Candidate, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, District Rockingham 8, 2018,2020

No committee memberships found.

No caucus information on file.

Administrative Manager, Village West Publishing, 2002-2009

Director & Editor, Outing & Social Network of New England, 2000-2006

Owner, Cummings Graphics, 1984-2002

Manager, Lakes Region Home Guild, 1993-1996

Private Music Teacher/Substitute Teacher, Public High School, 1970's

Member, Salem Democratic Town Committee

Secretary/Board of Directors/Volunteer Coordinator, Salem New Hampshire Farmers Market

Member/Secretary, Non-Profit Committee of Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce, 2017-2018

At Large Member of Executive Committee, Rockingham County Democrats, 2017-2018

President, Salem New Hampshire Farmers Market, 2017-2018

Secretary, Salem New Hamsphire Democrats, 2017-2018

Vice Chair, Salem Zoning Board of Adjustment, 2017-2018

Founder, New Hampshire Right to Know GMO, 2013-2016

Member, Salem Zoning Board of Adjustment, 2016

Alternate, Salem Zoning Board of Adjustment, 2014-2016

Member/Alternate Member, Salem Zoning Board of Adjustment, 2014

Awards:

Plaque for completion of the Southern NH Leadership program offered by the Greater Chamber Salem of Commerce. Approximately 40 hours, ending in June 2018.

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Genealogy. To properly create a family tree takes dedication, thorough research, and looking beyond the first obvious answer. I've been working on my family tree for more than half of my life.

Name one thing you would most like to do before you die:

Make the world kind again. I'm trying ... one hug at a time!

Number of Grandchildren:

4

Priority Issues:

So many issues. So little time!
Here are what I see as some of the major issues facing New Hampshire:

1. Opioid Crisis. Mental Health.
These issues affect families and friends, employers, co-workers, police and fire resources. If it can happen in my family, it can happen anywhere. From prevention to treatment, we need to find more solutions. We need to treat addiction as an illness, not a crime. I believe that there may be a connection between these issues and some of the others I've mentioned below. We need more hope for the future.

2. Environment.
Water. Climate Change. Agriculture. Food Security.
There is a connection. We are making ourselves sick from the chemicals in our water, on our foods and in the air we breathe. We are experiencing unusual weather patterns, which affect our farms and food. Droughts and contaminated water are putting us at risk. NH has the highest pediatric cancer rate in the country. We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. And we are not leaving them with a very good inheritance.

3. Voter Issues- Gerrymandering and Money In Politics.
I believe that these impact every aspect of our political lives. We need nonpartisan districting: The voters need to pick the legislators, and not allow the legislators to pick the voters. The legislators need to represent the people, and not the special interest groups. We need to make it easier for citizens to vote, not discourage them from turning up at the polls. We need to know that our votes are properly recorded and counted, without interference from outside influences.

4. Issues that impact living and working in New Hampshire
Workforce. Education. Living Wage. Unions. Affordable Healthcare. Paid Family Leave. Affordable Housing. Infrastructure. Affordable Clean Energy.
They ARE related. Currently, NH has the second oldest median population in the country, and experts believe we will be Number One within five years. Older populations spend their money differently than younger people; NH businesses will suffer if we cannot maintain a balanced age amongst our residents. Our high school students go away to college, and don't return. We need to make NH a desirable place to live, work, play, and to raise a family. We need to make NH more attractive to young adults, by making in-state college tuition more affordable and providing good schools for their children. We need to offer living wages, and decent benefits such as affordable healthcare and voluntary paid family leave programs. We need to find a way to make housing more affordable. We need to attract and keep both large and small businesses by providing an educated workforce, sound infrastructure, and affordable, clean energy. We need to protect the unions, because the benefits that they help arrange for the union members ? wages, insurance, vacations and more ? keep non-union businesses competititve, and that is good for all workers.

Spouse's Occupation:

Retired. Founder and President of "Bonnie's Fan Club!" :)