EDWARDS SURGES WITH 157 NEW GRASSROOTS
SUPPORTERS IN NH
Following bus trip around
the state and before formal campaign kick-off Tuesday, NH voters announce
support for Edwards
MANCHESTER - More than 150 grassroots activists announced their support for John Edwards today, adding another boost of support on the heels of positive press coverage and buzz in the two weeks since his weeklong, 40-stop bus trip around New Hampshire.
Among the endorsements are Rep. Steve DeStefano of Bow and Rep. Frank Callaghan of Rochester, as well as various local school board members, doctors, teachers, and other community leaders.
"I am honored to have these new supporters join my campaign. I can feel the energy and excitement that's been building in the past several weeks, and I'm thrilled that it is translating into a strong grassroots organization," Senator Edwards said.
"Like their fellow Granite Staters and Americans across the nation, they are hungry for real leadership on the issues that matter to regular people. That's why I'm excited to hold more than a hundred town hall meetings in New Hampshire before the primary, sharing my vision for how we get this economy moving again, provide health care to every child, and guarantee access to higher education for all who are willing to work for it."
Edwards has built positive buzz in the Granite State in recent weeks, resulting in several recent news stories highlighting growth in his New Hampshire campaign, like "In N.H., Edwards Getting a Closer Look," (Scot Lehigh, Boston Globe, 9/13) and "Democrats Gush Over Edwards," (Dan Tuohy, Eagle Tribune, 9/10).
The newest Edwards supporters
join previously announced endorsers including State Senator Joe Foster
(Nashua); Deputy Democratic Leader Sharon Nordgren (Hanover); Chairman
of the Derry Board of Selectmen Paul Needham; Fmr. Cheshire County
Commissioner Greg Martin;
former Dover mayors Will Boc, Jack Buckley, and George Maglaras;, New Hampshire
Young Democrats President Amanda Grady; and many more.
Senator Edwards has opened five campaign offices around the state of New Hampshire and recently completed a 6-day, 26-town bus trip across New Hampshire with his family to share the ideas in his policy agenda, "Real Solutions for America," which is available online at www.johnedwards2004.com.
Edwards will formally announce
his candidacy Tuesday in his hometown of Robbins, NC. On Wednesday,
he is traveling to New Hampshire to hold a town hall meeting at lunchtime
in Concord at State House plaza.
SENATOR EDWARDS' NEW GRANITE STATE SUPPORTERS:
Beverly Aamot, Hanover
Karen Aframe, Concord
Michael Ambrosini, Peterborough
Mark Anderson, Manchester
Duane Armstrong, Portsmouth
David Balinson, Manchester
Marissa Baltus, Nashua
Bob Bauer, Manchester
Andrea Baver, Mont Vernon
Andrew Baver, Mont Vernon
Julia Beaufait, Lebanon
Nathan Bender, Keene
Kathleen Bove, Westmoreland
Grace Bowser, Bow
Stephanie Bradley-Swift, Durham
Laura Bratz, Lee
Eleanor Brothwell, Henniker
Robert Brown, Concord
Sharon Buckley, Dover
Scott Burns, Nashua
Rep. Frank Callaghan, Rochester
Dorothy Callaghan, Rochester
Babe Chagnon, Farmington
Imogene Chagnon, Farmington
Michael Chung, Nashua
Jennifer Cohen, Keene
Tyler Collins, East Rochester
Abby Collins, Rochester
Jack Collins, Rochester
Lisa Conley, Manchester
Heidi Copeland, Peterborough
Joanne Corzilius, Nashua
Lila Couture, Portsmouth
Carol Crawford, Marlborough
Shannon Cummings, Dover
Saah Curtis, Epping
Eileen Cusick, Exeter
Stephen Cybulski, Penacook
Michael Cybulski, Penacook
Michael Dashnaw, Laconia
Lonnie DeHart, Laconia
Sarah Sesotell, Meredith
Kevin Devine, Manchester
Mary Devine, Manchester
Sean Devine, Manchester
Rep. Steve DeStefano, Bow
Anna Dolan, Hampton
Michael Dorsey, Hanover
Alice Downer, Hampton
Diane Dugan, Bedford
Kevin Dugan, Bedford
Natalia Dworianyn, Dover
Mary Eldridge, Dover
Jonathan Estey, Claremont
Gloria Fletcher, Hampton
Mary Fontaine, Rye
John Ford, Hampton
Pamela Ford, Hampton
Brandon Foster, Mont Vernon
Doris Gibbas, Somersworth
Kathleen Givens, Durham
Winston Grady, Londonderry
Cynthia Greco, Keene
Jeanette Green, Salem
Alan Gross, Swanzey
Jaci Grote, Rye
Otto Grote, Rye
Martha Hartnett, Fover
Christopher Hemmingway, Portsmouth
Bob Howe, Derry
Marianne Iannuzzo, Dover
Laurey Isanski, Hudson
Thomas Isanski, Merrimack
Bruce Johnson, Bedford
Victor Kaplan, Hanover
Nick Kassotis, Fitzwilliam
Wayne Kassotis, Fitzwilliam
John Kemp, Exeter
Bob King, Derry
Janet King, Derry
Barbara Kuhlman Brown, Concord
Mary Ann Lakevicius, Concord
Brandy Landroche, Goffstown
Fatima LaPerle, Manchester
Rosemary LaRock, Manchester
Joan Lax, Bow
Michael Lax, Bow
Wanda Lembo, Manchester
Jennifer Lemire, Portsmouth
Roger Lemire, Portsmouth
Neil Lilly, Hollis
Mike Lyons, Strafford
Barbara Manson, Meredith
Dan Markey, Sommersworth
John McCooey, Dover
Sheilagh McGreevey, Manchester
Carrie McLeod, North Woodstock
Judy Mitchell, Pembroke
Mike Mohan, Swanzey
Virginia Molay, Salem
Patricia Moore, Laconia
Sandra Mucci, Meredith
Melissa Murphy, Laconia
Dan Nelson, Hanover
Jack Nelson, Hanover
Dick Nordgren, Hanover
Neal Ochs, Derry
Hayden Odell, South Hampton
Clair Oursler, Keene
Marie Owen, Keene
Alana Pahku, Nashua
Peggy Parker, Rochester
Greg Pearlman, Dover
Carmen Polo, Manchester
Jack Pross, Manchester
Kathy Pross, Manchester
Bea Pszonowky, Pittsfield
Alice Purcell, Laconia
Dan Purcell, Laconia
Bernie Quigley, Haverhill
Anne-Marie Reed, Rochester
Maureen Reilly, Portsmouth
Paul Rochelau, Keene
Jeanette Roy, Laconia
Judith Russell, Manchester
Kimberly Rye, Pittsfield
Luke Schulman, Rye Beach
Bob Schumacher, Exeter
Kurt Schumacher, Exeter
Cassidy Scott, Cornish
Dan Selule, Derry
Christopher Seufert, Franklin
Jane Shannon, Durham
Tovalt Shotland, Keene
Timothy Shurtleff, Concord
Mark Smith, Manchester
Margaret Sofio, Portsmouth
Hans Stallmann, Mont Vernon
Marylyn Stallmann, Mont Vernon
Paul Stanish, Nashua
Steve Stoddard, Manchester
Elissa Stone, Portsmouth
Mikki Tabron, Portsmouth
Wendy Thomas, Merrimack
Ryan Tirren, Durham
Francine Torge, Durham
Michael Torris, Atkinson
Richard Turgeon, Claremont
Robert Vaughan, Nashua
Robert Vaughan Jr., Nashua
Dick Wall, Nashua
Evelyn Watts, Claremont
H. Leslie Watts, Claremont
Darlene Williams, Goffstown
Greg Williams, Goffstown
Joe Williams, Madbury
James Zuckerman, Portsmouth
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