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Michael Moffett
2022 - Present
2026
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Michael Moffett (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Merrimack 4. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.
Moffett (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Merrimack 4. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Michael Moffett graduated from Groveton High School in 1973.[1] Moffett served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. He earned a graduate degree in education.[2] Moffett's career experience includes working as a professor at New Hampshire Technical Institute, an author, and a columnist.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Moffett was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Moffett 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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• Education |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Moffett and incumbent Jose Cambrils defeated Ruth Heath and Edward Friedrich in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Moffett (R) | 28.8 | 2,798 |
✔ | ![]() | Jose Cambrils (R) ![]() | 26.0 | 2,523 |
![]() | Ruth Heath (D) ![]() | 23.8 | 2,311 | |
Edward Friedrich (D) | 21.5 | 2,086 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 |
Total votes: 9,719 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 (2 seats)
Ruth Heath and Edward Friedrich advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ruth Heath ![]() | 56.7 | 898 |
✔ | Edward Friedrich | 43.2 | 685 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 |
Total votes: 1,585 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Moffett and incumbent Jose Cambrils defeated Carolyn Virtue in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Moffett | 43.4 | 910 |
✔ | ![]() | Jose Cambrils ![]() | 37.4 | 785 |
Carolyn Virtue | 18.4 | 386 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 16 |
Total votes: 2,097 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Moffett signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Moffett and incumbent Jose Cambrils defeated Ruth Heath and Ellen Scarponi in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Moffett (R) | 28.6 | 2,321 |
✔ | ![]() | Jose Cambrils (R) | 24.3 | 1,972 |
![]() | Ruth Heath (D) | 23.7 | 1,924 | |
Ellen Scarponi (D) | 23.3 | 1,891 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 |
Total votes: 8,109 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 (2 seats)
Ellen Scarponi and Ruth Heath advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Ellen Scarponi | 51.0 | 640 | |
✔ | ![]() | Ruth Heath | 48.6 | 610 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 5 |
Total votes: 1,255 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Moffett and incumbent Jose Cambrils defeated Sumner Dole in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Moffett | 49.3 | 904 |
✔ | ![]() | Jose Cambrils | 36.1 | 661 |
Sumner Dole | 14.0 | 257 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 11 |
Total votes: 1,833 | ||||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 (2 seats)
Michael Moffett and Jose Cambrils defeated Leslie Bergevin and Lois Friedrich in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Moffett (R) | 30.8 | 2,982 |
✔ | ![]() | Jose Cambrils (R) | 26.0 | 2,518 |
Leslie Bergevin (D) | 22.6 | 2,181 | ||
Lois Friedrich (D) | 20.6 | 1,989 |
Total votes: 9,670 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 (2 seats)
Leslie Bergevin and Lois Friedrich defeated Jim O'Neill in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Leslie Bergevin | 41.7 | 640 | |
✔ | Lois Friedrich | 41.3 | 634 | |
Jim O'Neill | 16.5 | 254 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 7 |
Total votes: 1,535 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 (2 seats)
Michael Moffett and Jose Cambrils advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Moffett | 64.6 | 973 |
✔ | ![]() | Jose Cambrils | 34.5 | 520 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 13 |
Total votes: 1,506 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Howard Moffett and George Saunderson defeated incumbent Michael Moffett and Jose Cambrils in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Howard Moffett (D) | 27.4 | 1,991 | |
✔ | ![]() | George Saunderson (D) | 25.8 | 1,874 |
![]() | Michael Moffett (R) ![]() | 25.1 | 1,819 | |
![]() | Jose Cambrils (R) | 21.7 | 1,573 |
Total votes: 7,257 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Howard Moffett and George Saunderson advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Howard Moffett | 53.5 | 747 | |
✔ | ![]() | George Saunderson | 46.5 | 648 |
Total votes: 1,395 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Moffett and Jose Cambrils advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Moffett ![]() | 59.7 | 608 |
✔ | ![]() | Jose Cambrils | 40.3 | 410 |
Total votes: 1,018 | ||||
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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 Howard Moffett and Michael Moffett defeated incumbent George Saunderson in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 9 general election.[3][4]
New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 9 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
32.50% | 2,130 | |
Republican | ![]() |
36.95% | 2,422 | |
Democratic | George Saunderson Incumbent | 30.55% | 2,002 | |
Total Votes | 6,554 | |||
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State |
Incumbent Howard Moffett and incumbent George Saunderson were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 9 Democratic primary.[5][6]
New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 9 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Democratic | ![]() | |
Democratic | ![]() |
Michael Moffett ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 9 Republican primary.[5][6]
New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 9 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Republican | ![]() |
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 Howard Moffett and George Saunderson were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Kenneth Kreis and Michael Moffett defeated Zulfiga Shaikh in the Republican primary. H. Moffett, Saunderson, M. Moffett and Kreis faced off in the general election. While Howard Moffett won re-election, Saunderson led Michael Moffett for the second seat by one vote, setting up a mandatory recount on Friday, November 14, 2014.[7][8] Following the recount, Saunderson was declared the winner.[9]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
27.7% | 1,670 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
24.6% | 1,484 | |
Republican | Michael Moffett | 24.5% | 1,478 | |
Republican | Kenneth Kreis | 23.2% | 1,402 | |
Total Votes | 6,034 |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Michael Moffett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Michael Moffett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Michael Moffett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Michael Moffett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Moffett's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Gifted Students Bill, Civics Education Bill, Film Production Bill
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Education and veterans affairs, as those are the two areas to which I've devoted my professional life.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Ronald Reagan is an inspiration because he was a good communicator, principled, and positive.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Accountability, Integrity, Service
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
Accountability, Integrity, Service
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2024
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In 2024, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.
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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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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 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Officeholder New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Facebook, "Michael Moffett," accessed April 15, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NH General Court, "Representative Michael Moffett (R)," accessed April 15, 2021
- ↑ 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, "RECOUNTS - General Election – November 4, 2014," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Representative - 2014 General Election," accessed November 16, 2014