 320 | ||
| Total Votes | 722 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State |
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All 14 seats on the Manchester School District Board of School Committee in New Hampshire were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Twelve seats were elected by district and the remaining two were elected at large. All 14 incumbents filed to run for re-election. Primary elections for Wards 6 and 12 were held on September 19, 2017.[4]
Incumbents Richard Girard and Nancy Tessier were the only candidates to file to run for the district's two at-large seats and won re-election. In Ward 1, incumbent Sarah S. Ambrogi defeated former candidate Joseph Lachance. Incumbent Debra G. Langton lost to challenger David Scannell for the Ward 2 seat. Incumbent Mary Ngwanda Georges defeated Phillip Harris to retain her Ward 3 seat. Ward 4 incumbent Leslie Want defeated former candidate Mark Flanders. In Ward 5, former board member Kathy Staub was unsuccessful in her challenge against incumbent Lisa M. Freeman to reclaim a seat on the board.[4] Ward 6 incumbent Dan Bergeron defeated challenger Jon DiPietro. They defeated Ernesto Pinder in the primary election.[5][6]
Incumbent Ross Terrio won against challenger Ethan Moorhouse to retain his seat in Ward 7. In Ward 8, former candidate Jimmy Lehoux defeated incumbent Erika Connors. Incumbent Arthur J. Beaudry was the only one to file for the Ward 9 seat and won unnopposed in the election. Ward 10 incumbent John B. Avard defeated newcomer Thomas McGee. In Ward 11, incumbent Katie Desrochers won with 74 percent of the vote against Alexander Avery.[4] Incumbent Constance Van Houten was defeated by newcomer Kelley Anne Thomas. They advanced to the Ward 12 general election after defeating Carlos Gonzalez for the seat.[5][6]
| Manchester School District, Ward 8 General Election, 2-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jimmy Lehoux |
52.58% | 1,214 |
| Erika Connors Incumbent | 47.42% | 1,095 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 2,309 | |
| Source: Manchester, NH, "Non-Partisan Municipal General Election, November 7, 2017 - Official Results," accessed November 13, 2017 | ||
2015
Opposition
The election in Manchester featured 14 of the 15 seats on the board up for general election on November 3, 2015. The last seat, held by Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas at the time of the election, was elected separately on the ballot. A primary election was held on September 15, 2015, to narrow down the number of candidates to two per seat in each race for the general election. Wards 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 12 held primary elections.
In the Ward 8 race, incumbent Erika Connors defeated challenger Jimmy Lehoux for the seat.
Nine board members faced competition in their re-election bids, while another three ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats. The elections in wards 4 and 5 did not feature any incumbents. Neither Ward 4 member Amy L. Bradley nor Ward 5 member Ted Rokas filed for re-election.
Several rematches from the 2013 election took place, including Ward 2 member Debra G. Langton and challenger Sarah L. Browning, Ward 6 member Dan Bergeron and challenger Bill Hughen, and Ward 12 member Constance Van Houten and challenger Christine Duffley. The Ward 12 race also featured former board member Roger Beauchamp.
Results
| Manchester School District, Ward 8, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Erika Connors Incumbent |
51.7% | 1,028 |
| Jimmy Lehoux | 48.1% | 956 |
| Write-in votes | 0.15% | 3 |
| Total Votes | 1,987 | |
| Source: Manchester City Clerk, "Official Results," accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Funding
Connors reported no contributions or expenditures to the Manchester City Clerk during the election.[7]
Endorsements
Connors did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
2013
Results
| Manchester School District, Ward 8 General Election, 2-year term, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Erika Connors Incumbent |
66.3% | 936 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Vaillancourt | 33.4% | 471 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 1,412 | |||
| Source: City of Manchester, New Hampshire, "2013 Municipal General Election - November 5, 2013," accessed November 6, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Connors reported no contributions or expenditures to the Manchester City Clerk.[8]
Endorsements
Connors did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
2011
| Manchester School District, Ward 8 General Election, 2-year term, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Erika Connors |
52.9% | 744 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Schiavoni | 47.1% | 663 | |
| Total Votes | 1,407 | |||
| Source: City of Manchester, New Hampshire, "2011 Municipal General - November 8, 2011," accessed August 21, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
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2018
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
Erika is an experienced leader who believes in working beyond politics to increase opportunities for all. She believes in focusing our resources on the areas of greatest impact, supporting our public schools to ensure that every child receives an adequate education, and in fighting for the health, safety, and success of Manchester, New Hampshire, and every citizen. Is there anything you would like to add? Erika is the owner and director of Melody Pines Day Camp, family owned and operated in Manchester, NH, since 1951. After 6 years on the Manchester School Board, Erika was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives. She is a business owner, the mother of 3 school aged children, a coach, and an active community volunteer. She is a true leader, and committed team player, dedicated to problem solving, common sense planning, and constituent services. She is currently working on legislation to address education funding, foster care, sober living, and local welfare. [9] |
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| —Erika Connors[10] | ||
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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Footnotes
- ↑ Melody Pines Day Camp, "About MPDC | Our Leadership," accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Special Election for State Representative from Hillsborough County District No. 15.," accessed June 27, 2017
- ↑ WMUR, "Updated: Vaillancourt remembered as outspoken, passionate lawmaker," March 27, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Office of the City Clerk - Manchester, NH, "Filings for Non-partisan Municipal Election," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Manchester Ink Link, "Manchester Primary Election results," accessed September 19, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 WMUR 9, "2017 city election results for Manchester, New Hampshire," November 7, 2017
- ↑ Manchester City Clerk, "Campaign Finance Reports Filed by Candidate," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ City of Manchester, New Hampshire, "Campaign Finance Reports Filed by Candidate," accessed December 27, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on November 20, 2018
