Strafford County District 3 State Representatives
Our district is comprised of Strafford, Barrington, Farmington, Middleton, New Durham, and Milton. We have a six Democrats to represent us and two Republicans. Your Democratic Reps are listed below (keep scrolling down the page to see biographies on all six):
Larry Brown
Background: I have over 2000 hours of community volunteer service – as Cemetery Trustee, on the Budget Committee & Planning Board and other past & present committees. I chair the Strafford Regional Planning Commission and serve as Trustee and next-door neighbor to the NH Farm Museum. My job history is as a Social Worker and Vocational Rehab Counselor. I enjoy 42 years of a most fortunate marriage, my father’s ’41 Plymouth, and an 1825 Cape, do car repair by choice and house repair by necessity, and from “Farmer Brown” over in Amherst 200 years ago claim a genetic fondness for old stone walls.
Personal thought: Eventually the plow turns over every furrow. What is up this year may well be down the next. For that, it is prudent to “plow in hope”, to vote tomorrow’s child no fewer liberties than yours. Please give me a call 652-4306 to discuss a bill, a vote, a good idea, or a bad one.
Rachel Burke
Rachel Burke, a Democrat, has been proud to represent District 3 in the New Hampshire State Legislature for the past two years. She is a resident of Farmington. As one of our current State Representatives, she has served on the Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs committees. Rachel is retired from the shoe industry. Rachel’s legislative priorities include:Worker's rights: Rachel understands firsthand the concerns of working people and is a strong advocate for workers rights. You can count on her to look out for the interests of working people and the issues that affect their lives. Education: Rachel understands the value of a quality education that prepares our young people and teaches them the life skills they need to succeed. Health care: Improving access to health care is another key issue for Rachel. Doctors should be making medical decisions -- not insurance companies.
Jim Cyr
Jim Cyr was elected to the NH House of Representatives in 2006 and will be serving in his third term in 2009. Jim has lived in Strafford for 19 years and is a board member of the Bow Lake Community Club, past treasurer of the Town of Strafford Democratic Committee, and member of the Knights of Columbus, Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Joseph's Parish.
Jim serves on the Public Works and Highway Committee in the legislature. He voted to keep children in school until age 18 and voted to raise the minimum wage in NH to $7.25 per hour.
Bob Perry
Bob was elected to the NH House of Representatives in 2006.
Accomplishments as your state representative:
Co-authored HB. 285, Ballot Counting Device Advisory Committee, to facilitate the design of an electronic ballot-counting device that cannot be hacked.
Co-authored HCR 3, a resolution urging that New Hampshire veterans of the armed forces and national guard and their dependents receive health screening for depleted uranium exposure they may have received in Iraq, Afghanistan, or the Balkans. Approved May 7, 2007.
Voted to establish a study commission regarding the feasibility of public funding of state election campaigns, voted to support of SB 75, relative to establishing a New Hampshire rail transit authority to encourage the development of commuter rail and related public rail transportation services in New Hampshire, and voted in support of H.B. 267, capping interest rates on payday and car-title loans to the federal rate of 36 percent from as high as 700 percent!
Voted for a state budget that rose a mere 5.4 percent per year, less than the rate of inflation, that despite a retreating economy, declining federal cost-sharing; and underfunded federal mandates. This was the first fully transparent budget in a decade.
Susan Price
Susan and her partner of 15 years, Betsy Staber, have lived in Barrington since 1998 and plan to retire in the community. Susan currently serves on the Barrington Advisory Budget Committee, as well as the Barrington Water and Sewer Committee. She is a long time member of the Dover Community Pool and the Rochester Country Club, an avid bicyclist, and enjoys organic gardening. To learn more about Susan visit her website, www.susanprice2008.com.
Dennis Vachon
Dennis Vachon, a Democrat from Strafford County District 3, was first elected in 1996 and is currently serving his fifth term as a member of the New Hampshire House of
Representatives. He has most recently served as a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means and has previously served three terms on the House Commerce Committee.
When not serving in the New Hampshire House, Representative Vachon is a self-employed attorney who practices primarily in the areas of real estate, probate and business law. Attorney Vachon is an agent for First American Title Insurance Company. He is also a real estate broker and operates his own firm, Dennis Vachon Realty.
Representative Vachon is a former moderator of the Strafford School District. He has served on the board of directors for the non-profit advocacy group, New Hampshire Citizen’s Alliance. Representative Vachon was employed for many years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service in Washington, D.C. He is also a former Peace Corp Volunteer, having served in Senegal, West Africa following college.