Sam Cataldo
Sam Cataldo (b. July 16, 1937) is a former Republican member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 6 from 2012 to 2016.
Cataldo did not seek re-election to the New Hampshire State Senate in 2016. Instead, he ran to represent District 2 on the New Hampshire Executive Council. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Cataldo also served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006, and from 2010 to 2012.
Biography
Cataldo's professional experience includes working as a computer consultant and instructor.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cataldo served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Executive Departments and Administration |
| • Judiciary, Vice Chair |
| • Commerce |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Cataldo served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Commerce |
| • Judiciary |
| • Executive Departments and Administration, Vice Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cataldo served on this committee:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Science, Technology and Energy, Clerk |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
Executive Council
- Main article: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2016
Cataldo filed to run as a Democratic candidate for District 2 of the New Hampshire Executive Council. He competed in the November 8, 2016, general election with Democrat Andru Volinsky.[1]
Andru Volinsky defeated Sam Cataldo in the New Hampshire executive council, District 2 election.
| New Hampshire Executive Council, District 2, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Andru Volinsky |
52.99% | 69,409 | |
| Republican | Sam Cataldo | 47.01% | 61,588 | |
| Total Votes | 130,997 | |||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
State Senate
Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate 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 Sam Cataldo (R) did not seek re-election.
James Gray defeated Joe Casey in the New Hampshire State Senate District 6 general election.[2][3]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | James Gray |
55.12% | 14,481 | |
| Democratic | Joe Casey | 44.88% | 11,793 | |
| Total Votes | 26,274 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Joe Casey ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 6 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Joe Casey (unopposed) | |
James Gray ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 6 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | James Gray (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate 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. Richard Leonard was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Sam Cataldo was unopposed in the Republican primary. Leonard and Cataldo faced off in the general election.[6] Incumbent Cataldo defeated Leonard in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Sam Cataldo Incumbent |
56.4% | 9,882 | |
| Democratic | Richard Leonard | 43.6% | 7,640 | |
| Total Votes | 17,522 | |||
2012
Cataldo won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire State Senate, District 6. Cataldo defeated Dick Green in the September 11th primary election and defeated Richard Leonard (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sam Cataldo |
51.3% | 12,764 | |
| Democratic | Richard Leonard | 48.7% | 12,127 | |
| Total Votes | 24,891 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Sam Cataldo |
52.3% | 2,358 |
| Dick Green | 47.7% | 2,153 |
| Total Votes | 4,511 | |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Cataldo won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[10][11]
Cataldo advanced past the September 14 primary election. He faced incumbent Larry Brown (D), incumbent Robert Perry (D), incumbent Susan Price (New Hampshire) (D), incumbent Rachel Burke (R), incumbent Carol Vita (R), Richard Stanley (D), Cory Mattocks (D), Alice Surago (D), Janet Kalar (D), Lou Vita (R), Bill O'Connor (R), Joseph Pitre (R), Robbie Parsons (R), William Panek (R), Martin Harty (R), and David Mincin (R) in the November 2 general election.[12][13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 2 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Sam Cataldo (R)
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1,509 | |||
| Lou Vita (R)
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1,483 | |||
| Bill O'Connor (R)
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1,483 | |||
| Carol Vita (R)
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1,345 | |||
| Joseph Pitre (R)
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1,320 | |||
| Robbie Parsons (R)
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1,210 | |||
| William Panek (R)
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1,126 | |||
| Martin Harty (R)
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1,122 | |||
| David Mincin (R)
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1,116 | |||
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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Cataldo and his wife, Cheryl, have three children.
Recent news
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See also
- New Hampshire State Senate
- Senate Committees
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from the New Hampshire State Senate
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandlist - ↑ 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 August 6, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State "2012 General Election Candidates," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed May 16, 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
- ↑ Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
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| Preceded by Fenton Groen (R) |
New Hampshire State Senate District 6 2012-2016 |
Succeeded by James Gray (R) |
