Republican Congressional candidate Frank Guinta has begun a Middle-Class Economic Recovery Tour around District One.
In traveling the District, one of the greatest issues of concern on people’s minds is the current state of our stagnant economy. New Hampshire’s workforce is filled with smart, talented, and dynamic innovators who want to grow their businesses, and hire capable Granite Staters. The toxic mix of overspending, overregulating, and underappreciating the American worker is destroying any chance at a true economic recovery. Throughout this tour, I will look to listen to Granite Staters and small business owners to identify and put forth solutions to the job crisis we are facing.
There are some who argue that a thriving economy and a respect for our natural resources are mutually exclusive ends. I disagree. There is no reason why taxpayers and businesses should foot the bill for mandatory upgrades based on faulty science. At the same time, proper steps can and should be taken to ensure the overall quality of life on the Great Bay is preserved. Having served at the municipal and federal levels, I am confident all interested parties can work together to come to an agreeable solution that protects taxpayers, businesses and our environment.
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State Senator Jim Rausch announced that he is retiring yesterday, becoming the third Republican Senator to bow out of the upcoming elections:
State Senator Jim Rausch announced that he is retiring yesterday, becoming the third Republican Senator to bow out of the upcoming elections:
After 14 years in the legislature, I have decided not to seek reelection this November in order to spend more time with my growing family. As Lorinda and I look forward to welcoming our first grandchild this fall, I’ve decided to step aside in order to ensure I can fully enjoy this special time and the years ahead with my family, and also so that the residents of District 19 can continue to have a voice in the Senate who will give this job the time, energy,
and commitment it requires.
Throughout my time in the legislature, my goal has been to try and solve problems in order to improve our state and the lives of my constituents. I’ve been privileged to work with dedicated legislators of both parties to create a sustainable education funding formula, strengthen our Career & Technical Education program, and most recently to pass a transportation funding bill that will ensure our infrastructure network is both safe and conducive to economic growth.
It has been a tremendous honor to serve the State of New Hampshire in the State House, and I thank the residents of Derry, Hampstead, and Windham for giving me the opportunity to do so, as well as my family and friends for the sacrifices they have made over the years that have allowed me to do this job I’ve enjoyed so much.
State Senate President Chuck Morse wished Rausch well:
I have had the pleasure of knowing Jim as close friend and a colleague for more than 30 years. His service to his constituents, community, and state throughout his career in business and public service provides a clear example of the kind of civic mindedness that makes New Hampshire great. It has been an honor to serve with Jim in the Senate, where he has always worked hard in support of the causes he believed were in the best interest of his constituents and his state.
Susan and I extend our best wishes to Lorinda and Jim as they are set to become grandparents. And, on behalf of the Senate, I thank him for his service to the state and wish him a long and healthy retirement with his growing family.
As the Senate’s resident Veterinarian, Senator Rausch brought a unique perspective to our work on wide range of complex issues. He earned high praise for his work in 2011, alongside Sen. Stiles, to update and improve our
state’s education funding formula and over the last four years he’s worked to balance our budget, reform our pension system, and encourage economic growth in his district and across the state.
During his 14 years in the House and Senate, Senator Rausch became a go-to source on transportation, infrastructure, and public works issues. With this expertise, he led the way this session in passing an infrastructure improvement bill that will ensure the completion of the I-93 expansion, the largest public
works project in the state’s history.
I join my colleagues in thanking Jim for his dedicated service to the legislature
and in wishing him a happy retirement.
Senator Jim Rausch's 14-year legislative career is a terrific example of New Hampshire's strong tradition of citizen engagement, public service, and constructive problem-solving. I am honored to have worked with him on bipartisan solutions to boost our economy, including this year’s bill to strengthen our transportation infrastructure and complete the expansion of Interstate 93. Senator Rausch’s commitment to improving our infrastructure will be a lasting legacy, improving our economy and the lives of commuters for years to come. I join the people of New Hampshire in thanking him for his service.
We are thankful for Jim Rausch's long history of service to the state of New Hampshire. We wish him well in his retirement, and congratulate him and his family on the birth of their first grandchild.
Steve MacDonald at Granite Grok cheered his exit:
Another NH State Senator has gazed across the wreckage of the 2014 legislative session and called it a day. Sometime Republican State Senator Jim Rausch has announced that ‘his work here is done.’ The NH State Senate proposed or supported Cell phone Bans, ObamaCare expansions, Gas Tax, assaults on free speech and guns rights (to name but a few); “all in a legislative days work.”
Mr. Rausch will not be seeking re-election in 2014.
And we could not be happier…for him, and for New Hampshire.