Chesterfied Meet the Candidates Event

CHESTERFIELD DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES MEET THE CANDIDATES EVENTChesterfield - The Chesterfield Democratic Committee will sponsor a Meet the Candidates event on Sunday, September 16th, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the Chesterfield Town Hall, with featured guest, Congressman Paul Hodes (NH-2). Democratic Senatorial candidates Jay Buckey, Steve Marchand and Katrina Swett have also been invited to speak. Refreshments will be served.The event is part of the Chesterfield Democratic Committee’s continuing effort to encourage more citizen participation in politics and face-to-face contact between local voters and their state and national candidates. The public is invited to come to get to know the Democratic candidates running for the U.S. Senate, so voters can express their opinions and make a more informed decision in the primary elections.Congressman Hodes, who is currently serving his first term in Washington, will discuss some of his experiences there, and introduce the other candidates, who will each give a short speech. There will be time to chat and ask questions before and after the speeches. Representatives of the presidential primary campaigns will also be present at the event. Candidates Jay Buckey, Steve Marchand and Katrina Swett are each hoping to win the primary and represent the Democrats in the 2008 Senate race against Republican John Sununu. Jay Buckey, of Hanover, is currently a professor of medicine and an adjunct professor of engineering at Dartmouth College. He worked as a physician specializing in space research. He also served as a major in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and flew as a Payload Specialist Astronaut on the STS-90 Neurolab mission.Steve Marchand is the Mayor of Portsmouth, NH. He is the former Northeast Director of the Concord Coalition and Associate State Director of AARP New Hampshire. Strongly against the Iraq War, Marchand has received praise from liberals and conservatives alike for his work on taxes, the environment and healthcare.Katrina Swett, of Bow, was the Democratic candidate for Congress in 2002, served on the Executive Committee of the NH Democratic Party’s Finance Committee, was the Director of New England College’s Graduate Program in Public Policy and recently completed her Ph. D. in history with a focus on human rights and US foreign policy. Katrina Swett, of Bow, was the Democratic candidate for Congress in 2002, served on the Executive Committee of the NH Democratic Party’s Finance Committee, was the Director of New England College’s Graduate Program in Public Policy and recently completed her Ph. D. in history with a focus on human rights and US foreign policy.