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Howard Coffman
Howard Coffman (Republican Party) was a member of the Nashua Board of Education At-large in New Hampshire. Coffman assumed office in 2015.
Coffman (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 30. Coffman lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Howard Coffman is a resident of Nashua, New Hampshire. Coffman earned a B.A. in political science and Native American studies from the University at Buffalo. Since 2007, he has served as the principal of Eezee Speek Academy LLC.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 30 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 30 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Klee (D) | 20.5 | 2,689 | |
| ✔ |  | Suzanne Vail (D) | 19.8 | 2,594 |
| ✔ |  | Sherry Dutzy (D) | 18.8 | 2,461 |
| David Schoneman (R) | 14.9 | 1,958 | ||
 | Doris Hohensee (R) | 13.1 | 1,721 | |
 | Howard Coffman (R) | 12.9 | 1,689 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 13,119 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 30 (3 seats)
Incumbent Patricia Klee, incumbent Suzanne Vail, and incumbent Sherry Dutzy advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 30 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Klee | 35.0 | 744 | |
| ✔ | | Suzanne Vail | 33.3 | 707 |
| ✔ | | Sherry Dutzy | 31.7 | 675 |
| Total votes: 2,126 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 30 (3 seats)
David Schoneman, Howard Coffman, and Doris Hohensee defeated Amanda Reichert in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 30 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Schoneman | 35.7 | 503 | |
| ✔ | | Howard Coffman | 23.2 | 327 |
| ✔ | | Doris Hohensee | 20.9 | 294 |
| Amanda Reichert | 19.4 | 273 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 1,407 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2015
- See also: Nashua School District elections (2015)
The election in Nashua featured five of the nine seats on the board up for general election on November 3, 2015.[2] Incumbents Robert Hallowell, William Mosher and Elizabeth Van Twuyver, along with newcomers Howard Coffman and Doris Hohensee, officially ran unopposed and won the five at-large seats.
After the filing deadline, the following residents announced their intention to run write-in campaigns as a slate for the Nashua Board of Education: Ray Guarino, Donald Jean, Gwen Mikailov, Allison Nutting and Atlant Schmidt.[3] According to the New Hampshire Union Leader, the write-in candidates began their campaign due to a school board decision "to privatize the school district's custodial work in an effort to save money." This decision received significant criticism from the Nashua Labor Coalition, which endorsed the write-in slate.[4]
Fellow incumbents Steven Haas and Kimberly Smith Muise did not file for re-election. Nashua's 2009 and 2011 races also featured all unopposed candidates, although the 2013 election was contested.
Results
| Nashua School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Doris Hohensee |
12.7% | 5,968 |
| Robert Hallowell Incumbent |
12.1% | 5,692 |
| William Mosher Incumbent |
12.0% | 5,633 |
| Elizabeth Van Twuyver Incumbent |
11.6% | 5,431 |
| Howard Coffman |
10.7% | 5,039 |
| Allison Nutting (write-in) | 8.6% | 4,030 |
| Ray Guarino (write-in) | 8.3% | 3,887 |
| Gwen Mikailov (write-in) | 8.1% | 3,795 |
| Atlant Schmidt (write-in) | 8.1% | 3,782 |
| Donald Jean (write-in) | 7.9% | 3,718 |
| Total Votes | 46,975 | |
| Source: Nashua Board of Aldermen, "Board of Aldermen - 11/10/2015," November 11, 2015 | ||
Funding
Coffman reported no contributions or expenditures to the Nashua City Clerk during the election.[5]
Endorsements
Coffman did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
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 Mariellen MacKay, incumbent Lucinda Rosenwald and Alan Cohen were unopposed in the Democratic primary. MacKay, Rosenwald, Cohen, write-in candidate Howard Coffman (R), write-in candidate Jeffrey Creem (R) and write-in candidate Lisa E. Scontsas (R) faced off in the general election.[6] Cohen, incumbent Rosenwald, and write-in candidate Scontsas defeated incumbent MacKay, Coffman, and Creem in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cindy Rosenwald Incumbent |
19.3% | 1,460 | |
| Republican | Lisa E. Scontsas |
19.2% | 1,450 | |
| Democratic | Alan Cohen |
17.3% | 1,306 | |
| Democratic | Mariellen MacKay Incumbent | 16.4% | 1,236 | |
| Republican | Howard Coffman | 14.4% | 1,087 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Creem | 13.4% | 1,012 | |
| Total Votes | 7,551 | |||
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2010Coffman was defeated in the general election on November 2, 2010. Coffman advanced past the primary election on September 14, 2010. He faced incumbent David Cote (D), incumbent Mary Gorman (D), incumbent Seth Marshall (D) and Timothy Hogan (R) in the general election.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Howard Coffman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Howard Coffman, PMP," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ Nashua School District, "Membership," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ Nashua Telegraph, "Write-in challengers for Nashua BOE make debut," October 21, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Nashua school board write-in candidates gain labor coalition backing," October 23, 2015
- ↑ Nashua City Clerk, "Elections and Voter Registration," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ 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
