Shawn Sweeney (New Hampshire)

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Shawn Sweeney
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Prior offices
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23

Education

Bachelor's

Daniel Webster College, 1998

Law

University of New Hampshire School of Law, 2001

Shawn P. Sweeney is a former Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 23 from 2012 to May 18, 2016.[1]

Biography

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Sweeney earned his B.S. in Organizational Management from Daniel Webster College in 1998, and his J.D. from the University of New Hampshire School of Law in 2001. His professional experience includes working as an Assistant County Attorney and in his own private practice. He was admitted to the New Hampshire State Bar in 2001.[2]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Sweeney served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Sweeney served on the following committees:

Campaign themes

2012

In an electronic communication with Ballotpedia, Sweeney described his political philosophy:[2]

"I have and will continue to spend my adult life protecting the rights and freedom of our citizens from the military to the law.

I believe that government has a crucial, but limited, role that should not extend to the micro-management of the daily lives of its citizens. That philosophy extends to education which is best stewarded by the people who care the most about the children effected [sic] by it. Local control enhances education and parental control enhances it even more.

Clear predictable laws, a well educated work force, and a low tax burden, are the foundations of New Hampshire's business advantage.

Government fees are taxes. Lately every state agency seems to have developed its own tax base. This trend must be reigned in.

Government tends to grow if nobody is paying attention. Government growth, by necessity, requires ever increasing funding and interferes increasingly in the lives of its citizens in order to justify its growth.

The safety and security of the citizens of New Hampshire is of paramount importance. Horrific and violent crimes are becoming far too familiar to the residents of Milford and the surrounding towns. We have lost far too many of our young people here in town tragically. We must focus on the cause of these events and make concrete changes to preserve the safety and security of our town and protect our children.

Preservation of our natural resources is simply self-preservation. From both a physical health and economic health perspective we need to be good stewards of our environment. This is a rare exception to the rule of market forces being the most effective method of finding the best result. Government must take a leading role in environmental stewardship.

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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

2014

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 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. Five candidates faced off in the Democratic primary, while four candidates were unopposed in the Republican primary.[3] The general election was contested by four Democrats and four Republicans. The Democrats were Elise deMichael, Dorothy H. Lindon, Herb Salmon, and incumbent Ruth Heden. The Republicans participants were Barbara Biggie, Bill Goulette, Carolyn Halstead, and incumbent Shawn Sweeney. All four Republicans were victorious over the Democrats in the general election.[4]

New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShawn Sweeney Incumbent 14.2% 2,681
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBill Goulette 13.9% 2,621
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Halstead 13.8% 2,596
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Biggie 13.7% 2,574
     Democratic Ruth Heden Incumbent 12.1% 2,282
     Democratic Herb Salmon 11.1% 2,092
     Democratic Dorothy H. Lindon 10.9% 2,053
     Democratic Elise deMichael 10.2% 1,917
     NA Scatter 0.1% 13
Total Votes 18,829


New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 23 District Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRuth Heden Incumbent 22.7% 333
Green check mark transparent.pngDorothy Lindon 21.5% 315
Green check mark transparent.pngElise deMichael 22.7% 333
Green check mark transparent.pngHerb Salmon 19.1% 280
Mark Linn 13.9% 204
Total Votes 1,465

2012

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

Sweeney won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 23. Sweeney advanced past the September 11 primary and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 23, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Willette Incumbent 15.1% 3,789
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRuth Heden 13.3% 3,326
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShawn Sweeney 12.7% 3,187
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Palmer Incumbent 12.4% 3,099
     Republican Andrew Seale 12.2% 3,048
     Democratic Andy Hughes 12% 2,997
     Democratic Roger Tilton 11.4% 2,845
     Democratic Herb Salmon 11% 2,748
Total Votes 25,039
New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 23 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Willette Incumbent 27.1% 876
Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Palmer Incumbent 21.6% 698
Green check mark transparent.pngShawn Sweeney 19.5% 629
Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Seale 18.4% 594
Conrad Koch, Jr. 13.4% 433
Total Votes 3,230

Campaign finance summary


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Shawn Sweeney campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 23Won $0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2016

In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
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.
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Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
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2015


2014


2013


Recent news

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Footnotes


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