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Pamela Tucker
Pamela Z. Tucker (b. December 18, 1963) is a former Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 23 from 2008 to 2016.
Tucker did not seek re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2016.
Tucker was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of New Hampshire. She dropped out of the race in early May 2016.[1][2]
Tucker expressed interest in running for the U.S. House of Representatives first congressional district in 2014, saying she had been encouraged to run and would have considered it if former U.S. Representative Frank Guinta (R) decided to pass on the race.[3] Guinta, however, decided to run and Tucker did not file with the New Hampshire Secretary of State to run in the Republican primary.[4]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Tucker served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Legislative Administration |
| • Commerce and Consumer Affairs |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Tucker served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Rules |
| • Commerce and Consumer Affairs |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Tucker served on the following committee:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Rules, Vice Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Tucker served on the following committee:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2009 |
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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
2016
New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Carol Shea-Porter (D) defeated incumbent Frank Guinta (R), Robert Lombardo (L), and businessman Shawn O'Connor (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Guinta defeated Republican challengers Jamieson Gradert, Rich Ashooh, Michael Callis, and Robert Risley in the Republican primary on September 13, 2016. This election marked the fourth contest between Guinta and Shea-Porter, who alternately won against one another in elections; Guinta defeated Shea-Porter in 2010 and 2014 and Shea-Porter defeated Guinta in 2012. Guinta was a member of the NRCC's Patriot Program, which was designed to assist vulnerable Republican incumbents seeking re-election.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Carol Shea-Porter |
44.3% | 162,080 | |
| Republican | Frank Guinta Incumbent | 43% | 157,176 | |
| Independent | Shawn O'Connor | 9.5% | 34,735 | |
| Independent | Brendan Kelly | 1.7% | 6,074 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Lombardo | 1.5% | 5,507 | |
| Total Votes | 365,572 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Frank Guinta Incumbent |
46.6% | 26,400 | ||
| Rich Ashooh | 45.3% | 25,678 | ||
| Michael Callis | 4% | 2,243 | ||
| Robert Risley | 2.4% | 1,347 | ||
| Jamieson Gradert | 1.8% | 1,031 | ||
| Total Votes | 56,699 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State |
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Tucker suspended her congressional bid in May 2016.[2]
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 Pamela Tucker was unopposed in the Republican primary. Tucker faced write-in candidate Buddy Whitmyer (D) in the general election.[17] Incumbent Tucker defeated Whitmyer in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Pamela Tucker |
63.4% | 1,432 | |
| Democratic | Buddy Whitmyer | 36.4% | 823 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.2% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 2,260 | |||
2012
Tucker won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 23. Tucker was unopposed in the September 11 primary election and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[19][20]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Pamela Tucker Incumbent |
100% | 1,814 | |
| Total Votes | 1,814 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Tucker won re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 17 general election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Pamela Tucker (R)
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1,157 | |||
| Richard Peyser (D) | 422 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Tucker ran for the Rockingham 17 District of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, winning the only seat with 1,170 votes.[21]
Tucker raised $1,509 for her campaign.[22]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 17 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Pamela Tucker (R)
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1,170 | |||
| Marsh (D) | 1,019 | |||
| Others | 2 | |||
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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2014
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In 2014, the 163rd New Hampshire General Court, second year, was in session from January 8 through June 13.
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2013
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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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2012
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In 2012, the 162nd New Hampshire General Court, second year, was in session from January 4 through June 27.
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2011
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In 2011, the 162nd New Hampshire General Court, first year, was in session from January 5 through July 1.
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Personal
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Tucker and her husband, John, have three children.[23]
Recent news
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See also
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- House Committees
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire state legislative districts
- United States House of Representatives
- New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
- New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District
External links
- Profile from the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire Public Radio, "Republican Pam Tucker Enters 1st District Congressional Race," February 18, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Hampshire Union Leader, "Rep. Pam Tucker suspends 1st CD campaign," May 2, 2016
- ↑ WMUR, "State Rep. Pam Tucker is considering a run for Congress against Shea-Porter," September 4, 2013
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Exclusive: NRCC Announces 12 Members in Patriot Program," February 13, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Frank Guinta scandal splits New Hampshire Republicans," May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "O'Connor names campaign team," March 24, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, Former U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter to run in 1st District election," September 19, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Frank Guinta scandal splits New Hampshire Republicans," May 22, 2015
- ↑ Jamieson for Congress, "Home," accessed August 12, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "John Distaso," accessed October 21, 2015
- ↑ WMUR9 ABC, "Innis: Guinta violations ‘major factor’ in bid for Congress," October 29, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Public Radio, "Republican Pam Tucker Enters 1st District Congressional Race," February 18, 2016
- ↑ WMUR 9, "1st CD candidate Shawn O’Connor changes affiliation, will run as independent," June 9, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "New Hampshire House Primary Results," September 13, 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, "State General Election - November 4, 2008," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Tucker's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Tucker," accessed July 29, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 23 2012–2016 |
Succeeded by Dennis Malloy (D) |
