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Robert Cushing
Robert Cushing (Democratic Party) (also known as Renny) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 21. He assumed office on December 5, 2012. He left office on March 7, 2022.
Cushing (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 21. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
The New Hampshire House Democratic Caucus elected Cushing state House minority leader on November 19, 2020.[1]
Cushing died on March 7, 2022 from cancer.[2]
Cushing served in the House previously, representing Rockingham 22 from 1996 to 1998 and Rockingham 15 from 2008 to 2010. He has also served as a delegate to the constitutional convention, justice of the peace, and moderator for the Winnacunnet School District.
Biography
Cushing went to Winnacunnet High School. His professional experience included research, serving as executive director of Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights, and nonprofit organization management.[3]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Cushing was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Cushing 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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| • Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cushing served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Cushing served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Vice Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Cushing served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Edgar (D) | 13.0 | 5,106 |
| ✔ |  | Tracy Emerick (R) | 13.0 | 5,086 |
| ✔ |  | Tom Loughman (D) | 13.0 | 5,085 |
| ✔ |  | Robert Cushing (D) | 12.9 | 5,072 |
 | Katherine Harake (D) | 12.6 | 4,948 | |
| Ken Sheffert (R) | 11.8 | 4,649 | ||
| David Hagen (R) | 11.8 | 4,643 | ||
| Sharleene Hurst (R) | 11.8 | 4,625 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 39,244 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 (4 seats)
Katherine Harake, incumbent Robert Cushing, incumbent Michael Edgar, and incumbent Tom Loughman advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katherine Harake | 25.7 | 1,597 |
| ✔ | | Robert Cushing | 25.0 | 1,552 |
| ✔ | | Michael Edgar | 24.9 | 1,543 |
| ✔ | | Tom Loughman | 24.3 | 1,509 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 6,206 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 (4 seats)
Tracy Emerick, Ken Sheffert, David Hagen, and Sharleene Hurst advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tracy Emerick | 27.2 | 1,264 |
| ✔ | Ken Sheffert | 24.8 | 1,153 | |
| ✔ | David Hagen | 24.8 | 1,151 | |
| ✔ | Sharleene Hurst | 23.2 | 1,076 | |
| Total votes: 4,644 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Edgar (D) | 13.7 | 4,028 |
| ✔ | | Robert Cushing (D) | 13.7 | 4,027 |
| ✔ | | Tom Loughman (D) | 13.6 | 3,999 |
| ✔ | Patricia Bushway (D) | 13.3 | 3,907 | |
| Philip Bean (R) | 12.0 | 3,541 | ||
| Michelle Zaino (R) | 11.9 | 3,493 | ||
| Tracy Emerick (R) | 11.2 | 3,306 | |
| Sharleene Hurst (R) | 10.5 | 3,089 | ||
| Total votes: 29,390 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 (4 seats)
Patricia Bushway, incumbent Robert Cushing, incumbent Michael Edgar, and Tom Loughman advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Bushway | 25.8 | 1,179 | |
| ✔ | | Robert Cushing | 25.6 | 1,172 |
| ✔ | | Michael Edgar | 24.6 | 1,123 |
| ✔ | | Tom Loughman | 24.0 | 1,100 |
| Total votes: 4,574 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 (4 seats)
Michelle Zaino, incumbent Tracy Emerick, incumbent Philip Bean, and Sharleene Hurst defeated Mark Weatherby in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Zaino | 23.6 | 819 | |
| ✔ | | Tracy Emerick | 21.4 | 743 |
| ✔ | Philip Bean | 19.6 | 682 | |
| ✔ | Sharleene Hurst | 17.9 | 622 | |
| Mark Weatherby | 17.5 | 609 | ||
| Total votes: 3,475 | |||
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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 Frederick Rice (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 21 general election.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 21 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Robert Cushing Incumbent |
13.25% | 4,256 | |
| Democratic | Mike Edgar Incumbent |
13.03% | 4,186 | |
| Republican | Philip W. Bean |
13.78% | 4,427 | |
| Republican | Tracy Emerick Incumbent |
12.98% | 4,170 | |
| Democratic | Graham Bunce | 11.55% | 3,709 | |
| Democratic | Dick Desrosiers | 11.94% | 3,837 | |
| Republican | Sharleene Page Hurst | 11.72% | 3,766 | |
| Republican | Ken Sheffert | 11.75% | 3,773 | |
| Total Votes | 32,124 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Graham Bunce, incumbent Robert Cushing, Dick Desrosiers, and incumbent Mike Edgar were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 21 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 21 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Graham Bunce | |
| Democratic | Robert Cushing Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Dick Desrosiers | |
| Democratic | Mike Edgar Incumbent | |
Philip W. Bean, incumbent Tracy Emerick, Sharleene Page Hurst, and Ken Sheffert were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 21 Republican primary.[6][7]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 21 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Philip W. Bean | |
| Republican | Tracy Emerick Incumbent | |
| Republican | Sharleene Page Hurst | |
| Republican | Ken Sheffert | |
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. Four candidates were unopposed in the Democratic primary, and four candidates were unopposed in the Republican primary.[8] The general election was contested by four Democrats and four Republicans. The Democrats were Robert Cushing, Frank D. DeLuca, Michael Edgar, and George D. Harvey. The Republicans participants were Tracy Emerick, Frederick Rice, Ken Sheffert, and David Wood. The initial vote count following the general election triggered a mandatory re-count that took place on Thursday, November 13, 2014.[9] Cushing, Emerick, Rice, and Wood defeated DeLuca, Edgar, Harvey and Sheffert in the general election.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frederick Rice Incumbent |
15.2% | 3,676 | |
| Republican | Tracy Emerick Incumbent |
14.6% | 3,513 | |
| Republican | David Wood |
13% | 3,125 | |
| Democratic | Robert Cushing Incumbent |
12.6% | 3,029 | |
| Republican | Ken Sheffert | 12.5% | 3,025 | |
| Democratic | Frank D. DeLuca | 11.5% | 2,776 | |
| Democratic | Michael Edgar | 10.9% | 2,635 | |
| Democratic | George D. Harvey | 9.7% | 2,347 | |
| Total Votes | 24,126 | |||
2012
Cushing won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 21. Cushing advanced past the September 11 primary and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Chris Muns |
14.1% | 4,396 | |
| Republican | Frederick Rice Incumbent |
13.4% | 4,194 | |
| Democratic | Robert Cushing, Jr. |
13.3% | 4,156 | |
| Republican | Tracy Emerick |
12.8% | 3,990 | |
| Democratic | Dick Desrosiers | 12.4% | 3,865 | |
| Democratic | Mike Edgar | 12.1% | 3,767 | |
| Republican | Joseph Korowski | 11% | 3,415 | |
| Republican | Kenneth Sheffert Incumbent | 10.9% | 3,403 | |
| Total Votes | 31,186 | |||
2010
Cushing failed to advance past the November 2, 2010, general election.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 15 general election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Christopher Nevins (R)
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3,498 | |||
| Frederick Rice (R)
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3,327 | |||
| Kevin Sullivan (R)
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3,211 | |||
| Jim Waddell (R)
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3,091 | |||
| Kenneth Sheffert (R)
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2,665 | |||
| Robert Cushing (D) | 2,579 | |||
| Chris Muns (D) | 2,502 | |||
| Dick Desrosiers (D) | 2,311 | |||
| Larry Stuker (D) | 2,161 | |||
| Bill Ford (D) | 2,160 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Cushing ran for the Rockingham 15 District of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, winning the fifth of five seats with 3,995 votes.[13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 15 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Robert Cushing (D)
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3,995 | |||
| Nancy Stiles (R)
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4,918 | |||
| Christopher Nevins (R)
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4,439 | |||
| Susan Kepner (D)
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4,401 | |||
| Russell Bridle (R)
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4,242 | |||
| Dennis Kepner (D) | 3,731 | |||
| Gallagher (D) | 3,605 | |||
| Pierce (D) | 3,555 | |||
| Murphy (R) | 3,375 | |||
| Shefert (R) | 3,090 | |||
| Others | 19 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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2022
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2018
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2017
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Personal
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Cushing was married to his wife, Kristie.[3]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ InDepthNH.org, "Dems Pick Renny Cushing as House Minority Leader," November 21, 2020
- ↑ WMUR 9, "New Hampshire House Democratic Leader Cushing dies of cancer," accessed March 10, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Cushing," 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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
- ↑ 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
