New Hampshire: Sd-18

Tue, 11/04/2008 - 22:12

DeVries defeats Kruse

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

State Sen. Betsi DeVries (D-Manchester) has won re-election in state senate district 18.

DeVries defeated challenger Doug Kruse (R-Manchester) in one of the most closely watched state senate races in the state.

With 100 percent of the precincts reporting DeVries defeated Kruse by 2,056 votes.

"It was a good race, we worked hard went door-to-door all summer long and put everything into it that we could," Kruse told PolitickerNH.com in an interview. "There's nothing that we would do differently."

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Mon, 10/27/2008 - 19:53

Gatsas says Backus wants to ‘kill the American dream’

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

GOFFSTOWN--In their second debate, state Sen. Ted Gatsas (R-Manchester) said that his opponent Bob Backus (D-Manchester) wants to "kill the American dream."

Gatsas made the comment after Backus criticized deregulation of Wall Street in a debate sponsored by the Manchester Mayor's Youth Advisory Council.

"Guess what folks markets don't solve everything," Backus said. "Deregulation can go too far it can cause real damage when you leave financial institutions."

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Mon, 10/27/2008 - 18:44

SD-18 candidates cite budget as major issue facing state

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

GOFFSTOWN--Both candidates in the state Senate District 18 race agreed that spending and the state budget are the most important issues facing the state.

Doug Kruse (R-Manchester) and state Sen. Betsi DeVries (D-Manchester) participated in their only debate, which was sponsored by Manchester's Mayor's Youth Advisory Council.

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Thu, 10/23/2008 - 13:38

Manchester state senate candidates’ debate

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Candidates running for the three state senate districts held three separate debates on Manchester Community Access Media (MCAM).

In state senate district 16 Bob Backus (D-Manchester) debated state Sen. Ted Gatsas (R-Manchester), while in district 20 state Sen. Lou D'Allesandro (D-Manchester) faced-off against Jason Sakellar (R-Manchester), but in district 18 Doug Kruse (R-Manchester) was alone, since state Sen. Betsi DeVries (D-Manchester) decided not to participate in their debate.

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Sun, 10/19/2008 - 17:22

DeVries stumps in south Manchester

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

MANCHESTER--On this brisk fall morning state Sen. Betsi DeVries campaigned door-to-door for her re-election campaign.

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Tue, 10/14/2008 - 13:40

Kruse busy hitting the pavement for votes

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=4172|title=Doug Kruse waiting to hear from a voter in Manchester|desc=Photo Credit: PolitickerNH.com|link=none|align=middle|width=420|height=315]MANCHESTER--Knocking on doors on a Saturday morning might be a nerve-wracking experience for some politicians, but for Doug Kruse it was just another day on the campaign trail.

Kruse, a Manchester school board member, is running for the state senate against incumbent state Sen. Betsi DeVries (D-Manchester) in Senate District 18.

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Wed, 08/06/2008 - 18:39

Kruse says ‘it’s time to choose Kruse’

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Kruse, an employee of Spectrum Marketing, is running against state Sen. Betsi DeVries (D-Manchester) for the district 18 seat.

The Manchester school board member said he is running to lower government spending in Concord.

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Thu, 07/24/2008 - 09:01

Kruse announces campaign co-chairs

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Manchester school board member Doug Kruse (R-Manchester) has announced the co-chairs of his state Senate campaign.

Mayor Frank Guinta (R-Manchester), Executive Councilor Ray Wieczorek (R-Manchester) and at-large school board member Debra Gagnon-Langton (D-Manchester) will help lead Kruse's campaign.

Kruse is running in Senate District 18 against current state Sen. Betsi DeVries (D-Manchester).

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Tue, 07/22/2008 - 16:44

Kruse to officially kick-off campaign

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

State Senate candidate Doug Kruse (R-Manchester) will officially launch his campaign on August 6th with a fundraiser.

The kick-off event and fundraiser with take place at Manchester's The Belmont Hall & Restaurant on Grove Street.

State Sen. Ted Gatsas (R-Manchester), state Rep., and Manchester Republican Chairman, Will Infantine (R-Manchester and Alderman Mike Garrity (R-Manchester) will serve as event co-chairs.

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Fri, 07/18/2008 - 09:39

Kruse forms finance committee, hires campaign manager

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

State Senate candidate Doug Kruse (R-Manchester) has begun laying the cornerstones of his campaign.

Kruse has announced members of his finance committee and has hired Kristy Roney to manage his campaign. Roney was Mitt Romney's field director during the New Hampshire primary.

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