New Hampshire Democratic Party | |
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Chairman | Raymond Buckley |
Senate Leader | Donna Soucy |
House Leader | Matthew Wilhelm |
Headquarters | Concord, New Hampshire |
Membership (2024) | 262,262[1] |
Ideology | Modern liberalism |
National affiliation | Democratic Party |
Colors | Blue |
U.S. Senate Seats | 2 / 2 |
U.S. House Seats | 2 / 2 |
Statewide Elected Executive Office | 0 / 1 |
Executive Council | 1 / 5 |
State Senate | 10 / 24 |
State House | 196 / 400 |
Election symbol | |
Website | |
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The New Hampshire Democratic Party (NHDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Its chair is Raymond Buckley, and its vice chairs are Martha Fuller Clark and Bette Lasky. The most recent Democratic governor was Maggie Hassan, who served from 2013 to 2017.
The only U.S. president from New Hampshire was a Democrat, Franklin Pierce, who served from 1853 to 1857. It is one of two major parties in the state, with all of New Hampshire's members of Congress being Democrats.
The party has played a pivotal role in the election process for the president of the United States, with New Hampshire holding the first primary in the nation.