Kris Roberts

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Kris Roberts
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Prior offices
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 3

New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 4

New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16

Education

Bachelor's

Keene State College

Personal
Religion
Christian: Methodist
Contact

Kris E. Roberts (b. September 8, 1954) is a former Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Cheshire 16 from 2014 to 2016. He previously served Cheshire 4 from 2012 to 2014, and Cheshire 3 from 2004 to 2012.

Roberts did not seek re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2016. Instead, Roberts was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 10 of the New Hampshire State Senate. Roberts was defeated in the primary election held on September 13, 2016.

Roberts has served as a Keene city councilor at-large and a board member and chair of the Keene Board of Education.

Biography

Roberts earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts and History, and a B.A. in Social Science from Keene State College. Roberts' education also includes attending the United States Army Engineer School; certification in global logistics from the State University of California-Long Beach; logistics from United States Marine Advance Logistics and executive development from United States Army Associate Executive Development. Roberts served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves from 1977 to 2002.[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Roberts served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Roberts served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Roberts served on the following committee:

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

2016

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 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 Molly Kelly (D) did not seek re-election.

Jay Kahn defeated Chester Lapointe in the New Hampshire State Senate District 10 general election.[2][3]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 10 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jay Kahn 63.29% 17,713
     Republican Chester Lapointe 36.71% 10,273
Total Votes 27,986
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State


Jay Kahn defeated Kris Roberts and Ben Tilton in the New Hampshire State Senate District 10 Democratic primary.[4][5]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jay Kahn 64.15% 2,706
     Democratic Kris Roberts 23.35% 985
     Democratic Ben Tilton 12.49% 527
Total Votes 4,218


Chester Lapointe ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 10 Republican primary.[4][5]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chester Lapointe  (unopposed)

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. Incumbent Larry Phillips and incumbent Kris Roberts defeated Conan Salada in the Democratic primary, while Jerry L. Sickels and Varrin Swearingen were unopposed in the Republican primary. Darryl W. Perry (I) did not qualify for the general election ballot. Phillips, Roberts, Sickels and Swearingen faced off in the general election.[6] Incumbents Phillips and Roberts defeated Sickels and Swearingen in the general election.[7]


New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKris Roberts Incumbent 36.9% 4,852
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Phillips Incumbent 31.6% 4,154
     Republican Jerry L. Sickels 18% 2,376
     Republican Varrin Swearingen 13.4% 1,768
     NA Scatter 0.1% 14
Total Votes 13,164


New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 16 District Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKris Roberts Incumbent 57.4% 906
Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Phillips 33.8% 533
Conan Salada 8.9% 140
Total Votes 1,579

2012

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

Roberts won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 4. Roberts advanced past the September 11 primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 04, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKris Roberts Incumbent 100% 1,425
Total Votes 1,425

2010

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Roberts was re-elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[10][11]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 3 general election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kris Roberts (D) 4,130
Green check mark transparent.png Charles Weed (D) 4,061
Green check mark transparent.png David Meader (D) 3,686
Green check mark transparent.png Steven Lindsey (D) 3,654
Green check mark transparent.png Cynthia Chase (D) 3,590
Green check mark transparent.png Gladys Johnsen (D) 3,532
Green check mark transparent.png Sam Hawkes (D) 3,340
Peter Benik (R) 2,588
Maureen Benik Metivier (R) 2,566
Joseph Bendzinski (R) 2,387
Jack Laurent (R) 2,285
William Chaffee (R) 2,261
Arto Leino (R) 2,193

2008

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Roberts ran for the Cheshire 3 District of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, winning the second of seven seats with 6,851 votes, behind Charles Weed (D) with 7,573 votes, and ahead of Suzanne Butcher (D) with 6,468 votes, Timothy Robertson (D) with 6,366 votes, David Meader (D) with 6,313 votes, Steven Lindsey (D) with 6,309 votes, Delmar Burridge (D) with 5,547 votes, Varrin Swearingen (R) with 3,614 votes, Peter Benik (R) with 3,461 votes, David H Harvey (R) with 3,019 votes, Arto Antero Leino (R) with 2,980 votes, William Chaffee Jr. (R) with 2,949 votes, Dillion Benick (R) with 2,839 votes, Searingen (R) with 2,291 votes, and 65 votes for Others.[12]

New Hampshire House of Representatives,

Cheshire District 3

Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kris Roberts (D) 6,851
Green check mark transparent.png Charles Weed (D) 7,573
Green check mark transparent.png Suzanne Butcher (D) 6,468
Green check mark transparent.png Timothy Robertson (D) 6,366
Green check mark transparent.png David Meader (D) 6,313
Green check mark transparent.png Steven Lindsey (D) 6,309
Green check mark transparent.png Delmar Burridge (D) 5,547
Varrin Swearingen (R) 3,614
Peter Benik (R) 3,461
David H Harvey (R) 3,019
Arto Antero Leino (R) 2,980
William Chaffee Jr. (R) 2,949
Dillion Benick (R) 2,839
Searingen (R) 2,291
Others 65

Campaign finance summary


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Kris Roberts campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 16Won $0 N/A**
2012New Hampshire House, Cheshire 4Won $0 N/A**
2010New Hampshire House, Cheshire 3Won $0 N/A**
2008New Hampshire House, Cheshire 3Won $0 N/A**
2006New Hampshire House, Cheshire 3Won $0 N/A**
2004New Hampshire House, Cheshire 3Won $0 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2016

In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
Legislators are scored based on 15 roll call votes in the House and seven roll call votes in the Senate during the 2015-2016 session.
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Legislators are scored based on their votes on business legislation.
Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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Roberts and his wife, Lucy, have three children.[1]

Recent news

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Delmar Burridge (D)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 16
2014-2016
Succeeded by
Delmar Burridge (D)
Preceded by
-
New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 4
2012-2014
Succeeded by
William Pearson (D)
Preceded by
-
New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 3
2004–2012
Succeeded by
NA


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