Hi John,

 

The Freethought Equality Fund has endorsed five New Hampshire candidates who are members of our community -- Sherry Frost, Paul Hodes, Brittany Joyce, Matthew Krohn, and Tony Labranche. The New Hampshire primary is on Tuesday, September 8 - please support these excellent candidates - that include an incumbent, a former member of Congress, and the most politically savvy high school student I have ever met -- see their bios below. You can see all our 2020 endorsed candidates here. 

 

 

You can learn more about Sherry Frost's re-election campaign here and make a donation to her campaign here.

 

You can learn more about Paul Hodes' campaign here and make a donation to his campaign here.

 

You can learn more about Brittney Joyce's campaign here and make a donation to her campaign here.

 

You can learn more about Matthew Krohn's campaign here and make a donation to his campaign here.

 

You can learn more about Tony Labranche's campaign here and make a donation to his campaign here.

 

Sherry Frost is running for re-election to the New Hampshire State House in Strafford 16. Frost describes herself as “a mother, lifelong educator and passionate activist for the issues that need to be solved today.” She believes that an investment in the fundamentals–healthcare, education, employment, and equal opportunity for all–is what will make New Hampshire a successful and thriving state for decades to come. In the legislature, she will also protect New Hampshire’s agricultural and water systems through immediate climate change action, support unions, improve voting, and ensure all students have educational and emotional support in schools. Frost is an atheist.

 

Paul Hodes is running for election to the New Hampshire State Senate in District 15. Hodes is a former U.S. representative and Assistant Attorney General of New Hampshire, and has dedicated his long career to fighting systemic injustice. Hodes was instrumental in passing major national healthcare reform after learning about how deceitful insurance policies led to the death of a young woman in his community. Today, he serves on the board of a number of organizations, and continues to fight for progress in his state. In the State Senate, he will fight for living wages, housing solutions, and better policies to support workers across New Hampshire. Hodes will bring his significant experience in healthcare policy to the legislature, and ensure that no New Hampshirites are left behind because they can’t afford healthcare. Hodes is culturally Jewish.

 

Brittney Joyce is running for the New Hampshire State House in Grafton County District 12. Her experience with poverty after her son was born in 2004 left Joyce with a clear understanding of systemic inequities and the difficulty of raising a family on minimum wage. Now, she plans to fight the inequities that create barriers for economic mobility for so many families and offer every New Hampshirite the opportunity to succeed. She is passionate about improving healthcare access, fighting racial inequities and systemic racism, LGBTQ+ rights, and public safety measures to prevent gun violence. Joyce was raised in several different Christian denominations, but currently feels that humanism is the best fit.

 

Matthew Krohn is running for election to the New Hampshire State House in Rockingham 4. Krohn spent his childhood in Auburn, New Hampshire, and now lives there with his two daughters. He is an IT systems engineer who believes that data underpins the best public policy, and he plans to use this affinity for data science to make life better for New Hampshirites. Krohn describes his top priorities as “a proactive COVID-19 response, LGBTQ+ rights, equal access to education, public health, and conserving the natural beauty of New Hampshire.” He is an agnostic Unitarian Universalist.

 

Tony Labranche is running for election to the New Hampshire State House in Hillsborough 22. Tony has long been interested in politics and after surviving colon cancer at age ten, he became increasingly concerned with the state of the American healthcare system. Today, Tony is running to ensure that all New Hampshirites have access to the same opportunities, and to fix long-neglected unjust policies. To this end, he will untangle education funding from property taxes, fight for a supportive family leave policy, reform the healthcare system, and fight for racial equity. Tony will also fight to protect New Hampshire from the severe effects of climate change by implementing affordable passenger rail systems and new methods of renewable energy. Tony is an atheist. 

 

 

 

Sincerely,

Ron Millar

PAC Coordinator

 

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