Robert Haefner
Robert H. Haefner (b. August 26, 1941) is a former Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 37 from 2006 to 2016. He was defeated in the primary election held on September 13, 2016.
Haefner is a former member of the Hudson Budget Committee.
Biography
Haefner attended West Virginia College; he earned his A.S. and B.S./B.A. from Hawthorne College and his M.S.M. in management from Lesley University. His professional experience includes working as an operations manager; business manager; project manager; materials manager and foreman. Haefner served as a corporal in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Haefner served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Environment and Agriculture, Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Haefner served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Environment and Agriculture |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Haefner served on this committee:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Environment and Agriculture, Chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
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 Eric Estevez (R) and incumbent Charlene Takesian (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 37 general election.[2][3]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 37 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Caleb Q. Dyer |
5.34% | 7,736 | |
| Republican | Steve Hellwig |
5.49% | 7,953 | |
| Republican | Shawn Jasper Incumbent |
6.49% | 9,405 | |
| Republican | Lynne Ober Incumbent |
7.03% | 10,192 | |
| Republican | Russell Ober Incumbent |
6.39% | 9,262 | |
| Republican | Andrew Prout |
5.33% | 7,723 | |
| Republican | Andrew Renzullo |
5.47% | 7,923 | |
| Republican | Kimberly Rice Incumbent |
6.58% | 9,540 | |
| Republican | Eric Schleien Incumbent |
4.96% | 7,187 | |
| Republican | Gregory Smith Incumbent |
5.73% | 8,302 | |
| Republican | Jordan Ulery Incumbent |
5.51% | 7,981 | |
| Democratic | Barbara A. Blue | 4.12% | 5,974 | |
| Democratic | Ralph Fairbanks | 3.60% | 5,217 | |
| Democratic | George Hallisey | 3.72% | 5,391 | |
| Democratic | Grace Kennedy | 4.68% | 6,780 | |
| Democratic | Harold Lynde | 4.29% | 6,220 | |
| Democratic | Kate Messner | 4.38% | 6,342 | |
| Democratic | Paul Moriarty | 4.07% | 5,892 | |
| Democratic | Stuart Schneiderman | 3.35% | 4,847 | |
| Democratic | J. Alejandro Urrutia | 3.47% | 5,033 | |
| Total Votes | 144,900 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 37 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 37 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Barbara A. Blue | |
| Democratic | Ralph Fairbanks | |
| Democratic | George Hallisey | |
| Democratic | Grace Kennedy | |
| Democratic | Harold Lynde | |
| Democratic | Kate Messner | |
| Democratic | Paul Moriarty | |
| Democratic | Stuart Schneiderman | |
| Democratic | J. Alejandro Urrutia | |
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 37 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 37 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Caleb Q. Dyer |
5.41% | 1,025 | |
| Republican | Steve Hellwig |
5.49% | 1,039 | |
| Republican | Shawn Jasper Incumbent |
5.75% | 1,089 | |
| Republican | Lynne Ober Incumbent |
8.66% | 1,639 | |
| Republican | Russell Ober Incumbent |
8.23% | 1,559 | |
| Republican | Andrew Prout |
6.24% | 1,182 | |
| Republican | Andrew Renzullo |
6.85% | 1,296 | |
| Republican | Kimberly Rice Incumbent |
7.96% | 1,508 | |
| Republican | Eric Schleien Incumbent |
5.53% | 1,047 | |
| Republican | Gregory Smith Incumbent |
6.12% | 1,159 | |
| Republican | Jordan Ulery Incumbent |
7.70% | 1,457 | |
| Republican | David Cate Jr. | 3.67% | 694 | |
| Republican | Lars Christiansen Incumbent | 4.73% | 895 | |
| Republican | Kevin W. Garnick | 3.15% | 596 | |
| Republican | Robert Haefner Incumbent | 5.09% | 963 | |
| Republican | Ted Luszey | 4.12% | 780 | |
| Republican | Jared Stevens | 5.31% | 1,005 | |
| Total Votes | 18,933 | |||
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. Seven candidates were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while fifteen candidates faced off in the Republican primary.[6] The general election was contested by seven Democrats and 11 Republicans. The Democrats were Harold Lynde, Grace Kennedy, Jeremy Muller, Alejandro Urrutia, Donna Marie Marceau, Kevin Riley, and Jean S. Serino. The Republicans participants were Eric P. Estevez, Kimberly Rice, Eric Schleien, Gregory Smith and incumbents Lars Christiansen, Robert Haefner, Shawn Jasper, Russell Ober, Lynne Ober, Charlene Takesian, and Jordan Ulery. All 11 Republicans were victorious over the Democrats in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynne Ober Incumbent |
7.4% | 7,083 | |
| Republican | Kimberly Rice |
7% | 6,665 | |
| Republican | Russell Ober Incumbent |
6.6% | 6,363 | |
| Republican | Gregory Smith |
6.6% | 6,324 | |
| Republican | Charlene Takesian Incumbent |
6.5% | 6,247 | |
| Republican | Lars Christiansen Incumbent |
6.5% | 6,220 | |
| Republican | Shawn Jasper Incumbent |
6.5% | 6,219 | |
| Republican | Robert Haefner Incumbent |
6.2% | 5,983 | |
| Republican | Eric P. Estevez |
6.1% | 5,881 | |
| Republican | Jordan Ulery Incumbent |
6.1% | 5,804 | |
| Republican | Eric Schleien |
5.8% | 5,557 | |
| Democratic | Harold Lynde | 4.6% | 4,421 | |
| Democratic | Grace Kennedy | 4.4% | 4,262 | |
| Democratic | Donna Marie Marceau | 4.3% | 4,165 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Riley | 4.2% | 4,070 | |
| Democratic | Jean S. Serino | 3.8% | 3,680 | |
| Democratic | Jeremy Muller | 3.7% | 3,514 | |
| Democratic | Alejandro Urrutia | 3.5% | 3,312 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 122 | |
| Total Votes | 95,892 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Lynne Ober Incumbent |
8.7% | 1,484 |
| Lars Christiansen Incumbent |
8.1% | 1,389 |
| Russell Ober Incumbent |
8% | 1,374 |
| Robert Haefner Incumbent |
7.8% | 1,328 |
| Jordan Ulery Incumbent |
7.6% | 1,305 |
| Shawn Jasper Incumbent |
7.3% | 1,255 |
| Kimberly Rice Incumbent |
7.1% | 1,213 |
| Gregory Smith |
6.9% | 1,173 |
| Eric Schleien |
6.4% | 1,088 |
| Eric Estevez |
6.1% | 1,042 |
| Charlene Takesian Incumbent |
5.9% | 1,012 |
| Jared Stevens | 5.7% | 971 |
| Randy Brownrigg | 5.4% | 926 |
| Christopher Hussey | 5.2% | 884 |
| Nicholas Febonio | 3.9% | 668 |
| Total Votes | 17,112 | |
2012
Haefner won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 37. Haefner advanced past the September 11 primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynne Ober Incumbent |
6.3% | 8,891 | |
| Republican | Lars Christiansen Incumbent |
5.5% | 7,720 | |
| Republican | Russell Ober Incumbent |
5.5% | 7,686 | |
| Republican | Shawn Jasper Incumbent |
5.4% | 7,595 | |
| Republican | Bob Haefner Incumbent |
5.3% | 7,455 | |
| Republican | Charlene Takesian |
5.2% | 7,287 | |
| Republican | Jordan Ulery Incumbent |
5% | 7,068 | |
| Republican | Patrick Culbert |
4.9% | 6,923 | |
| Republican | Andy Renzullo Incumbent |
5% | 6,981 | |
| Democratic | MaryAnn Knowles |
4.9% | 6,836 | |
| Republican | Richard LeVasseur |
4.8% | 6,777 | |
| Democratic | Kevin McGuire | 4.8% | 6,772 | |
| Democratic | John Knowles | 4.6% | 6,490 | |
| Democratic | Harold Lynde | 4.1% | 5,806 | |
| Democratic | Vivian McGuire | 4% | 5,581 | |
| Democratic | Jim Caron | 3.9% | 5,522 | |
| Democratic | Ann Clark-Balcom | 3.8% | 5,404 | |
| Democratic | James Battis | 3.6% | 5,126 | |
| Democratic | Jeremy Muller | 3.5% | 4,876 | |
| Democratic | Ralph Fairbanks | 3.4% | 4,739 | |
| Democratic | Stuart Schneiderman | 3.3% | 4,602 | |
| Democratic | Alejandro Urrutia | 3.3% | 4,593 | |
| Total Votes | 140,730 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Lynne Ober Incumbent |
9.3% | 1,360 |
| Bob Haefner Incumbent |
8.9% | 1,293 |
| Russell Ober III Incumbent |
8.5% | 1,242 |
| Shawn Jasper Incumbent |
8.2% | 1,189 |
| Lars Christiansen Incumbent |
8% | 1,165 |
| Jordan Ulery Incumbent |
7.7% | 1,125 |
| Andy Renzullo Incumbent |
7.3% | 1,070 |
| Richard LeVasseur |
7% | 1,019 |
| Patrick Culbert |
6.7% | 974 |
| Charlene Takesian |
6.1% | 891 |
| Kevin McGuire |
6% | 872 |
| Eric Rolfs | 5.9% | 860 |
| Jonathan Maltz Incumbent | 5.5% | 800 |
| Randy Brownrigg Incumbent | 4.8% | 698 |
| Total Votes | 14,558 | |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Haefner was re-elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[10][11]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 26 general election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Shaun Doherty (R)
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8,242 | |||
| Lynne Ober (R)
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8,241 | |||
| Russell Ober (R)
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7,444 | |||
| Laura Gandia (R)
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7,270 | |||
| Shawn Jasper (R)
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7,284 | |||
| Robert Haefner (R)
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7,163 | |||
| Lars Christiansen (R)
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7,138 | |||
| George Lambert (R)
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6,957 | |||
| Andrew Renzullo (R)
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6,918 | |||
| Jordan Ulery (R)
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6,888 | |||
| Ralph Boehm (R)
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6,803 | |||
| Randy Brownrigg (R)
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6,201 | |||
| Jonathan Maltz (R)
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6,106 | |||
| Mary Ann Knowles (D) | 4,139 | |||
| John Knowles (D) | 4,021 | |||
| Valerie Hardy (D) | 3,464 | |||
| Kevin Riley (D) | 3,295 | |||
| Hal Lynde (D) | 3,321 | |||
| Sandy Amlaw (D) | 3,188 | |||
| Vivian McGuire (D) | 3,132 | |||
| Richard Ingram (D) | 3,129 | |||
| James Caron (D) | 3,103 | |||
| SallyAnne Jeglinski (D) | 3,078 | |||
| Ann Clark-Balcom (D) | 2,989 | |||
| Alejandro Urrutia (D) | 2,660 | |||
| Stuart Schneiderman (D) | 2,658 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Robert Haefner won one of the 13 available seats in the Hillsborough 27 District of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, receiving 7,839 votes.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough District 27 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lynne Ober (R)
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10,366 | |||
| Shaun Doherty (R)
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10,084 | |||
| Russell Ober (R)
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9,580 | |||
| Shawn Jasper (R)
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8,531 | |||
| Mary Ann Knowles (D)
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8,401 | |||
| Lars Christiansen (R)
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8,212 | |||
| Robert Haefner (R)
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7,839 | |||
| Jordan Ulery (R)
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7,792 | |||
| Andrew Renzullo (R)
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7,711 | |||
| John Knowles (D)
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7,686 | |||
| Laura Gandia (R)
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7,679 | |||
| Ralph Boehm (R)
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7,399 | |||
| Valerie Hardy (D)
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7,183 | |||
| Hanegan (R) | 7,161 | |||
| Hellwig (R) | 7,090 | |||
| Trent (R) | 6,936 | |||
| Riley (D) | 6,689 | |||
| Lynde (D) | 6,566 | |||
| Vivian McGuire (D) | 6,383 | |||
| Jeglinski (D) | 5,997 | |||
| Ingram (D) | 5,485 | |||
| Comeau (D) | 5,450 | |||
| Cesana (D) | 5,439 | |||
| Urrutia (D) | 5,377 | |||
| Schneiderman (D) | 5,188 | |||
| Boire (D) | 5,010 | |||
| Kahn (lib) | 1,826 | |||
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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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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Robert Haefner endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[12]
Personal
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He and his wife, Lynn, have three children.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- House Committees
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire state legislative districts
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
- Bob Haefner on LinkedIn
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Haefner," 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ mittromneycentral.com, "New Hampshire: 15 More State Reps Supporting Romney," January 2, 2012
