2020 NH Senatorial race: on Principles & Values
Don Bolduc:
Not for Black Lives Matter, but Everyone's Lives
Q: Do you support the Black Lives Matter movement?Bolduc: I support the Everyone's Lives Matter movement.
Q: What does that mean because I'm not I'm not familiar with that movement. I'm hesitant to say it even exists. Are there marches for All
Lives...?
Bolduc: It doesn't exist. And that's the problem. I think when we when we categorize people and we put things in stovepipes, we're channeling ourselves in a way that's very divisive because nobody is going to be able to understand each other.
Source: NHPR The Exchange on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 9, 2020
Don Bolduc:
Lost to GOP establishment; building grassroots organization
Bolduc confirmed that he's running again for the U.S. Senate - he says he'll take on Sen. Maggie Hassan in 2022. The Laconia native said his loss in the Sept. 8 Republican Senate primary to Corky Messner was, in his opinion, a loss to the
GOP "establishment," and he said he will spend the next two years building a strong grassroots campaign organization for another run. Bolduc filed a statement of candidacy less than a week after the general election, with the Federal Election Commission.
Source: WMUR 9-News on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 9, 2020
Andy Martin:
Government restraint when acting on religious institutions
Q: Do you promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles?A: Yes.
Q: What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
A: Government should act with great restraint when
legislating or taking action where religious institutions are affected.
Q: Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values?
A: My faith is my life.
Source: AFA iVoterGuide on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 3, 2020
Don Bolduc:
Forts named for Confederates a "symbol of hope"
[On Confederate heritage]: "Military forts were named for a reason and that is the history that we must accept, not change," Bolduc continued. "And when people ask me, 'well, it's just a symbol of racism.' No, it's not. It's a symbol of hope.
It's a symbol of inspiration. It's a symbol of moving forward. It's a recognition of our history that we're not proud of, but we need to grow through and become stronger. That's what America is about. That's why we're the greatest country in the world."
Source: The Hill e-zine on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Jul 17, 2020
Corky Messner:
Against vandalism, but take down Confederate statues
I think it's important that we look at what's going on with respect to monuments and statues and identify the various vandalism that has been going on. I think with respect to monuments to Confederate generals and honoring the
Confederacy, yes, those statues need to come down. I believe that some of those statues should be in museums with full disclosure of what those folks did and what the Confederacy stood for.
Source: National Public Radio on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Jul 9, 2020
Jeanne Shaheen:
Women's experiences different not better or worse than men's
As women, we have different life experiences. They're not any better or worse than men's, but they're different. When we're at the table, we bring that perspective. It's really important to have that perspective at the table.
If we don't have that perspective, then we're missing half of the population in the world. So it's really important to make sure that women are represented.
Source: Council on Foreign Relations: 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
May 18, 2020
Corky Messner:
Millennials aren't supporters of government socialism
The media would have you believe that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the leader of the millennial demographic. She is not. Ocasio-Cortez argues that millennials need an all-powerful, constantly regulating big government to build and sustain their
lives. While she panders to millennials for political gain, true next generation leaders will show their friends and colleagues a way of life that is much better than one spent relying on government and socialism.
Source: Fox News on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
May 11, 2020
Don Bolduc:
Leadership mantra: People, Family, Mission
I have a leadership mantra, 'PEOPLE, FAMILY, MISSION'--they aren't just words, they are my guiding principle that I learned growing up on the Bolduc family farm and in Laconia. In my 32 years of active duty service in the
US Army, those words were never far from my mind. I won't let special interests or partisan politics get in the way of my new mission, serving as your United States Senator.
Source: 2020 New Hampshire Senate campaign website DonBolduc.com
Feb 10, 2020
Bill O`Brien:
I want to make sure we preserve the genius of our founders
O'Brien believes the nation's founding fathers laid out the perfect blueprint for how government should operate and wants to do his part in Washington to get the country back on that path. "I want to make sure that we preserve the genius of our
founders," O'Brien said. "Our founders gave us something that I think was a miracle." The founders, he said, "made sure that no participant in the government has anything close to all of the authority, a system of checks and balances.
Source: The Conway Daily Sun on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Sep 25, 2019
Bill O`Brien:
Endorsed by Ted Cruz
On Ted Cruz endorsement: "I'm honored by the endorsement," O'Brien said. "It is a validation of the argument we've been making that I am the only proven conservative in this race. I'm an admirer of Ted. He has a deep and broad understanding of the
Constitution and has spent a great deal of time ensuring that it has continued viability. I want to join him in that effort," O'Brien said. "He is someone I turn to when I need to understand constitutional issues."
Source: WMUR-NH on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race endorsements
Sep 19, 2019
Gloria Bromell Tinubu:
Leadership by serving others & personal responsibility
"I've made a career of serving others, and I want to take that leadership to D.C. I believe in servant leadership, personal responsibility and core principles. I fought for this country and now I want to fight for New Hampshire," Bolduc
said. "The most important lesson I learned in the military is working with others, empowering people and working on community-based solutions." Bolduc has a simple approach: fix the broken leadership in Congress and work with President Donald Trump.
Source: American Military News on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Jul 19, 2019
Andy Martin:
King of the Birthers: Obama is hiding something
Andy Martin, a political gadfly who ran for President Obama's former Senate seat in 2010, announced that he will run for the Republican nomination for president on a "birther" platform.The so-called "birther" movement already had a serious impact in
the political landscape in the 2010 elections, Martin said, because "when you doubt the legitimacy of the leader, it undermines the Democratic Party."
Martin, who calls himself the "king of the birthers," said he actually believes Obama was born in
Hawaii, as has been verified by the state with a Certificate of Live Birth. But he believes the White House is blocking the release of the president's full birth certificate because it could contain embarrassing information.
"My campaign
doesn't say he was born here or he was born there, it says produce the facts," he said. "Tell the truth to the American people. If you want our confidence, if you want our sons and daughters--to die for your policies, we have to trust you."
Source: Los Angeles Times on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Dec 29, 2010
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