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Michael Brewster
Michael Brewster (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Merrimack 21. Brewster assumed office on December 3, 2014. Brewster left office on December 4, 2018.
Brewster (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Merrimack 21. Brewster lost in the Republican primary on September 11, 2018.
Brewster was first elected to the chamber in 2014.
Brewster died on December 2, 2019.[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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| • Executive Departments and Administration |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Brewster served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Environment and Agriculture |
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 Merrimack 21 (2 seats)
James Allard and incumbent John Klose defeated Miriam Cahill-Yeaton and Mary Frambach in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Allard (R)  | 29.5 | 1,775 | |
| ✔ | John Klose (R) | 27.2 | 1,638 | |
 | Miriam Cahill-Yeaton (D) | 23.4 | 1,405 | |
| Mary Frambach (D) | 19.8 | 1,190 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 6,012 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 21 (2 seats)
Miriam Cahill-Yeaton and Mary Frambach advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 21 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Miriam Cahill-Yeaton | 53.7 | 395 |
| ✔ | Mary Frambach | 46.3 | 340 | |
| Total votes: 735 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 21 (2 seats)
James Allard and incumbent John Klose defeated incumbent Michael Brewster in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 21 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Allard | 40.3 | 433 | |
| ✔ | John Klose | 33.1 | 355 | |
| Michael Brewster | 26.6 | 286 | ||
| Total votes: 1,074 | |||
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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 Dan McGuire (R) did not seek re-election.
Incumbent Michael Brewster and John Klose defeated Denis R. Beaudoin, Sr. and Mary Frambach in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 21 general election.[2][3]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 21 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Brewster Incumbent |
30.05% | 2,178 | |
| Republican | John Klose |
29.72% | 2,154 | |
| Democratic | Denis R. Beaudoin, Sr. | 18.47% | 1,339 | |
| Democratic | Mary Frambach | 21.76% | 1,577 | |
| Total Votes | 7,248 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Denis R. Beaudoin, Sr. and Mary Frambach were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 21 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 21 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Denis R. Beaudoin, Sr. | |
| Democratic | Mary Frambach | |
Incumbent Michael Brewster and John Klose defeated David Palfrey in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 21 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 21 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Brewster Incumbent |
35.11% | 342 | |
| Republican | John Klose |
36.04% | 351 | |
| Republican | David Palfrey | 28.85% | 281 | |
| Total Votes | 974 | |||
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 Mary Frambach and Denis R. Beaudoin, Sr. were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Dan McGuire and Michael Brewster defeated David Palfrey in the Republican primary. Frambach, Beaudoin, McGuire and Brewster faced off in the general election.[6] Brewster and incumbent McGuire defeated Beaudoin and incumbent Frambach in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan McGuire Incumbent |
30.3% | 1,558 | |
| Republican | Michael Brewster |
24.9% | 1,278 | |
| Democratic | Mary Frambach Incumbent | 22.4% | 1,150 | |
| Democratic | Denis R. Beaudoin, Sr. | 22.3% | 1,145 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.2% | 8 | |
| Total Votes | 5,139 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Dan McGuire Incumbent |
55.1% | 586 |
| Michael Brewster |
25.4% | 270 |
| David Palfrey | 19.5% | 208 |
| Total Votes | 1,064 | |
2010
Brewster failed to advance past the November 2, 2010, general election.
Brewster advanced past the September 14 primary election. He faced incumbent Carol McGuire (R), Mary Frambach (D), Dan McGuire (R), Jon Richardson (R), and Tony Soltani (R) in the November 2 general election.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 8 general election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Carol McGuire (R)
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2,561 | |||
| Jon Richardson (R)
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2,485 | |||
| Tony Soltani (R)
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2,427 | |||
| Dan McGuire (R)
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2,315 | |||
| Mary Frambach (D) | 1,500 | |||
| Michael Brewster (D) | 1,378 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
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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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
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- House Committees
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- New Hampshire General Court
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Reader update," December 3, 2019
- ↑ 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, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
