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New Hampshire: Fergus Cullen

March 6, 2009 - 01:41 pm
NEWS FEED: New Hampshire Presidential Watch

Buckley: 'Jeb Bradley is not fooling anyone' in SD-3 race

By lawsonbri@gmail.com (Cosmo)

New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley has released on a statement on the news that former U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-NH) will run in the special election for senate District 3.

Former New Hampshire Republican Chairman Fergus Cullen has decided that he will not run for the seat and former state Sen. Joe Kenney (R-Wakefield) announced that he is being deployed to Afghanistan next week.

Bradley will be running against Bud Martin (D-Sandwich), who ran unsuccessfully for the seat in November. The District 3 seat became vacant when Bill Denley (R-Wakefield) resigned after being charged with a DWI two weeks ago.

Buckley’s release:

"Jeb Bradley is not fooling anyone.

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February 24, 2009 - 05:54 am
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

SD-3: Bud's Definitely Running, Fergus Considering

By Dean Barker

The special election triggered by William Denley's resignation is taking shape:
Several possible candidates emerged yesterday. Former state GOP chairman Fergus Cullen said he's considering a run. And a spokeswoman for Democrat Bud Martin, who lost to Denley by 500 votes last year, said Martin is "definitely running."
I suspect the path will be quickly cleared for Bud on our side, given how close he came during the general election to swinging that seat.  For the elephants, though, the path is less clear.  According to the article, Fergus doesn't sound too interested if there's going to be a primary, and other names are being tossed around: Joe Kenney, Sam Cataldo (who lost in the primary), even Jeb Bradley.

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February 19, 2009 - 06:03 am
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

Sununu Dynasty Holding NHGOP Hostage, Part II

By Dean Barker

DiStaso:
But for the moment, Republican activists remain enamored of John E. Sununu. The message consistently in GOP circles is that Sununu has first dibs on a candidacy, but they're hoping that he sends a message relatively soon on his plans so that others can begin raising money if he's not interested.
Or, you could have learned that here last Sunday, and that John & John are going to leave everyone hanging until "sometime around the summer," at which point, of course, they will be at a distinct money raising, name rec disadvantage.

What DiStaso does say explicitly for the first time, but doesn't surprise anyone with a pulse, is that both Fergus Cullen and Dukakis supporter John Stephen are gunning for Carol's seat if she runs for senate.

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January 30, 2009 - 08:58 pm
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

Everybody Knows John Lynch

By Dean Barker

This Hill article is laugh-out-loud funny.

Two unnamed Republicans who pretend to speak for Gregg know that Lynch will appoint a Republican to Gregg's seat.

Fergus Cullen and Andy Smith know that Lynch will appoint a Democrat.

Will there be a second piece in which Democrats tell us what they know John Lynch will do?

I'll start. Governor? Follow your bliss. If you put in a Democrat, we win in 2010.  If you put in a placeholder Republican, we win in 2010.

And if Gregg isn't tapped by Obama, he is politically damaged by the episode, and it helps us win in 2010.

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Tue, 12/23/2008 - 10:30

State GOP announces meeting date

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

The New Hampshire Republican Party has announced that its state committee will meet in mid-January to select a chairman.

Yesterday, in an email to Republicans, Chairman Fergus Cullen said that the meeting will be held on Jan. 17 at Bedford High School.

Over the past four weeks, 14 caucuses have been held to elect almost 500 members to the state committee, which will then vote for party chair. Currently, only former Gov. John H. Sununu has announced his intention to run for chairman of the New Hampshire Republicans.

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Tue, 12/16/2008 - 10:56

Cullen calls Hodes ‘arrogant’

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Fergus Cullen said that U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) is demonstrating a "certain arrogance" by thinking about running for the U.S. Senate in 2010.

"At a time when so many NH residents are hoping they'll get power back, Paul Hodes has another sort of power on his mind," Cullen wrote in an email to PolitickerNH.com. "It takes a certain arrogance to campaign for re-election, win, and immediately talk about running for another office before you're even sworn in to the office you just won."

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Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:33

MacDonald says Cullen worked ‘tirelessly’ for state party

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

New Hampshire Republican Party Vice Chairman Wayne MacDonald says that outgoing party Chairman Fergus Cullen worked "tirelessly" for the party and did the best job he could in light of recent problems within the party.

Cullen has decided not to run for a second term as party chair and former Gov. John H. Sununu has announced that he will run for the post. So far, Sununu is the only declared candidate for the position.

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Mon, 12/08/2008 - 10:49

Buckley: Cullen got ‘bum rap,’ had a 'terrible ticket with a lousy message'

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Though they often sparred in the media, New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley said that outgoing New Hampshire Republican Chairman Fergus Cullen "got a bum rap" for the losses that his party suffered in November.

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Mon, 12/08/2008 - 09:52

Gregg says Sununu will be ‘strong voice’ for state Republicans

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-Rye) is throwing his support behind former Gov. John H. Sununu's bid to become the next chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party.

Current New Hampshire Republican Chairman Fergus Cullen announced yesterday that he will not run for another term and is now supporting Sununu's decision to run for the position.

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Sun, 12/07/2008 - 10:05

Cullen not running for second term, Sununu set to run

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

New Hampshire Republican Chairman Fergus Cullen has announced that he will not run for a second term as chairman and is supporting the candidacy of former Gov. John H. Sununu for the state party's top position.

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