Founded in 1991, the Republican Liberty Caucus works to advance the principles of limited government, free markets and individual liberty within the Republican Party.

In a major effort to build a coalition of lawmakers who will bring common sense back to the State House, the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire endorsed 61 candidates after reviewing the first round of surveys submitted through the state chapter website, http://www.rlcnh.org/survey.

“I am very excited about these candidates, because they are leaders who will bring common sense back to Concord—something that has been lacking for several years,” said Andrew Hemingway, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire. “Each one of these candidates will fight for lower taxes, less spending and limited government, and we will do everything we can to support them.”

RLCNH is unlike many groups that survey candidates since the caucus actually publishes its list of endorsed candidates before the primary in an effort to get them elected. Endorsed candidates will receive financial support, networking opportunities and the chance to use prepared campaign materials and services, such as Web site design and hosting services, talking-point memos and palm-card templates.

Endorsed candidates will also have the opportunity to build upon a shared RLCNH agenda called Common Sense for New Hampshire, which will build momentum in the Legislature for laws that will promote jobs and economic opportunity, fix health care in New Hampshire and empower parents and local communities.

In general, endorsed candidates are strong proponents of limited government, individual liberty, personal responsibility and free enterprise. They have shown their dedication to these ideals with their score on RLCNH’s 20-question candidate survey and their reputation among liberty activists. Endorsed candidates must score 80 percent or higher on the survey and they must have a strong character recognized by their peers.

So far, about a quarter of the 468 Republican state representative and state senator candidates have responded to the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire candidate survey. The RLCNH board will continue to consider candidates who submit their surveys leading up to the primary, and will announce new endorsements as a group from time to time.

“I want to encourage all Republican candidates for office to identify their true affinity toward liberty for both their constituents and their peers by taking the RLCNH candidate survey,” Hemingway said. “This will help our caucus move New Hampshire forward once our candidates get elected. We are confident that candidates’ affiliation with the RLCNH will help them work closely together to restore the principles that made this state and nation great.”

The endorsed candidates include:

For State Senate:
Jim Forsythe, Senate District 4 (Strafford)
John Lewicke, Senate District 12 (Mason)
Andy Sanborn, Senate District 7 (Henniker)
Raymond White, Senate District 9 (Bedford)

For State Representative:
Mike Ball, Hillsborough 9 (Manchester)
Hon. J. Gail Barry, Hillsborough 16 (Manchester)
Robert E. Barry, Hillsborough 16 (Manchester)
Omer Beaudoin, Hillsborough 8 (Manchester)
Joseph W. Bendzinski, Cheshire 3 (Keene)
Jerry Bergevin, Hillsborough 17 (Manchester)
Spec Bowers, Sullivan 3 (Sunapee)
Lester W. Bradley, Grafton 4 (Thornton)
Harriet Cady, Rockingham 1 (Deerfield)
Jenn Coffey, Merrimack 6 (Andover)
Seth Cohn, Merrimack 6 (Canterbury)
Tim Comerford, Rockingham 9 (Fremont)
Steve Cunningham, Sullivan 2 (Croydon)
Jason A. Czekalski, Cheshire 7 (Rindge)
Cam DeJong, Hillsborough 9 (Manchester)
Jason Allen Dubrow, Merrimack 13 (Dunbarton)
Sheridan B. Folger, Strafford 5 (Dover)
Jim Headd, Rockingham 3 (Auburn)
JR Hoell, Merrimack 13 (Dunbarton)
Timothy Hogan, Hillsborough 23 (Nashua)
Rob Huxley, Hillsborough 3 (Greenville)
Daniel Itse, Rockingham 9 (Fremont)
Kyle Jones, Strafford 1 (Rochester)
Laura Jones, Strafford 1 (Rochester)
Tom Keane, Merrimack 13 (Bow)
Marie Lozito, Sullivan 4 (Claremont)
Linda Luhtala, Grafton 6 (Rumney)
Robert Luther, Belknap 4 (Laconia)
Leigh Macneil, Merrimack 4 (Hopkinton)
Andrew J. Manuse, Rockingham 5 (Derry)
Carol McGuire, Merrimack 8 (Epsom)
Daniel McGuire, Merrimack 8 (Epsom)
Bernhard McKay, Strafford 1 (Rochester)
Paul Mirski, Grafton 10 (Enfield)
Keith Murphy, Hillsborough 18 (Bedford)
Jeanine Notter, Hillsborough 19 (Merrimack)
William L. O’Brien, Hillsborough 4 (Mont Vernon)
Bill Ohm, Hillsborough 26 (Nashua)
Richard H. Olson Jr., Hillsborough 12 (Manchester)
Stephen Palmer, Hillsborough 6 (Milford)
Katherine Prudhomme-O’Brien, Rockingham 5 (Derry)
John Reagan, Rockingham 1 (Deerfield)
Jon Richardson, Merrimack 8 (Allenstown)
Laurie Sanborn, Merrimack 5 (Henniker)
Brian Seaworth, Merrimack 7 (Pembroke)
Steven Smith, Sullivan 5 (Charlestown)
Will Smith, Rockingham 18 (New Castle)
Greg Surbey, Hillsborough 24 (Nashua)
Robert M. Tarr, Hillsborough 12 (Manchester)
Jack Thorsen, Rockingham 16 (Portsmouth)
Stella Tremblay, Rockingham 3 (Auburn)
Mark Warden, Hillsborough 7 (Goffstown)

The Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, a state chapter of the national Republican Liberty Caucus, was launched in December 2004 to promote and advance traditional Republican Party values, such as limited government, low taxes and spending, individual liberty, personal responsibility, free enterprise and loyalty to the U.S. and N.H. constitutions.

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Contact: Andrew Hemingway, RLCNH Chair, 603-236-6720, akreins@gmail.com
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