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Kevin Scully (New Hampshire)
2024 - Present
2026
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Kevin Scully (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 8. He assumed office on December 4, 2024. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.
Scully (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 8. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Scully completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kevin Scully was born in Everett, Massachusetts. He earned a high school diploma from Boston College High School and a bachelor's degree from Boston College in 1978. He has 30 years of experience working in hazardous waste site investigations and cleanups, initially performing the tasks and later moving into a management role.[1]
Committee assignments
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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| • Children and Family Law |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 (3 seats)
Kevin Scully, incumbent Christal Lloyd, and incumbent Efstathia Booras defeated incumbent Fran Nutter-Upham in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Scully (R)  | 26.4 | 2,082 |
| ✔ |  | Christal Lloyd (D) | 26.0 | 2,047 |
| ✔ |  | Efstathia Booras (D) | 24.6 | 1,935 |
 | Fran Nutter-Upham (D) | 22.8 | 1,798 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 7,879 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 (3 seats)
Incumbent Christal Lloyd, incumbent Efstathia Booras, and incumbent Fran Nutter-Upham advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christal Lloyd | 34.4 | 399 |
| ✔ | | Efstathia Booras | 33.7 | 391 |
| ✔ | | Fran Nutter-Upham | 31.8 | 369 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,161 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 (3 seats)
Kevin Scully advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Scully | 96.8 | 398 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.2 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 411 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark King (D) | 19.9 | 2,064 | |
| ✔ | | Fran Nutter-Upham (D) | 18.3 | 1,900 |
| ✔ | | Efstathia Booras (D) | 18.1 | 1,880 |
| Kevin Scully (R) | 16.2 | 1,686 | |
| Teresa Scully (R) | 14.2 | 1,480 | ||
| Ed Decatur (R) | 13.2 | 1,368 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 10,387 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 (3 seats)
Incumbent Fran Nutter-Upham, Efstathia Booras, and incumbent Mark King defeated incumbent Kenneth Gidge in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Fran Nutter-Upham | 27.8 | 423 |
| ✔ | | Efstathia Booras | 27.3 | 415 |
| ✔ | Mark King | 23.1 | 351 | |
| Kenneth Gidge | 20.1 | 305 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 1,520 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 (3 seats)
Kevin Scully and Ed Decatur advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Scully | 78.0 | 416 |
| ✔ | Ed Decatur (Write-in) | 17.8 | 95 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.1 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 533 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 (3 seats)
Incumbent Kenneth Gidge, incumbent Mark King, and Fran Nutter-Upham defeated incumbent Kevin Scully in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kenneth Gidge (D) | 28.6 | 1,625 | |
| ✔ | Mark King (D) | 25.5 | 1,449 | |
| ✔ | | Fran Nutter-Upham (D) | 24.5 | 1,393 |
| Kevin Scully (R) | 21.1 | 1,198 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 5,689 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 (3 seats)
Incumbent Kenneth Gidge, incumbent Mark King, and Fran Nutter-Upham advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kenneth Gidge | 35.5 | 396 | |
| ✔ | Mark King | 32.6 | 363 | |
| ✔ | | Fran Nutter-Upham | 31.9 | 356 |
| Total votes: 1,115 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 (3 seats)
Incumbent Kevin Scully advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Scully | 100.0 | 300 |
| Total votes: 300 | |||
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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 Lee Guerette (D) did not seek re-election.
Incumbent Kenneth Gidge, Mark King, and Kevin Scully defeated incumbent Efstathia Booras in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 33 general election.[2][3]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 33 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kenneth Gidge Incumbent |
26.69% | 1,842 | |
| Democratic | Mark King |
24.14% | 1,666 | |
| Republican | Kevin Scully |
26.88% | 1,855 | |
| Democratic | Efstathia Booras Incumbent | 22.30% | 1,539 | |
| Total Votes | 6,902 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Efstathia Booras, incumbent Kenneth Gidge, and Mark King were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 33 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 33 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Efstathia Booras Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Kenneth Gidge Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Mark King | |
Kevin Scully ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 33 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 33 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Kevin Scully (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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I am married with two adult children. I believe that having children shifts the focus from oneself to others and that having children focuses one's priorities to creating a stable society and a better future for them and the next generation.
I am first generation American on my mother's side (second on my Father's) and I learned a love for this country from people who sacrificed to get here for the chance to be an American.
I have worked in a variety of jobs before and after graduating from Boston College with a degree in Geology/Geophysics. I got a different view of life living in Louisiana and worked in the oil fields, I grew up fast.
When I returned to New England I transitioned to the environmental cleanup industry, becoming a Licensed Site Professional in MA and a Professional Geologist in NH. If elected, I will request a spot on the Environment and Agriculture Committee where I can put my knowledge and experience to best use.
I have served a successful term in the State legislature and am ready to return and build on prior success.
I believe that the people of NH know what is best for themselves and I want government to build a safe, level playing field with maximum freedom for you to pursue your dreams and achieve financial success.- I want you to live free and thrive. America has been such a successful social experiment because our Founding Father went to great lengths to limit government power and to codify person freedom and rights. Freedom and rights are constantly under attack by those who crave power over others. I pledge to do all I can to maintain your liberty on my watch.
- Government should encourage risk-taking wealth-creators, not punish them for their success. When you hear politicians spouting off about "Fair Share", rest assured these are demagogues trying to foster feelings of envy and greed in you hoping you will give them the power they crave to wield on everyone, including you.
- I have been there (the NH state legislature) and did that. Most legislators don't get any legislation passed in their first term, I get three bills passed because I did work both sides of the isle and convinced a bipartisan majority that my bills were in the best interest of all NH. I don't believe in passing any law without a great demonstrated need. In fact two of my laws passed because they cured the unintended bad consequences of prior legislation. I have taken to heart the words of Fredrick Douglass: "I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong."
the preservation of personal rights and freedom, particularly the right of free speech and defense of self and family.
As a Christian, I try to follow Christ's example. When it comes to civics, George Washington and Winston Churchill are great role models.
Individualism vs. Collectivism: Our Future, Our Choice
by Craig Biddle
https://theobjectivestandard.com/2012/02/individualism-collectivism/
Here is a link to a short film discussing the various forms of government (spoiler alert, a pure Democracy is bad!):
https://www.wimp.com/the-american-form-of-government/
and finally, an article I wrote that is available on the Granite Grok: Don't Tell Me Who You Are, Show Me What You Vote For:
I also believe that the default answer of any lawmaker to any proposed piece of legislation should be "no" unless it can be convincingly demonstrated that the need is great and that the proposed law will not create a whole slew of other problems because of unintended consequences.
to create and maintain a just society with equal treatment and protections for all;
to maintain and improve the infrastructure necessary to keep people safe and encourage job creation; and
We need to create the infrastructure needed for additional population growth.
As an example, I met one women who lost her job and fell behind on her property tax payments, the city started charging usurious interest rates (this when we had essentially 0% interest rates) because the rates were set back in the 1980's during an inflationary time and they were never updated. I successfully got those rates reduced so that people who lose their jobs or who have crushing medical bills are not forced even deeper into an economic black hole while they try to get back on their feet.
I would vote to end the absolute immunity of government officials if it can be demonstrated that they are acting with malice or gross negligence.
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2020
Kevin Scully did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 |
Officeholder New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2024
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
