Jeanne Dietsch
Jeanne Dietsch (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 9. She assumed office on December 5, 2018. She left office on December 1, 2020.
Dietsch (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire State Senate to represent District 9. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Dietsch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jeanne Dietsch earned a masters of public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2013. Her career experience includes working as the founder and CEO of MobileRobots, Inc., as a partner at Kinemation, and as the president of Technology Assisted Learning Market Information Service (TALMIS). Dietsch was a board member of the Peterborough Economic Development Association, the co-founder of MAxT Makerspace, and the U.S. Chair of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. She was elected to serve as the Telecom Chair of the New Hampshire Commission on Rural Affairs in 2018, and was previously elected to serve on the Conval School Board.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Dietsch was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2020
See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 9
Denise Ricciardi defeated incumbent Jeanne Dietsch in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denise Ricciardi (R) | 50.6 | 17,920 |
 | Jeanne Dietsch (D)  | 49.4 | 17,511 | |
| Total votes: 35,431 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9
Incumbent Jeanne Dietsch advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanne Dietsch | 99.7 | 7,186 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 7,210 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9
Denise Ricciardi advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denise Ricciardi | 99.6 | 5,794 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 5,820 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 9
Jeanne Dietsch defeated Dan Hynes in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanne Dietsch (D) | 52.4 | 14,037 |
 | Dan Hynes (R) | 47.6 | 12,776 | |
| Total votes: 26,813 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9
Jeanne Dietsch defeated Mark Fernald and Bruce Fox in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanne Dietsch | 54.6 | 3,728 |
| Mark Fernald | 32.5 | 2,219 | ||
| Bruce Fox | 12.9 | 884 | ||
| Total votes: 6,831 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9
Dan Hynes defeated Terry Wolf in the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Hynes | 53.1 | 2,699 |
 | Terry Wolf | 46.9 | 2,382 | |
| Total votes: 5,081 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeanne Dietsch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dietsch's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm running because I want to make America a land of opportunity again. My dad was homeless as a child, but worked hard and ended up owning his own company. My mom didn't know what a library was till she was 9, but ended up living her dream, to become a teacher. We can do this. I want humankind to re-emphasize kindness, not in some fairytale future, but a solid, sustainable, exciting world where opportunity abounds. We do that through investment funded by the billionaires and corporations paying their share: investment in people, investment in schools and universities, investment in sustainability, and investment in health. I remember when companies felt they had a social responsibility. It is time to reinstate that norm.
- Fair property taxes and equitable education spending will reduce many of our state's problems: struggling families, development pressure, housing shortages, substance dependence and workforce shortages.
- We cannot succeed as a state without better broadband infrastructure.
- We cannot survive as a society without facing up to our energy, pollution and other environmental problems. And we need to do it together!
Economy: innovation creates good-paying, exciting jobs that fuel the rest of the economic engine
Environment: sustainability, reliability, mid- to long-term payback to protect our children's future
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Jeanne Dietsch participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on September 25, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Jeanne Dietsch's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Ensure every NH child has access to a good education, regardless of zipcode
Start reversing the downshifting of state expenses onto towns and property taxpayers Attract and retain the young people and workforce businesses need to thrive[3][4] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I'm passionate about education, innovation, economic development and the environment because these are the seeds and systems that build the prosperity we need to thrive and maintain our outstanding New Hampshire quality of life.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Jeanne Dietsch answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | I've always been fascinated by Ben Franklin because, like me, he started out as an entrepreneur, worked in research and innovation and ended up in government. He combined vision and practicality. He founded the US Post Office, the University of Pennsylvania and many other organizations. I wish it were possible to have a conversation with him and show him the amazing inventions since his day. He would be so delighted to watch my company's robots play soccer![4] | ” |
| “ | I'm a Keynesian. I believe that we must invest in infrastructure, education and research to give the next generation the opportunities that we've gained from the investments of our forefathers.[4] | ” |
| “ | I believe that office holders need honesty, diligence, persistence, problem-solving, modesty and respect for all persons. A sense of humor helps, tool[4] | ” |
| “ | What qualities do I possess? Why, the above, of course! Plus creativity and caring.[4] | ” |
| “ | I believe that the core responsibilities of office are to understand the needs of people, the problems of our government and economy and to strive to create a system for ongoing opportunity and prosperity for each and all.[4] | ” |
| “ | I would like the government of New Hampshire to run significantly better when I leave than when I started, particularly in the areas of education, innovation and youth attraction. I want New Hampshire to be offer a wealth of opportunities that bring talent from around the nation to enjoy the community lifestyle unique to our state.[4] | ” |
| “ | I was about five when Sputnik flew over. I remember my parents pointing to it in the sky, but they had not yet figured out that I needed glasses, so I couldn't see it.[4] | ” |
| “ | My first job was doing pasteup at the Bridgeport News in Chicago, as a freshman in college. (Pasteup was how we laid out advertisements and literally pasted the type onto a backing before it was photographed for printing.)[4] | ” |
| “ | Yeesh. I don't know. Did I ever date? I can't remember. My husband and I met when he showed up on the doorstep of the house where my female roommates and I lived. We felt sorry for him and let him move into the attic. Later we moved into another house where two of the people made chainmail in the evenings on the dining room table. It was the Sixties. What can I say?[4] | ” |
| “ | My favorite holiday is Sunday. It happens every week, which is nice.[4] | ” |
| “ | One favorite book? Seriously? Maybe Charlotte's Web. My kids and I used to watch it every day on television.[4] | ” |
| “ | When I was a child, I always wanted to be like Walt Disney and create fictional characters. Walt was actually a very sad man, an alcoholic who felt he had caused his parents' deaths. But he made amazing stories that have entranced hundreds of millions of people. I would like to have done that. And he tried to make the world a better place, to give it a vision of how we could all get along. That would certainly be worth doing.[4] | ” |
| “ | My favorite thing in my home is my family, Bill and Ethan. I wish Eva and Justin were here more, too.[4] | ” |
| “ | The last song stuck in my head would have been something from Fiddler on the Roof, because that was the last piece I sang with the Norway Pond Singers and Jody Simpson. The songs we sing always become ""ear worms.""[4] | ” |
| “ | I have struggled with many things. Right now, our greatest struggle is to replace the wonderful friend and coach our son Ethan had. Each young man he works with as a coach eventually moves on to another place, to a family of his own. It's difficult to try to find the right person to continue the process of growth and learning.[4] | ” |
| “ | The most important differences between the Senate and the House are the dramatically different numbers: 24 vs. 400 individuals. Since any legislator may submit a bill, that means that the House has over 1000 bills to consider each year. Senators must serve on multiple committees. House members are one of many on each committee. Hence, the burden to serve as Senator is greater. But both receive that same generous stipend of $100 per year![4] | ” |
| “ | Of course, direct or indirect experience in government is helpful in being an effective legislator. I've served in local government and spent significant time in legislative hearings, working on bills and studying bills in order to comment and develop a platform for office.[4] | ” |
| “ | Our state's greatest challenges are to believe in ourselves enough to invest in ourselves. We must move beyond just stuffing $100 million under the mattress for a rainy day. We must invest and deploy our resources to make the sun shine![4] | ” |
| “ | New Hampshire's Governor has only the power of the bully pulpit and the veto. Of course, we should work together for the benefit of the people, but the Executive Council is also a partner in this effort.[4] | ” |
| “ | Of course, effective legislators build strong relationships with others in other parties and other houses. This is necessary to build coalitions to support necessary priorities.[4] | ” |
| “ | I favor a bi-partisan redistricting committee.[4] | ” |
| “ | I would like to be on Finance, Education, Energy and Natural Resources.[4] | ” |
| “ | To read the stories I found most interesting in my canvassing of thousands of residents in District 9, see my booklet: Roots of Grass: What I heard America singing while knocking on 2,000 doors (https://www.amazon.com/Roots-Grass-America-singing-knocking/dp/1546624430)[4] | ” |
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
See https://jeannedietsch.org/index.php/solutions Is there anything you would like to add? Please see my video: https://youtu.be/Ltx_z8ayBNM[4] |
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| —Jeanne Dietsch[1] | ||
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 Andy Sanborn defeated Lee Nyquist in the New Hampshire State Senate District 9 general election.[5][6]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 9 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Andy Sanborn Incumbent |
53.69% | 17,073 | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist | 46.31% | 14,727 | |
| Total Votes | 31,800 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Lee Nyquist defeated Jeanne Dietsch in the New Hampshire State Senate District 9 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist |
50.96% | 2,105 | |
| Democratic | Jeanne Dietsch | 49.04% | 2,026 | |
| Total Votes | 4,131 | |||
Incumbent Andy Sanborn ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 9 Republican primary.[7][8]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Andy Sanborn Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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2020
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2019
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on September 25, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Jeanne Dietsch's responses," September 25, 2018
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Andy Sanborn (R) |
New Hampshire State Senate District 9 2018–2020 |
Succeeded by Denise Ricciardi (R) |
