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Suzanne Smith (New Hampshire)
Suzanne Smith (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Grafton 8. She assumed office in 2008. She left office on December 7, 2022.
Smith (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Grafton 8. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Smith earned her associate degree in Holistic Health from Vermont Community College and C.N. in nutrition from the National Institute for Nutrition Education. Her professional experience includes working as a self-employed professional homeopath and certified nutritionist, assistant editor and copy editor at American Homeopath Journal, owner and manager at Food For Thought Natural Market, and broadcaster at WDIY-FM.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Resources, Recreation and Development |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Resources, Recreation and Development |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Resources, Recreation and Development, Vice Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Smith served on this committee:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Environment and Agriculture |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Suzanne Smith did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Suzanne Smith (D) | 21.0 | 2,989 |
| ✔ | Sallie Fellows (D) | 20.1 | 2,852 | |
| ✔ |  | Joyce Weston (D) | 19.6 | 2,788 |
| Mike McLaughlin (R) | 14.2 | 2,024 | ||
| George Kirk (R) | 12.9 | 1,833 | ||
| Steven Benedetto (R) | 12.1 | 1,724 | ||
| Total votes: 14,210 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 (3 seats)
Incumbent Suzanne Smith, incumbent Sallie Fellows, and incumbent Joyce Weston advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Suzanne Smith | 34.2 | 1,060 |
| ✔ | Sallie Fellows | 33.1 | 1,028 | |
| ✔ | | Joyce Weston | 32.2 | 999 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 3,102 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 (3 seats)
Mike McLaughlin, George Kirk, and Steven Benedetto advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike McLaughlin | 35.8 | 503 | |
| ✔ | George Kirk | 34.7 | 488 | |
| ✔ | Steven Benedetto | 28.7 | 403 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 1,405 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Suzanne Smith (D) | 22.8 | 2,528 |
| ✔ | Sallie Fellows (D) | 22.1 | 2,447 | |
| ✔ | | Joyce Weston (D) | 21.3 | 2,360 |
| Lynn Durham (R) | 11.8 | 1,309 | ||
| David Nash (R) | 11.6 | 1,291 | ||
| Hank Marquis (R) | 10.3 | 1,146 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 11,089 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 (3 seats)
Incumbent Suzanne Smith, Sallie Fellows, and Joyce Weston defeated incumbent Steven Rand in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Suzanne Smith | 27.4 | 747 |
| ✔ | Sallie Fellows | 26.7 | 730 | |
| ✔ | | Joyce Weston | 23.3 | 637 |
| Steven Rand | 22.5 | 615 | ||
| Total votes: 2,729 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 (3 seats)
Lynn Durham, David Nash, and Hank Marquis advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lynn Durham | 35.9 | 371 | |
| ✔ | David Nash | 33.7 | 348 | |
| ✔ | Hank Marquis | 30.5 | 315 | |
| Total votes: 1,034 | |||
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2016
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives 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 Mary Cooney (D) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton 8 general election.[2][3]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Grafton 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Travis Bennett Incumbent |
16.82% | 2,242 | |
| Democratic | Steven Rand |
20.47% | 2,729 | |
| Democratic | Suzanne Smith Incumbent |
20.11% | 2,681 | |
| Republican | Michael D. Bullek | 15.14% | 2,018 | |
| Republican | David L. Nash | 14.41% | 1,921 | |
| Republican | Lynn Durham | 13.05% | 1,740 | |
| Total Votes | 13,331 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Travis Bennett, Mary C. Gennaro, and incumbent Suzanne Smith were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton 8 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Grafton 8 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Travis Bennett Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Mary C. Gennaro | |
| Democratic | Suzanne Smith Incumbent | |
Michael D. Bullek and David L. Nash were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton 8 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Grafton 8 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Michael D. Bullek | |
| Republican | David L. Nash | |
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. Incumbents Suzanne Smith and Mary Cooney were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Edward M. Swanson, Omer C. Ahern, Jr. and John H. Tucker were unopposed in the Republican primary. Travis Bennett ran as a write-in candidate in the Democratic primary and received the required votes to be placed on the November ballot. Smith, Cooney, Bennett, Swanson, Ahern and Tucker faced off in the general election.[6] Bennett, incumbent Smith, and incumbent Cooney defeated Swanson, Ahern, and Tucker in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Suzanne Smith Incumbent |
19.7% | 1,679 | |
| Democratic | Mary Cooney Incumbent |
19.1% | 1,630 | |
| Democratic | Travis Bennett |
17.7% | 1,503 | |
| Republican | Omer C. Ahern, Jr. | 15.6% | 1,330 | |
| Republican | John H. Tucker | 14.5% | 1,232 | |
| Republican | Edward M. Swanson | 13.3% | 1,131 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 8,515 | |||
2012
Smith won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Grafton 8. Smith advanced past the September 11 primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Sid Lovett |
20.9% | 2,648 | |
| Democratic | Mary Cooney Incumbent |
20.6% | 2,609 | |
| Democratic | Suzanne Smith Incumbent |
20.6% | 2,609 | |
| Republican | Neil McIver | 14% | 1,766 | |
| Republican | Ralph Larson | 12% | 1,521 | |
| Republican | John Randlett | 11.8% | 1,495 | |
| Total Votes | 12,648 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Smith was re-elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[10][11]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Grafton 7 general election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Suzanne Smith (D)
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1,009 | |||
| Mary Cooney (D)
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951 | |||
| Henry Ahern (R) | 885 | |||
| Neil McIver (R) | 825 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Smith won election by finishing second for the two-seat Grafton District 7 of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, receiving 2,176 votes behind Democrat Mary Cooney (2,183) and ahead of Republicans Neil McIver (1,384) and John Randlett (1,116) and "Others" (10).[12]
Smith raised $1,261 for her campaign, against $350 by Randlett.[13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Grafton District 7 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mary Cooney (D)
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2,183 | |||
| Suzanne Smith (D)
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2,176 | |||
| Neil McIver (R) | 1,384 | |||
| John Randlett (R) | 1,116 | |||
| Others | 10 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 30. The session was suspended from March 14 to June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 2 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 3 through June 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 4 through June 22. The state House met for a veto session on November 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
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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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Smith and her husband, John Lloyd, have two children.[14]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Suzanne Smith," accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ 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 July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State General Election - November 4, 2008," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Campaign Contributions," accessed May 22, 2014
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