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Kathleen Hoelzel
Kathleen Hoelzel (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 3. Hoelzel assumed office in 2008. Hoelzel left office on December 1, 2020.
Hoelzel (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 3. Hoelzel won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Hoelzel was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Legislative Administration |
| • Rules |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hoelzel served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Election Law, Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hoelzel served on the following committees:
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| • Election Law, Clerk |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hoelzel served on this committee:
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| • Election Law, Clerk |
Sponsored legislation
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
2020
Kathleen Hoelzel did not file to run for re-election.
2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Pratt (R) | 22.4 | 2,250 | |
| ✔ |  | Kathleen Hoelzel (R) | 19.6 | 1,973 |
| ✔ |  | Michael Costable Jr. (R) | 18.9 | 1,903 |
| Jennifer Dube (D) | 13.4 | 1,347 | ||
| Michelle Couture (D) | 13.4 | 1,347 | ||
| Deborah Nelson (D) | 12.2 | 1,228 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 10,049 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 (3 seats)
Jennifer Dube, Michelle Couture, and Deborah Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jennifer Dube | 34.1 | 400 | |
| ✔ | Michelle Couture | 33.9 | 398 | |
| ✔ | Deborah Nelson | 32.0 | 376 | |
| Total votes: 1,174 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 (3 seats)
Kevin Pratt, incumbent Kathleen Hoelzel, and incumbent Michael Costable Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Pratt | 38.8 | 659 | |
| ✔ | | Kathleen Hoelzel | 32.8 | 557 |
| ✔ | | Michael Costable Jr. | 28.5 | 484 |
| Total votes: 1,700 | |||
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2016
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives 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 Lawrence Kappler (R) did not seek re-election.
Michael Costable Jr., incumbent Kathleen Hoelzel, and incumbent Carolyn L. Matthews defeated Susan Ouellett and Richard Rousseau in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 3 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 3 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Costable Jr. |
23.67% | 2,624 | |
| Republican | Kathleen Hoelzel Incumbent |
22.98% | 2,547 | |
| Republican | Carolyn L. Matthews Incumbent |
22.18% | 2,458 | |
| Democratic | Susan Ouellett | 14.45% | 1,602 | |
| Democratic | Richard Rousseau | 16.72% | 1,853 | |
| Total Votes | 11,084 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Susan Ouellett and Richard Rousseau were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 3 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 3 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Susan Ouellett | |
| Democratic | Richard Rousseau | |
Michael Costable Jr., incumbent Kathleen Hoelzel, and incumbent Carolyn L. Matthews defeated Michael Pawlik in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 3 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 3 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Costable Jr. |
29.43% | 498 | |
| Republican | Kathleen Hoelzel Incumbent |
29.20% | 494 | |
| Republican | Carolyn L. Matthews Incumbent |
25.12% | 425 | |
| Republican | Michael Pawlik | 16.25% | 275 | |
| Total Votes | 1,692 | |||
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 Kathleen Hoelzel, incumbent Lawrence Kappler and Carolyn L. Matthews were unopposed in the Republican primary and were unchallenged in the general election.[5]
2012
Hoelzel won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 3. Hoelzel advanced past the September 11 primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Kathleen Hoelzel Incumbent |
34.1% | 2,666 | |
| Republican | Franklin Bishop |
33.6% | 2,625 | |
| Republican | Lawrence Kappler Incumbent |
32.4% | 2,531 | |
| Total Votes | 7,822 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Lawrence Kappler Incumbent |
27.3% | 514 |
| Kathleen Hoelzel Incumbent |
26.1% | 491 |
| Franklin Bishop |
21.8% | 410 |
| Kyle Scofield | 13% | 245 |
| Harry McClard | 11.8% | 222 |
| Total Votes | 1,882 | |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Hoelzel won re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Hoelzel advanced past the September 14 primary election. She faced Mike Kappler (R) and Paul Brown (R) in the November 2 general election.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 2 general election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Paul Brown (R)
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2,020 | |||
| Mike Kappler (R)
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1,907 | |||
| Kathleen Hoelzel (R)
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1,903 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Hoelzel won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Rockingham 2 District, which sent three representatives to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, by finishing with the second-highest vote total in the election. Hoelzel received 2,630 votes. The other winning candidates from District 2 were Franklin Bishop (R) with 2,718 votes and Lawrence Kappler (R) with 2,544 votes. Because the 2008 race in District 2 had three candidates for three available seats, Hoelzel and the other two winners essentially ran unopposed. Additionally, 4 votes went to "others," who were presumably write-in candidates.[8]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 2 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Franklin Bishop (R)
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2,718 | |||
| Kathleen Hoelzel (R)
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2,630 | |||
| Lawrence Kappler (R)
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2,544 | |||
| Others | 4 | |||
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2020
In 2020, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 30. The session was suspended from March 14 to June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 2 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 3 through June 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 4 through June 22. The state House met for a veto session on November 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
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2015
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In 2015, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 7 to July 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the 163rd New Hampshire General Court, second year, was in session from January 8 through June 13.
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2013
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In 2013, the 163rd New Hampshire General Court, first year, was in session from January 2 to July 1.
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2012
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In 2012, the 162nd New Hampshire General Court, second year, was in session from January 4 through June 27.
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2011
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In 2011, the 162nd New Hampshire General Court, first year, was in session from January 5 through July 1.
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See also
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- House Committees
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State General Election - November 4, 2008," accessed May 16, 2014
