Shawn Jasper

Nonpartisan

New Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

8

Predecessor:Lorraine Merrill (Nonpartisan)

Prior offices:

New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 37

Years in office: 2002 - 2017

Compensation

Base salary

$119,258

Elections and appointments

Appointed

November 22, 2017

Personal

Profession

Property manager

Shawn Jasper is theNew Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture. Jasper assumed office on December 9, 2017. Jasper's current term ends on December 9, 2027.

Jasper was confirmed asNew Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture by theNew Hampshire Executive Council by a 3-2 vote on November 22, 2017. He succeeded former CommissionerLorraine Merrill, whose last day in office was December 8, 2017.^[1][2][3]

Jasper is a formerRepublican member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives, representingHillsborough 37 from 2002 until his resignation on December 1, 2017. He served asspeaker of the House from 2015 to 2017.^[1][4]

Biography

Jasper's professional experience includes property management.^[5]

Political career

New Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture (2017 - Present)

New Hampshire GovernorChris Sununu (R) recommended Jasper to serve as theNew Hampshire commissioner of agriculture on October 12, 2017. He was confirmed by theNew Hampshire Executive Council by a 3-2 vote on November 22, 2017. He succeeded former CommissionerLorraine Merrill, whose last day in office was December 8, 2017.^[1][2][3]

New Hampshire House of Representatives (2002-2017)

Jasper served as aRepublican member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives, representingHillsborough 37 from 2002 until his resignation on December 1, 2017. He served as speaker of the House from 2015 to 2017.^[4]

Notable endorsements

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Elections

2016

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theNew Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016.IncumbentEric Estevez (R) and incumbentCharlene Takesian (R) did not seek re-election.

The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 37 general election.^[6][7]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 37 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Caleb Q. Dyer	5.34%	7,736
	Republican	Steve Hellwig	5.49%	7,953
	Republican	Shawn JasperIncumbent	6.49%	9,405
	Republican	Lynne OberIncumbent	7.03%	10,192
	Republican	Russell OberIncumbent	6.39%	9,262
	Republican	Andrew Prout	5.33%	7,723
	Republican	Andrew Renzullo	5.47%	7,923
	Republican	Kimberly RiceIncumbent	6.58%	9,540
	Republican	Eric SchleienIncumbent	4.96%	7,187
	Republican	Gregory SmithIncumbent	5.73%	8,302
	Republican	Jordan UleryIncumbent	5.51%	7,981
	Democratic	Barbara A. Blue	4.12%	5,974
	Democratic	Ralph Fairbanks	3.60%	5,217
	Democratic	George Hallisey	3.72%	5,391
	Democratic	Grace Kennedy	4.68%	6,780
	Democratic	Harold Lynde	4.29%	6,220
	Democratic	Kate Messner	4.38%	6,342
	Democratic	Paul Moriarty	4.07%	5,892
	Democratic	Stuart Schneiderman	3.35%	4,847
	Democratic	J. Alejandro Urrutia	3.47%	5,033
Total Votes				144,900
Source:New Hampshire Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 37 Democratic primary.^[8][9]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 37 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Barbara A. Blue
	Democratic	Ralph Fairbanks
	Democratic	George Hallisey
	Democratic	Grace Kennedy
	Democratic	Harold Lynde
	Democratic	Kate Messner
	Democratic	Paul Moriarty
	Democratic	Stuart Schneiderman
	Democratic	J. Alejandro Urrutia

The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 37 Republican primary.^[8][9]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 37 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Caleb Q. Dyer	5.41%	1,025
	Republican	Steve Hellwig	5.49%	1,039
	Republican	Shawn JasperIncumbent	5.75%	1,089
	Republican	Lynne OberIncumbent	8.66%	1,639
	Republican	Russell OberIncumbent	8.23%	1,559
	Republican	Andrew Prout	6.24%	1,182
	Republican	Andrew Renzullo	6.85%	1,296
	Republican	Kimberly RiceIncumbent	7.96%	1,508
	Republican	Eric SchleienIncumbent	5.53%	1,047
	Republican	Gregory SmithIncumbent	6.12%	1,159
	Republican	Jordan UleryIncumbent	7.70%	1,457
	Republican	David Cate Jr.	3.67%	694
	Republican	Lars ChristiansenIncumbent	4.73%	895
	Republican	Kevin W. Garnick	3.15%	596
	Republican	Robert HaefnerIncumbent	5.09%	963
	Republican	Ted Luszey	4.12%	780
	Republican	Jared Stevens	5.31%	1,005
Total Votes				18,933

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. Seven candidates were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while fifteen candidates faced off in the Republican primary.^[10] The general election was contested by seven Democrats and 11 Republicans. The Democrats wereHarold Lynde,Grace Kennedy,Jeremy Muller,Alejandro Urrutia,Donna Marie Marceau,Kevin Riley, andJean S. Serino. The Republicans participants wereEric P. Estevez,Kimberly Rice,Eric Schleien,Gregory Smith and incumbentsLars Christiansen,Robert Haefner,Shawn Jasper,Russell Ober,Lynne Ober,Charlene Takesian, andJordan Ulery. All 11 Republicans were victorious over the Democrats in the general election.^[11]

New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 District, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynne OberIncumbent	7.4%	7,083
	Republican	Kimberly Rice	7%	6,665
	Republican	Russell OberIncumbent	6.6%	6,363
	Republican	Gregory Smith	6.6%	6,324
	Republican	Charlene TakesianIncumbent	6.5%	6,247
	Republican	Lars ChristiansenIncumbent	6.5%	6,220
	Republican	Shawn JasperIncumbent	6.5%	6,219
	Republican	Robert HaefnerIncumbent	6.2%	5,983
	Republican	Eric P. Estevez	6.1%	5,881
	Republican	Jordan UleryIncumbent	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

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 37 District Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lynne OberIncumbent	8.7%	1,484
Lars ChristiansenIncumbent	8.1%	1,389
Russell OberIncumbent	8%	1,374
Robert HaefnerIncumbent	7.8%	1,328
Jordan UleryIncumbent	7.6%	1,305
Shawn JasperIncumbent	7.3%	1,255
Kimberly RiceIncumbent	7.1%	1,213
Gregory Smith	6.9%	1,173
Eric Schleien	6.4%	1,088
Eric Estevez	6.1%	1,042
Charlene TakesianIncumbent	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

2012

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

Jasper won re-election in the2012 election forNew Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 37. Jasper advanced past the September 11 primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[12][13]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 37, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynne OberIncumbent	6.3%	8,891
	Republican	Lars ChristiansenIncumbent	5.5%	7,720
	Republican	Russell OberIncumbent	5.5%	7,686
	Republican	Shawn JasperIncumbent	5.4%	7,595
	Republican	Bob HaefnerIncumbent	5.3%	7,455
	Republican	Charlene Takesian	5.2%	7,287
	Republican	Jordan UleryIncumbent	5%	7,068
	Republican	Patrick Culbert	4.9%	6,923
	Republican	Andy RenzulloIncumbent	5%	6,981
	Democratic	MaryAnn Knowles	4.9%	6,836
	Republican	Richard LeVasseur	4.8%	6,777
	Democratic	Kevin McGuire	4.8%	6,772
	Democratic	John Knowles	4.6%	6,490
	Democratic	Harold Lynde	4.1%	5,806
	Democratic	Vivian McGuire	4%	5,581
	Democratic	Jim Caron	3.9%	5,522
	Democratic	Ann Clark-Balcom	3.8%	5,404
	Democratic	James Battis	3.6%	5,126
	Democratic	Jeremy Muller	3.5%	4,876
	Democratic	Ralph Fairbanks	3.4%	4,739
	Democratic	Stuart Schneiderman	3.3%	4,602
	Democratic	Alejandro Urrutia	3.3%	4,593
Total Votes				140,730

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 37 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lynne OberIncumbent	9.3%	1,360
Bob HaefnerIncumbent	8.9%	1,293
Russell Ober IIIIncumbent	8.5%	1,242
Shawn JasperIncumbent	8.2%	1,189
Lars ChristiansenIncumbent	8%	1,165
Jordan UleryIncumbent	7.7%	1,125
Andy RenzulloIncumbent	7.3%	1,070
Richard LeVasseur	7%	1,019
Patrick Culbert	6.7%	974
Charlene Takesian	6.1%	891
Kevin McGuire	6%	872
Eric Rolfs	5.9%	860
Jonathan MaltzIncumbent	5.5%	800
Randy BrownriggIncumbent	4.8%	698
Total Votes		14,558

2010

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Jasper was re-elected to theNew Hampshire House of Representatives.^[14][15]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 26 general election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Shaun Doherty (R)		8,242
Lynne Ober (R)		8,241
Russell Ober (R)		7,444
Laura Gandia (R)		7,270
Shawn Jasper (R)		7,284
Robert Haefner (R)		7,163
Lars Christiansen (R)		7,138
George Lambert (R)		6,957
Andrew Renzullo (R)		6,918
Jordan Ulery (R)		6,888
Ralph Boehm (R)		6,803
Randy Brownrigg (R)		6,201
Jonathan Maltz (R)		6,106
Mary Ann Knowles (D)		4,139
John Knowles (D)		4,021
Valerie Hardy (D)		3,464
Kevin Riley (D)		3,295
Hal Lynde (D)		3,321
Sandy Amlaw (D)		3,188
Vivian McGuire (D)		3,132
Richard Ingram (D)		3,129
James Caron (D)		3,103
SallyAnne Jeglinski (D)		3,078
Ann Clark-Balcom (D)		2,989
Alejandro Urrutia (D)		2,660
Stuart Schneiderman (D)		2,658

2008

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Shawn Jasper won one of the 13 available seats in the Hillsborough 27 District of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, receiving 8,531 votes.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 27
Candidates		Votes
Lynne Ober (R)		10,366
Shaun Doherty (R)		10,084
Russell Ober (R)		9,580
Shawn Jasper (R)		8,531
Mary Ann Knowles (D)		8,401
Lars Christiansen (R)		8,212
Robert Haefner (R)		7,839
Jordan Ulery (R)		7,792
Andrew Renzullo (R)		7,711
John Knowles (D)		7,686
Laura Gandia (R)		7,679
Ralph Boehm (R)		7,399
Valerie Hardy (D)		7,183
Hanegan (R)		7,161
Hellwig (R)		7,090
Trent (R)		6,936
Riley (D)		6,689
Lynde (D)		6,566
Vivian McGuire (D)		6,383
Jeglinski (D)		5,997
Ingram (D)		5,485
Comeau (D)		5,450
Cesana (D)		5,439
Urrutia (D)		5,377
Schneiderman (D)		5,188
Boire (D)		5,010
Kahn (lib)		1,826

Appointments

2017

New Hampshire GovernorChris Sununu (R) recommended Jasper to serve as theNew Hampshire commissioner of agriculture on October 12, 2017. He was confirmed by theNew Hampshire Executive Council by a 3-2 vote on November 22, 2017. He succeeded former CommissionerLorraine Merrill, whose last day in office was December 8, 2017.^[1][2][3]

Campaign finance summary

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Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

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Shawn Jasper endorsedMitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.^[16]

Personal

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He and his wife, Laurie, have one child.^[5]

State legislative tenure

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2017

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2016

2015

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2013

2012

2011

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Jasper served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Jasper served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jasper served on this committee:

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