Carl Seidel
Carl Seidel (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 28. Seidel assumed office on December 3, 2014. Seidel left office on December 4, 2018.
Seidel (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 28. Seidel lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
He is a former Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 20 from 2008 to 2012. Seidel was also a candidate in 2006 for Hillsborough 20.
His other political experiences include member of the Nashua Republican Committee; an association member of the Nashua Republican Women's Committee; and a member of the Town Meeting for Chelmsford, Massachusetts from 1981 to 1997.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Public Works and Highways |
| • Public Works and Highways |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Seidel served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Public Works and Highways |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Seidel served on this committee:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Public Works and Highways, Vice Chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jan Schmidt (D) | 18.9 | 2,286 | |
| ✔ | | William Bordy (D) | 17.5 | 2,119 |
| ✔ | | Bruce Cohen (D) | 17.0 | 2,057 |
| Tom Lanzara (R) | 15.9 | 1,929 | |
| Elizabeth Ferreira (R) | 15.8 | 1,921 | |
| Carl Seidel (R) | 14.9 | 1,809 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 12,122 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 (3 seats)
Incumbent Jan Schmidt, Bruce Cohen, and William Bordy advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jan Schmidt | 40.7 | 824 | |
| ✔ | | Bruce Cohen | 30.3 | 613 |
| ✔ | | William Bordy | 29.1 | 589 |
| Total votes: 2,026 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 (3 seats)
Tom Lanzara, incumbent Carl Seidel, and incumbent Elizabeth Ferreira advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Lanzara | 35.3 | 596 |
| ✔ | | Carl Seidel | 33.2 | 560 |
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Ferreira | 31.4 | 530 |
| Total votes: 1,686 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 28 general election.[2][3]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 28 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Carl Seidel Incumbent |
17.22% | 2,482 | |
| Democratic | Jan Schmidt |
17.00% | 2,451 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Ferreira Incumbent |
16.79% | 2,420 | |
| Democratic | Sylvia Gale | 16.75% | 2,414 | |
| Republican | Eric R. Eastman Incumbent | 16.25% | 2,342 | |
| Democratic | Pam Swersky | 15.99% | 2,305 | |
| Total Votes | 14,414 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Sylvia Gale, Jan Schmidt, and Pam Swersky were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 28 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 28 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sylvia Gale | |
| Democratic | Jan Schmidt | |
| Democratic | Pam Swersky | |
Incumbent Eric R. Eastman, incumbent Elizabeth Ferreira, and incumbent Carl Seidel defeated Ryan Lawes in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 28 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 28 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Eric R. Eastman Incumbent |
22.87% | 331 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Ferreira Incumbent |
27.37% | 396 | |
| Republican | Carl Seidel Incumbent |
38.08% | 551 | |
| Republican | Ryan Lawes | 11.68% | 169 | |
| Total Votes | 1,447 | |||
2014
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Incumbent Sylvia Gale, incumbent Jan Schmidt and Thomas D. Woodward were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Eric R. Eastman, Elizabeth Ferreira and Carl Seidel were unopposed in the Republican primary. Gale, Schmidt, Woodward, Eastman, Ferreira and Seidel faced off in the general election.[6] Eastman, Ferreira, and Seidel defeated Gale, Schmidt, and Woodward in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carl W. Seidel |
19% | 1,929 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Ferreira |
17.6% | 1,793 | |
| Republican | Eric R. Eastman |
16.1% | 1,641 | |
| Democratic | Sylvia Gale Incumbent | 16.1% | 1,634 | |
| Democratic | Jan Schmidt Incumbent | 16% | 1,626 | |
| Democratic | Thomas D. Woodward | 15.3% | 1,552 | |
| Total Votes | 10,175 | |||
2012
Seidel ran for election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 28. Seidel advanced past the September 11 primary and was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sylvia Gale |
16.7% | 2,273 | |
| Democratic | Angeline Kopka |
16.5% | 2,241 | |
| Democratic | Jan Schmidt |
16.4% | 2,231 | |
| Republican | Sean McGuinness Incumbent | 16% | 2,177 | |
| Republican | Kevin Avard Incumbent | 15.9% | 2,159 | |
| Republican | Carl Seidel Incumbent | 15.3% | 2,071 | |
| Independent | Eric Eastman | 3.1% | 424 | |
| Total Votes | 13,576 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Seidel was re-elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 20 general election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Carl Seidel (R)
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1,867 | |||
| Sean McGuinness (R)
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1,791 | |||
| Kevin Avard (R)
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1,505 | |||
| Kathryn Nelson (D) | 1,495 | |||
| Anthony Matarazzo (D) | 1,472 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Seidel was elected by finishing third for the three-seat Hillsborough District 20 of the New Hampshire House of Representatives receiving 2,372 votes, behind Democrats Anthony Matarazzo (2,524) and Ruth Ginsburg (2,480), and ahead of Republicans Donald Dyer (2,028) and Henry McElroy, Jr. (1,836). [10]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough District 20 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Anthony Matarazzo (D)
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2,524 | |||
| Ruth Ginsburg (D)
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2,480 | |||
| Carl Seidel (R)
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2,372 | |||
| Donald Dyer | 2,028 | |||
| Henry McElroy, Jr. | 1,836 | |||
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2017
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2016
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In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
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2015
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In 2015, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 7 to July 1.
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Carl Seidel endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[11]
See also
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- House Committees
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- New Hampshire General Court
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Seidel
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Representative - 2014 General Election," accessed November 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State General Election - November 4, 2008," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Race 4 2012 "Romney Releases Additional New Hampshire Endorsements," September 26, 2011
