On February 26, 2003, Gephardt announced support of 37 New Hampshire citizens, including 12 state Representatives and both the state's DNC members:
Pam Arnold - Strafford County
Treasurer, Rochester
Bob Batchelder - State Representative,
Marlow
Mike Blaisdell - former
Executive Council candidate, former State Representative, Keene
Jim Bouley - Deputy Mayor,
Concord
Richard Brewster - former
State Representative, Andover
Carol Burney - former State
Representative, Concord
Peter Cote - State Representative,
Nashua
Deb Crapo - Rockingham County
Chair, NH Democratic Party Vice Chair, Rye
Richard Daschbach - former
Cheshire County Commissioner, former State Representative, Westmoreland
Bob Davidson - State Representative,
Newmarket
John DeJoie - State Representative,
Concord
Jim Demers - former congressional
candidate, former State Rep., NH activist, Hampton
Betsi DeVries - Alderman,
Manchester
Gaeten DiGangi - NH Democratic
National Committeeman, Merrimack
George Disnard - former
State Senator, Claremont
Theresa Drabinowicz - former
State Representative, Nashua
Anita Freedman -NH Democratic
National Committeewoman, Portsmouth
Vincent Greco - former State
Representative, Pembroke
John Hynes - City Council
member, Portsmouth
John Kacavas - Manchester
School Board, former State Rep., former Executive Council candidate, Manchester
Angie Kopka - State Representative,
Nashua
Bill McCann - former Executive
Council candidate, Dover
Paul McEachern - State Representative,
former gubernatorial candidate, Portsmouth
Ed Mears -State Representative,
Vice President NH AFL-CIO, Berlin
Tim Nickerson - School Board
member, Nashua
Russ Ouellette - School
Board member, Manchester
Laura Pantelakos -State
Representative, City Council member, Portsmouth
Sandy Paradis - City Council
member, Manchester
Debora Pignatelli - former
State Senator, former State Representative, Nashua
Marc Plamondon - City Council
member, Nashua
Stan Post - former State
Party Secretary, Barnstead
Jack Pratt - State Representative,
Walpole
Tara Reardon - State Representative,
City Council member, Concord
Evelyn Sirrell - Mayor,
Portsmouth
Leslee Stewart - Vice Chair
School Board, Manchester
Nancy Scovner - State
Representative, Enfield
Robert Theberge - State
Representative, former City Manager, Berlin
On March 12, 2003, Gephardt announced support of an additional 13 New Hampshire activists, including 5 more state Representatives, bringing the total number of announced supporters to 50, and the total number of state Reps. to 17:
Jeffrey Bart - City Council
Member, Concord
Sigornee Colby - Chair,
Keene School Board, Keene
Armand Forest - Alderman,
Manchester
Paul Gagnon - Former State
Representative, Manchester
Robert Haley - State Representative,
Manchester
Beverly Ingersoll - City
Council Member, Berlin
Paul Ingersoll - Former
Candidate for Coos County Sheriff, Berlin
Debra Kudalis - State Representative,
Nashua
Roland Lefebvre - State
Representative, Nashua
Richard LaFleur - City Council
Member, Berlin
Dennis Parker - Former Executive
Director of NH State Employees Association-SEIU, lobbyist, President, The
Parker Group, Bedford
Jacqueline Pitts - State
Representative, Portsmouth
Alice McDonough Wallace
- State Representative, Manchester
7 New Hampshire activists announced their support immediately after Gephardt's March 15, 2003 trip to New Hampshire:
Peter and Carol Blaisdell
- Keene
Chris Malloy - State Representative,
Pelham
Jim McGranahan - School
Board Member, Rochester
Marsha Pelletier - former
State Representative, Dover
Barbara Ward - State Committee
Member, Portsmouth
Roger Zerba - Cheshire County
Commissioner, former State Representative, Keene
...and 4 more were announced on March 27, 2003:
Jennifer Brown - State Committee
Member, former Town Chair, Dover
Carol LaPierre - Treasurer
of Carroll County Democrats, State Committee Member, Glen
Shannon O'Brien - State
Committee Member, former Executive Council Candidate, Manchester
Frank Reidy - former 12-term
State Representative, Manchester
...by April 10, 2003, the campaign had a total of 66 announced
supporters, including 19 state Representatives.