Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

NEPBA’s representative, Steve Arnold, working with the NH Retirement Security Coalition has advised that the NH Retirement bill, HB 1645, is going to Committee on Conference. The Coalition has been reaching out to all public employees and retirees to get them to contact their State Representative and urge them to vote for HB1645 as Unanimously Passed by the Senate. As part of this effort, the NEPBA encourages its NH members to continue this campaign by contacting their representatives.  Members can use the following link, http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/housemembers.html, to obtain contact information for your Representative.  

You can use the following telephone form when speaking to them. 

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening,  

How are you today?  Great , my name is _____________________________________.   

I am calling on behalf of the 70,000 active and retired Teachers, Firefighters and Police Officers here in New Hampshire.   

I am currently and active/retired ——————- (Teacher, Police Officer, Firefighter or State Employee)  

As you are aware, the NH Retirement has been discussed and debated and accordingly would you agree that all sides want to full fill the promises that have been made,  isn’t that correct?   

(If no how come and note it) response I understand but were you aware that;  

The Senate unanimously supported a slightly newer version of the HB 1645 that still maintains the saving to NH taxpayers while honoring the promises that were made to NH employees.   

The NH Retirement recently testified in the Senate that cost to the taxpayers is virtually the same in both versions with that said, isn’t time to send this to the Governor.   

Can we count on you to vote to concur with Senate version of the bill sending it to the Governor for his signature?   

If yes thank you very much   

If no could I ask what is in the Senate Version that you do not support?   

Need more Information or I want to listen to the debate.  

Is there anything in particular you need to hear to help you support the Senate Version of HB 1645?  

Thanks for your time.  

We would also like to publicly thank all of the NH State Senators and the 90 State Representatives who voted to support the Senate version of HB1645. The Representatives in support are listed below. We encourage our members to take the time to contact them and thank them for their continued support.

	Party	County	District	Vote
Andersen, Gene	Democrat	Grafton	11	Nay
Baroody, Benjamin	Democrat	Hillsborough	13	Nay
Baxley, Maureen	Democrat	Merrimack	06	Nay
Borden, David	Democrat	Rockingham	18	Nay
Brown, Jennifer	Democrat	Strafford	05	Nay
Brunelle, Michael	Democrat	Hillsborough	17	Nay
Burridge, Delmar	Democrat	Cheshire	03	Nay
Carson, Sharon	Republican	Rockingham	03	Nay
Charron, Gene	Republican	Rockingham	07	Nay
Chase, Claudia	Democrat	Hillsborough	02	Nay
Clarke, Claire	Democrat	Merrimack	06	Nay
Clemons, Jane	Democrat	Hillsborough	24	Nay
Converse, Larry	Democrat	Sullivan	04	Nay
Cote, David	Democrat	Hillsborough	23	Nay
Day, Russell	Republican	Hillsborough	07	Nay
DeChane, Marlene	Democrat	Strafford	03	Nay
DeJoie, John	Democrat	Merrimack	11	Nay
Devine, James	Republican	Rockingham	07	Nay
Dingman, Vernon	Republican	Grafton	05	Nay
Eaton, Stephanie	Republican	Grafton	01	Nay
Ehlers, Eileen	Democrat	Merrimack	09	Nay
Emiro, Frank	Republican	Rockingham	03	Nay
Fletcher, Richard	Republican	Hillsborough	07	Nay
Forest, Armand	Democrat	Hillsborough	17	Nay
French, Barbara	Democrat	Merrimack	05	Nay
Garrity, James	Republican	Rockingham	06	Nay
Ginsburg, Ruth	Democrat	Hillsborough	20	Nay
Goley, Jeffrey	Democrat	Hillsborough	08	Nay
Gorman, Mary	Democrat	Hillsborough	23	Nay
Haley, Robert	Democrat	Hillsborough	14	Nay
Harvey, Suzanne	Democrat	Hillsborough	21	Nay
Hebert, Roger	Democrat	Hillsborough	12	Nay
Henson, John	Democrat	Rockingham	13	Nay
Hilliard, Dana	Democrat	Strafford	02	Nay
Hofemann, Roland	Democrat	Strafford	06	Nay
Holden, Randolph	Republican	Hillsborough	07	Nay
Infantine, William	Republican	Hillsborough	13	Nay
Jean, Claudette	Democrat	Hillsborough	25	Nay
Jeudy, Jean	Democrat	Hillsborough	10	Nay
Jillette, Arthur	Democrat	Sullivan	02	Nay
Kaelin, Michael	Democrat	Hillsborough	04	Nay
Kelley, John	Democrat	Hillsborough	26	Nay
Kennedy, James	Democrat	Rockingham	13	Nay
Lasky, Bette	Democrat	Hillsborough	26	Nay
Long, Patrick	Democrat	Hillsborough	10	Nay
Mack, Ron	Democrat	Hillsborough	01	Nay
Mann, Maureen	Democrat	Rockingham	01	Nay
Marshall, Seth	Democrat	Hillsborough	23	Nay
Martineau, Jesse	Democrat	Hillsborough	16	Nay
Matarazzo, Anthony	Democrat	Hillsborough	20	Nay
McKenna, Daniel	Democrat	Rockingham	05	Nay
McLeod, Martha	Democrat	Grafton	02	Nay
Mickelonis, Shawn	Democrat	Strafford	01	Nay
Moody, Marcia	Democrat	Rockingham	12	Nay
Moore, Benjamin	Republican	Rockingham	14	Nay
Morrison, Gail	Democrat	Belknap	02	Nay
Movsesian, Lori	Democrat	Hillsborough	22	Nay
Nielsen, Ellen	Democrat	Sullivan	04	Nay
Nord, Susi	Democrat	Rockingham	01	Nay
O’Brien, Michael	Democrat	Hillsborough	26	Nay
O’Neil, James	Democrat	Hillsborough	19	Nay
Oppenheimer, Kay	Democrat	Strafford	03	Nay
Osborne, Jessie	Democrat	Merrimack	12	Nay
Owen, Derek	Democrat	Merrimack	04	Nay
Pearson, Mark	Republican	Rockingham	04	Nay
Peterson, Andy	Republican	Hillsborough	03	Nay
Preston, Mark	Democrat	Rockingham	14	Nay
Quandt, Marshall	Republican	Rockingham	13	Nay
Quandt, Matthew	Republican	Rockingham	13	Nay
Reed, Dennis	Republican	Merrimack	02	Nay
Remick, William	Republican	Coos	02	Nay
Rosenwald, Cindy	Democrat	Hillsborough	22	Nay
Sad, Tara	Democrat	Cheshire	02	Nay
Schmidt, Peter	Democrat	Strafford	04	Nay
Schulze, Joan	Democrat	Hillsborough	26	Nay
Shaw, Kimberly	Democrat	Hillsborough	26	Nay
Solomon, Peter	Democrat	Grafton	10	Nay
Splaine, James	Democrat	Rockingham	16	Nay
Sprague, Dale	Democrat	Strafford	02	Nay
Stiles, Nancy	Republican	Rockingham	15	Nay
Sullivan, Daniel	Democrat	Hillsborough	08	Nay
Sullivan, Francis	Democrat	Hillsborough	12	Nay
Sysyn, Mary	Democrat	Hillsborough	11	Nay
Tholl, John	Republican	Coos	02	Nay
Watson, Robert	Democrat	Strafford	01	Nay
Weare, Everett	Republican	Rockingham	14	Nay
Webb, Leigh	Democrat	Merrimack	02	Nay
Wheeler, Deborah	Democrat	Merrimack	06	Nay
Winchell, George	Republican	Rockingham	06	Nay
Yeaton, Charles	Democrat	Merrimack	08	Nay