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Ray Buckley
New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair
Eastern Region Chair
Concord, New Hampshire
Basic bio
* Ray Buckely was born in Keene, NH in 1959.
* At age of 12, he volunteered for Ed Muskie campaign in 1972.
* He worked on presidential campaign of Jimmy Carter while in high school.
* Mr. Buckley could not afford college, but was offered a political job out of high school, and took it.
* He was elected to the New Hampshire Democratic State Committee at the age of 18.
* He was elected treasurer of the NHDP at 21.
* He is the first openly gay State Party chair.
Infomation in this section comes from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Buckley.
Involvement in the Democratic Party
* Chair, New Hampshire Democratic Party.
* Chair, DNC Eastern Region.
* Vice President, State Chairs Association;
* Former Chair, Manchester City Democrats.
* Director, NH Senate Democratic Caucus.
* Member, Stonewall National Democrats Board.
* Former eight term state legislator. (1986-2004)
* Former House Democratic Whip.
Infomation in this section comes from http://www.democracyfornewhampshire.com/user/view/359
Political Interests and Issues
* He founded the New Hampshire Citizens Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Rights.
* He sponsored anti-bullying legislation.
* He sponsored a repeal of taxes on hospitals.
Infomation in this section comes from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Buckley
Involvement in the 2008 Election - Campaign Appearances, Statements
* He is uncommited. (Along with Governor Lynch, one of only two uncommitted NH superdelegates.)
* As Party Chair, Ray has been neutral.
* In general, he was seen at events where there were multiple candidates - such as the county party spaghetti dinners and the like.
* His recent posts on Blue Hampshire have been directed at McCain.
* "I don't want to even talk to you about this,'' Buckley said, laughing throughout a telephone interview on the subject. "I've not had one conversation with any other superdelegate, I've not had one discussion with anyone about what I might do. Period. (From Nashua Telegraph http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080210/NEWS08/576244158/-1/XML1)
Contributions to Candidates
No political contributions in the current race
Family's involvement in Politics, the Democratic Party
* He did not come from a political family.
* He convinced his parents to register in different parties, so both sets of campaign literature would come to the house.
Infomation in this section comes from http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070128/REPOSITORY/701280338&template=page2
Previous Campaign Work
* Ed Muskie (1972)
* Jimmy Carter (1976)
* Walter Mondale (1984)
* Mike Dukakis (1988)
* Al Gore (2000)
* Joe Lieberman (2004)
Infomation in this section comes from http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070128/REPOSITORY/701280338&template=page2
Connections to Politicians, Leaders on State Level
* Gubernatorial candidate, former state party chairman Chris Spirou
* Former Democratic Party Chairwoman Joanne Symons
Infomation in this section comes from http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070128/REPOSITORY/701280338&template=page2
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Gaetan DiGangi
DNC Committee Member
Merrimack, New Hampshire
Basic Bio
* DiGangi, 56, and his wife, Gail are residents of Merrimack, New Hampshire.
* Works in sales at Crouse-Hinds in New Hampshire.
Involvement in the Democratic Party
* Became a superdelegate by running for the DNC. Elected eight years ago (2000) for his first four year term, he's just now finishing his second.
* Been mentioned as a "superdelegate" in many newspaper articles because he publicly declared his support for Sen. Clinton early in 2007. The press picked up on it because he is from the "first in the nation primary" state, New Hampshire.
Pledged Status
* VERY EARLY support of Hillary Clinton (March 15, 2007), via this Web site release:http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=1399
"DiGangi said he has been impressed with the quality of the nearly dozen Democrats who are either running for president or considering a run. "But, hey, I am for Hillary," said DiGangi. "She has plenty of experience, and my opinion is that when people get to know her they will begin to see she is not the same person Republicans portray her to be."
* DiGangi's support of Sen. Clinton is also mentioned and quoted in The Nashua Telegraph: http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080210/NEWS08/576244158/-1/XML12 "Hillary Clinton's two superdelegates here have occupied treasured seats on the Democratic National Committee since the day Bill Clinton put them there - Gaeten DiGangi of Merrimack and Anita Freedman of Portsmouth.
* "There was never any doubt where I was going to be," DiGangi said at a Bill Clinton campaign appearance for his wife outside the Nashua Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall. "He gave us eight incredible years for this country, and she's got both the heart, the head and the experience to take us there again."
Involvement in the 2008 Election
* Appeared at an event at the Nashua VFW where Bill Clinton was the speaker, on behalf of Sen Clinton. No mention of any other events, fundraiser activity.
Contributions
* Jan 26 2007 - $400 to DNC
* Dec 20 2007 - $200 to DNC http://www.fec.gov
Previous Campaign Work and Experience
* In 2004, DiGangi endorsed Dick Gephardt, but then that candidate withdrew from the race after a disappointing finish in Iowa.
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Anita Freedman
New Hampshire
Basic Bio
* Retired http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=Freedman&fname=Anita)
* Is a widow. Her Husband Norman Freedman passed away in 1995. http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070116/REPOSITORY/701160378
* Daughter Susan E. (Freedman) Knussen passed away March 23, 2003 at the Royal Free Hospital in Camden, England. http://archive.seacoastonline.com/2003news/03262003/obituari/19739.htm
* Served as Commissioner of the Portsmouth Housing Authority since 1985. http://clinton6.nara.gov/1998/10/1998-10-29-anita-freedman-named-to-american-heritage-commission.html
* Is 80 years old http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070116/REPOSITORY/701160378
Political interests and issues
* Former president of the Prescott Park Festival. Was also an arts festival board member and a worker for 25 years for Portsmouth's Prescott Park Festival. The Purpose of the Prescott Park Arts Festival is to provide a financially accessible, quality multi-arts festival to a diverse audience. Implicit in this charge is the exercise of cultural leadership, sensitivity to the community and fiscal responsibility. But the festival's real mission is to present a wide variety of family-friendly programming. http://www.beangroup.com/content/articles/Prescott_Park_Arts_Festival/3853/
* Supported the National Council of Jewish Women
* Past President of the National Council of Jewish Women. From 1975 to 1984. http://clinton6.nara.gov/1998/10/1998-10-29-anita-freedman-named-to-american-heritage-commission.html
Involvement in the Democratic Party
* Freedman's been a member of the DNC for so long, she can't remember when she first joined. Indeed, in 1999, as a testament to her work and spirit, the New Hampshire Democratic Party created an annual award in her and her late husband Norman's name. http://archive.prospect.org/archives/archives/2005/01/index.html
* President Clinton, on October 29, 1998, named Anita Freedman as a member of the commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. The purpose of the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad is to identify and publish a list of cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings located abroad which are associated with the foreign heritage of U.S. citizens from eastern and central Europe.http://clinton6.nara.gov/1998/10/1998-10-29-anita-freedman-named-to-american-heritage-commission.html also http://www.clintonfoundation.org/legacy/102998-president-names-anita-freedman-to-american-heritage-commission.htm
* Commissioner of the Portsmouth Housing Authority http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/GovernmentPolitics/WhiteHouse/Nominations+Appointments/freedman-anita
* Secretary for the New Hampshire Democratic Party http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/GovernmentPolitics/WhiteHouse/Nominations+Appointments/freedman-anita
* President Clinton, on February 14, 1995, appointed Anita to the White House Conference on Aging Advisory Committee. http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/GovernmentPolitics/WhiteHouse/Nominations+Appointments/freedman-anita
* During the 2004 election, Freedman of Portsmouth was Treasurer for the Rockingham County Democratic Committee. http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/nh/rockingham.html
* As New Hampshire Democratic National Committeewoman of Portsmouth, along with the sole remaining committeeman and 37 New Hampshire citizens, including 12 states Representatives, On February 26, 2003, announced her support for Rep. Gephardt. http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/gephardt/gephnhearly.html
* CNN describes those loyal to Bill Clinton, and Freedman is right at the top of the list. "Wolf, for 17 years now Bill and Hillary Clinton have rewarded and nurtured the loyalty of the close-knit group of supporters who helped him when he first ran for president here back in 1992, visit to the White House during the Clinton presidency, notes, phone calls, private lunches whenever he passes through the state of New Hampshire. It is an effort that he says is critically important to him personally and something he hopes pays off now that there's another Clinton campaign... From the outside it looks like any other New Hampshire middle class home. But inside it is a shrine to a president who too many in these parts remains the stuff of legend. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0706/01/sitroom.02.html
"JOHN KING, CNN CHIEF NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT CNN The Situation Room, Aired June 1, 2007,"
* Elector, in the New Hampshire State General Election, for Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, during the 2000 election. http://www.sos.nh.gov/preselectors.htm
* Freedman is known in the press as a close friend, supporter and activist for the Clintons. Freedman, who got to know the Clintons well during the 1992 primary, said Hillary Clinton has a softer side. "I adore the both of them..." she said. "... These people have been right there when I needed them the most."
* Freedman said she thinks New Hampshire voters would take to Hillary during a presidential campaign. "I think she's very, very smart and capable," she said. "She's a very special lady." The Concord Monitor, June 27, 2006, "Clinton visits state today Events in Manchester and Bedford." (All information in these two bullets comes from http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060627/REPOSITORY/606270303)
* Democratic national committeewoman Freedman is regarded by many, "as one of the matriarchs of the New Hampshire party..." The Concord Monitor, January 15,2007, in the article, "Bill's Friends are her friends, Hillary Clinton has strong ties to state." http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070116/REPOSITORY/701160378
Pledged Support
* Freedman is a friend of Bill Clinton from way back and didn't hesitate when the phone rang several months ago. "JOHN KING, CNN CHIEF NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT CNN The Situation Room, Aired June 1, 2007," http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0706/01/sitroom.02.html
* They met early in the 1992 campaign. "Clinton kept in close contact with New Hampshire Democrats, especially those who had worked with him during the 1992 campaign. One of Clinton's core supporters was activist Anita Freedman." Page 133, from the book, "Stormy Weather: The New Hampshire Primary and Presidential Politics, by Dante J. Scala." http://books.google.com/books?id=yXjbv-18NY4C&pg=PA133&dq=anita+freedman+of+new+hampshire&sig=abnXAyZKIcHqmufFUhvY5RNt_i0
* When Freedman's husband was dying in 1995, a White House staffer called almost daily to check on him and President Clinton phoned the hospital.
* When her daughter died two years ago, both Bill and Hillary Clinton called Freedman.(All information in these two bullet points comes from http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070116/REPOSITORY/701160378)
* Sixteen NH State Representatives Endorse Senator Clinton for President
* New Hamphire Support Continues to Grow "....Clinton's list of supporters in New Hampshire also includes already announced... Democratic National Committee member Anita Freedman." http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=1399
* Freedman, of Portsmouth, said she was thrilled with yesterday's news. She already told Clinton that she'll help her campaign. "I guess when they get ready they'll holler," she said. "I get several people calling to tell me they want to help her." From the Concord Monitor, January 20, 2007. http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070121/REPOSITORY/701210387/1217/NEWS98
Involvement in the 2008 Election
* Freedman was appointed to Hillary Clinton's, "Senior Leadership Council." http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1333553941.html
Contributions to Candidates
* Donated in Q4/2007 to Hillary Clinton -- $330.00
* Donated in Q3/2007 to Hillary Clinton -- $240.00
* Donated in Q1/2004 to Dick Gephardt -- $210.00 http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=Freedman&fname=Anita
Previous Campaign Work
* Freedman endorsed and threw her support behind former PORTSMOUTH, NH Mayor--Steve Marchand's bid for the U.S. Senate. http://www.stevemarchand.com/pressreleases/pressrelease05-24-07.cfm
* As NH Democratic National Committeewoman of Portsmouth, along with the sole remaining committeeman and 37 New Hampshire citizens, including 12 states Representatives On February 26, 2003, announced her support for Rep. Gephardt. http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/gephardt/gephnhearly.html
* Friend of Governor Jeanne Shaheen.From the Portsmouth Herald, 08/24/1998, "Shaheen attends final `Cinderella'." http://archive.seacoastonline.com/1998news/8_24_bs1.htm
Connections to Politicians, Leaders on State Level
* Was the Area Representative and Office Director of Congressman Norman D'Amours (D-NH). http://clinton6.nara.gov/1998/10/1998-10-29-anita-freedman-named-to-american-heritage-commission.html
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Martha Fuller Clark
Concord, New Hampshire
Basic Bio
Information in this section comes from http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=BS022962
* She was born York, ME in 1942.
* Obtained an MA, Art History, Boston University, 1977.
* Obtained a BA, Mills College, 1964.
* She is an Architectural Historian and Preservation Consultant, 1979-present.
* She taught at University of New Hampshire, 1975-1977.
* Ms. Fuller was a teacher at Park School, 1968-1973.
* She was also a teacher at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1964-1966.
Involvement in the Democratic Party
Information in this section comes from http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=BS022962
* Ms. Fuller is currently Senate Majority Whip.
* She is a New Hampshire state Senator, 2004-present.
* She was a Representative, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1990-2002.
* She was a Candidate for the United States House of Representatives, New Hampshire, District 1, 2000, 2002.
* Ms. Fuller was an Assistant Democratic Leader in the New Hampshire State House of Representatives.
* She was a Democratic liason to the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, New Hampshire State Senate.
Political interests and issues
The infomation in this section comes from an OffTheBus interview.
* She is a passionate advocate for a state income tax (New Hampshire only has property tax here).
* Her identification with this issue may have hampered her congressional race.
Involvement in the 2008 election - campaign appearances, statements
* She will vote for Obama
* She was named co-chair of Obama's NH campaign, May 14, 2007.
* This is a statement she made after June Debate on Obama's performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAJh-U8bqaQ
* "We are free agents,'' said Portsmouth state Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, who is one of seven Democratic superdelegates from New Hampshire because of her role as vice chairwoman of the state Democratic Party. "Superdelegates have the freedom to make up their own mind.'' (From The Nashua Telegraph)
Contributions to Candidates>
She has made no contributions in this year's race.
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