Eric Estevez
Eric P. Estevez is a former Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing District Hillsborough 37 from 2014 to 2016.
Estevez did not seek re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2016. Instead, Estevez was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of New Hampshire.[1] He was defeated by Jim Lawrence in the Republican primary on September 13, 2016.[2]
Biography
Estevez earned his B.S. in political science from Barry University and studied for his master’s degree and doctoral degree at Northeastern University. His professional experience includes serving on the faculty at Northeastern University, Endicott College and Lesley University, as the founder of Estevez and Partners, LTD, a legal and public consulting firm, for Fidelity Investments and in the United States Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Assistance.[3][4]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Estevez served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary |
Campaign themes
2014
Estevez's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[3]
- Excerpt: "As a state representative, Eric will listen to the people and serve with honor. His agenda is a platform committed to creating jobs, fighting taxes, providing local aid to our community, and demonstrating caring, compassionate, and concerned leadership by offering constituent services to those in need. Eric Estevez is also committed to the Constitution and to the constitutional principles of limited government, states' rights, and individual liberties."
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Annie Kuster (D) won re-election, defeating Jim Lawrence (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lawrence defeated Eric Estevez, Jack Flanagan, Walter Kelly, Andy Martin, Jay Mercer, and Casey Newell in the Republican primary on September 13, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Annie Kuster Incumbent |
49.8% | 174,371 | |
| Republican | Jim Lawrence | 45.3% | 158,825 | |
| Independent | John Babiarz | 4.9% | 17,076 | |
| Total Votes | 350,272 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Jim Lawrence |
39.9% | 17,180 | ||
| Jack Flanagan | 28% | 12,046 | ||
| Walter Kelly | 10% | 4,287 | ||
| Andy Martin | 7.3% | 3,145 | ||
| Eric Estevez | 5.7% | 2,443 | ||
| Jay Mercer | 4.9% | 2,113 | ||
| Casey Newell | 4.3% | 1,839 | ||
| Total Votes | 43,053 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State |
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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. Seven candidates were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while fifteen candidates faced off in the Republican primary.[5] The general election was contested by seven Democrats and 11 Republicans. The Democrats were Harold Lynde, Grace Kennedy, Jeremy Muller, Alejandro Urrutia, Donna Marie Marceau, Kevin Riley, and Jean S. Serino. The Republicans participants were Eric P. Estevez, Kimberly Rice, Eric Schleien, Gregory Smith and incumbents Lars Christiansen, Robert Haefner, Shawn Jasper, Russell Ober, Lynne Ober, Charlene Takesian, and Jordan Ulery. All 11 Republicans were victorious over the Democrats in the general election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Lynne Ober Incumbent |
7.4% | 7,083 | |
| Republican | Kimberly Rice |
7% | 6,665 | |
| Republican | Russell Ober Incumbent |
6.6% | 6,363 | |
| Republican | Gregory Smith |
6.6% | 6,324 | |
| Republican | Charlene Takesian Incumbent |
6.5% | 6,247 | |
| Republican | Lars Christiansen Incumbent |
6.5% | 6,220 | |
| Republican | Shawn Jasper Incumbent |
6.5% | 6,219 | |
| Republican | Robert Haefner Incumbent |
6.2% | 5,983 | |
| Republican | Eric P. Estevez |
6.1% | 5,881 | |
| Republican | Jordan Ulery Incumbent |
6.1% | 5,804 | |
| Republican | Eric Schleien |
5.8% | 5,557 | |
| Democratic | Harold Lynde | 4.6% | 4,421 | |
| Democratic | Grace Kennedy | 4.4% | 4,262 | |
| Democratic | Donna Marie Marceau | 4.3% | 4,165 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Riley | 4.2% | 4,070 | |
| Democratic | Jean S. Serino | 3.8% | 3,680 | |
| Democratic | Jeremy Muller | 3.7% | 3,514 | |
| Democratic | Alejandro Urrutia | 3.5% | 3,312 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 122 | |
| Total Votes | 95,892 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Lynne Ober Incumbent |
8.7% | 1,484 |
| Lars Christiansen Incumbent |
8.1% | 1,389 |
| Russell Ober Incumbent |
8% | 1,374 |
| Robert Haefner Incumbent |
7.8% | 1,328 |
| Jordan Ulery Incumbent |
7.6% | 1,305 |
| Shawn Jasper Incumbent |
7.3% | 1,255 |
| Kimberly Rice Incumbent |
7.1% | 1,213 |
| Gregory Smith |
6.9% | 1,173 |
| Eric Schleien |
6.4% | 1,088 |
| Eric Estevez |
6.1% | 1,042 |
| Charlene Takesian Incumbent |
5.9% | 1,012 |
| Jared Stevens | 5.7% | 971 |
| Randy Brownrigg | 5.4% | 926 |
| Christopher Hussey | 5.2% | 884 |
| Nicholas Febonio | 3.9% | 668 |
| Total Votes | 17,112 | |
Campaign finance summary
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2016
In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
- Americans for Prosperity Foundation-New Hampshire- 2016 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Cornerstone Policy Research: 2015-2016 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored based on 15 roll call votes in the House and seven roll call votes in the Senate during the 2015-2016 session.
- Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
- New Hampshire Business and Industry Association: 2016 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on business legislation.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance: 2016 Liberty Rating report card
- Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- New Hampshire National Federation of Independent Business: 2016 Voting Record
- Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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See also
- New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- House Committees
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Profile from Open States
- Campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Eric Estevez on Twitter
- New Hampshire General Court
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "New Hampshire House Primary Results," September 13, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Democracy.com, "Bio: Eric Estevez," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on October 5, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
