Theodore Groh
Theodore Groh is a former Ward 3 member of the Manchester Board of School Committee in New Hampshire. He served on the school board in 2015.
Groh was appointed to the board by the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen on August 4, 2015, to fill the seat vacated by Chris Stewart's resignation.[1] He ran for re-election in the primary election on September 15, 2015. Groh did not advance to the general election on November 3, 2015.
He previously ran unsuccessfully against Stewart for the Ward 3 seat on November 5, 2013. Groh was also an unsuccessful Democratic candidate in the Hillsborough 4 election for the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2010. He is affiliated with the Democratic Party, but the Manchester Board of School Committee and the election were officially nonpartisan.
Biography
Theodore Groh resides in Manchester, New Hampshire. He graduated from High Mowing School in 2009 and earned a B.A. in political science from Saint Anselm College in 2013. In college, he served as the president of the Campus Democrats club.[2]
Following graduation, Groh took a position as an executive director for the Manchester City Democrats. He also worked for the New Hampshire Democratic Party, Granite State Progress, several electoral campaigns and served as the president of the New Hampshire Young Democrats. Groh is employed as an assistant director of enrollment and marketing at High Mowing School.[3]
Elections
2015
Opposition
The election in Manchester featured 14 of the 15 seats on the board up for general election on November 3, 2015. The last seat, held by Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas at the time of the election, was elected separately on the ballot. A primary election was held on September 15, 2015, to narrow down the number of candidates to two per seat in each race for the general election. Wards 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 12 held primary elections.
In the Ward 3 race, newcomers Bernard Gamache and Mary Ngwanda Georges competed for the seat. Georges defeated Gamache in the general election. Ward 3 incumbent Theodore Groh lost in the primary election.
Nine board members faced competition in their re-election bids, while another three ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats. The elections in wards 4 and 5 did not feature any incumbents. Neither Ward 4 member Amy L. Bradley nor Ward 5 member Ted Rokas filed for re-election.
Several rematches from the 2013 election took place, including Ward 2 member Debra G. Langton and challenger Sarah L. Browning, Ward 6 member Dan Bergeron and challenger Bill Hughen, and Ward 12 member Constance Van Houten and challenger Christine Duffley. The Ward 12 race also featured former board member Roger Beauchamp.
Results
Primary election
| Manchester School District, Ward 3, Primary Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bernard Gamache |
34.8% | 183 |
| Mary Ngwanda Georges |
33.1% | 174 |
| Theodore Groh Incumbent | 31.7% | 167 |
| Write-in votes | 0.38% | 2 |
| Total Votes | 526 | |
| Source: Manchester City Clerk, "Official Results," accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Funding
Groh reported no contributions or expenditures to the Manchester City Clerk during the election.[4]
Endorsements
Groh did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
2013
Results
| Manchester School District, Ward 3 General Election, 2-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris Stewart Incumbent |
56.6% | 328 | |
| Nonpartisan | Theodore Groh | 43% | 249 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 579 | |||
| Source: City of Manchester, New Hampshire, "2013 Municipal General Election - November 5, 2013," accessed November 6, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Groh reported $776 in contributions and $471.75 in expenditures to the Manchester City Clerk, which left his campaign with $304.25 on hand.[5]
Endorsements
Groh received a recommendation from the Manchester Education Association.[6]
2010
Theodore Groh ran as a Democratic candidate in the Hillsborough 4 election for the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2010. He advanced past the primary election on September 14, 2010.[7] He faced incumbent William O'Brien (R), incumbent Robert Mead (R), incumbent Frank Holden (R), Jennifer Daler (D), Andrew French (D), Kary Jencks (D), and William Condra (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010. Groh was defeated in the general election.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 4 general election (2010), 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | William O'Brien Incumbent |
14.6% | 3,259 | |
| Republican | Frank Holden Incumbent |
14.4% | 3,220 | |
| Republican | Robert Mead Incumbent |
14.4% | 3,217 | |
| Republican | William Condra |
13.8% | 3,092 | |
| Democrat | Jennifer Daler | 11.2% | 2,497 | |
| Democrat | Kary Jencks | 10.7% | 2,379 | |
| Democrat | Andrew French | 10.5% | 2,342 | |
| Democrat | Theodore Groh | 10.4% | 2,331 | |
| Total Votes | 22,337 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed August 23, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Groh published the following statement on his campaign website:
| “ | As your School Board Member, I will support:
I will be respectful, responsible, & responsive to concerns.[8] |
” |
| —Theodore Groh campaign website (2015)[9] | ||
2013
In an interview with the New Hampshire Union Leader, Groh gave the following reason for his candidacy:
| “ | I think the future success of Manchester is tied to successful schools and a successfully run district. There are a lot of great things that make Manchester a great place to live, and that's been one of the things that's missing.[8] | ” |
| —Theodore Groh, (2013)[2] | ||
Demographics
Hillsborough County overperformed compared to the rest of New Hampshire in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 35.0 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.7 percent for New Hampshire as a whole. The median household income for Hillsborough County was $69,829, compared to $64,916 for the state of New Hampshire. The percentage of people below poverty level was 8.6 percent, while it was 8.7 percent for the state of New Hampshire.[10]
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Recent news
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See also
- Manchester School District, New Hampshire
- Manchester School District elections (2013)
- Manchester School District elections (2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Theodore Groh for School Board- Ward 3 Manchester N.H," August 4, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Hampshire Union Leader, "Ted Siefer's City Hall: Gatsas campaign files hefty financial report," July 27, 2013
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Theodore Groh," accessed September 11, 2015
- ↑ Manchester City Clerk, "Campaign Finance Reports Filed by Candidate," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ City of Manchester, New Hampshire, "Campaign Finance Reports Filed by Candidate," accessed December 27, 2013
- ↑ Facebook, "Theodore Groh for School Board- Ward 3 Manchester N.H," October 15, 2013
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary Election - September 14, 2010," accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Theodore Groh for School Board- Ward 3 Manchester N.H," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Cite error: Invalid
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