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Mary Beth Walz
Mary Beth Walz (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Merrimack 23. She assumed office in 2016. She left office on December 7, 2022.
Walz (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Merrimack 23. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Walz previously represented Merrimack 23 in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2012 to 2014. She also represented Merrimack 13 from 2004 to 2010.
Walz has been a member of the State Democratic Committee; co-chair of the Bow Democratic Party; campaign manager for Odom for County Attorney in 2002 and DeStefano for Senate in 2000; and delegate/member of the Merrimack County Democratic Committee.
Biography
Walz earned her B.A. in religious studies and English from the University of Toronto, and J.D. from the Franklin Pierce Law Center. Her professional experience includes attorney for the United States Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights; assistant attorney general for the Federated States of Micronesia; and district director for Congressman Paul Hodes.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Walz was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Walz 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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| • Children and Family Law |
| • Ways and Means |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Walz served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Children and Family Law, Chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Mary Beth Walz did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Beth Walz (D) | 17.9 | 3,670 | |
| ✔ |  | Gary Woods (D) | 17.8 | 3,648 |
| ✔ | Samantha Fox (D) | 17.2 | 3,526 | |
 | John Martin (R) | 16.1 | 3,292 | |
 | Ray Plante (R)  | 15.9 | 3,255 | |
| Mariya Markova (R) | 15.0 | 3,063 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 20,463 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
Incumbent Mary Beth Walz, incumbent Samantha Fox, and incumbent Gary Woods defeated Sally Wuellenweber in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Beth Walz | 32.4 | 1,368 | |
| ✔ | Samantha Fox | 26.8 | 1,130 | |
| ✔ | | Gary Woods | 26.4 | 1,116 |
| Sally Wuellenweber | 14.3 | 605 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 4,223 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
John Martin, Ray Plante, and Mariya Markova advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Martin | 35.3 | 1,079 |
| ✔ | | Ray Plante | 34.6 | 1,056 |
| ✔ | Mariya Markova | 29.6 | 904 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 3,054 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Beth Walz (D) | 18.7 | 2,997 | |
| ✔ | | Gary Woods (D) | 18.4 | 2,945 |
| ✔ | Samantha Fox (D) | 17.6 | 2,812 | |
 | Richard Johnson (R) | 16.0 | 2,559 | |
| John Martin (R) | 14.7 | 2,346 | |
| Paul Brassard (R) | 14.6 | 2,342 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 16,009 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
Incumbent Mary Beth Walz, Samantha Fox, and Gary Woods defeated Bill Knapp in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Beth Walz | 34.2 | 1,169 | |
| ✔ | Samantha Fox | 28.8 | 985 | |
| ✔ | | Gary Woods | 27.5 | 941 |
| Bill Knapp | 9.6 | 327 | ||
| Total votes: 3,422 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
Richard Johnson, John Martin, and Paul Brassard defeated Christopher Fox and Philip Kwiatkowski in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Johnson | 30.6 | 776 |
| ✔ | | John Martin | 26.2 | 664 |
| ✔ | Paul Brassard | 14.4 | 366 | |
| Christopher Fox | 14.4 | 366 | ||
| Philip Kwiatkowski | 14.3 | 363 | ||
| Total votes: 2,535 | |||
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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.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 23 general election.[2][3]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Mary Beth Walz |
17.68% | 3,156 | |
| Republican | Bill Kuch Incumbent |
17.95% | 3,203 | |
| Republican | J.R. Hoell Incumbent |
16.80% | 2,999 | |
| Republican | John F. Martin Incumbent | 16.77% | 2,993 | |
| Democratic | Michael S. Kaminski | 15.76% | 2,813 | |
| Democratic | Dennis D'Ovidio | 15.03% | 2,682 | |
| Total Votes | 17,846 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Dennis D'Ovidio, Michael S. Kaminski, and Mary Beth Walz defeated Billy Knapp in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 23 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Dennis D'Ovidio |
26.43% | 609 | |
| Democratic | Michael S. Kaminski |
25.22% | 581 | |
| Democratic | Mary Beth Walz |
36.59% | 843 | |
| Democratic | Billy Knapp | 11.76% | 271 | |
| Total Votes | 2,304 | |||
Incumbent J.R. Hoell, incumbent Bill Kuch, and incumbent John F. Martin defeated Paul Brassard and Betsey Patten in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 23 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | J.R. Hoell Incumbent |
25.26% | 784 | |
| Republican | Bill Kuch Incumbent |
24.52% | 761 | |
| Republican | John F. Martin Incumbent |
21.97% | 682 | |
| Republican | Paul Brassard | 10.63% | 330 | |
| Republican | Betsey Patten | 17.62% | 547 | |
| Total Votes | 3,104 | |||
2012
Walz won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 23. Walz was unopposed in the September 11 primary and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Mary Beth Walz |
19.2% | 3,248 | |
| Republican | J.R. Hoell Incumbent |
16.7% | 2,812 | |
| Democratic | Chris Andrews |
16.5% | 2,778 | |
| Republican | Jack Finan | 16% | 2,698 | |
| Democratic | Robert Martel | 15.9% | 2,689 | |
| Republican | John Martin | 15.8% | 2,662 | |
| Total Votes | 16,887 | |||
2010
Walz failed to advance past the November 2, 2010, general election.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 13 general election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Thomas Keane (R)
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2,551 | |||
| Stephen DeStefano (D)
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2,376 | |||
| JR Joell (R)
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2,198 | |||
| Mary Beth Walz (D) | 2,120 | |||
| Jack Finan (R) | 2,109 | |||
| Christopher Andrews (D) | 1,668 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Walz won re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Merrimack 13 District, which sent three representatives to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, by finishing with the third-highest vote total in the election. Walz received 2,895 votes. The other winning candidates from District 13 were Stephen DeStefano (D) with 3,476 votes and Eric Anderson (R) with 3,160 votes. The losing candidates in the race were Thomas Keane (R) with 2,840 votes, Ron Wanner (R) with 2,255 votes, and Susan Koerber (D) with 2,097 votes. Additionally, 7 votes went to "others," who were presumably write-in candidates.[8]
Walz raised $2,379 for her campaign in 2008. Other candidates in the District 13 race (with data available) raised the following amounts: DeStefano ($1,650), Anderson ($250), and Keane ($350).[9]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 13 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Stephen DeStefano (D)
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3,476 | |||
| Eric Anderson (R)
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3,160 | |||
| Mary Beth Walz (D)
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2,895 | |||
| Thomas Keane (R) | 2,840 | |||
| Ron Wanner (R) | 2,255 | |||
| Susan Koerber (D) | 2,097 | |||
| Others | 7 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.
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2020
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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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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 2013, the 163rd New Hampshire General Court, first year, was in session from January 2 to July 1.
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Personal
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Walz and her husband, Harold Judd, have five children.[1]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Walz," accessed July 29, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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 Merrimack County- November 4, 2008," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Merrimack District 13 New Hampshire House of Representatives Candidate Funds, 2008
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 2016-2022 |
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 2012-2014 |
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13 2004-2010 |
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