Jeff Denaro

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Jeff Denaro

Republican Party

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Last election

September 8, 2020

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Lynn, Mass.

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Jeff Denaro (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on September 8, 2020.

Denaro completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Jeff Denaro was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. He attended Cape Cod Community College and Lake Worth Community College in Florida. Denaro’s career experience includes working as a medical gas installer, HVAC installer, and union plumber.

Elections

2020

See also: New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (September 8 Republican primary)

New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (September 8 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

Incumbent Chris Pappas defeated Matt Mowers and Zachary Dumont in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Pappas (D)	51.3	205,606
		Matt Mowers (R)	46.2	185,159
		Zachary Dumont (L)	2.4	9,747
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	149

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 400,661
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

Incumbent Chris Pappas advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Pappas	99.7	70,643
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	194

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,837
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Freeman (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

Matt Mowers defeated Matt Mayberry, Kevin Rondeau, Jeff Denaro, and Michael Callis in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Mowers	59.3	41,100
		Matt Mayberry	26.6	18,479
		Kevin Rondeau	6.1	4,203
		Jeff Denaro	3.9	2,723
		Michael Callis	3.9	2,703
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	132

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,340
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Fowler (R)

2018

See also: New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

Chris Pappas defeated Eddie Edwards and Dan Belforti in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Pappas (D)	53.6	155,884
		Eddie Edwards (R)	45.0	130,996
		Dan Belforti (L)	1.4	4,048

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 290,928 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Pappas	42.2	26,875
		Maura Sullivan	30.4	19,313
		Mindi Messmer	9.7	6,142
		Naomi Andrews	7.1	4,508
		Lincoln Soldati	3.1	1,982
		Deaglan McEachern	2.7	1,709
		Levi Sanders	1.8	1,141
		Mark S. Mackenzie	1.2	746
	Submit photo	Terence O'Rourke	1.0	656
		Paul Cardinal	0.5	317
	Submit photo	William Martin	0.4	230

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,619
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eddie Edwards	48.0	23,510
		Andy Sanborn	41.6	20,364
		Andy Martin	4.2	2,072
		Michael Callis	2.6	1,254
		Jeff Denaro	2.0	963
	Submit photo	Bruce Crochetiere	1.6	766

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,929
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mark Hounsell (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

Dan Belforti advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Dan Belforti

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dylan Robinson (L)

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Jeff Denaro completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Denaro's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a Union Mechanic. Farther of 2 wonderful girls. Happily married to my wife for 23 years. I am an ordinary citizen who is unhappy that our National debt is too high, the Opioid epidemic is not getting any better and the democrats keep trying to make our country a welfare state.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Our National Debt at this time is 26.6 Trillion. I want to propose bills to lower our debt.

• The Opioid epidemic cost Americans 565 Billion per year and we are still loosing 70,000 lives and displacing 250,000 children every year. A bill that I would propose would allow for federal trial programs to rehabilitate our addicted at a very low cost to taxpayers. We now spend 6 -20 thousand for a 30 day rehab program. I would propose a 1 year program that does not use medications such as Suboxone or Methadone. Just the bare essentials: time (1 year), food, water, sanitary conditions and counseling. We must try again.

• We lose 750 billion per year on our healthcare system which we spend annually about 3.4 Trillion. That's about one quarter out of every dollar that we lose on waste, fraud and mismanagement. I would propose a new commission to be established made up of the best and brightest along side Information Tech companies and their platforms so that we and not politicians can come up with a world class Healthcare system.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Foreign affairs, Healthcare, Illegal immigration, funding the police, making politicians accountable for their actions, Military spending, Federal budget and spending.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Real world experiences that everyday people must go through.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Relentless

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To represent the people of your district.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Make government work better for the people.

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Footnotes

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New Hampshire's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Maggie Hassan (D)

Jeanne Shaheen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Chris Pappas (D)

District 2

Maggie Goodlander (D)

Democratic Party (4)