Eleven more influential activists, veterans and small business owners join Christie's NH Leadership Team

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Today, an additional eleven influential community leaders, activists, veterans and small business owners from across the state joined Governor Christie's growing New Hampshire Leadership Team. This team continues to prove Governor Christie's broad appeal across the state, including two former supporters of Governor Walker.

• GOP Activist Steven Steiner, North Conway
• Navy Veteran Craig Fillmann, Glen
• State Rep. Candidate and former member of "Students for Walker," Alexandria Knox, Manchester 
• GOP Activist & College Republican Parker Leonard, Auburn
• College Republicans Secretary at Saint Anselm Cameron Lapine, Manchester
• GOP Activist Steve Woods, Brentwood
• GOP Activist Claire Stevens, Hudson
• GOP Activist Kirsten Yellen, Manchester
• GOP Activist John Gallagher, Manchester
• GOP Activists Bill and Carol Gaffney, Nashua

"I support Governor Christie for President because, like Governor Walker, he has the strength to stand up to the special interests in a very blue state,” commented Carroll County GOP Activist Steven Steiner, a former supporter of Governor Walker. Steiner, who lost a son to a drug overdose added, ”I know that no candidate has been more active in confronting this disease than Governor Christie. He is exactly the kind of strong leader we need to restore our country to greatness after eight years of failed leadership and dysfunction in Washington, DC."

These leaders join the growing list of New Hampshire Republican leaders supporting Chris Christie for President including: Maria Sampson, Londonderry, William Stearns, Jr., Bedford, Doug Meteisis, Plaistow, Heidi Sturrock, Amherst David Sturrock, Amherst Paige Youschak, Laconia, Matt Withrow, Salem, U.S. Marine Corps, Lance Corporal Tom Eifler, Atkinson, Kevin Harrington Student Ambassador & College Republican Rachel Morel, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, Town Councilor Joe Green, Londonderry, Trustee of the Trust Funds Colin Costine, Chester, GOP Activist Simone Maloney, Manchester, U.S. Navy Veteran Jim Powers, Merrimack, U.S. Army Veteran Jane Powers, Merrimack, GOP Activist Stacy King, Manchester, GOP Activist Mike Mackley, Manchester, Small Business Owner Dale Dormody, Gilford, GOP Activist Noreen Johnson, Swanzey, GOP Activist Catherine Seltsam, Merrimack, Small Business Owner Paul Botta, New Boston, College Republican Vice Chair Brandon Pratt, St. Anselm College, Assistant Majority Leader Representative Steve Schmidt, former Mayor of Somersworth Matt Spencer, former New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Wayne MacDonald, former Executive Councilor and Nashua Mayor Bernie Streeter, former US Attorney and Executive Councilor Tom Colantuono, Merrimack County Sheriff Scott Hilliard, Concord City Mayor Pro Tem and former Executive Councilor Dan St. Hilaire, Rockingham County Commissioner Tom Tombarello, Rockingham County Commissioner Kevin Coyle, business leader Dick Anagnost, business leader Bill Greiner, State Representative David Danielson, State Representative Susan Emerson, State Representative Bill Ohm, State Representative Don LeBrun, State Representative Betsy McKinney, State Representative Jack Balcom, State Representative Jim Devine, former Employment Security Commissioner Richard Brothers, former New Hampshire Republican Party Treasurer Robert Scott, former Grafton County Republican Committee Chairman Paul Simard, former State Representative Elaine Swinford, former State Representative Dennis Reed, former State Representative Karen Hutchinson, former Meredith Selectman and Conservative activist Hillary Seeger, former Contoocook Valley Republican Vice Chairman and Conservative activist Donna Marzullo, Nashua Republican Party activists Paul and Barbara Clark, Concord Republican Party activist Valery Mitchell, Concord Republican Party Treasurer Jim McConaha, Salem Republican Party Secretary Lisa Withrow.