David Meuse
2022 - Present
2024
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David Meuse (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 37. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 4, 2024.
Meuse (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 37. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
David Meuse lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[1] Meuse earned a B.A. in journalism from Pennsylvania State University in 1978.[2] His career experience includes working as a partner with Aon Hewitt, a video producer with Sanders Associates, and a reporter with WMUR-TV.[2][3] Meuse has served on the board of the NH Safe Water Alliance and has been affiliated with the NH Society of Photographic Artists and the NH Art Association.[3]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Meuse was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Meuse was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Meuse was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
Incumbent David Meuse won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 37 on November 8, 2022. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 37
✔ David Meuse (D)
4,265 Other/Write-in votes 56 Total votes: 4,321 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 37
Incumbent David Meuse advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 37 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Meuse | 99.8 | 1,180 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,182 | ||||
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2020
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Incumbent David Meuse won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29 on November 3, 2020. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29
✔ David Meuse (D)
2,035 Other/Write-in votes 22 Total votes: 2,057 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29
Incumbent David Meuse advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Meuse | 99.3 | 858 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 864 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29
David Meuse won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Meuse (D) | 99.3 | 1,669 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 1,681 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29
David Meuse advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Meuse | 100.0 | 700 | |
| Total votes: 700 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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David Meuse did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
David Meuse did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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David Meuse participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on October 2, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and David Meuse's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Gun violence prevention, retaining and supporting our young people and young families, supporting public education[5][6] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Gun violence prevention: like many others, I've been profoundly disturbed by the incidents in Newtown, Parkland, and Las Vegas. Although I support efforts to improve school security, I don't agree that what should be our last line of defense should be our ONLY line of defense.
Making NH a better place to live, work, and grow for young people and young families. As our population ages, I'm concerned that we do so little of substance to encourage young people and young families to stay in NH or move here. Public pre-K, family leave and medical insurance, expanded job opportunities, and lower higher education costs are all part of the mix.Cite error: Invalid |
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. David Meuse answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | President Abraham Lincoln for his intellect, his pragmatism, his ability to work with his former enemies, and his ability to rise above tragedy in his own life to do what had to be done to keep America from splintering and end slavery.[6] | ” |
| “ | "We Are the Changes We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama"[6] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, integrity, compassion, curiosity[6] | ” |
| “ | I'm a good listener, I tell the truth, I work hard to understand the root of a problem, and I want to make a difference.[6] | ” |
| “ | To work hard, to embrace the highest ethical standards, to have an open mind, to be available to voters, to show up for votes, and to lead when leadership is needed.[6] | ” |
| “ | I would like to be remembered for being part of moving NH forward in areas like gun violence prevention, economic opportunity, health care, and environmental legislation.[6] | ” |
| “ | The assassination of John F. Kennedy. I was 7.[6] | ” |
| “ | I worked doing greenhouse work for a florist. I was 13 when I started. My first job out of college was as a combination news reporter and booth announcer for WMUR-TV in Manchester, NH.[6] | ” |
| “ | I took a date to see the play Equus. I didn't know there was a nude scene and we had front row seats. I'm pretty sure I was still blushing two days later.[6] | ” |
| “ | Thanksgiving. Family, great food, football, and no snow (hopefully).[6] | ” |
| “ | I often read, but I'm not sure I have a favorite book. Ones that have stuck with me are Doris Kearns Goodwin's 'Team of Rivals' and Kenneth O'Donnell and David Powers "Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye."[6] | ” |
| “ | Jon Snow in 'Game of Thrones' (except for the parts where he gets stabbed and shot through with arrows)[6] | ” |
| “ | My wife's paintings. She's a very accomplished watercolor artist.[6] | ” |
| “ | "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" by The Flaming Lips.[6] | ” |
| “ | Losing 10 pounds.[6] | ” |
| “ | The sheer size of the House makes it a challenge to develop relationships with a majority of your colleagues.[6] | ” |
| “ | Yes. It's beneficial but not essential.[6] | ” |
| “ | Aging population, lack of treatment options for people with mental health and drug problems, funding education and mental health, economic opportunity, climate change and contaminated water.[6] | ” |
| “ | Mutual respect.[6] | ” |
| “ | It's essential to build relationships with other legislators not only to get anything done--but to truly understand the depth and impact of the challenges you are trying to address. if you're not building relationships, you're not doing the job.[6] | ” |
| “ | I believe a non-partisan citizen commission is the best way to achieve fair redistricting.[6] | ” |
| “ | Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs / Criminal Justice and Public Safety / Science, Technology and Energy[6] | ” |
| “ | No.[6] | ” |
| “ | One conversation the sticks with me was with a man who had retired but went back to work to help his daughter pay for her education at UNH because he didn't want her to be financially strapped by loans through her 20s and 30s.[6] | ” |
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2023
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In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 30. The session was suspended from March 14 to June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 2 through June 30.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 37 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Twitter, "David Meuse," accessed May 25, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "David Meuse," accessed May 25, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The General Court of New Hampshire, "Representative David Meuse (D)," accessed May 25, 2023
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "David Meuse's responses," October 2, 2018
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by Max Abramson (R) |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 37 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29 2018-2022 |
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