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Top 10 Republicans
David Carney
Norway Hill
President George H.W. Bushs political director is one of the countrys top consultants who just happens to live in-state.
Sean Mahoney
Republican National Committeeman
He is one of the partys chief fundraisers and publisher of BusinessNH Magazine.
Paul Collins
Executive Director, NHGOP
Former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununus chief of staff is the partys bright political mind.
Joel Maiola
Granite Edge Consulting, LLC. Former U.S. Sen. Judd Greggs right hand man for decades, Maiola went
solo with some of the states most high prole clients.
Mike Dennehy
The Dennehy Group
The architect of McCains two N.H. primary wins runs a successful Concord lobby rm.
Joe McQuiad
Publisher of New Hampshire Union Leader
While losing clout, he still has the states biggest megaphone and uses it.
Ed Dupont
The Dupont Group
Former Senate president runs one of the biggest Concord lobby rms.
Tom Rath
Rath Young and Pignatelli
The former state attorney general is an advisor to presidents.
Rich Killion
Elevare Communications
Former Franklin Pierce U. pollster and campaign operative is a rising star.
John H. Sununu
N.H. Republican Chairman
The former Governor and White House chief of staff is now aiming to bring his party back.
Chuck McGee
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Top 40 Republicans
Kerry Marsh
Spectrum Marketing
Deb Vanderbeek
Lobbyist
Darwin Cusack
Consultant and former congressional chief of staff
Alyssa Shooshan
U.S. Sen. Judd Greggs chief of staff
Scott Tranchmontagne
Montagne Communications
Chris Williams
Nashua Chamber of Commerce
Keith Murphy
Bar owner and organizer
J. Bonnie Newman
Almost U.S. senator, Fairpoint Communications
Pat Grifn
Grifn, York and Krause
Jack Heath
Meridian Communications and talk show host
Kevin Smith
Director of social conservative Cornerstone Research
Jim Merrill
Devine Strategies
Tom Derosa
Former NHGOP political director and founder of RedHampshire.com
Paul Holloway
Car dealership owner, higher education activist and party fund-raiser
Rich Ashooh
BAE Systems
Bill Bartlett
Former state senator and lobbyist
John Lyons
State school board member
John E. Sununu
Former U.S. senator
Sherm Packard
House Republican leader
Erin Haas
Former state House staffer and lobbyist
Donna Sytek
Former House speaker
Drew Cline
Editorial page editor, New Hampshire Union Leader
Ted Gatsas
State senator
Angela Spradling
Senate Republican staffer
Ray Burton
Longest-serving Executive Councilor
Alicia Preston
Communications consultant
Kelly Ayotte
State attorney general
Pat Hynes
National Republican communications consultant based in Portsmouth
Jayne Millerick
Communications consultant
Bob Odell
State senator and potential congressional candidate
Jim Roche
President of New Hampshire Business and Industry Association
Jamie Burnett
Prole Strategy Group
John Stephen
Former Health and Human Services commissioner and lobbyist
Peter Bragdon
Senate Republican leader
Steve Duprey
Former state chairman and developer
Bob Clegg
Former state senator and lobbyist
Greg Moore
Former Stephen staffer and communications consultant
Bill Cahill
Former Executive Councilor and communications consultant
Paul Montrone
Fisher Scientic CEO
Jeb Bradley
State senator and former congressman
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Top 10 Democrats
Dean Barker Maggie Hassan
Publisher of BlueHampshire.com
The most inuential day-to-day voice in the Democratic Party.
Rich Sigel
Gov. John Lynchs Chief of Staff
He wields power for his extremely popular boss.
Ray Buckley
State Democratic Chair
The ultimate Democratic operative in state and only openly gay Democratic state chair.
Judy Reardon
Senior Adviser to U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
She is the Harold Ickes of New Hampshire. She knows the data and procedure.
Kathy Sullivan
Democratic National Committeewoman
Once the longest-serving state chair, she is the ultimate insider.
Jim Demers
Lobbyist and Friend of President Obama
The biggest Democratic lobbyist in the state was the earliest supporter for President Obama.
Mike Vlacich
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheens State Director
Former party executive director and campaign manager for Lynch understands quiet politics.
Billy Shaheen
Husband of Jeanne Shaheen
Everyone takes his calls and his advice.
Gary Hirshberg
Stonyeld Yogurt CEO and Major Fundraiser
Hirshberg is a maverick and has the money to do what he wants.
Top 40 Democrats
Anne McLane Kuster
Lobbyist and congressional candidate
Maura Keefe
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheens chief of staff
John Kacavas
Prominent Manchester attorney and potential U.S. Attorney
Kris Schultz
Ran the last successful competive statewide primary race
Terie Norelli
House speaker from Portsmouth
Mark Fernald
2002 gubernatorial nominee and liberal hero
Mark McKenzie
Head of local AFL-CIO
Peter Burling
Democratic National Committeeman
Sharon Nordgren
Beloved Upper Valley state representative
Ron Tunning
Laconia Democratic chair and emerging player
Mark Bodi
State Liquor Commission chair and former advertising executive
Joe Keefe
Former congressional nominee and top Democratic strategist
Susan Bruce
Former Kucinich staffer and columnist
Karen Hicks
Former Howard Dean, Jeanne Shaheen and Hillary Clinton staffer. In 2004 ran the DNCs national eld operations
Terry Shumaker
Attorney and former ambassador under Clinton
George Bruno
Former party chair and ambassador for Clinton
Sue Mayer
Close friend of U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter
Arnie Arneson
Former gubernatorial nominee and talk show personality
Scott Merrick
Rising star state representative from the North Country
Ned Helms
Former gubernatorial nominee, health care policy analyst, friend of President Obama
Lou DAllesandro
Long-time state senator from Manchester
Chris Pappas
Manchester Democrats chair and rising star
Jon Bresler
Party activist and entrepreneur
Mike Atkins
Highly regarded attorney from Nashua
Steve Marchand
Former Portsmouth mayor and top Democratic strategist
Dave Nixon
Major Manchester attorney and state representative
Jim Monahan
Respected Concord lobbyist
Deb Pignatelli
Executive Councilor from Nashua
Justin Nadeau
2004 congressional nominee and party fund-raiser
Ricia McMahon
Former Clinton ofcial and state representative
Beverly Hollingsworth
Executive Councilor and former Senate president from Hampton
Sylvia Larsen
Senate president from Concord
Jim Bouley
Concord lobbyist
July 2009
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