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Rich Ashooh takes over at Josiah Bartlett Center

 

We're happy to welcome our new Chairman, Rich Ashooh.  Rich takes over as Chairman of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy from Eugene Van Loan, who will remain an active member of the Board.

“The Josiah Bartlett Center exists in order to help New Hampshire citizens better know and understand their state government,” said outgoing Chairman Eugene Van Loan. “Rich Ashooh brings unmatched experience and insight in the public and private sectors to help us better fulfill that mission.”

Ashooh is Vice-President at BAE Systems, and has served as a legislative aide to New Hampshire Senators Warren Rudman and Gordon Humphrey. In 2010, he was a Republican candidate for Congress in New Hampshire’s First District. He and his wife Lori are raising five children in Bedford, NH.

“I’m honored to have the opportunity to guide the Josiah Bartlett Center as we begin our next chapter,” Ashooh added. “With so many complex and important public policy questions facing us as a state and as a country, we will continue to demand transparency and accountability from our government.”

State paying almost $283,000 for energy study
How much would you pay for a comprensive report on energy issues facing New Hampshire.  $1,000 per page?  That's what the Public Utilities Commission is paying a Vermont consulting firm for a 286-page report, costing just under $283,000.  Grant Bosse has full story at NH Watchdog.

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What's causing the unfunded liability in the New Hampshire Retirement System?
We've provided in-depth coverage to New Hampshire's public pension crisis, a $3.7 billion unfunded liability that threatens state and local budgets and the secure retirement of New Hampshire's police, firemen, teachers, and public employees.  Now, Reasearch Associate Joshua Elliott-Traficante provides an unprecedented look inside that unfunded liability to determine which groups of public employees are putting the most pressure on the New Hampshire Retirement System.  He finds that funding gap for one group of workers is three times larger that for others.  Find out by reading the full report, State Pensions: The Unfunded Liability and What It Means.

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Throughout the New Hampshire budget debate, we kept you informed with our weekly video magazine, The Cloakroom.  Unfortunately, some dasterdly culprits have stolen our video camera equipment, knocking The Cloakroom off the air.  We need your help to buy a new camera.  Please make a donation to the Josiah Bartlett Center today so that we can bring back The Cloakroom for another season.

NH Watchdog - Ashooh Named Vice Chair of JBC

“Rich Ashooh will take over the new vice chairman of state’s free market think tank”

The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, New Hampshire’s free-market think tank, announced today that Rich Ashooh has been elected vice chairman of the board of directors. Ashooh, a respected business executive for many years in New Hampshire, took a leave from the board during his run for Congress in 2010 and now returns to help lead the organization. 
 
Current board chairman Eugene Van Loan said “we’re happy that Rich Ashooh is back on our board and playing a leadership role in the future of the Josiah Bartlett Center. It is a sign of the influence we hope to have in the coming year.”
 
Ashooh added, “Our state is at an important crossroads.  On the issues critical to New Hampshire's future, the Josiah Bartlett Center stands out as the most substantive and effective voice for sound policy, and will play an important part in helping the state tackle these challenges.  I am excited and proud to take a leadership role in this effort."

The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan, independent think tank focused on state and local public policy issues that affect the quality of life for New Hampshire's citizens. The Center has as its core beliefs individual freedom and responsibility, limited and accountable government, and an appreciation of the role of the free enterprise system. The Center seeks to promote policy that supports these beliefs by providing information, research, and analysis.


Ashooh For Congress - ASHOOH LAUNCHES SECOND RADIO AD

(Manchester) Republican Congressional candidate Rich Ashooh released his second radio spot today.  The sixty-second advertisement entitled “Fix It” starts with the premise that Washington is broken. Then Ashooh, a businessman and fiscal conservative, lays out his plan to fight back including: repealing Obama Care, stopping tax increases, cutting wasteful spending, and getting government out of the way so businesses start hiring and we get the economy back on track. The ad buy is on radio stations all across the state’s First Congressional District.  

Link for Spot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BEaWAG6IDY

Text of Spot:

Female VO:  Washington is broken.  They spend too much, borrow too much and tax too much.  But to fix Washington, we have to start by fixing Congress.

Ashooh: I’m Rich Ashooh and I’m running for Congress.  I’m a conservative Republican and a New Hampshire businessman. I’m also the father of five wonderful children and I think it’s wrong the way Washington is mortgaging our children’s future.  Since Carol Shea-Porter was elected the federal budget has nearly doubled and government has intruded into our lives – car companies, banks, student loans, and most disturbingly -- health care.  It’s time to fight back. We need to repeal Obama Care, stop tax increases, cut wasteful spending, and get government out of the way so businesses start hiring and we get the economy back on track. I’ll use my business experience to streamline government programs, end wasteful earmarks, and shrink the bloated bureaucracy.

Female VO:  Conservative Republican Rich Ashooh for Congress

Ashooh: I’m Rich Ashooh, I approve this message and I ask for your vote on September 14^th.

Female VO:  This message was paid for by the Rich Ashooh Committee

ASHOOH BUSINESS TOUR IN HAMPTON

(Manchester)  Businessman and Republican Congressional candidate Rich Ashooh is continuing his Business Tour across the 1^st CD and issued the following media advisory today:

Who:                     Rich Ashooh, Republican candidate for Congress in NH’s 1^st CD

What:                   Business Tour of Hampton

When:                  Thursday, August 11^th at 9:30am

Where:                 Starting at Me and Ollie’s at 61 High Street, then on to tour Downtown Hampton

Hosts:                   Jim Waddell and Nancy Stiles

To learn more about Rich and his ideas, visit: www.ashooforcongress.com

Ashooh For Congress - Announces Strafford County Leadership

(Manchester) First Congressional District candidate Rich Ashooh announced his Strafford County Leadership Team today. The list includes businesspeople and grassroots activists as well as former state representatives.

Commenting on his leadership team, Ashooh said, "Every Congressional campaign needs strong local support in order to be successful.  I am pleased to have the backing of these enthusiastic activists in Strafford County who share my resolve to reign in out of control spending and balance the federal budget.  From the beginning, my campaign has focused on those goals as well as making government more efficient and accountable.  I am grateful that my Strafford County Team will help spread this message."  

The Strafford County List:

Peter Angerhofer	Durham		Deborah Leander	Durham
Phil Bartells	Barrington		Fred Leonard	Rochester
Chris Buck	Dover		Sara Lussier	Rochester
Robert Bujeaud	Rochester		Randy Lussier	Rochester
Brenda Cameron	Dover		Mac McLean	Durham
Charles Clement III	Rochester		Hillary Myers	Lee
Gary Cyr	Dover		Jim Myers	Lee
Jennifer Etlinger	Dover		Dr. Warren Smith	Durham
Melissa Greer- Solomon	Durham		Ann Torr	Dover
Aggie Hird	Durham		Frank Torr	Dover
Bruce Hird	Durham		Jessica Voaden	Dover
Scott Johnson	Durham		Robert Williams	Barrington