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New Hampshire: Iris Estabrook

Tue, 06/24/2008 - 11:00

Dems enjoy early edge in state Senate match-ups

By Dante Scala

Here's a review of the state Senate playing field as we begin the summer.

The races are divided into five categories: Strong Democratic, Lean Democratic, Toss-up, Lean Republican and Strong Republican.

Let's start with the Democrats:

STRONG DEMOCRATIC (7)

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Wed, 05/21/2008 - 10:40

Merrill makes state Senate bid official

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Amanda "Mandy" Merrill (D-Durham) has officially declared that she is running for the state Senate.

Merrill is running for the seat being abandoned by state Sen. Iris Estabrook (D-Durham).

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Fri, 05/16/2008 - 10:23

Merrill to run for state Senate

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Amanda "Mandy" Merrill has decided to run for the state Senate, three sources tell PolitickerNH.com.

Merrill will be running for the office being vacated by state Sen. Iris Estabrook (D-Durham). Estabrook will support Merrill's candidacy.

Merrill is currently a policy advisor for the majority office in the House.

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Fri, 05/16/2008 - 07:56

Update: Estabrook not running for re-election

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1568|title=State Sen. Iris Estabrook (D-Durham)|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=150|height=217]State Sen. Iris Estabrook (D-Durham) has decided not to run for a fourth term.

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Thu, 05/15/2008 - 08:15

Update: Gottesman not running for reelection

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1537|title=State Sen. David Gottesman (D-Nashua)|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=150|height=215]State Sen. David Gottesman (D-Nashua) announced today that he will not seek reelection in November.

"I am announcing today that I will not be seeking reelection to the New Hampshire Senate," Gottesman said in a press release.

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Sun, 02/10/2008 - 10:44

Sunday shows: Education funding discussion dominates agenda

By James W. Pindell, Politicker.com Editor

The proposed state education funding amendment dominated the conversation on the local Sunday shows.

New Hampshire Public Television ran back to back "Outlook" episodes, one of them focused entirely on education funding with four members of the special commission looking into the issue, State Sens. Iris Estabrook (D-Durham) and Bob Odell (R-Lempster) and State Reps. Emma Rous (D-Durham) and Ken Weyler (R-Kingston).

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