Trisha Tidd

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Trisha Tidd
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Saint Anselm College, 1999

Other

New England College of Optometry, 2003

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1995 - 2007

Personal
Birthplace
Exeter, N.H.
Religion
Catholic
Profession
Adjunct faculty
Contact

Trisha Tidd (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 14. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Trisha Tidd was born in Exeter, New Hampshire. She served in the U.S. Army from 1995 to 2007. Tidd earned a bachelor’s degree from Saint Anselm College in 1999. She also attended the New England College of Optometry, graduating in 2003. Tidd’s career experience includes working as an adjunct faculty member at Manchester Community College, as a small business owner, and as the president of a 501(c)3 nonprofit.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 (2 seats)

Incumbent Ken Weyler and incumbent Deborah Hobson defeated Trisha Tidd and Kim Casey in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Weyler
Ken Weyler (R)
 
29.3
 
2,424
Image of Deborah Hobson
Deborah Hobson (R)
 
29.0
 
2,399
Image of Trisha Tidd
Trisha Tidd (D)
 
21.5
 
1,780
Kim Casey (D)
 
20.1
 
1,664
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
3

Total votes: 8,270
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 (2 seats)

Kim Casey and Trisha Tidd advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kim Casey
 
53.9
 
405
Image of Trisha Tidd
Trisha Tidd
 
45.9
 
345
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
1

Total votes: 751
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 (2 seats)

Incumbent Ken Weyler and incumbent Deborah Hobson advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Weyler
Ken Weyler
 
52.2
 
986
Image of Deborah Hobson
Deborah Hobson
 
47.1
 
890
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
13

Total votes: 1,889
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2020

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joe Guthrie
Joe Guthrie (R)
 
16.3
 
5,407
Image of Ken Weyler
Ken Weyler (R)
 
15.3
 
5,057
Image of David Welch
David Welch (R)
 
14.9
 
4,932
Dennis Green (R)
 
14.4
 
4,759
Image of Laurie Warnock
Laurie Warnock (D) Candidate Connection
 
10.4
 
3,438
Image of Trisha Tidd
Trisha Tidd (D) Candidate Connection
 
9.7
 
3,222
Jim LaValley (D)
 
9.6
 
3,185
Mindy Funke Collins (D) Candidate Connection
 
9.3
 
3,093
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
4

Total votes: 33,097
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 (4 seats)

Laurie Warnock, Trisha Tidd, Mindy Funke Collins, and Jim LaValley advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laurie Warnock
Laurie Warnock Candidate Connection
 
27.2
 
1,014
Image of Trisha Tidd
Trisha Tidd Candidate Connection
 
24.8
 
925
Mindy Funke Collins Candidate Connection
 
24.0
 
895
Jim LaValley
 
23.7
 
882
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
8

Total votes: 3,724
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 (4 seats)

Incumbent Joe Guthrie, incumbent Ken Weyler, incumbent David Welch, and incumbent Dennis Green advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joe Guthrie
Joe Guthrie
 
26.1
 
1,464
Image of Ken Weyler
Ken Weyler
 
25.9
 
1,450
Image of David Welch
David Welch
 
24.2
 
1,356
Dennis Green
 
23.3
 
1,307
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
27

Total votes: 5,604
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Campaign themes

2022

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2020

Candidate Connection

Trisha Tidd completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tidd's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Veteran...Educator...Small Business Owner...Life-long resident of Kingston I joined the NH Army National Guard during my senior year at Sanborn Regional High School and attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina just weeks after graduation. I earned a bachelor's degree in Biology from Saint Anselm College and Doctor of Optometry from New England College of Optometry. And served with the NH National Guard in the 39th Army Band from 1995-2007. I am an adjunct faculty member at Manchester Community College, where I teach Anatomy & Physiology and College Biology. I also own a small business, Togatae Designs, and am the president of a 501(c)3 Non-profit organization dedicated to providing college scholarships to young women in NH. I volunteer with many community organizations, including the Community Children's Fund which raises funds to provide warm clothing and bedding for needy children in the greater Exeter area (which includes Kingston).
  • I will ensure access to affordable continuing education through our state university and community college systems for NH's citizens
  • I will work to protect access to clean water, working to safeguard our towns' water supplies from private exploitation
  • I want to provide our veterans with the respect and opportunity that they deserve
Education policy

Environmental policy
Economic policy and public finance
Political Economy, Politics and the Policymaking Process
Veteran affairs policy

Social policy and inequality
My first sergeant, Kandy Fredette. She is a strong leader and one of the strongest people I know. She proved that a woman could do anything, and encouraged the same attitude in all the females of our unit, by doing everything the same way as the males - and she often did it better! Even in our downtime, when a group of us were playing golf, she insisted that we all play from the same men's tees so that it was an even playing field.
I believe that the various experiences that I have had - as a member of the NH Army National Guard, a scientist involved in healthcare, and an educator - come together to help me understand many of the immediate needs facing our state. Having a good amount of common sense and an analytical mind will be useful in facing the difficult decisions next year involving education funding, redistricting, and how we react to and recover from Covid-19.
To be present for sessions, committee meetings, and votes.

To provide an easy way for constituents to communicate and keep informed about what they are doing. Reps should be available to listen to the people they are representing, and also provide information regularly about the issues that are being decided and the actions being taken at the state level.

To keep their constituents at the forefront of their decision making process.
"Wanna Be That Song" by Brett Eldridge
Having two bodies in our legislative branch provides checks and balances, which is an important piece of our government. In a single body legislature, power and policy can more easily be concentrated into a single strong leader or group. So, I believe that having two bodies is important. The biggest difference is the number of citizens in the district that a Representative and a Senator is representing. Because Representatives are covering a district of about 3300 citizens, I believe it is their responsibility to truly listen and be available to their constituents and to inform them about what is happening at a state level.
I believe that we have to start somewhere, and while experience and a desire to learn are important, experience does not have to mean previous elected positions. Working on campaigns, advocating for social causes, and experience in specific fields that are affected by public policy can all contribute to the experience that an official will bring to the table. I believe that the experience outside of politics is extremely important in allowing an official to understand the people who will be affected by the political policies they are deciding.
The redistricting that will be done based on the 2020 census results will have repercussions that extend over the next decade, so who we elect to the state government in 2020 will decide the fate of our state for at least a decade.
The other big challenge we are facing as a state is how we equitably fund every student in our state to receive an "adequate" education. The inequalities and needs addressed in the Claremont Decision are still apparent in our educational system twenty years after the Supreme Court's decision. The 2021 legislative session will need to make decisions on these issues based on the findings of the Commission to study school funding and any decisions that come down from the courts in the ConVal school funding case.
An ideal relationship would be built on trust and respect. Ideally, I would want to have the trust in all of my leaders that they would always make the decision that was the best for the majority of New Hampshire citizens, regardless of the party position or the political repercussions. With this trust and respect, I may not always agree 100% with their decision but I would be able to see their purpose and intent in why they made that decision.
Absolutely. Partisanship has become too polarized in all aspects of our government. We need to find common ground, and a way to work together. Building relationships enables us to respect the other side and to find the things that we have in common. It will take effort on both sides of the aisle to begin to bridge the divide we find ourselves in.
Redistricting must be done by an independent panel, it is the only way to ensure that the districts are done fairly and to avoid gerrymandering.
There are two committees that I feel would fit with my experience well and I would like to be involved with, they are the Education Committee and the State-Federal Relations & Veterans Affairs Committee.
I really respect Pete Buttigieg, especially his "Rules of the Road," and I think that the ten values he identified as his roadmap should be followed by all politicians:

Respect, Belonging, Truth, Teamwork, Boldness, Responsibility, Substance, Discipline, Excellence, Joy

Respect: Respecting every individual encountered on the campaign trail, including our competitors.
Belonging: Serving and unifying a diverse nation, and working to include people of different backgrounds and viewpoints in decisions with a sense of belonging.
Truth: honesty is one of our greatest means of restoring faith in our democracy among everyday Americans
Teamwork: We all are on the same team to try to make American lives better, and we must foster a climate of trust and mutual respect rather than pride and ego.
Boldness: Taking bold stances and accepting risk
Responsibility: Taking responsibility for our conduct which includes taking ownership of mistakes then learning, adjusting, and moving on from those missteps.
Substance: bring meaningful ideas forward for debate, taking questions seriously, and improving overall dialogue in policy discussions
Discipline: having the energy and determination to deserve the gift of other people's time, money, relationships, and reputations
Excellence: holding oneself to the highest standards

Joy: finding joy and recognizing the privilege to be in the position
I don't know what the future holds, and I am committed to serving my constituents in the role in which I can make the most difference for them.
A resident in Kingston told me a story about a family friend, whose son decided to go to an out-of-state agricultural school because it was less expensive that attending the University of New Hampshire as a New Hampshire resident. This isn't right. UNH is ranked 6th in the nation for the highest in-state tuition, and this puts our young people at a severe disadvantage.

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