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Sean Rogers
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Sean Rogers (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 5. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Rogers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sean Rogers earned a high school diploma from Havre High School. Rogers' career experience includes working as a doctor.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heather Raymond (D) | 18.2 | 2,964 |
| ✔ |  | Susan Elberger (D) | 18.0 | 2,929 |
| ✔ |  | Dale Swanson (D)  | 17.2 | 2,795 |
 | Sean Rogers (R) | 15.6 | 2,535 | |
| Allison Dyer (R) | 15.4 | 2,510 | ||
| Joseph Capriotti (R) | 15.4 | 2,506 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 16,248 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 (3 seats)
Incumbent Susan Elberger, incumbent Heather Raymond, and Dale Swanson defeated SuzAnne-Marie Rak in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Elberger | 31.7 | 935 |
| ✔ | | Heather Raymond | 31.2 | 918 |
| ✔ | | Dale Swanson | 26.0 | 767 |
| SuzAnne-Marie Rak | 10.8 | 319 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 2,947 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 (3 seats)
Allison Dyer, Sean Rogers, and Joseph Capriotti advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allison Dyer | 33.9 | 733 | |
| ✔ | | Sean Rogers | 32.9 | 710 |
| ✔ | Joseph Capriotti | 32.6 | 704 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 2,160 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sean Rogers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rogers' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am just a normal person who has grown alarmed over the division and the hostility within America, and at the loss of our sacred beliefs, our faith in our families, and in ourselves. We have many challenges, but strife between brothers, between fellow Americans need not be one of them.
I believe there is so much we can do to at the local level that will help ease the animosity, and help not only our beautiful state, but also the state of the nation.
So it is my wish to undergird the virtues and the values that made our state and our country strong, and make New Hampshire the envy of the nation and a paragon of leadership in resolving the disputes and the struggles that lie before us.
There are many things we can do towards this endeavor, but my campaign will focus on educational freedom, freedom of speech, and mitigating the damage done to our country by the reckless policies originating in Washington D.C.- Children are all different, they are all unique. They have different personalities, different talents, different temperaments, and they learn differently from one another. So the idea of a public school as a one-size-fits-all brick and mortar institution is, to me, outdated. I would rather see our public schools transformed into a fund where parents choose where their child's apportionment is spent. If parents are free to choose, they will choose the best. And New Hampshire will have the best schools anywhere in the world, because no one else has a system like it. And not only that, but schools will no longer be a battleground for politicians pushing propaganda, because no parent will choose to pay extra for indoctrination.
- In a country where political views are increasingly being censored, I would like to see New Hampshire transformed into a sanctuary state for freedom of speech and free expression, where our citizens have the right to speak the passions of their hearts without fear of retribution and repercussion. I would make it illegal for tech platforms to censor or silence or shadow ban anyone who hasn't done or said something explicitly illegal. I would also put forth legislation to protect employees from being fired based on their political affiliations. The only way for us to survive and move forward as a country is to have the temperance and the grace to hear and to tolerate the views of one another and with those with whom we disagree.
- As I am sure your pocketbook has noticed, we are poorer now than we were only a few years ago. This is a direct result of the Federal Government spending money that we don't have. If this goes on much longer, the American Dollar will collapse and there will be world wide starvation and war, as the peace and prosperity made possible by American influence becomes no longer possible. But it pains me to say that the U.S. Congress is corrupt, addicted to spending money, and unwilling to change. Therefore I propose that America joins the Convention of States and that we force term limits and spending limits upon Congress. If we do that, we may just yet save this Republic.
I think that when designing policy, a person should have a wide berth of knowledge and bring in as many different perspectives as possible when making their decision. Sorely missing in modern politics is an understanding of history, and how the echoes of similar incidents in the past would serve to guide us, should we choose to listen. And so it is fascinating to me, to consider any given problem from a historical, sociological, biological, economic, pragmatic, and spiritual perspective, amongst others. For our government to do what it must with the least cost, while preserving the stability that forms the basis of our prosperity under the ever changing conditions of the world and the times, will always be a passion of mine.
The New Testament (which is about Jesus and compassion for others, regardless of who they are)
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Adherence to the Truth, as well as adhering to a concrete value system that they can then be held accountable to. Too many politicians are low level sociopaths who just do what is in their clear self interest, or what is most politically expedient for them.
It would also be very helpful if politicians would admit when they were wrong, say they're sorry (even when they aren't forced to) and to admit the limitations of the foresight in their decision making. Everyone makes mistakes and so it is really important, in order to have any faith in that person's future decision making, to know that they are aware of those limitations.
It would also be very helpful if politicians would admit when they were wrong, say they're sorry (even when they aren't forced to) and to admit the limitations of the foresight in their decision making. Everyone makes mistakes and so it is really important, in order to have any faith in that person's future decision making, to know that they are aware of those limitations.
Adherence to the Truth and to a concrete code of ethics.
Oh my God, my son is obsessed with cows (don't ask me why) and constantly asking me to sing Old MacDonald with him. So now that song is my alarm clock, my lullaby, my silent moments' background music, and the constantly intruding Kramer into the apartment of my inner peace. So it doesn't matter where, or when, or under what circumstances; when you see me you'll hear me singing E-I-E-I-O.
I have always found it difficult to put myself out there, to open myself up for criticism or, even worse, to being laughed at and so the decision to actually run for office was difficult for me.
The state legislature should primarily direct policy. With the rise of the bureaucratic state, things have become backwards, with the chief executive often directing policy.
There's so many, not all of which are unique to New Hampshire.
We have an aging crisis, we have the rise of radical and incompatible political perspectives, we have increasing federal encroachment on the state government, we have rising cost of living and rising home prices with stagnant wages (sometimes negative when inflation is taken into account), we have tech giants who seek to censor and silence us and who, by their own admittance, want to replace half the work force with AI and robots. And most of all, we have political and social elites who are too detached from reality to realize what is going on and so they continue to do what is best for themselves.
We have an aging crisis, we have the rise of radical and incompatible political perspectives, we have increasing federal encroachment on the state government, we have rising cost of living and rising home prices with stagnant wages (sometimes negative when inflation is taken into account), we have tech giants who seek to censor and silence us and who, by their own admittance, want to replace half the work force with AI and robots. And most of all, we have political and social elites who are too detached from reality to realize what is going on and so they continue to do what is best for themselves.
It's beneficial for state legislators to come from a wide variety of backgrounds. That will include some with and some without experience.
When NASA first started, it recruited people from a wide variety of backgrounds and just over a decade later had sent many manned missions to the moon and never lost a man in space. In recent decades, NASA employees all come from similar backgrounds, and have not had accomplishments anywhere near as daring and have lost two Space Shuttles with all of their crew.
When NASA first started, it recruited people from a wide variety of backgrounds and just over a decade later had sent many manned missions to the moon and never lost a man in space. In recent decades, NASA employees all come from similar backgrounds, and have not had accomplishments anywhere near as daring and have lost two Space Shuttles with all of their crew.
You'll be more effective from a legislative standpoint if you do, because people that like you more people are likely to support your bills.
On the other hand, they'll expect you to support theirs, whether or not they are a good idea. So pluses and minuses.
On the other hand, they'll expect you to support theirs, whether or not they are a good idea. So pluses and minuses.
I don't want to model myself after anyone in particular, but I take inspiration from Jeannette Rankin and Ron (and Rand) Paul for willing to be so unpopular with their peers in the pursuit of what was right.
Yes. I would like to run for Congress eventually, if possible, because I believe that most of our worries and woes originate in D.C.
I am not good as a storyteller or in relaying stories, but there is a desperation in the tenor of people's voices, as well as a hint of anger and resentment that I have never heard until recently. People feel abused, misunderstood, and powerless to change and, sometimes, even to freely express what they are going through or what they are thinking. Terrible portents for a troubled state in a troubled nation.
Emergency powers are always asked for and sometimes necessary.
It is proper and fitting for the legislature to oversee those powers as the Executive would have too great a conflict of interest if allowed to propose, grant, and wield such power.
It is proper and fitting for the legislature to oversee those powers as the Executive would have too great a conflict of interest if allowed to propose, grant, and wield such power.
I will introduce a bill to ban tech companies from censoring, silencing, shadow banning, de-platforming, de-amplifying, or de-monetizing any New Hampshire resident for anything they have said or posted, unless what they have said or done is explicitly, provably illegal and they are under indictment.
A free state is only as free as its speech.
A free state is only as free as its speech.
They are all important in their own way, but a more apt question would be what committee practices are you in favor of, since there are too many shenanigans going on in a decidedly undemocratic way in order to kill bills.
I'm not sure why this is a question since even liars would say they believe in financial transparency and government accountability, but yes, I believe in those things and think they are important enough to be a bedrock of our political system (not a lie).
Ballot initiatives are overall a good thing, giving citizens a chance to take control and directly broach the subjects that entrenched politicians won't. However, ballot initiatives are not perfect. If we are not careful, they can be hijacked by well funded political organizations who will astroturf (start a fake grass-root movement) an initiative. Ballot initiatives could also be subject to greed, if citizens at large are unrealistic about the limitations of what the government can do, for instance if they were to put forth a ballot initiative calling for the government to award every citizen one million dollars yearly.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 27, 2024
Current members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Representatives
Belknap 1
Tom Ploszaj (R)
Belknap 2
Matt Coker (R)
Belknap 3
Belknap 4
Travis Toner (R)
Carroll 5
Jonathan Smith (R)
Carroll 7
Glenn Cordelli (R)
Cheshire 1
Dylan Germana (D)
Cheshire 11
Denis Murphy (R)
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Dick Thackston (R)
Cheshire 13
Richard Ames (D)
Cheshire 14
John Hunt (R)
Cheshire 16
James Gruber (D)
Cheshire 17
Jennifer Rhodes (R)
Cheshire 2
Dru Fox (D)
Cheshire 3
Philip Jones (D)
Cheshire 4
Jodi Newell (D)
Cheshire 5
Lucy Weber (D)
Cheshire 7
Terri O'Rorke (D)
Cheshire 8
Lucius Parshall (D)
Cheshire 9
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Arnold Davis (R)
Coos 3
Mike Ouellet (R)
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Seth King (R)
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Peter Morency (R)
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Michael Murphy (R)
Coos 7
Lori Korzen (R)
Grafton 10
John Sellers (R)
Grafton 11
Lex Berezhny (R)
Grafton 13
Laurel Stavis (D)
Grafton 14
George Sykes (D)
Grafton 15
Thomas Cormen (D)
Grafton 16
David Fracht (D)
Grafton 17
Susan Almy (D)
Grafton 18
Donald McFarlane (R)
Grafton 2
Jared Sullivan (D)
Grafton 3
Jerry Stringham (D)
Grafton 4
Heather Baldwin (D)
Grafton 6
Linda Franz (R)
Grafton 7
Janet Lucas (D)
Grafton 9
Thomas Oppel (D)
Hillsborough 12
Bill Boyd (R)
Julie Miles (R)
Maureen Mooney (R)
Nancy Murphy (D)
Jeanine Notter (R)
Adam Presa (R)
Rosemarie Rung (D)
Wendy Thomas (D)
Hillsborough 13
Dillon Dumont (R)
Cathy Kenny (R)
Andrew Prout (R)
Jeremy Slottje (R)
Jordan Ulery (R)
Robert Wherry (R)
Hillsborough 2
Loren Foxx (D)
Ted Gorski (R)
Linda Gould (R)
Brian Labrie (R)
Kristin Noble (R)
John Schneller (R)
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Hillsborough 27
Mary Murphy (R)
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Molly Howard (D)
Hillsborough 37
Megan Murray (D)
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Jack Flanagan (R)
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Ricky Devoid (R)
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Matthew Pitaro (R)
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Dan McGuire (R)
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Tracy Bricchi (D)
Merrimack 16
Connie Lane (D)
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Beth Richards (D)
Merrimack 18
Jim MacKay (D)
Merrimack 19
Mary Wallner (D)
Merrimack 2
Gregory Hill (R)
Merrimack 20
Eric Gallager (D)
Merrimack 21
Timothy Soucy (D)
Merrimack 22
James Roesener (D)
Merrimack 23
Merryl Gibbs (D)
Merrimack 24
Matthew Hicks (D)
Merrimack 25
James Thibault (R)
Merrimack 26
Alvin See (R)
Merrimack 28
Jim Snodgrass (D)
Merrimack 29
Kris Schultz (D)
Merrimack 30
Gary Woods (D)
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Tom Schamberg (D)
Rockingham 13
Charles Foote (R)
Erica Layon (R)
David Love (R)
David Milz (R)
Jodi Nelson (R)
Stephen Pearson (R)
John Potucek (R)
Richard Tripp (R)
Rockingham 16
Tom Dolan (R)
Ron Dunn (R)
David Lundgren (R)
Wayne MacDonald (R)
Sherman Packard (R)
Kristine Perez (R)
Doug Thomas (R)
Rockingham 19
Susan Porcelli (R)
Rockingham 21
Rockingham 22
Kate Murray (D)
Rockingham 23
Jim Maggiore (D)
Rockingham 25
Lorie Ball (R)
Tanya Donnelly (R)
John Janigian (R)
Dennis Mannion (R)
Joe Sweeney (R)
John Sytek (R)
Rockingham 26
Buzz Scherr (D)
Rockingham 27
Gerry Ward (D)
Rockingham 28
Carrie Sorensen (D)
Rockingham 3
Mary Ford (R)
Rockingham 32
Rockingham 33
Alexis Simpson (D)
Rockingham 34
Mark Pearson (R)
Rockingham 35
Julius Soti (R)
Rockingham 36
J D Bernardy (R)
Rockingham 37
James Meuse (D)
Rockingham 38
Peggy Balboni (D)
Rockingham 39
Ned Raynolds (D)
Rockingham 40
Linda McGrath (R)
Rockingham 6
Eric Turer (D)
Rockingham 7
Laurence Miner (R)
Rockingham 8
Sayra DeVito (R)
Strafford 13
Peter Bixby (D)
Strafford 14
Peter Schmidt (D)
Strafford 15
Alice Wade (D)
Strafford 16
Gary Gilmore (D)
Strafford 17
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Allan Howland (D)
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Susan DeRoy (R)
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Thomas Kaczynski (R)
Strafford 6
Strafford 7
Aidan Ankarberg (I)
Strafford 8
Strafford 9
Amy Malone (D)
Sullivan 1
Brian Sullivan (D)
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William Palmer (D)
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Judy Aron (R)
Sullivan 5
George Grant (R)
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Margaret Drye (R)
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