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| Shea-Porter announces she won't seek House re-election |
| 2017-10-07 |
| [UNIONLEADER] Rep. Carol Shea-Porter will not seek re-election in 2018 for New Hampshire’s First District seat in Congress, a seat she has held, off and on, since 2006. "You gave me the great honor of representing our state and being the first woman ever to be elected to federal office from New Hampshire, and the first Democrat to represent New Hampshire’s First District in 22 years," she said in a statement released Friday afternoon. "I have worked each day with only one thought ‐ to serve our state and our nation. But the time has come in my life to pause and decide on a different path, so I am announcing my intention to leave the House of Representatives in January 2019, when my present term ends." Shea-Porter defeated Republican incumbent Jeb Bradley for the seat in 2006 and again in 2008 but was defeated in 2010 by former Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta. In 2012, she defeated Guinta in a rematch but lost to him in the 2014 election. In 2016, she defeated Guinta for the second time in the fourth straight election involving the two candidates. "I felt the tug of family at our reunion on Independence Day, and I have continued to feel it," said Shea-Porter. "My family has said repeatedly that they would support any decision I made, and I am grateful to them for that and for all of their love and support through the years." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Collective IQ of the House to go up noticeably With Maxine, Barbara Lee, Rosa DeLauro, Jan Schakowski, Loretta Sanchez, Marcia Fudge and on and on, the basement level IQ is quite safe... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-10-07 22:59 |
| #3 She's nasty, to boot - the complete Dem package. |
| Posted by: Raj 2017-10-07 11:52 |
| #2 "Collective IQ of the House to go up noticeably" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-10-07 11:30 |
| #1 Club for Growth gave her a 6% score in 2014. Won't be missed. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2017-10-07 11:09 |