Posts Tagged ‘Rich Ashooh’

Today Rich Ashooh announced the first major endorsement of his Congressional campaign, that of former Executive Councilor Ruth Griffin.  In 2002 and 2006, Griffin was a supporter of Sean Mahoney.

RUTH GRIFFIN ENDORSES ASHOOH FOR CONGRESS
Former Executive Councilor from Seacoast calls Ashooh,
“The Best Choice”
MANCHESTER – Today, the Ashooh for Congress campaign announced that Rich Ashooh has [...]

Today Rich Ashooh’s campaign for the First Congressional District the consulting team that will be working on the campaign.  Included in the team are two Sununu brothers and a veteran of Presidential and Senatorial campaigns.

ASHOOH CAMPAIGN SIGNS UP SENIOR STRATEGISTS
MANCHESTER – Today, First District Congressional Candidate Rich Ashooh announced that he has signed up Profile [...]

With the new year comes new staff hires for NH Congressional and Senate campaigns.
John DiStaso is reporting that Kelly Ayotte’s Senate Campaign has hired Sununu, Rudy, and McCain Alum Jeff Grappone to become her Communications Director
GRAPPONE JOINS AYOTTE. Kelly Ayotte’s Senate campaign is about to pick up a person one Republican described as “the only [...]

After several months of testing the waters Rich Ashooh, of Bedford, has joined Frank Guinta and Bob Betani in the Republican primary to unseat Carol Shea-Porter. Below find some of the coverage he recived today on his announcement roll out.
Here is Ashooh’s formal press release

ASHOOH DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR CONGRESS
MANCHESTER – Today, Rich Ashooh announced his [...]

On the same day that Rich Ashooh formally enters the CD-1 Primary, former Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta’s campaign has released another 50 “County Co-Captains” bringing the total number to 350.

FRANK GUINTA ANNOUNCES 50 NEW COUNTY CO-CAPTAINS
Team Guinta County Co-Captains List Hits 350!
Manchester, NH – 1st District Congressional Candidate Frank Guinta is proud to announce [...]

As DiStaso teased yesterday, there are new numbers out of the Cross Target poll that first was reported on yesterday with how Sarah Palin was being received in the First District.  Well today he has the results of the CD 1 candidates, and Team Guinta should be breathing a sigh of relief when it comes [...]

Pindell has the Exclusive story that should have the NH chattering class chattering away with tons of questions and speculation as to what this could mean for the five way race.  In an email, that NH Political Report obtained, it appears that Fergus can see an opening for  a “…fiscally conservative, socially inclusive candidate with [...]

The Monday Morning Clacker makes a great point about this morning’s John DiStaso story on the First District. DiStaso said that with Rich Ashooh in the race there are now three Republicans running. Actually there are five.
Maybe it was lazy reporting or maybe he purposely doesn’t include Mike Castaldo or Peter Bearse. But if he [...]

Bob Bestani, candidate for the Republican nomination for the First Congressional District, issued the following statement this morning in response to Rich Ashooh’s entry into the Republican primary:
It appears that with Rich Ashooh in the race, I remain the only candidate to have had high level economic policy making experience, the only candidate to have [...]

It appears that the primary for the Republican nomination to unseat Carol Shea-Porter will now include a third candidate, and the second from the Manchester area.  In interviews with both James Pindell of  NHPoliticalReport.com (subscription required) and the UL’s John DiStaso, Bedford resident and BAE executive Rich Ashooh will begin exploring a run this week.  [...]