1st District Congressional Candidates Square Off
New Hampshire’s first district candidates for Congress battled Monday in a debate moderated by NHPR’s Laura Knoy. The topics for discussion stayed within the realm of economic policy and job creation...
View ArticleGuinta Campaign Strikes Back Over Shea-Porter Veterans Ad
The campaigns of Carol Shea-Porter and Frank Guinta are trading sharp words over a Shea-Porter ad claiming Guinta voted to cut money for veterans’ programs. The ad that Shea-Porter’s campaign released...
View ArticleGuinta, Shea-Porter In Another Ad Accuracy Stir
The Guinta campaign has taken issue with another television ad in the race for the first congressional district. This is just the latest salvo of the tit-for-tat that has characterized the...
View ArticleOn Jobs and the Economy: Carol Shea-Porter
This week we’re talking about jobs and the economy with the candidates in New Hampshire’s 1st congressional district. Today All Things Considered host Brady Carlson talks with Carol Shea-Porter, who...
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Carol Shea-Porter Goes Through Freshmen Orientation, Again
Enlarge image Credit Cheryl Senter, NHPR One of New Hampshire’s new installations to the U.S. House of Representatives, Carol Shea-Porter, has served there before. That means freshmen orientation is a...
View ArticleAyotte: We'll Have A Female President In My Lifetime, But It Won't Be Me
While seen as a rising star in her party, Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte says she has no plans to be the nation's first female president.
View ArticleOn Assault Weapons Ban, Sen. Ayotte Only Holdout Among N.H. Delegation
New Hampshire Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte is the only member of the state’s Congressional delegation who has not pledged support for an assault weapons ban this week.
View ArticleShea-Porter Visits Shipyard; Hopes To Reverse Sequestration
New Hampshire First District Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter says she sympathizes with federal government employees who face furloughs.
View ArticleKuster, Porter Sign Petition To Force End Of Shutdown
U.S. Reps. Annie Kuster and Carol Shea-Porter of New Hampshire have signed a petition that would force a vote to end the federal government shutdown.
View ArticleShea-Porter: Tax Break For Teachers Who Buy Own Supplies Should Be Permanent
First District Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter wants to make permanent a tax break for teachers who buy their own school supplies.Speaking outside South Range Elementary School in Derry, Shea-Porter...
View ArticleN.H. Reacts To President Obama's State Of The Union Address
Here is a roundup of reactions to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech from the New Hampshire Congressional delegation and political organizations.Sen. Kelly Ayotte:
View ArticleAn Early-Bird Look At N.H.'s Midterm Races
In mid-March, with the sap has hardly running, November seems a lifetime away. But in the political world, eight months goes by quickly, especially for those preparing for mid-term elections. Although...
View ArticleN.H. Congressional Delegation: Shinseki Should Resign Over VA Scandal
New Hampshire's entire Congressional delegation now agrees that Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki should resign.Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte called on Shinseki to resign a week ago, while the...
View Article2014 Primaries and Elections: A Look Ahead
With summer officially here, it’s not just the weather heating up, but the political season as well. There are polls, ads, debates being scheduled, and big-name politicians coming in to support...
View ArticleIncumbents Kuster, Shea-Porter Lead In Fundraising
The latest campaign finance reports show Democratic incumbents Carol Shea-Porter and Annie Kuster raised far more money in the last three months than their potential Republican challengers in New...
View ArticleShea-Porter Gets PAC Money For Opposing PAC Money
A political action committee on a mission to overhaul how campaigns are financed is putting its weight behind first district Democratic Congresswoman, Carol Shea-Porter. Porter is one of 8...
View ArticleIn N.H. Race, A Rematch Of A Rematch
Think of it as a rematch of a rematch.In New Hampshire, Democratic Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter is battling Republican Frank Guinta for the third time in a row. Each has beaten the other before –...
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