New Hampshire Primary

Looking to 2004, Note 1
Examples of how prospective presidential candidates help local candidates

Courtesy of Clark for Congress

Sen. John Kerry campaigning with Martha Fuller Clark in Manchester on July 22, 2002.

Martha Fuller Clark, Democratic candidate in the 1st Congressional District (seat vacated by John Sununu):

On July 22, 2002. Sen. Kerry joined Clark at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Manchester for the launch of her "Veterans for Clark Steering Committee."

On July 8, 2002, Clark, Sen. Kerry and a small group of business owners discussed the environment at the Seacoast Science Center at Odiorne Point.

On May 6, 2002, in Portsmouth Rep. Gephardt met with Clark and local seniors at Parrott Avenue Place Senior Citizen Center in Portsmouth.

On March 17, 2002, Sen. Lieberman did a fundraiser for Clark at a private home in Rye Beach; followed by a roundtable with local activists and Clark at Goldi's in Portsmouth.

On February 19, 2002, Gov. Dean appeared at a reception for Clark in Portsmouth.

On December 15, 2001, Rep. Gephardt did several events with Clark: a brunch at the home of Harlow and Barbara Carpenter in Kensington (SE Rockingham County) and a walk-around in Portsmouth.

Contributions:
Sen. John Edwards' New American Optimists: $1,500 (2002 Second Quarter)
Rep. Gephardt's Effective Government Committee: $5,000 ($1,000 and $4,000 on 6/28/02)
Sen. Lieberman's ROCPAC: $5,000 (2002 First Quarter)
Rep. Gephardt's Effective Government Committee: $5,000 (2001 Year-End)
Sen. Lieberman's ROCPAC: $5,000 (2001 Year End)
Gov. Dean's Fund for a Healthy America: $1,000 (2001 Year End)

Sen. John Edwards speaks at a fundraiser for John Kacavas in Manchester on Feb. 3, 2002.

John Kacavas (D) ran to fill the Executive Council seat vacated by Tom Colantuono, but was defeated by former Manchester Mayor Ray Wieczorek (R) in the March 12, 2002 election:

On Jan. 28 Sen. Lieberman attended a fundraiser for Kacavas in Washington, DC.

On the evening of Feb. 3, at the end of a three-day NH trip, Sen. Edwards attended a fundraiser for Kacavas at a home in Manchester; afterwards the two made the rounds at several Super Bowl parties in Manchester.

On Feb. 6, Gov. Dean put in a full day campaigning with Kacavas. The two started at his campaign headquarters in Manchester, then spoke to seniors at West Side Center, campaigned downtown and had lunch with Mayor Bob Baines at the Merrimack Restaurant, toured the AES power plant construction site in Londonderry, and concluded with a reception at a law firm and a house party at a private home, both in Manchester.

Kacavas' Feb. 20 candidate report showed a $1,000 contribution from Gov. Dean's Fund for a Healthy America.

On the afternoon of March 2, before his NHDP 100 Club Gala speech, Sen. Kerry did a health care forum with Kacavas at the Father Burns Building in Manchester.

Sen. Lieberman recorded a GOTV auto-call for Kacavas.

Kacavas' March 6 candidate report showed a $500 contribution from Sen. Daschle's DASH-PAC.

Kacavas' March 6 candidate report showed a $1,000 contribution from Rep. Gephardt's Effective Government Committee.

Former VP Gore's Leadership '02 sent about a half dozen people including political director Mona Mohib up to help out approximately four days before the election.

During a short visit on March 8, Rep. Gephardt did breakfast fundraiser with Kacavas at Devine, Millimet & Branch in Manchester.

Kacavas' March 20 candidate report showed a $1,000 contribution from Sen. Lieberman's ROCPAC.