James Summers (New Hampshire)

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New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Prior offices
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 26

Compensation

Base salary

$100/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Associate

Nashua Community College

Bachelor's

Southern New Hampshire University

Graduate

Southern New Hampshire University

Other

Liberty University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Years of service

1990 - 1998

Personal
Profession
Business executive
Contact

James Summers (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 20. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.

Summers (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 20. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

James Summers served in the U.S. Navy from 1990 to 1998. Summers earned an associate degree in accounting/finance from Nashua Community College, a bachelor's degree in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University, a master's degree in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University, a master's degree in organizational leadership from Southern New Hampshire University, and a doctorate in business administration from Liberty University. His career experience includes owning Exigere Networks and working as its CEO, a network pre-sales engineer with Cisco, an IT manager with Black Diamond Networks, and a senior technical analyst with JPMorgan Chase.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Summers was assigned to the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Summers served on these committees:

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

2024

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Harb
Robert Harb (R)
 
20.7
 
4,297
Charles Melvin Sr. (R)
 
19.9
 
4,132
James Summers (R)
 
18.1
 
3,749
Elizabeth Kosta (D)
 
14.7
 
3,050
Nancy Bishop (D)
 
14.1
 
2,932
Image of Stan Duncan
Stan Duncan (D)
 
12.5
 
2,585
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
5

Total votes: 20,750
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)

Elizabeth Kosta, Nancy Bishop, and Stan Duncan advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Elizabeth Kosta
 
35.7
 
522
Nancy Bishop
 
34.8
 
509
Image of Stan Duncan
Stan Duncan
 
29.1
 
426
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
5

Total votes: 1,462
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)

Incumbent Robert Harb, incumbent Charles Melvin Sr., and incumbent James Summers advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Harb
Robert Harb
 
35.9
 
1,023
Charles Melvin Sr.
 
34.6
 
986
James Summers
 
29.0
 
824
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
13

Total votes: 2,846
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Summers signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Harb
Robert Harb (R)
 
20.7
 
3,217
Charles Melvin Sr. (R)
 
19.5
 
3,032
James Summers (R)
 
18.3
 
2,850
Nancy Bishop (D)
 
14.9
 
2,322
Robert Bartlett (D)
 
13.8
 
2,148
Image of Stan Duncan
Stan Duncan (D)
 
12.8
 
1,996
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
8

Total votes: 15,573
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)

Nancy Bishop, Robert Bartlett, and Stan Duncan advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Nancy Bishop
 
36.7
 
525
Robert Bartlett
 
32.4
 
463
Image of Stan Duncan
Stan Duncan
 
30.2
 
432
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
11

Total votes: 1,431
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)

Incumbent Robert Harb, incumbent Charles Melvin Sr., and James Summers defeated Darrell Britton Jr. in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Harb
Robert Harb
 
31.3
 
956
Charles Melvin Sr.
 
28.1
 
858
James Summers
 
19.8
 
607
Darrell Britton Jr.
 
19.7
 
603
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
34

Total votes: 3,058
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2018

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15

Charles Melvin Sr. defeated Kate Michaels in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Charles Melvin Sr. (R)
 
52.4
 
1,031
Image of Kate Michaels
Kate Michaels (D) Candidate Connection
 
47.6
 
936
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
1

Total votes: 1,968
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15

Kate Michaels advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kate Michaels
Kate Michaels Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
268

Total votes: 268
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15

Charles Melvin Sr. defeated Paul Szot and James Summers in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Charles Melvin Sr.
 
47.7
 
189
Paul Szot
 
35.1
 
139
James Summers
 
17.2
 
68

Total votes: 396
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2014

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 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,[3] with the Republicans sweeping the competition. Palmer, incumbent Murotake, and incumbent LeBrun defeated Labreque, MacAuslan, and Pedersen in the general election.[4]

New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 32 District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Murotake Incumbent 19.7% 1,933
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDon LeBrun Incumbent 19.4% 1,900
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBarry 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


New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32 District Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDon LeBrun Incumbent 33.1% 547
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Murotake Incumbent 31.5% 520
Barry Palmer 19.5% 323
James Summers 15.9% 263
Total Votes 1,653

2012

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

Summers ran for re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32. Summers advanced past the September 11 primary and was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Murotake 17.8% 2,332
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDon LeBrun Incumbent 17.6% 2,301
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJack 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
New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Murotake 31.9% 433
Green check mark transparent.pngDon LeBrun Incumbent 28.8% 391
Green check mark transparent.pngJames Summers Incumbent 14.1% 192
Barry Palmer Incumbent 13.6% 184
Anthony DuBois 11.6% 157
Total Votes 1,357

2010

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Summers won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[7][8]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 26 general election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Peter Silva (R) 4,554
Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Brown (R) 4,238
Green check mark transparent.png Bill Ohm (R) 4,152
Green check mark transparent.png Randall Whitehead (R) 4,010
Green check mark transparent.png Barry Palmer (R) 3,977
Green check mark transparent.png Don LeBrun (R) 3,920
Green check mark transparent.png David Robbins (R) 3,758
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Reed (R) 3,749
Green check mark transparent.png James Summers (R) 3,637
Green check mark transparent.png Joseph Krasucki (R) 3,601
Angeline Kopka (d) 3,531
Brian Poznanski (D) 3,384
Michael O'Brien (D) 3,266
John Kelley (D) 3,193
Carolyn Lisle (D) 2,968
Arthur Douzanis (D) 2,936
Roland LaPlante (D) 2,911
Tom Finnerty (D) 2,943
Linda Harriott-Gathright (D) 2,868
Richard Thompson (D) 2,696

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

James Summers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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James Summers campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20Won general$0 $0
2022New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20Won general$0 $0
2018New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15Lost primary$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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