The Cheshire County Candidates Forum will be held October 16 at 2pm in the Ruth Huntress Auditorium of the Keene Public Library. A total of 27 candidates from 3 parties were invited, 9 candidates have accepted the invitation to attend.
This event will be recorded with plans to submit the forum to Cheshire TV for broadcast before the election. Additionally, arrangements are being made to livestream the event online.
There will be sample ballots available for all 5 Wards in Keene and a table will be available for candidates to distribute literature.
The forum schedule will be followed as closely as possible.
Cheshire County Candidates Forum Schedule:
2PM event begins introduction & explain format
Larry Phillips -State Rep. Cheshire 5 (10 minutes) – 2 minute opening statement, 8 minute Q&A with questions from moderator & audience (90 second response)
Hardy Macia – US Congress 2 (15 minutes) – 2 minute opening statement, 13 minute Q&A questions from moderator & audience (90 second response)
John Babiarz – Governor (15 minutes) – 2 minute opening statement, 13 minute Q&A questions from moderator & audience (90 second response)
Twenty five (25) minute debates will be held for each of the three races with multiple candidates attending. The debates will have 4 parts:
1) each candidate will have 90 seconds to make an opening statement;
2) 8 minute Q&A with questions from the moderator (alternating first response – first candidate to respond gets 60 seconds, second candidate gets 60 seconds, first candidate gets 30 seconds to rebut;
3) “Rapid Fire” questions from the audience – each question answered by only 1 candidate, 60 second response (each candidate will have 3 rapid fire questions)
4) each candidate 60 second closing.
Darryl W. Perry & Anna Tilton – Register of Deeds
Keith Carlsen & Tim Robertson – State Rep. Cheshire 6
Ian Freeman & Chuck Weed – State Rep. Cheshire 16
4PM event ends
The following are my answers to the Keene Sentinel‘s candidate questionnaire:
Name: Ian Freeman
Age: 32
Town: Keene
Party Affiliations: NH Liberty Party, Libertarian Party
How long have you lived in the area: Since 2006
Family: Yes
Education: Associates in Radio/TV Broadcasting
Occupation: Talk radio personality on Free Talk Live, Program Director of LRN.FM
Organizations to which you belong / have belonged: NH Liberty Alliance, NH Liberty Party, Libertarian Party, Free State Project, FreeKeene.com
Public/governtment Service: Longtime peace and pro-accountability activist.
1. Why are you running for the NH House?
The NH Liberty Alliance consistently ranks Keene’s “representatives” very poor (C-F) on their yearly report. I would provide a principled voice for liberty in the state house.
2. What are the three top issues facing state government and how would you deal with them? Please be specific:
The question has it backwards – the issues are those that have been created by the state government that are actively harming the people of NH. Here are three:
I am grateful to have been on as a guest on WKBK’s “Talkback” with Cynthia Georgina and Mitch Greenwald this past weekend for about fifteen minutes, where I answered Cynthia’s questions, took a couple of phone calls, and had the chance to advocate for voluntarism and secession. She had me on since I am a candidate on the ballot this year for state rep in Keene. You can grab the archive here.
A couple of weeks prior I had called in to announce my candidacy for state rep in Keene and also comment on the hosts suggesting they would consider a ban on profanity in Keene. Here’s that archive.
Here’s a summary of my first full week at ADAM VS THE MAN made from a collection of blogposts originally posted to my blog. I made a quick “catch-up” video for the folks who are following along for my Exile Tour (my 2-year exile from the Shire). Here it is below:
These are not write-in candidates. Both will be on the ballot and could win with your vote. Please visit their individual campaign pages, linked below, to learn more about them:
Published yesterday in the Union Leader is another article speculating as to the reasons for MaryEllen McGorry’s suspension. She is at the moment still receiving pay, though the article implies that she may be terminated from her position. Her secretary was also suspended the following week.
West principal’s paid suspension remains a mystery, fueling speculation
By MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
MANCHESTER — A veteran school board member said that the paid suspension of Manchester High School West Principal MaryEllen McGorry signals that the allegations against her are serious and her termination is possible.
David Gelinas, the vice chairman of the Board of School Committee, said he does not know the reason for McGorry’s suspension, which took place last week.
“It would have to be serious enough or believable enough for a superintendent to suspend someone with pay,” Gelinas said. (more…)
I made this video with the help of a talented writer, Jon Pawelko of LampoonTheSystem.com. It was made to be featured in the first episode of ADAM VS THE MAN, which I will repost here shortly. For now, enjoy this I made:
