1st Congressional District

Lame Duck Congress Set To Negotiate Fiscal Cliff

Amanda Loder — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:30:00 +0000

Today , New Hampshire’s lame duck congressmen are back in Washington. Charlie Bass and Frank Guinta will join their Republican colleagues in negotiating with President Obama and the Senate to ward off the fiscal cliff.

That’s when the payroll tax cut and Bush-era tax cuts expire and sequestration hits--simultaneously--in January. And while Second District Congressman Charlie Bass lost his seat, the pressure’s on for the lame-duck Congress to find a compromise. But Bass says there’s not nearly enough time to reach a “Grand Bargain.”

Shea-Porter Wins Seat In Another Squeaker

Sam Evans-Brown — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:58:00 +0000

The tightest race in New Hampshire lived up to expectations last night. Carol Shea-Porter eked out a victory over Frank Guinta by four points, or just fewer than 14,000 votes.

While the race was close all the way through, indications that it would be a good night for Shea-Porter rolled in early. It was the wee hours of the morning when Carol Shea-Porter thanked a dwindling crowd of night-owl supporters for handing her back the seat in the US House of Representatives that she lost two-years ago.

A Look Back At Guinta's, Shea-Porter's Past Victories

Sam Evans-Brown — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:32:35 +0000

This race is real bellwether for a number of reasons: the district itself demographically perfectly balanced between liberal and conservative voters, both candidates have held the seat before meaning they are more-or-less on equal footing in terms of name recognition, and both are party stalwarts have voted with their partys’ leadership high in 90^th the percentile.

On Jobs and the Economy: Brendan Kelly

Brady Carlson — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:51:39 +0000

This week we’ve been talking about jobs and the economy with candidates in New Hampshire’s 1^st Congressional District.

We wrap up the series with the Libertarian nominee, Seabrook selectman Brendan Kelly. He talks with All Things Considered host Brady Carlson.

Guinta And Shea-Porter Both Reading From The Same Playbook

Sam Evans-Brown — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:26:21 +0000

This time around in the first congressional district the names are the same but the roles are flipped; Republican Frank Guinta, once the challenger, is now the incumbent. But that’s not the only way this year’s race is like a mirror image of last election.

When Congressman Frank Guinta goes out knocking on the doors of independents in Manchester – his political backyard – most everybody knows who he is.

Guinta: Good Morning!

On Jobs and the Economy: Carol Shea-Porter

Brady Carlson — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:44:05 +0000

This week we’re talking about jobs and the economy with the candidates in New Hampshire’s 1st congressional district. Today All Things Considered host Brady Carlson talks with Carol Shea-Porter, who served two terms in Congress and is once again the Democratic nominee in the district.

On Jobs And The Economy: Frank Guinta

Brady Carlson — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:54:03 +0000

This week we continue our series on jobs and the economy by talking to the candidates in the 1st congressional district.

We start with the incumbent, Republican Frank Guinta of Manchester. He talks with All Things Considered host Brady Carlson.