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Larry Converse
Larry Converse (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Sullivan 4. Converse assumed office on December 3, 2014. Converse left office in 2016.
Converse (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Sullivan 4. Converse lost in the Democratic primary on September 11, 2018.
Converse is a former Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing District Sullivan 4 from 2014 to 2016.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Converse served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services |
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
2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4
Gary Merchant defeated incumbent John J. O'Connor in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gary Merchant (D) | 57.3 | 883 |
| John J. O'Connor (R) | 42.5 | 655 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 1,542 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4
Gary Merchant defeated Larry Converse in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Merchant | 72.5 | 224 |
 | Larry Converse | 27.5 | 85 | |
| Total votes: 309 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4
Incumbent John J. O'Connor advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John J. O'Connor | 100.0 | 203 | |
| Total votes: 203 | |||
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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.
John J. O'Connor defeated incumbent Larry Converse in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Sullivan 4 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Sullivan 4 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John J. O'Connor |
52.64% | 1,065 | |
| Democratic | Larry Converse Incumbent | 47.36% | 958 | |
| Total Votes | 2,023 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Larry Converse ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Sullivan 4 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Sullivan 4 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Larry Converse Incumbent (unopposed) | |
John J. O'Connor ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Sullivan 4 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Sullivan 4 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John J. O'Connor (unopposed) | |
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. Larry Converse was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while George T. Caccavaro, Jr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. Converse and Caccavaro faced off in the general election.[5] The initial vote count for the general election, Converse led by only 7 votes. A mandatory recount took place on Wednesday, November 12, 2014,[6] and Converse was declared the winner. Converse defeated Caccavaro by 10 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Larry Converse |
50.4% | 703 | |
| Republican | George T. Caccavaro, Jr. | 49.6% | 693 | |
| Total Votes | 1,396 | |||
2013
Converse ran in the special election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan District 4. The seat was vacant following Thomas Donovan's (D) resignnation due to his health on February 20, 2013.[8] Converse was defeated by Joe Osgood (R) in the special election, which took place on June 4.[9][10][11]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Sullivan District 4, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Joe Osgood |
56.7% | 322 | |
| Democratic | Larry Converse | 43.3% | 246 | |
| Total Votes | 568 | |||
2010
Converse failed to advance past the November 2, 2010, general election.
Converse advanced past the September 14 primary election. He faced incumbent John Cloutier (D), incumbent Raymond Gagnon (D), incumbent Philip Osgood (R), Joshua Hansen (D), Matthew Baird-Torney (D), Paul LaCasse (R), Marie Lozito (R), Steve Picano (R) and Charlene Lovett (R) in the November 2 general election.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Sullivan 4 general election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Philip Osgood (R)
|
2,500 | |||
| Charlene Lovett (R)
|
2,023 | |||
| Paul LaCasse (R)
|
2,020 | |||
| John Cloutier (D)
|
1,934 | |||
| Raymond Gagnon (D)
|
1,899 | |||
| Steve Picano (R) | 1,782 | |||
| Marie Lozito (R) | 1,754 | |||
| Larry Converse (D) | 1,495 | |||
| Joshua Hansen (D) | 1,463 | |||
| Matthew Baird-Torney (D) | 1,365 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
- Americans for Prosperity Foundation-New Hampshire- 2016 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Cornerstone Policy Research: 2015-2016 Legislative Scorecard
- 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.
- Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
- New Hampshire Business and Industry Association: 2016 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on business legislation.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance: 2016 Liberty Rating report card
- Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- New Hampshire National Federation of Independent Business: 2016 Voting Record
- 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
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In 2015, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 7 to July 1.
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
External links
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- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
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, "RECOUNTS - General Election – November 4, 2014," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Representative - 2014 General Election," accessed November 16, 2014
- ↑ Concord Monitor, "2 Democrats resign from N.H. House, citing health and other reasons," February 20, 2013
- ↑ unionleader.com, "Filing period for special election for Claremont House seat opens today," April 7, 2013
- ↑ vnews.com, "Osgood Wins Claremont Seat," June 5, 2013
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