Ted Gatsas

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Ted Gatsas
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Mayor of Manchester
New Hampshire State Senate
New Hampshire Executive Council District 4
Successor: John Stephen
Predecessor: Chris Pappas

Education

High school

Manchester Central High School, 1969

Bachelor's

University of New Hampshire, 1973

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Ted Gatsas (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire Executive Council, representing District 4. He assumed office on January 2, 2019. He left office on January 8, 2025.

Gatsas (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire Executive Council to represent District 4. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, on May 22, 1950, Gatsas graduated from Manchester Central High School in 1969 and from the University of New Hampshire in 1973. He and his brother, Michael, co-founded two companies together: a thoroughbred horse racing stable called Gatsas Thoroughbreds and an employee leasing company called Staffing Network.

Gatsas was elected to represent the 16th District in the state Senate in 2000, and served as senate president from 2005 to 2006. He concurrently served as Manchester's alderman for Ward 4 from 2000 to 2010. Gatsas resigned from the Senate in 2009 after being elected mayor of Manchester, his hometown. He was subsequently re-elected mayor three times.[1]

Political career

New Hampshire Executive Council (2019 - 2025)

Gatsas was elected to the New Hampshire Executive Council in November 2018 and took office the following January.

Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire

Gatsas was first elected mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire in 2009 and re-elected in 2011, 2013, and 2015.[1]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 16

Gatsas was elected to the New Hampshire State Senate representing District 16 in 2000. During his tenure, Gatsas served as president of the Senate from 2005 to 2006 after being voted in mid-term following the resignation of then-Senate President Tom Eaton. Gatsas resigned from the Senate in 2009 after winning election as mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire.[1][2]

On April 3, 2024, Gatsas announced he would not seek re-election to the New Hampshire Executive Council.[3]

Elections

2024

See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2024

Ted Gatsas did not file to run for re-election.

2022

See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Incumbent Ted Gatsas defeated Kevin Cavanaugh in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ted Gatsas
Ted Gatsas (R)
 
52.3
 
58,123
Image of Kevin Cavanaugh
Kevin Cavanaugh (D)
 
47.6
 
52,858
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
104

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 111,085
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Kevin Cavanaugh advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Cavanaugh
Kevin Cavanaugh
 
99.4
 
13,789
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
83

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,872
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Incumbent Ted Gatsas defeated Terese Grinnell in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ted Gatsas
Ted Gatsas
 
72.3
 
18,704
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Terese Grinnell
 
27.5
 
7,116
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
60

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 25,880
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2020

See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Incumbent Ted Gatsas defeated Mark S. Mackenzie in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ted Gatsas
Ted Gatsas (R)
 
55.6
 
79,779
Image of Mark S. Mackenzie
Mark S. Mackenzie (D)
 
44.3
 
63,540
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
88

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 143,407
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Mark S. Mackenzie defeated Jerome Duval and Kolawole Ernest Adewumi in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mark S. Mackenzie
Mark S. Mackenzie
 
45.0
 
9,890
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Jerome Duval
 
34.7
 
7,631
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Kolawole Ernest Adewumi
 
20.0
 
4,402
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
56

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,979
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Incumbent Ted Gatsas advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ted Gatsas
Ted Gatsas
 
99.8
 
23,676
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
56

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 23,732
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2018

See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Ted Gatsas defeated Gray Chynoweth and Rich Tomasso in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ted Gatsas
Ted Gatsas (R)
 
48.9
 
50,692
Image of Gray Chynoweth
Gray Chynoweth (D)
 
47.4
 
49,137
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Rich Tomasso (L)
 
3.6
 
3,746

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 103,575
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Gray Chynoweth defeated Garth Corriveau in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gray Chynoweth
Gray Chynoweth
 
55.7
 
11,142
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Garth Corriveau
 
44.3
 
8,855

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,997
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Ted Gatsas defeated Jane Cormier in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ted Gatsas
Ted Gatsas
 
66.5
 
12,956
Image of Jane Cormier
Jane Cormier
 
33.5
 
6,529

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,485
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Rich Tomasso advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Rich Tomasso
 
100.0
 
184

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 184
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2016

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2016

Gatsas filed to run as a Republican candidate in the 2016 election for governor of New Hampshire. In July 2016, Jim Merrill, a former senior advisor for Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential campaign, signed on as a senior advisor for Gatsas gubernatorial campaign. According to WMUR, Merrill's hiring indicated he would "have a major role in helping to shape the Gatsas campaign’s political, communications and fundraising operations."[4]

Gatsas competed with State Rep. Frank Edelblut, state Sen. Jeanie Forrester, marketing manager Jon Lavoie, and Executive Councilor Chris Sununu in the September 13 Republican primary election..[5]

Chris Sununu defeated Frank Edelblut, Ted Gatsas, Jeanie Forrester and Jon Lavoie in the New Hampshire Republican primary for governor.

New Hampshire Republican primary for governor, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Chris Sununu 30.68% 34,137
Frank Edelblut 29.79% 33,149
Ted Gatsas 20.53% 22,840
Jeanie Forrester 17.72% 19,716
Jon Lavoie 1.28% 1,429
Total Votes (300 of 300 precincts reporting) 111,271
Source: AP

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Ted Gatsas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Gatsas' campaign website included the following positions: On the opioid epidemic:

“
  • Increase education, awareness and prevention;
  • Expand access and connection to treatment;
  • Advocate for and regionally expand treatment and recovery services;
  • Continued support for law enforcement and the judiciary.[6][7]
 ”

On taxation:

“
  • Veto any income or sales tax that comes across my desk
  • Pass a Constitutional Amendment to eliminate the possibility of an income tax – once and for all.
  • Lower business taxes to incentivize job growth and economic development[6][7]
 ”

On energy:

“
  • Reducing energy costs by ensuring new energy coming through NH stays in NH for residents & businesses;
  • We can not allow New Hampshire to be an energy donor state for the rest of the region[6][7]
 ”

On healthcare:

“
  • Ensure that veterans who have fought for our freedoms are able to visit any hospital of their choosing and get the care they need, when they need it.
  • Lower healthcare costs by negotiating better state contracts.
  • Replace Medicaid Expansion with a New Hampshire specific solution.[6][7]
 ”

On education:

“
  • Stop Common Core from being forced on parents and local communities.
  • Protect and expand local control of educating our children.
  • Expand availability of full-time technical high schools allowing students the choice to pursue a career in the trades and graduate job-ready.
  • Expand S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Education, Arts & Mathematics) Education[6][7]
 ”

On the economy:

“
  • Keep New Hampshire’s graduates in NH by incentivizing them to enter critical need career fields.
  • Promote job growth amongst NH business by ensuring a positive environment for economic development through decreased regulation and tax incentives.
  • Invest in state infrastructure to increase access for prospectives employees and employers to the Granite State.[6][7]
 ”


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ted Gatsas, "Meet Ted Gatsas," accessed July 14, 2016
    2. ↑ New Hampshire Public Television, "Senate President Ted Gatsas; Citizen Legislators: House Speaker Doug Scamman and Representative Stella Scamman," November 8, 2005
    3. ↑ “The New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism,” “Manchester Republican Ted Gatsas Plans To Retire from Executive Council District 4,” April 3, 2024
    4. ↑ WMUR, "NH Primary Source: Big staff hire, big endorsements at home; huge challenge in Cleveland," July 14, 2016
    5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named candlist
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Ted Gatsas, "Issues," accessed August 30, 2016
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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