CANDIDATES

Barack Obama for President
http://www.barackobama.com

Governor John Lynch for Re-Election
(603)271-2121
http://lynch08.com/

Jeanne Shaheen for US Senate
http://www.jeanneshaheen.org/
603.647.2008
34 Fir Street
Manchester, NH 03101

Re-elect Paul Hodes for Congress
http://www.hodesforcongress.com/

Sue Ford House of Representatives candidate
District 3 – Bath, Easton, Landaff, Lincoln, Lisbon,
      Livermore, Monroe, Sugar Hill, Waterville Valley)

  • Resident of Easton
  • Educator for over 40 years – Teacher, Principal, Director of Curriculum and       Instruction
  • Issues
    •  Education
    •  Affordable and Accessible Health Care for all
    •  Broadband Access
    •  Economic Development while maintaining the Quality of  

    Life in the North Country

  • BA - Hiram College, MS – Northern Illinois University, CAS – Southern Connecticut State College

 

Representative Martha Stroup McLeod Bio
Martha McLeod is a North Country native. Growing up, she and her siblings worked alongside their parents and learned a strong work ethic running a local inn and restaurant. After graduating from high school in Littleton, Martha completed a bachelor’s degree at the University of New Hampshire in nutritional sciences. She is currently a Registered Dietitian, licensed in NH, and has also earned a graduate degree in adult and vocational education from UNH.

After moving back to Franconia several years ago to care for her mother, Martha worked at the Northern NH Area Health Education Center, recruiting and retaining doctors and other health professionals in the North Country. Currently, she is the Executive Director of the North Country Health Consortium, a non-profit rural health network devoted to improving quality and access to health care here in the North County, which has brought over $10 million to the area over the last nine years for issues like professional education for rural doctors and nurses, technology updates for health care facilities, substance abuse prevention, parenting programs and oral health services. Martha also serves on the Board of a newly formed three-state entity that recently received funding from the Federal Communication Commission for a total of $24.7 million to bring affordable telecommunication infrastructure to rural health providers.

A health care professional, educator, non for profit director and activist, Martha McLeod has dedicated her life to putting people first. As a Representative to the NH House for Bethlehem and Franconia, she has provided a strong voice for rural issues and for accessible, affordable health care in the North Country.

In the House Martha sits on the Finance Committee where she works on Division III, the Health and Human Services budget team. During her first term, Martha was on the Commerce Committee and worked across party lines to repeal the law that had doubled and tripled health insurance premiums for small businesses in the North Country. This session, she worked with Governor Lynch on legislation to provide a Coos County Tax Credit to help create good paying jobs in the North Country and co-sponsored a successful bill to cap the annual interest rate on payday and car title loans to protect New Hampshire consumers. Martha also wrote a bill establishing a focus in the Department of Health and Human Services on bringing health professionals to rural areas, and sponsored Governor Lynch’s school funding constitutional amendment that would target state funds to communities with the greatest need.

Martha was appointed by the Speaker of the NH House to serve the State on the Cannon Mt. Advisory Committee where she is working to make improvements to the infrastructure at Cannon Mt. and develop skiing terrain at Mittersill. She was appointed by Governor Lynch to the Mt. Washington Commission and the Technology Advisory Board (TAB) of the Department of Resources and Economic Development, serving on the subcommittee that is just finishing up the Broadband Action Plan for the State. Martha also chairs the legislative Task Force on Expanding Access to Affordable Healthcare Coverage.

Martha has been granted much praise for her work, receiving the Maggie Terninko Award from the NH Dietetic Association – for legislative and public health leadership – and being named the 2006 Legislator of the Year by the Ski NH Association. 
Martha lives in her childhood home in Franconia with her husband of 31 years, Richard, and their dog, Nobel. They have two grown daughters, Kristyn and Carrie. Kristyn is graduating this June from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College and is engaged to be married to Colin Van Ostern, also a student at Tuck. Carrie is a graduate of the University of NH with a degree in Outdoor Education and currently works in Steamboat Springs Colorado as an Emergency Room Nurse.

 

J. Michael Cauble, Executive Councilor District 1

J. Michael Cauble is a resident of Effingham, where he has lived for the last eight years. Currently, he is a partner in a health care consulting group – Coombs Cauble Associates. He is also active in Effingham serving as a Trustee of the Trust Fund, Library Trustee, and the Budget Committee. He also serves as one of the general assistance administrators.

Since moving to New Hampshire, he has been active in Democratic politics. He and Kathryn, his wife, started the Effingham Democratic Town Committee in 2004 and he is currently its Chair. He also has served as the Carroll County Democratic Committee chair.

Mr. Cauble is a graduate of the University of Nevada with a B.A in political science and, upon graduation, he was also commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. He served in the Army for seven years including one tour in Korea (1964) and two tours in Vietnam (1966-67 & 1970-71). Following his service in the US Army, he graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a Masters Degree in Public Administration.

Michael became interested in health care and worked in various aspects of health care including planning and regulatory agencies, public health organizations and hospital administration.

Why am I running? I don’t know if any of you have seen the Republican Governor candidate, Joe Kenny’s campaign signs with its message “LET’S KEEP NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW HAMPSHIRE”. In Carroll County, Republicans have been campaigning about the loss of New Hampshire values during the past two years (since Democrats took control of the legislature and Executive Council). I am all for keeping New Hampshire, New Hampshire BUT what is the New Hampshire we are talking about. Is it?

The New Hampshire with the lowest minimum wages in the US.

The one that could not define an adequate education.

The one that allowed the transportation system to deteriorate.

The one that did not fund the state retirement system.

We could go on and on. Or is it the New Hampshire of the last two years that accomplished so much. Accomplishments included:

Raising the minimum wage.

Increasing the number of children covered by health insurance.

Defining an adequate education.

Many, many more accomplishments.

We must ensure the continuation of these activities. Obviously, it is important to maintain Democratic control in the legislature and re-elect Governor Lynch. We must also give Governor Lynch an Executive Council that can continue the efforts of the past two years. This will truly help the people of District 1. I am running to keep the Republicans from returning New Hampshire to the old New Hampshire and towards that end; I pledge to continue to build the new New Hampshire.

 

 

Kathleen Taylor of Franconia is running for the House seat being vacated by Representative Martha McLeod. Grafton District #2 is comprised of Bethlehem and Franconia. “I want to provide a strong voice to continue the work that has been done in the past few years. We need to develop public – private partnerships in the enhancement of our state parks.”

Former Representative Kathleen Taylor served 5 terms in the NH House (1996 - 2006). Kathy served on the Commerce Committee and Administrative Rules. She served as the ranking member of the Commerce Committee. She sponsored legislation establishing the Governor’s Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment and is currently the Governor’s appointee to the Commission.

While in the Legislature, Rep. Taylor focused on issues of better access to health care with broadened coverage for mental health and addictions. She worked on lowering the cost of health insurance and prescription drugs, protection for victims of domestic violence and consumer protection issues.

Since leaving the legislature, Rep. Taylor has been appointed to the Cannon Mountain Advisory Commission. She also serves on the advisory board for Friendship House in Bethlehem.

Rep. Taylor lived in Dover NH for 28 years before moving to Franconia full time two years ago. She served on the Dover City Council for three years and was Mayor Pro Tem for two years (1997 & 2001).