Candidate Forum-State Representative & State Senate

The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce's Governmental Affairs Council will present a Candidates Forum for candidates seeking election or re-election to the NH House of Representatives representing Rochester and the State Senate-District 6 race.

This is an opportunity for the public to learn about the candidates and where they stand, as they answer questions on various local and state issues. 

Questions for the candidates may be taken from the public prior to the forum by emailing lring@rochesternh.org. This Candidate Forum will be recorded and broadcast on the Rochester City Government on Breezeline Cable Channel 26 and Comcast Cable Channel 22 following the forum, and will be rebroadcast several times prior to election day.

All candidates listed below have been invited to participate.

STATE REPRESENTATIVE CANDIDATES FOR ROCHESTER

State Rep District 5:

Ward 1 - Patricia Turner (Dem) - confirmed

Ward 1 -  Thomas L. Kaczynski, Jr. (Rep) -  confirmed

State Rep District 6:

Ward 2 - Kathleen MacLeod (Dem) - confirmed

Ward 2 - Denise DeDe-Poulin (Rep) - confirmed

State Rep District 7: 

Ward 3 - David Herman (Dem) - confirmed

Ward 3 - Aiden Ankarberg (Rep)

State Rep District 8:

Ward 4 - Chuck Grassie (Dem) - confirmed

Ward 4 - Samuel Farrington (Rep) -  confirmed

State Rep District 9:

Ward 6 - Amy Malone (Dem) - confirmed
Ward 6 - Brandon Phinney (Rep) - confirmed

State Rep District 19:

Wards 1,2,3,4,&6 - Daniel Fitzpatrick (Dem) - confirmed
Wards 1,2,3,4,&6 - Kelley Potenza (Rep) - confirmed
Wards 1,2,3,4,&6 - John Larochelle (Dem) - confirmed
Wards 1,2,3,4,&6 - David Walker (Rep) - confirmed
Wards 1,2,3,4,&6 - Melena Lugo (Dem) - confirmed
Wards 1,2,3,4,&6 - Jenny Wilson (Rep) - confirmed

Ward 5 - Larry Brown (Dem) - confirmed
Glenn Bailey (Rep) - unable to attend
Pamela Hubbard (Dem) - unable to attend
Claudine Burnham (Rep) - confirmed
Marilyn Johnson Foster (Dem) - unable to attend
Michael Granger (Rep) - unable to attend


STATE SENATE CANDIDATES FOR ROCHESTER

John Caskavich (Dem) - unable to attend

James Gray (Rep) - confirmed

Dem=Democrat; Rep=Republican