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Mary Griffin
Mary Griffin (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 7. She assumed office in 1996. She left office on June 14, 2022.
Griffin (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 7. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Griffin died on June 14, 2022.[1]
Griffin has served as deputy majority whip and majority caucus whip.
Biography
Griffin graduated from Lynn English High School and attended Pierce Secretarial College. Griffin's professional experience included working as a legal secretary and court clerk.[2]
Committee assignments
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2019-2020
Griffin 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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| • Ways and Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Griffin served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Ways and Means |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Griffin served on the following committee:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Ways and Means |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Griffin served on the following committee:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Ways and Means |
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
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Griffin (R) | 16.2 | 5,591 | |
| ✔ |  | Charles McMahon (R) | 16.1 | 5,554 |
| ✔ |  | Robert J. Lynn (R) | 14.8 | 5,089 |
| ✔ |  | Julius Soti (R) | 13.9 | 4,777 |
 | Kristi St. Laurent (D)  | 12.7 | 4,357 | |
 | Valerie Roman (D) | 10.0 | 3,443 | |
| Henri Azibert (D) | 8.2 | 2,808 | ||
 | Ioana Singureanu (D) | 8.1 | 2,782 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 34,420 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 (4 seats)
Kristi St. Laurent, Valerie Roman, Henri Azibert, and Ioana Singureanu advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristi St. Laurent | 29.4 | 1,043 |
| ✔ | | Valerie Roman | 24.4 | 864 |
| ✔ | Henri Azibert | 22.8 | 808 | |
| ✔ | | Ioana Singureanu | 22.7 | 804 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 3,542 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles McMahon | 20.1 | 1,166 |
| ✔ | Mary Griffin | 19.6 | 1,136 | |
| ✔ | | Julius Soti | 17.4 | 1,009 |
| ✔ | | Robert J. Lynn | 17.2 | 995 |
| Walter Kolodziej | 15.9 | 918 | ||
| Joseph Plonski | 9.3 | 538 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 5,791 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Griffin (R) | 15.5 | 3,718 | |
| ✔ | | Charles McMahon (R) | 15.3 | 3,665 |
| ✔ | Joel Desilets (R) | 13.9 | 3,329 | |
| ✔ | Walter Kolodziej (R) | 13.8 | 3,318 | |
| Kristi St. Laurent (D) | 13.1 | 3,147 | |
| Stephen Mavrellis (D) | 9.7 | 2,333 | ||
| Marie Yanish (D) | 9.5 | 2,283 | ||
| Ioana Singureanu (D) | 9.0 | 2,151 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 23,962 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 (4 seats)
Kristi St. Laurent, Marie Yanish, Stephen Mavrellis, and Ioana Singureanu advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristi St. Laurent | 30.1 | 623 |
| ✔ | Marie Yanish | 23.8 | 494 | |
| ✔ | Stephen Mavrellis | 23.8 | 493 | |
| ✔ | | Ioana Singureanu | 22.3 | 463 |
| Total votes: 2,073 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Griffin | 19.7 | 735 | |
| ✔ | Walter Kolodziej | 17.4 | 652 | |
| ✔ | | Charles McMahon | 17.3 | 646 |
| ✔ | Joel Desilets | 14.3 | 535 | |
| Julius Soti | 11.2 | 420 | |
| Tommy Sharpe | 8.9 | 334 | ||
| Kevin Liddell | 7.3 | 274 | ||
| Joseph Plonski | 3.8 | 141 | ||
| Total votes: 3,737 | |||
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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 Rockingham 7 general election.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 7 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  David Bates Incumbent |
17.97% | 4,563 | |
| Republican | Mary Griffin Incumbent |
22.44% | 5,698 | |
| Republican | Walter Kolodziej Incumbent |
17.78% | 4,515 | |
| Republican | Charles McMahon Incumbent |
20.25% | 5,142 | |
| Democratic | Henri Azibert | 10.34% | 2,627 | |
| Democratic | Vincent Rosa | 11.22% | 2,849 | |
| Total Votes | 25,394 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Henri Azibert and Vincent Rosa were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 7 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 7 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Henri Azibert | |
| Democratic | Vincent Rosa | |
Incumbent David Bates, incumbent Mary Griffin, incumbent Walter Kolodziej, and incumbent Charles McMahon were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 7 Republican primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 7 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | David Bates Incumbent | |
| Republican | Mary Griffin Incumbent | |
| Republican | Walter Kolodziej Incumbent | |
| Republican | Charles McMahon Incumbent | |
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. Three candidates were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while six candidates faced off in the Republican primary. Anthony DiFruscia ran as an independent candidate.[7] The general election was contested by one Independent, three Democrats, and four Republicans. Anthony DiFruscia represented the Independent Party. The Democrats were Stephen Mavrellis, Henri Azibert, and Rebecca L. Brown. The Republicans participants were David Bates, New Hampshire Representative, and incumbents Mary Griffin, Walter Kolodziej, and Charles McMahon. All four Republicans were victorious over the other candidates in the general election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mary Griffin Incumbent |
19.7% | 3,815 | |
| Republican | Charles McMahon Incumbent |
18.6% | 3,590 | |
| Republican | Walter Kolodziej Incumbent |
16.6% | 3,210 | |
| Republican | David Bates |
16% | 3,093 | |
| Democratic | Rebecca L. Brown | 8.4% | 1,632 | |
| Democratic | Stephen Mavrellis | 7.6% | 1,476 | |
| Independent | Anthony DiFruscia | 7% | 1,357 | |
| Democratic | Henri Azibert | 6% | 1,153 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 13 | |
| Total Votes | 19,339 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Mary Griffin Incumbent |
21% | 954 |
| Charles McMahon Incumbent |
18.1% | 822 |
| David Bates |
17.3% | 784 |
| Walter Kolodziej Incumbent |
17.1% | 778 |
| Mark Samsel | 14.3% | 647 |
| Michelle Levell | 12.2% | 554 |
| Total Votes | 4,539 | |
2012
Griffin won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 7. Griffin advanced past the September 11 primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mary Griffin Incumbent |
18.2% | 4,963 | |
| Republican | Charles McMahon Incumbent |
16.4% | 4,459 | |
| Republican | Kevin Waterhouse Incumbent |
15.5% | 4,232 | |
| Republican | Walter Kolodziej Incumbent |
14% | 3,815 | |
| Democratic | Carolyn Webber | 11.3% | 3,073 | |
| Democratic | Kristi St. Laurent | 10.9% | 2,972 | |
| Democratic | Neil Fallon | 7.2% | 1,971 | |
| Democratic | Anthony Keevan | 6.5% | 1,778 | |
| Total Votes | 27,263 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Mary Griffin Incumbent |
21.6% | 822 |
| Charles McMahon Incumbent |
17.8% | 678 |
| Kevin Waterhouse Incumbent |
17.2% | 656 |
| Walter Kolodziej Incumbent |
16.3% | 619 |
| Mark Samsel | 15% | 570 |
| Donna Mauro Incumbent | 12.2% | 464 |
| Total Votes | 3,809 | |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Griffin won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[11][12]
Griffin advanced past the September 14 primary election. He faced incumbent Carolyn Webber (D), incumbent David Bettencourt (R), Kevin Waterhouse (R), incumbent Charles McMahon (R), incumbent Marilinda Garcia (R), incumbent David Bates (R), incumbent Walter Kolodziej (R), incumbent Ronald Belanger (R), incumbent Robert Elliott (R), Daphne Kenyon (D), Ann Kern (D), Matthew Groch (D), Jane Lang (D), Jocelyn Leary (D), Christine White-Rogers (D), Lori Demaine (D), Neil Fallon (D), Ellie Rouillard (D), Thomas Witham (D), Henri Azibert (D), Matthew O'Shaughnessy (D), John Sytek (R), Richard Okerman (R), Gary Azarian (R), and Donna Mauro (R) in the November 2 general election.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 4 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Dennis Fields (R)
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2,536 | |||
| Mary Griffin (R)
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2,364 | |||
| Charles McMahon (R)
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2,129 | |||
| Marilinda Garcia (R)
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1,991 | |||
| Kevin Waterhouse (R)
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1,914 | |||
| John Sytek (R)
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1,845 | |||
| David Bates (R)
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1,835 | |||
| Walter Kolodziej (R)
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1,776 | |||
| Ronald Belanger (R)
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1,678 | |||
| Robert Elliott (R)
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1,680 | |||
| Richard Okerman (R)
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1.613 | |||
| Gary Azarian (R)
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1,504 | |||
| Donna Mauro (R)
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1.483 | |||
| Russell Ingram (R) | 1,460 | |||
| Bruce Breton (R) | 1,448 | |||
| Anthony DiFruscia (R) | 1,388 | |||
| Margaret Crisler (R) | 1,286 | |||
| Mark Samsel (R) | 1,246 | |||
| Bob Stanley (R) | 1,165 | |||
| John Manning (R) | 1,170 | |||
| Mark Larochelle (R) | 934 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Griffin won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Rockingham 4 District, which sends thirteen representatives to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, by finishing with the second-highest vote total in the election. Griffin received 10,171 votes. The other winning candidates from Rockingham 4 were David Bettencourt (R) with 10,390 votes, Charles McMahon (R) with 9,297 votes, Anne Priestley (R) with 9,197 votes, Ronald Belanger (R) with 9,155 votes, Anthony DiFruscia (R) with 9,098 votes, Russell Ingram (R) with 8,367 votes, Robert Elliott (R) with 8,324 votes, Mark Pearson (R) with 8,293 votes, Margaret Crisler (R) with 7,886 votes, Walter Kolodziej (R) with 7,744 votes, David Bates (R) with 7,674 votes, and Carolyn Webber (D) with 7,624 votes. The losing candidates in the race were Marilinda Garcia (R) with 7,472 votes, Jessica Garofalo (D) with 6,544 votes, Doris Flaherty (D) with 6,216 votes, Michael Caruso (D) with 6,204 votes, Carol Schneider (D) with 6,158 votes, Connor O'Brien (D) with 6,089 votes, Camron Iannaflo (D) with 6,041 votes, Fran Brennan (D) with 5,675 votes, Frank Kern (D) with 5,326 votes, Lori Demaine (D) with 5,249 votes, Gerald Capron (D) with 4,423 votes, Henri Azibert (D) with 4,254 votes, and Neelima Gogumalla (D) with 4,160 votes.[13]
Griffin raised $850 for her campaign in 2008. Other candidates in the Rockingham 4 race (with data available) raised the following amounts: McMahon ($1,550), Priestley ($50), DiFruscia ($250), Pearson ($250), Kolodziej ($400), Bates ($2,450), Webber ($875), Garcia ($610), and Iannaflo ($525).[14]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 4 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| David Bettencourt (R)
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10,390 | |||
| Mary Griffin (R)
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10,171 | |||
| Charles McMahon (R)
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9,297 | |||
| Anne Priestley (R)
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9,197 | |||
| Ronald Belanger (R)
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9,155 | |||
| Anthony DiFruscia (R)
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9,098 | |||
| Russell Ingram (R)
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8,367 | |||
| Robert Elliott (R)
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8,324 | |||
| Mark Pearson (R)
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8,293 | |||
| Margaret Crisler (R)
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7,886 | |||
| Walter Kolodziej (R)
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7,744 | |||
| David Bates (R)
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7,674 | |||
| Carolyn Webber (D)
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7,624 | |||
| Marilinda Garcia (R) | 7,472 | |||
| Jessica Garofalo (D) | 6,544 | |||
| Doris Flaherty (D) | 6,216 | |||
| Michael Caruso (D) | 6,204 | |||
| Carol Schneider (D) | 6,158 | |||
| Connor O'Brien (D) | 6,089 | |||
| Camron Iannaflo (D) | 6,041 | |||
| Fran Brennan (D) | 5,675 | |||
| Frank Kern (D) | 5,326 | |||
| Lori Demaine (D) | 5,249 | |||
| Gerald Capron (D) | 4,423 | |||
| Henri Azibert (D) | 4,254 | |||
| Neelima Gogumalla (D) | 4,160 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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Footnotes
- ↑ Mary Elizabeth Griffin of Windham, New Hampshire, "Mary Elizabeth Griffin," accessed July 8, 2022
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Griffin," 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 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, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State General Election - November 4, 2008," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Rockingham District 4 New Hampshire House of Representatives Candidate Funds, 2008
