New Hampshire Politics

Candidate Profile: Lee C. Nyquist

Democrat from New Boston seeking NH Senate District 9 seat.

State Senate District 9 Democrat 6/3/1952 Before joining Shaheen & Gordon as "Of Counsel" in July, 2011 I was a founding partner of the Manchester law firm, Devine & Nyquist and its successor entities for over 26 years. I began my legal career as Law Clerk to the Honorable Maurice Bois, Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court in 1978, and then practiced with Devine, Millimet & Branch until 1985. My wife, Leslie Nixon, and I were married in 1983 in the Bedford Presbyterian Church and we have lived in New Boston for twenty-three years. I have served as the town moderator for New Boston for over twenty of those years, and proud to succeed my father-in-law, David Nixon, in that position. We have had five children: Christina, a graduate of …

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House Speaker Bill O'Brien Makes 'Heroes of the Family' List

Bedford candidates, including Keith Murphy and Laurie Sanborn, also score high in Cornerstone Action's review.

House Speaker Bill O'Brien (R-Mont Vernon) is one of 20 state lawmakers labeled "Heroes of the Family" for voting with Cornerstone Action 100 percent of the time, according to the organization's 2012 Families First Voter Guide. Other House candidates honored by Cornerstone with the "Heroes of the Family" label include: Kevin Avard, R-Nashua, Lenette Peterson, R-Merrimack, Daniel Tamburello, R-Londonderry. The guide and its scores for Bedford incumbents running for House or Senate include: The scorecard, listing scores for incumbents running for re-election, is based on 39 roll call votes in the House and 20 roll call votes in the Senate. Not one Democrat scored above 40 percent, with most Democrats scoring below 30 percent, according to …

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Kate Messner

5:17 pm on Thursday, September 6, 2012

"Families First": provided that the "Family" is white, heterosexual (sexual only within marriage between a man and a woman, of course) and raises their progeny in either their own home or that of a private religious school. Clusterliver, I'm as puzzled as you on their inconsistencies here. Rick, you are so right. Let's hope people don't sit back and let others take care of selecting political …   more ›

New Hampshire Politics

Szabo Compares Abortions to Slavery, Condones Use of Deadly Force

"Just because a law is on the books does not mean that it's lawful," the Hillsborough County Sheriff candidate said.

Update: Frank Szabo, this morning, apologized for the comments detailed in the story below. For more information, click here. Original story: In the face of criticism from both New Hampshire Democrats and high-ranking members of his own party, Republican candidate for Hillsborough County Sheriff Frank Szabo is not backing off his comments that deadly force is an appropriate means to prevent abortion. "Just because a law is on the books does not mean that it's lawful," said Szabo. "I talk about the difference of 'legal' and 'lawful.' It used to be legal to own slaves, but that didn't make it lawful. It used to be legal to restrict someone of color to the back of bus ... Just because a piece of legislation says it's legal to murder the …

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Dennis Taylor

4:02 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012

Would you have advocated helping the Jews in 1939 in Germany hide from their government? To do so would have been breaking the established law. So, are you one of those people who follow all laws, regardless of whether they break God's law or even the laws of decent people? Would you allow your child to be killed by his or her teacher if the law allowed, for example? To talk of a people who …   more ›

Bedford Dems Welcome Lee Nyquist Tonight

Attorney from New Boston considering state senate run.

Lee C. Nyquist of New Boston is among those eyeing the District 9 seat in the New Hampshire Senate. Tonight, joins Bedford Democrats for a 7 p.m. meet-and-greet in the McAllister Room at the Bedford Library. District 9 is currently represented by Sen. Raymond White, R-Bedford. He is not running for re-election this fall. Nyquist, an attorney with the law firm of Shaheen & Gordon in Manchester, talks jobs as he introduces himself on his website. "I am exploring a run for the state Senate because, in my capacities as a father, a husband, neighbor, local volunteer, town moderator and an attorney, I have seen first-hand the impact these last few years have had on our families. We’ve all felt the consequences of the sluggish economy and we’ve …

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