Despite dealing with family problems, Kelly Halldorson (R-Dover) has decided not to abandon her state Senate campaign.

"I'm having a lot of very difficult family issues right now but my kids want me to stay in the race," Halldorson said in an interview with PolitickerNH.com.

Halldorson said she did not file a fiscal report with the secretary of state because she will not be raising "a lot of money" for her campaign. Any candidate who raised more than $500 was required to report the funding reports to the secretary of state's office last week.

"I had no desire to raise a lot of money. It has nothing to do with my ability to do so, it's because I don't want that," Halldorson said. "I'm not a politician, I don't want to be a politician, I want to bring back the citizen legislature."

Halldorson added that she will design her own "eco-friendly" campaign signs and will not hire any campaign staff. Instead she will rely on door-to-door campaigning to spread her message.

In the same interview Halldorson, who gained fame for walking across the state of New Hampshire for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul's presidential campaign, said most citizens do not focus on state politics.

"To be honest I think the people in state politics pays attention but I think the average citizen doesn't pay attention," she said. "Honestly I don't think a lot of people even know who their state senator is."

Halldorson is running for the state senate in district 21 against Amanda Merrill (D-Durham).