MANCHESTER, NH – Joyce Craig on Monday announced the endorsement of over 250 current and former New Hampshire educators from all 10 New Hampshire counties for her gubernatorial bid. The list of educators includes teachers, para-professionals, tutors, professors, school administrators, school board members, and others who play a pivotal role in educating our children from their first days in school through college.
“I’m proud to be a New Hampshire teacher — and I’ll be proud to vote for Mayor Joyce Craig for Governor,” said Kerry Aube, a teacher from Walpole. “Mayor Craig is a public school graduate, the mother of a public school teacher, and not only Mayor of New Hampshire’s largest city, but the Chair of the School Board, too. I know as governor, Mayor Craig will deliver for students and their families and send a strong message in the face of dangerous attacks that she will always defend our public schools.”
“Joyce Craig is committed to ensuring that every New Hampshire student has access to quality public education, no matter where they live,” said Corinne Cascadden, State Representative and former superintendent in Berlin. “Our students in the North Country deserve a Governor who recognizes their potential and the need to support them from Concord — and teachers in the North Country need the full support of the Governor to provide that for our communities. I know Joyce Craig is that leader, and I will be spreading the word to all my fellow educators why we need to elect her to the Governor’s office.”
“I was a teacher in the Manchester School District for 36 years — I remember firsthand what it was like in our schools before Mayor Craig took office in 2017,” said Nancy Gati, a retired Manchester teacher. “Throughout the past six years Mayor Craig has delivered historic progress for our schools, working with School District leadership, teachers and community partners to decrease class sizes, increase teacher’s pay, implement district-wide curriculum for reading, math, science and social studies and ensure students are supported in and outside the classroom. There’s more work to be done, but one thing’s certain: with Mayor Craig as Governor, schools across our state will improve thanks to the full support from the Governor, not in spite of it.”
“Our public schools are the heart of our communities — I’m grateful to have the support of educators from all across our state and they know I will always have their backs,” said Mayor Joyce Craig. “Throughout my time as Mayor and Chair of the School Board, we’ve worked together to send a strong message that the success of our public schools is critical for the success of our community, and we’ve made historic progress in strengthening our schools. As Governor, I’ll ensure educators, students, and families in every community across our state are supported and that every Granite State student has access to a quality public education.”
Full list of endorsements below:
- Arthur Adamakos, Manchester
- Margaret Allard, Hooksett
- Marion Anastasia, Whitefield
- Former School Board Member Kass Ardinger, Concord
- Alyssa Argeropoulos, Manchester
- School Board-at-Large Peter Argeropoulos, Manchester
- Amy Atkins, Franklin
- Kerry Aube, Walpole
- Dana Babyak, Hampton
- David Bailey, Manchester
- Former Commissioner of Education Virginia Barry, Bristol
- Christina Batistelli, Manchester
- Michael Beaulac, Manchester
- Jan Beauparlant, Manchester
- Cindy Bilodeau, Manchester
- Cynthia Bisson, Manchester
- Nathan Bisson, Langdon
- Kristen Blais, Berlin
- Ann Boisvert, Goffstown
- School Board Member Jason Bonilla, Manchester
- Sue Borromeo, Nashua
- Kate Boucher, Manchester
- Marcia Breckinridge, Rindge
- Cheryl Brewster, Manchester
- Alexandra Briggs, Deerfield
- Jen Briggs, Hampton
- Sheila Brisson, Hooksett
- Joseph Burgatti, Hollis
- Lauren Byrnes, Stratham
- Kim Calhoun, Nashua’
- Andrea Campbell, Bedford
- Susan Capano, Manchester
- Kim Carleton, Deerfield
- State Rep. Corinne Cascadden, Berlin
- Shay Cassily, Rye
- James Chase, Hooksett
- Courtney Cheetham, Manchester
- Kelly Chiapeta, Bedford
- Amina Chiboud, Litchfield
- Jane Clayton, Hampton
- Kathleen Cline, Bedford
- Laurie Cloutier, Hooksett
- Joanne Cockerill, Goffstown
- Pam Cohen, Bedford
- Amy Colby, Manchester
- Jim Colby, Manchester
- Joan Conforti, Hampton
- Ellis Conforti, Hampton
- Sue Corby, Manchester
- State Rep. Patricia Cornell, Manchester
- Maureen Couture, Manchester
- Molly Craig, Manchester
- Sharon Craig, Manchester
- Sarah Craig, Manchester
- Julie Cusano, Candia
- Matt Cygan, Manchester
- Evan Czyzowski, Hopkinton
- Sen. Lou D’Allesandro, Manchester
- Stephanie Dakoulas, Manchester
- Norm Dallaire, Manchester
- Dana Deblois, Berlin
- Susan Dell, Bedford
- School Board Member Sarah DeMartino, Madison
- Michael Desilets, Bow
- Andrea Dewitt , Manchester
- Ben Dick, Hooksett
- Maria DiNola, Manchester
- Ashley Dion, Manchester
- School Board Member Ben Dion, Manchester
- Corey Doherty, Manchester
- Bonnie Doherty, Manchester
- Tom Dolan, Manchester
- Steve Dolman, Manchester
- Kyle Donovan, Manchester
- Megan Douglass, Bedford
- Ed Doyle, Manchester
- Bob Duclos, Bedford
- Sue Duffy, Manchester
- Patricia Dutile, Manchester
- Maurice Dutile, Manchester
- Kathryn Erskine, Manchester
- Rachel Fairhurst, Weare
- Kris Fenchel, Manchester
- Hilary Finedore, Concord
- Liam Fitzpatrick, Manchester
- Will Flowers, Manchester
- Joan Flurey, Manchester
- Ron Flurey, Manchester
- Nicole Flurey, Manchester
- Suzanne Fraher, Bedford
- Suzanne Fraher, Bedford
- Jennifer Gagnon, Manchester
- Shauna Gagnon, Weare
- Andrea Garner, Goffstown
- Nancy Gati, Manchester
- Jack Gati, Salem
- Teri Gatzoulis, Manchester
- Candace Gatzoulis, Manchester
- Abigail Gemme, Manchester
- Former School Board Member Mary Georges, Manchester
- Sheila Grace, Manchester
- Susan Griffin, Berlin
- Paul Guyre, Lyme
- Amadou Hamady, Manchester
- School Board Member Gary Hamer, Manchester
- Kristen Hamilton, Hooksett
- Sue Hannan, Derry
- Tara Harrlander, Manchester
- State Rep. Mary Heath, Manchester
- Jo Ann Heath, Manchester
- Jack Herney, Kensington
- Patricia Hicks, Manchester
- Gary Hoffman, Nashua
- Karla Hoggard, Manchester
- Carolyn Hollman, Manchester
- Jeff Howe, Manchester
- Gary Hunter, Manchester
- Patricia Hurley, Manchester
- Amy Huter, Milan
- Mindy Kacavas, Manchester
- Donna Karwacki, Manchester
- Stephanie Keating-Bayrd, Nashua
- Susan Keleher, Manchester
- Kerry Kiley, Merrimack
- Sarah Kiley, Manchester
- Mary Kilrain, Manchester
- Tom Kilrain, Manchester
- Penny Kittle, Conway
- Edwin Kline, Meredith
- Jason Lacroix, Laconia
- Karen Ladd, Hopkinton
- Natalie Laflamme, Nashua
- Amy Landers, Bedford
- Donna LaRue, Merrimack
- Joshua Lavoie, Windham
- State Rep. Nicole Leapley, Manchester
- Kathy Leavitt, Brookline
- Jon LeBlanc, Pelham
- Paul LeBlanc, Manchester
- Blake Leister, Manchester
- Craig Lessier, Manchester
- Sudi Lett, Manchester
- Meryl Levin, Manchester
- Robert Lord, Manchester
- Holly Lubelczyk, Merrimack
- Peter Lubelczyk, Bedford
- Celeste Ludwig, Manchester
- Thomas Lynch, Manchester
- Susan MacLeod, Wolfeboro
- Michelle Macropol, Bedford
- Ronald Mailhot, Manchester
- Julie Mara, Manchester
- Jan Marcoulier , Manchester
- Al Marcoulier, Manchester
- Kathleen Martell, Hooksett
- Crystal Martin, Littleton
- Christine Martin, Manchester
- Lucia Martin, Nashua
- Alex Mavrogeorge, Manchester
- Melissa Mazzone, Manchester
- Paddy McCarthy, Jaffrey
- John McCarthy, Jaffrey
- Former School Board Member Dian McCarthy, Goffstown
- Cheryl McCormick, Berlin
- Kyle McDonough, Manchester
- Brownwyn McDonough, Manchester
- Judith McGann, Lincoln
- Patti McGilvray, Hooksett
- Karen McGonagle, Manchester
- Anne McQuade, Manchester
- Laurie Melanson, Wentworth
- Jen Menswar Proulx, Manchester
- Andrew Morin, Manchester
- Maxine Mosley, Manchester
- Erin Moul, Hopkinton
- Kay Mulcahy, Manchester
- Former State Rep. Sue Mullen, Bedford
- Mary Jane Mulligan, Hanover
- Ellie Murphy, Manchester
- State Rep. Mel Myler, Hopkinton
- Selma Naccach-Hoff, Bedford
- Lori Noordegraaf, Concord
- Jeff Normandine, Manchester
- Meghan O’Neil, Manchester
- Liz O’Neil, Manchester
- Joe O’Neil, Hampton
- Cynthia O’Neil, Hampton
- Karen O’Shaughnessy, Manchester
- Gayle Paige, Manchester
- Donna Papanikolau, Hooksett
- Jane Paquin, Goffstown
- School Board Member Sean Parr, Manchester
- Maureen Patt, Manchester
- Kristine Pelletier, Manchester
- School Board Member Peter Perich, Manchester
- Wendy Perron, New Boston
- Peter Petrigno, Milford
- Raychel Pfeffer, Manchester
- Jeanne Phelan, Manchester
- School Board Member Chris Potter, Manchester
- Mike Poulin, Berlin
- Carla Press, Troy
- Scott Proulx, Manchester
- Tina Proulx, Manchester
- Ryan Ray, Auburn
- Kevin Richard, Conway
- Ryan Richman, Manchester
- John Rist, Manchester
- Charlene Roberts, Conway
- Dorra Robitaille, Manchester
- Meghan Roukey, Manchester
- John Roukey, Manchester
- Debora Roukey, Weare
- Kim Roux, Manchester
- School Board Member
- Shane Rozamus, Goffstown
- Michael Russel, Manchester
- Sean Russell, Hooksett
- Maura Ryan, Hooksett
- David Ryan, Hooksett
- Cynthia Sanschagrin, Hanover
- Kristen Sarno, Litchfield
- David Scannell, Nashua
- Alison Schaejbe, Bedford
- Tara Schneider, Manchester
- Katie Scoville, Bedford
- Natalie Sears, Manchester
- Alan Smith, Littleton
- Sheila Smith, Manchester
- School Board Member Karen Soule, Manchester
- Janet St. Clair, Bedford
- Robin Tafe, Manchester
- Marguerite Tompkins, Manchester
- Allie Tompkins, Portsmouth
- Shirley Tosatti, Manchester
- Ellen Tourigny, Manchester
- State Rep. Susan Treleaven, Dover
- School Board Member Julie Turner, Manchester
- Harry Umen, Manchester
- Jess Urton, Manchester
- Katherine Vandenberge, Manchester
- Debra Villiard, Manchester
- Marguerite Walsh, Manchester
- School Board Member Leslie Want, Manchester
- Nate Ware, Bedford
- Senator David Watters, Dover
- Elizabeth Webster, Jaffrey
- James Webster, Jaffrey
- Jody Wilhelm, Manchester
- Maribeth Wilkerson, Pelham
- Jenna Wolf, Manchester
- State Rep. Steve Woodcock, Conway
