Stacie-Marie Laughton
Stacie-Marie Laughton (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 3. She assumed office on December 7, 2022. She left office on December 22, 2022.
Laughton (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 3. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Laughton was a 2012 Democratic representative-elect of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. On November 27, 2012, Laughton announced that she would not take office, citing three felony convictions from 2008 related to credit card fraud. The next day, she announced that she would indeed keep her seat pending the state Attorney General's Office's investigation as to whether Laughton qualified for office.[1][2] On November 29, 2012, Laughton once again moved to step down, signing a letter of resignation to the Secretary of State's office live on a public access television program, and hand-delivering it the next day.[3][4]
Laughton attempted to run in the 2013 special election to replace her, but was disqualified on January 2, 2013, on the basis of a statement from the Attorney General's office that she had not fully discharged her sentence.[5]
Laughton was the first openly transgender woman to win election to a state office in New Hampshire.[1]
In 2020, Laughton participated in a Candidate Conversation hosted by Ballotpedia and EnCiv. Click here to view the recording.
Biography
Stacie-Marie Laughton was born and lives in Nashua, New Hampshire.[6][7] Laughton's career experience includes working as a morning crew member with McDonald's and as a radio host and DJ with MeetMe.[7]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Laughton was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 (3 seats)
Incumbent David Cote, incumbent Stacie-Marie Laughton, and Fred Davis defeated Joost Baumeister in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote (D) | 28.1 | 894 | |
| ✔ |  | Stacie-Marie Laughton (D) | 26.4 | 841 |
| ✔ |  | Fred Davis (D) | 24.5 | 778 |
| Joost Baumeister (R) | 21.0 | 668 | ||
| Total votes: 3,181 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 (3 seats)
Incumbent David Cote, incumbent Stacie-Marie Laughton, and Fred Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote | 34.9 | 133 | |
| ✔ | | Stacie-Marie Laughton | 32.5 | 124 |
| ✔ | | Fred Davis | 29.9 | 114 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 381 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 (3 seats)
Joost Baumeister advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joost Baumeister | 91.4 | 149 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 8.6 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 163 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote (D) | 21.1 | 1,700 | |
| ✔ |  | Manny Espitia (D) | 20.7 | 1,669 |
| ✔ | | Stacie-Marie Laughton (D) | 20.0 | 1,615 |
 | Ryan Terrell (R) | 15.2 | 1,224 | |
| Elizabeth van Twuyver (R) | 12.4 | 999 | ||
| Joost Baumeister (R) | 10.4 | 842 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 8,063 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 (3 seats)
Incumbent David Cote, incumbent Manny Espitia, and Stacie-Marie Laughton defeated incumbent Fred Davis in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote | 29.0 | 307 | |
| ✔ | | Manny Espitia | 27.5 | 292 |
| ✔ | | Stacie-Marie Laughton | 23.3 | 247 |
| Fred Davis | 19.5 | 207 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 1,060 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 (3 seats)
Ryan Terrell, Elizabeth van Twuyver, and Joost Baumeister advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Terrell | 39.1 | 202 |
| ✔ | Elizabeth van Twuyver | 32.0 | 165 | |
| ✔ | Joost Baumeister | 27.3 | 141 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 516 | |||
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2012
Laughton won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 31. Laughton was unopposed in the September 11 primary and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  David Cote Incumbent |
27.4% | 1,872 | |
| Democratic | Mary Gorman Incumbent |
27.5% | 1,880 | |
| Democratic | Stacie Marie Laughton |
23.3% | 1,596 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Van Twuyver | 11.1% | 759 | |
| Republican | Richard Heitmiller | 10.7% | 735 | |
| Total Votes | 6,842 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Noteworthy events
Arrest for Stalking
On November 12, 2022, Laughton was arrested for violating a court order prohibiting stalking. Laughton repeatedly posted about a woman who had taken a protective order against Laughton on July 25, 2022. Laughton was released on December 19, 2022.[10][11]
On December 22, Laughton resigned from her position. In a video on social media she stated, "As of today, I'm no longer a state representative which is very disappointing, but I'm going to come back to it. I will be attending mental health court and getting some counseling and trying to get my life back on track. I'm not perfect. Even in the future I still won't be perfect but I will be a better version of myself and better able to handle situations that come my way. In two years, the next state election, I will run for state representative again."[12]
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2022
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2021
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WMUR.com, "State rep.-elect resigns over past felonies," November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012
- ↑ Union Leader, "NH's first openly transgender lawmaker reconsiders, will now serve," November 27-28, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012
- ↑ Union Leader, "Embattled transgender lawmaker resigns after all," November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012
- ↑ The Telegraph, "Felon lawmaker Laughton calls it quits on TV Thursday, parallels Tom Alciere," November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012
- ↑ Nashua Patch, "Laughton Told She's Not Eligible, Drops Out of Special Election," January 2, 2013. accessed January 2, 2013
- ↑ NH General Court, "Representative Stacie-Marie Laughton (D)," accessed April 14, 2021
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Facebook, "Stacie-Marie Groves-Laughton," accessed April 14, 2021
- ↑ 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
- ↑ WMUR9, "New Hampshire state representative charged with stalking," November 30, 2022
- ↑ Patch, "Nashua Democrat State Rep. Arrested Again, Accused Of Stalking" November 13, 2022
- ↑ Yahoo Finance, "Nashua state Rep. Laughton resigns House seat," December 23, 2022
