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Shoshanna Kelly
Shoshanna Kelly (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire Executive Council to represent District 5. She lost in the Democratic primary on September 10, 2024.
Biography
Shoshanna Kelly lives in Nashua, New Hampshire. Kelly earned a bachelor's degree in advertising from Boston University. Her career experience includes working as a small business owner. [1]
Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Incumbent Dave Wheeler defeated Melanie Levesque in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Wheeler (R) | 53.4 | 81,654 |
 | Melanie Levesque (D) | 46.5 | 71,093 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 152,810 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Melanie Levesque defeated Shoshanna Kelly in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melanie Levesque | 62.3 | 12,709 |
 | Shoshanna Kelly | 37.5 | 7,641 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 20,400 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Incumbent Dave Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Wheeler | 99.3 | 23,068 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 163 | ||
| Total votes: 23,231 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kelly in this election.
2022
See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Incumbent Dave Wheeler defeated Shoshanna Kelly in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Wheeler (R) | 52.3 | 61,044 |
| Shoshanna Kelly (D) | 47.7 | 55,692 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 116,759 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Shoshanna Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shoshanna Kelly | 99.6 | 13,504 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 13,563 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Incumbent Dave Wheeler defeated Anne Copp in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Wheeler | 77.3 | 18,160 |
 | Anne Copp | 22.4 | 5,259 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 80 | ||
| Total votes: 23,499 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shoshanna Kelly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Kelly’s campaign website stated the following:
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PROTECTING REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS Our rights are under constant attack. I see this as a direct reflection of who is representing us. Last year, an Executive Council that is 60% male defunded Planned Parenthood, a critical resource for reproductive healthcare. It’s time for change.
As a member of the Board of Aldermen in Nashua, I have advocated for funding for our schools each year to meet the needs of our students. At the state level, we need to ensure our leaders not only understand the public education system but hold it as a critical part of our community values. We must support our students with a strong public education as they grow into critical thinkers who are able to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.
New Hampshire has a housing problem. Housing is expensive, and our market is not sustainable. We need affordable housing solutions to ensure that every Granite Stater has a place to call home that they can afford. In Nashua, I worked to create an Affordable Housing Trust Fund to support affordable housing projects in the city. In Concord, we must continue to promote and expand access to housing that is safe and affordable.
Good-paying jobs right in our communities are the backbone of America. As we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical that we support our small businesses. In New Hampshire where tourism is the foundation of our economic engine, we need to find ways to support our restaurant, lodging, and recreation businesses as they continue to rebuild. My parents ran a small cafe in Lakes Region growing up, so I know keenly what tourism means to rural communities.
Protecting our environment should be a priority of our leaders, and it has been one of mine in my role as Nashua Alderwoman at-Large. As a member of the Energy and Environment committee, I have worked to install solar panels on city buildings, hire an energy manager, and shift city buses to green energy.
Key among the values of a greener New Hampshire is bringing commuter rail to our state, which will both spur innovation and expansion of the local economy, but also reduce the wear, tear, and congestion on our roadways. But we can’t just focus solely on rail. Our roadways and bridges need a long-term plan to ensure they are maintained to the highest standard. It is more critical than ever to make sure we have a solid, 10-year transportation plan. [2] |
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| —Shoshanna Kelly’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
2022
Shoshanna Kelly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Shoshanna Kelly for Executive Council, "Meet Sho," accessed August 22, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Shoshanna Kelly for Executive Council, “Issues,” accessed August 22, 2024
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