James Summers (New Hampshire)

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James Summers
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20
Tenure
2022 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
3
Prior offices:
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 26
Years in office: 2010 - 2012
Compensation
Base salary
$100/year
Per diem
No per diem is paid.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Associates
Nashua Community College
Bachelor's
Southern New Hampshire University
Other
Liberty University
Graduate
Southern New Hampshire University
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Navy
Years of service
1990 - 1998
Personal
Profession
Business executive
Contact

James Summers (Republican Party) is a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives, representingRockingham 20. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.

Summers (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theNew Hampshire House of Representatives to representRockingham 20. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

James Summers served in the U.S. Navy from 1990 to 1998. Summers earned an associate degree in accounting/finance from Nashua Community College, a bachelor's degree in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University, a master's degree in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University, a master's degree in organizational leadership from Southern New Hampshire University, and a doctorate in business administration from Liberty University. His career experience includes owning Exigere Networks and working as its CEO, a network pre-sales engineer with Cisco, an IT manager with Black Diamond Networks, and a senior technical analyst with JPMorgan Chase.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Summers was assigned to the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Summers served on these committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Harb
Robert Harb (R)
 
20.7
 
4,297
✔Charles Melvin Sr. (R)
 
19.9
 
4,132
✔James Summers (R)
 
18.1
 
3,749
Elizabeth Kosta (D)
 
14.7
 
3,050
Nancy Bishop (D)
 
14.1
 
2,932
Image of Stan Duncan
Stan Duncan (D)
 
12.5
 
2,585
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
5

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Total votes: 20,750
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)

Elizabeth Kosta,Nancy Bishop, andStan Duncan advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Elizabeth Kosta
 
35.7
 
522
✔Nancy Bishop
 
34.8
 
509
✔
Image of Stan Duncan
Stan Duncan
 
29.1
 
426
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
5

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Total votes: 1,462
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)

IncumbentRobert Harb, incumbentCharles Melvin Sr., and incumbentJames Summers advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Harb
Robert Harb
 
35.9
 
1,023
✔Charles Melvin Sr.
 
34.6
 
986
✔James Summers
 
29.0
 
824
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
13

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Total votes: 2,846
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Summers signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Harb
Robert Harb (R)
 
20.7
 
3,217
✔Charles Melvin Sr. (R)
 
19.5
 
3,032
✔James Summers (R)
 
18.3
 
2,850
Nancy Bishop (D)
 
14.9
 
2,322
Robert Bartlett (D)
 
13.8
 
2,148
Image of Stan Duncan
Stan Duncan (D)
 
12.8
 
1,996
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
8

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Total votes: 15,573
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)

Nancy Bishop,Robert Bartlett, andStan Duncan advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Nancy Bishop
 
36.7
 
525
✔Robert Bartlett
 
32.4
 
463
✔
Image of Stan Duncan
Stan Duncan
 
30.2
 
432
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
11

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Total votes: 1,431
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)

IncumbentRobert Harb, incumbentCharles Melvin Sr., andJames Summers defeatedDarrell Britton Jr. in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Harb
Robert Harb
 
31.3
 
956
✔Charles Melvin Sr.
 
28.1
 
858
✔James Summers
 
19.8
 
607
Darrell Britton Jr.
 
19.7
 
603
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
34

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Total votes: 3,058
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2018

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15

Charles Melvin Sr. defeatedKate Michaels in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Charles Melvin Sr. (R)
 
52.4
 
1,031
Image of Kate Michaels
Kate Michaels (D) Candidate Connection
 
47.6
 
936
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
1

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Total votes: 1,968
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15

Kate Michaels advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kate Michaels
Kate Michaels Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
268

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Total votes: 268
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15

Charles Melvin Sr. defeatedPaul Szot andJames Summers in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15 on September 11, 2018.

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Total votes: 396
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2014

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theNew Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014.Raymond P. Labrecque,Rita Gail MacAuslan andMichael P. Pedersen were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbentDon LeBrun, incumbentDavid Murotake andBarry Palmer defeatedJames Summers in the Republican primary. Labrecque, MacAuslan, Pedersen, LeBrun, Murotake and Palmer faced off in the general election,[3] with the Republicans sweeping the competition. Palmer, incumbent Murotake, and incumbent LeBrun defeated Labreque, MacAuslan, and Pedersen in the general election.[4]

New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 32 District, General Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngDavid MurotakeIncumbent19.7%1,933
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngDon LeBrunIncumbent19.4%1,900
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngBarry Palmer16.9%1,652
    DemocraticMichael Pedersen15.6%1,533
    DemocraticRaymond P. Labrecque15%1,473
    DemocraticRita Gail MacAuslan13.2%1,298
    NA Scatter0.1%14
Total Votes9,803


New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32 District Republican Primary, 2014
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDon LeBrunIncumbent33.1%547
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid MurotakeIncumbent31.5%520
Barry Palmer19.5%323
James Summers15.9%263
Total Votes1,653

2012

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

Summers ran for re-election in the2012 election forNew Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32. Summers advanced past the September 11 primary and was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32, General Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngDavid Murotake17.8%2,332
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngDon LeBrunIncumbent17.6%2,301
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngJack Kelley17.5%2,300
    Democratic Michael Pedersen17%2,226
    Democratic Rita Gail MacAuslan16%2,094
    Republican James SummersIncumbent14.1%1,853
Total Votes13,106
New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32 Republican Primary, 2012
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Murotake31.9%433
Green check mark transparent.pngDon LeBrunIncumbent28.8%391
Green check mark transparent.pngJames SummersIncumbent14.1%192
Barry PalmerIncumbent13.6%184
Anthony DuBois11.6%157
Total Votes1,357

2010

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Summers won election to theNew Hampshire House of Representatives.[7][8]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 26 general election (2010)
CandidatesVotes
Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Silva (R)4,554
Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Brown (R)4,238
Green check mark transparent.pngBill Ohm (R)4,152
Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Whitehead (R)4,010
Green check mark transparent.pngBarry Palmer (R)3,977
Green check mark transparent.pngDon LeBrun (R)3,920
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Robbins (R)3,758
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Reed (R)3,749
Green check mark transparent.pngJames Summers (R)3,637
Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Krasucki (R)3,601
Angeline Kopka (d)3,531
Brian Poznanski (D)3,384
Michael O'Brien (D)3,266
John Kelley (D)3,193
Carolyn Lisle (D)2,968
Arthur Douzanis (D)2,936
Roland LaPlante (D)2,911
Tom Finnerty (D)2,943
Linda Harriott-Gathright (D)2,868
Richard Thompson (D)2,696

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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James Summers campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20Won general$0 $0
2022New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20Won general$0 $0
2018New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15Lost primary$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
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** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

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2023

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