DERRY — Fourteen candidates square off for 10 slots on the November ballot for District 6 state representative.
The field includes seven Republicans incumbents, three GOP newcomers and four Democrats.
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Robert Fesh
Age: 75
Party: Republican
Occupation: Retired restaurateur
Incumbent: Yes
Elective experience: State representative, Derry Charter Commission
What do you plan to do if elected?: Serve the people with good common sense, fiscal responsibility, more and better jobs, a quality education, affordable medical care, safety, keep taxes and regulations limited.
Beverly Ferrante
Age: 67
Party: Republican
Occupation: Director of Derry Farmers Market
Incumbent: Yes
Elective experience: State representative, Derry Town Council
What do you plan to do if elected?: Continue to protect New Hampshire advantage, control state spending, lower taxes on families and small business, support fiscal responsibility and limited government, protect constitutional rights.
Brian Chirichiello
Age: 50
Party: Republican
Occupation: Real estate agent
Incumbent: Yes
Elective experience: State representative, Derry Town Council
What do you plan to do if elected? To create jobs, cut taxes and protect the educational funding for Derry.
Christian Bright
Age: 37
Party: Republican
Occupation: Director, government division for Philips Healthcare
Incumbent: No
Elective experience: None
What do you plan to do if elected?: To work with both Republicans and Democrats to find ways to generate more revenue for the state without raising taxes; create jobs.
David Thompson
Age: 62
Party: Republican
Occupation: Retired
Incumbent: No
Elective experience: None
What do you plan to do if elected?: To improve the quality of life for New Hampshire residents especially the elderly and disabled.
James Webb
Age: 54
Party: Republican
Occupation: Instrumentation/electrical technician
Incumbent: Yes
Elective experience: State representative, Trustee of Trust Funds
What do you plan to do if elected? Continue work on the state’s budget; attract business, and continue to lower the taxes/fees put in place by the previous Democratic controlled legislators.
Kevin Reichard
Age: 52
Party: Republican
Occupation: Test engineering technician
Incumbent: Yes
Elective experience: State representative
What do you plan to do if elected? Reduce taxes and fees, limit the size of government so a free market economy can prosper; defend the rights to life, liberty, property, family values.
Frank Sapareto
Age: 52
Party: Republican
Occupation: Registered investment advisor
Incumbent: Yes
Elective experience: State representative, Derry Charter Commission
What do you plan to do if elected?: Lower property taxes by fixing inequities for Derry; protect individual rights and freedoms; promote checks and balances in law enforcement to protect taxpayers and individuals.
John O’Connor
Age: 63
Party: Republican
Occupation: Retired director of operations
Incumbent: Yes
Elective experience: State representative, Derry Charter Commission
What do you plan to do if elected? Continue to work with partisan business coalition group on reducing tax and regulatory burden on New Hampshire businesses; work with business in matching education outcomes.
David Milz
Age: 63
Party: Republican
Occupation: Retired, airline industry
Incumbent: No
Elective experience: Derry Town Council, East Derry fire district commissioner
What do you plan to do if elected?: Put Derry first in all state matters. Approach every problem with “What is best solution for the state? How will this better my town?”
Mary Till
Age: 67
Party: Democrat
Occupation: Retired mechanical engineer
Incumbent: No
Elective experience: None
What do you plan to do if elected? Vote for Teri Norelli for Speaker, support her agenda to return civility to the House; strengthen the committee process; get New Hampshire back to work.
Elizabeth Burtis
Age: 50
Party: Democrat
Occupation: Manager of a nonprofit workforce development program
Incumbent: No
Elective experience: Trustee of Trust Funds
What do you plan to do if elected? I want to help create an environment in New Hampshire that is business friendly and still cares for our most vulnerable citizens.
Bobby Jones
Age: 45
Party: Democrat
Occupation: Communications supervisor
Incumbent: No
Elective experience: None
What do you plan to do if elected? To restore common sense to the Statehouse, bridging the gap across the aisle and doing what’s in the best interest of Derry.
Nick Arancio
Age: 42
Party: Democrat
Occupation: Information technology
Incumbent: No
Elective experience: None
What do you plan to do if elected? Making government work, specifically, in the housing market there is a need for justice.
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