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New Hampshire Visits by Republican Prospects in 2015

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JANUARY 2016


Totals from Nov. 2012 to End of the 4th Quarter (Dec. 31, 2015)
2013-15
Bush
Carson
Christie
Cruz
Fiorina
Gilmore Graham
Huckabee
Jindal
Visits: 313
22
9
33
13
21
16 28
5
10
Days: 540
40
13
61
22
49
31 66
5
13

Kasich Pataki Paul Perry Rubio Santorum Trump
Walker


25 26 19 9 16 6 20
7


46 47 32 16 22 9 20
13

Tally includes -  Portman 3 visits, 4 days; Huntsman 1 visit, 1 day; Ryan 1 visit, 1 day; Pence 1 visit, 1 day; Bolton (to 5/14/15) 4 visits, 6 days; King 9 visits, 11 days, Ehrlich 9 visits, 11 days.  Note King reported 12 visits, sought clarification repeatedly but they were very unresponsive.
Not included in tally: Scarborough 2 visits, 3 days.  Romney 2 visits, 2 days.

DECEMBER
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush is scheduled to hold a town hall at Peterborough Town Hall in Peterborough, NH on the evening of December 29, 2015.postponed due to weather

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on December 28-29, 2015.
On December 28 he participated in a First-in-the-Nation Candidate Series forum hosted by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and the Devine Millimet law firm at the Devine Millimet in Manchester; and held a town hall mmetin at the Halligan Tavern in Derry.
On December 29 he held a town hall meeting at The Hunt Memorial Building in Nashua; and a town hall meeting at Papagallos Restaurant in Keene.

>Donald Trump rallied at the Pennichuck Middle School gymnasium in Nashua, NH on the evening of December 28, 2015.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited NH on December 21-23, 2015
On the morning of December 21 he held a town hall meeting at Governor's Inn in Rochester; with his family did a meet and greet at George's Diner in Meredith (retail stop, not on the schedule); and in the evening a town hall meeting at Attitash Mountain Resort in Bartlett.
On December 22 he held a town hall meeting at the VFW in Berlin; made a OTR stop at Scorpio's Pizza in Lancaster; made an OTR stop with his kids at Chutters Candy Shop in Littleton (world's longest candy counter); and in the evening he held a town hall meeting at the Elks Lodge in (Bethlehem) Littleton.
On the morning of December 23 he spoke at a pancake breakfast at the VFW in Franklin.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on December 21-22, 2015.  On December 21 he held a town hall at American Legion Post #72 in Alton.  On December 22 he made an OTR stop for some last minute Christmas shopping at Zeb's General Store in North Conway; sequence unclear, met with the Conway Dailly Sun editorial board; held a town hall at White Mountains Community College in Berlin; and held a town hall at VFW Post #816 in Littleton.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH for a four-day bus tour with his family on December 19-22, 2015.
On December 19 he kicked off the tour with Gov. LePage at Al's Automotive & Truck Service Center in Exeter; visited the Halligan Tavern with Gov. LePage in Derry; and held a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting (39) with Gov. LePage at Ross A. Lurgio Middle School Gym in Bedford.
On December 20 he visited Liberty House (for homeless veterans) with Gov. Hogan in Manchester; visited Billy's Sports Bar with Gov. Hogan in Manchester; and held a town hall meeting and signed the Thomson tax pledge with Gov. Hogan at Peterborough Town House in Peterborough.
On December 21 he did a meet and greet at Holllis Pharmacy in Hollis; a veterans town hall at the VFW in Pelham; and a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting at Whipple Memorial Town Hall in New London.
On December 22 he visited Popovers on the Square in Portsmouth; met with the editorial board of the Seacoast Media Group.

>Dr. Ben Carson visited NH on December 20-21, 2015
On December 20 he held a town hall meeting in the L.P. Young Student Center at Keene State College in Keene; and a town hall meeting in the Wellness Center gymnasium at Nashua Communitiy College in Nashua. 
On  December 21 he (sequence unclear) participated in an Americans for Peace Prosperity and Security national security forum at University of New Hampshire at Manchester in Manchester; toured and held an employee town hall at Dyn in Manchester; and in the evening he and Candy Carson held a Christmas Celebration at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on December 20-21, 2015
On December 20 he spoke at a house party hosted by Alex Walker in Manchester; and Kasich and his family held a town hall meeting at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth. (Attendees were encouraged to bring a food item for a donation to the food pantry.  Mrs. Kasich and daughter Emma delivered the donations to New Horizons the following day).
On December 21 the Kasichs launched Women for Kasich at the Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland; Kasich held a town hall at American Legion Post 7 in Rochester; [Karen and Emma Kasich delivered food to the New Horizons Homeless Shelter & Soup Kitchen in Manchester]; and Kasich and his family held a town hall at McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord.  (Attendees were encouraged to bring a food item for a donation to the food pantry.  Mrs. Kasich and daughter are deliver the donations to a local food pantry the following day).

>(Ovenight December 18 in NH) Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on December 19, 2015.  He held a town hall at E. Roger Montgomery American Legion Post 81 in Contoocook; made an OTR stop for breakfast at Chez Vachon in Manchester; a town hall at Fury's Publick House in Dover (11:00)postponed due to funeral of an Army Ranger; held a town hall at Exeter Town Hall in Exeter; a town hall at Taylor's Hall in Windham; and a town hall at Nashua Community College in Nashua.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on December 18-19, 2015, including with Sen. McCain.
On December 18 he plans a business tour at Nanocamp in Merrimackcancelled day of event; with Sen. McCain he spoke at the Strafford GOP Christmas party at Newick's Lobster House in Dover.
On December 19 with Sen. McCain he made a stop at the Red Arrow Diner in Londonderry; with Sen. McCain he held a town hall at Plaistow Public Library in Plaistow; with Sen. McCain he held a town hall at the Londonderry Town Offices in Londonderry; and with Sen. McCain he spoke at a house party hosted by Pascal Kalin in Manchester.

>After the debate in Las Vegas the night before and a rally in Iowa in the morning, Sen. Marco Rubio rallied at the Yard Executive Court in Manchester, NH on December 16, 2015.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on December 11-12, 2015
On December 11 he participated in a Derry-Londonderry Chamber of Commerce town hall at the Halligan Tavern in Derry; did a meet and greet at Athens Pizza in Keene; and held a town hall in Spagnuolo Hall at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge.
On December 12 he did a "60 Days to Victory" door to door kickoff at Norton's Classic Cafe in Nashua; a town hall at New England College in Concord; a small business drop by at Off the Beaten Path & NH Made Products in Exeter; and appeared at a "60 Days to Victory" grassroots celebration and made phone calls at his campaign headquarters at 50 Bridge St. in Manchester.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on December 11-12, 2015.  On the evening of December 11 he held a town hall meeting with Sen. Jeb Bradley at The Inn on Main in Wolfeboro.  On December 12 he held a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting (38) at Weare Middle School in Weare; and with House Majority Leader Dick Hinch visited D.W. Diner in Merrimack.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on December 10-11, 2015
On December 10 he attended a young professionals "Life of the Party" event hosted by Stay Work Play NH and the NH Institute of Politics at the NH Institute of Politics, Saint Anselm College, Manchester; made an OTR lunch stop at Piccola Italia in Manchester; made a retail stop at the Puritan Backroom Restaurant in Manchester; held a reception with members of the Greek American community at Athens Restaurant in Manchester; and in the evening held a town hall at American Legion Post 98 in Merrimack. 
On December 11 he did a town hall meeting with employees at C&S Wholesale Grocers in Keene; did a town hall with employees at The Main Street American Group in Keene; did a town hall with employees at Smiths Medical in Keene; did a meet and greet at The Peterson's, Inc. in Peterborough; and did a house party at the home of Dr. Robert Heaps in Bedford.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on December 10-11, 2015
On December 10 he spoke at a Portsmouth Rotary meeting at the Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland; did a town hall at the Riverwoods Retirement community in Exeter; and spoke at a New Hampshire Business Forum at Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green in Manchester.
On December 11 he held a town hall meeting at Concord High School's Christa McAuliffe Auditorium; and participated in a Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Business Roundtable Series event at the Chamber conference room (South Main St.) in Concord; and tour GI Plastek in Wolfeborocancelled per Dec. 9 email.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on December 9-11, 2015
On  December 9 she did a town hall at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Grand Rounds; and did a town hall meeting hosted by the Upper Valley Republican Committee at Lebanon School District SAU #88 Admin. Office in Lebanon. 
On December 10 she met with New Hampshire Bankers Association members at the Common Man in Concord; did a meet and greet at Primary Bank in Bedford; spoke at a Derry Rotary Club luncheon at Marion Gerrish community Center in Derry; and spoke at the Associated General Contractors of New Hampshire annual meeting at the Courtyard Marriott, Grappone Conference Center in Concord.
On December 11 she participated in a NH Business Forum: Meet the Presidential Candidates Series at Sheehan, Phinney, Bass and Green in Manchester; spoke at a Greater Nashua Chamber of commerce lunch at Courtyard by Marriott Event Center in Nashua; and held a town hall at Riverwoods Retirement Community in Exeter.

>Donald Trump participated in a meeting of the New England Police Benevolent Association (NEPBA) and received their endorsement and gave remarks at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, NH on the evening of December 10, 2015.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on December 8-10, 2015.
On December 8 he spoke at the AARP New Hampshire Social Security Summit at St. Anselm College in Manchester; participated in a First-in-the-Nation Candidate Series forum hosted by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and the Devine Millimet law firm at the Devine Millimet Law Firm in Manchester; and held a town hall at American Legion Post 37 in Hooksett.
At mid-day on December 9 he attended a "Life of the Party" young professionals event hosted by Stay Work Play NH and the NH Institute of Politics at the NH Institute of Politics, Saint Anselm College, Manchester.
On the evening of December 10 he is to held a town hall at Hampshire Hills Athletic Club in Milford. 
[BIG GAPS in sched. on Dec. 9-10]


>Former Gov. Jim Gilmore spoke at the AARP New Hampshire Social Security Summit at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH on December 8, 2015.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on December 4-5, 2015
On December 4 he spoke at the Connecticut River Run at the Lebanon Elks Club in Lebanon; and attended the Cheshire County Republicans' holiday party at Keene Country Club in Keene.
On the morning of December 5 he participated in a "New Hampshire Women's Initiative Forum" moderated by Tracy Caruso and hosted by Laurie Jasper at the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications in Manchester.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on December 3-5, 2015.
On the evening of December 3 he held a town hall meeting at Mary A. Fisk Elementary School in Salem.
At mid-day on December 4 he held a town hall at American Legion Sweeney Post 2 in Manchester; he visited and did a roundtable at the Easter Seals Farnum Center (drug rehab center) in Manchester; and he spoke at the Connecticut River Run at the Lebanon Elks Club in Lebanon.
On December 5 he held a town hall at Claremont Community Center in Claremont; and held a town hall at Colby-Sawyer College in New London.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on December 4, 2015.  He toured Hyperttherm, Inc. in Lebanon; did a meet and greet at Quail Hollow in Lebanon; spoke at the Connecticut River Run at the Lebanon Elks Club in Lebanon; and attended the Cheshire County Republicans' holiday party at Keene Country Club in Keene.

Multi - Sen. Lindsey Graham, Gov. John Kasich and former Gov. George Pataki spoke at the Connecticut River Run, organized by the Grafton and Coos County Republican Committees along with Essex, Caledonia, Orange and Windsor Committees in Vermont, at the Lebanon Elks Club in Lebanon, NH on December 4, 2015.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited NH on December 4, 2015.  He headlined a Seacoast Republican Women holiday luncheon at the Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland; made an OTR visit to the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce and an OTR stop and some shopping at Gibson's bookstore in Concord.

>Former Gov. Jim Gilmore visited NH on December 1-2, 2015.
On December 1 he spoke at a meeting of the New Hampshire Veterans Advisory Committee at the National Guard Armory in Concord.
On December 2 he taped a WMUR-TV Candidate Cafe at the Airport Diner in Manchester; and he participated in a town hall meeting hosted by New England College at the Simon Center Great Room in Henniker.

>Donald Trump visited NH on December 1, 2015.  He did a Fiscal Fridays live studio interview at NH1 News in Concord; and rallied at White Mountain Athletic Club in Waterville Valley.

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NOVEMBER  

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on November 30-December 1, 2015
On November 30 he did a business roundtable luncheon hosted by Renee Plummer at One New Hampshire at Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth and received the Plummers' endorsement (+); unveiled his law enforcement coalition at the Legislative Office Building in Concord; and hoed a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting at Loudon Fire Department in Loudon.
On December 1 he visited Janie's Cafe in Londonderry; taped a WMUR-TV Candidate Cafe at the Airport Diner in Manchester; and held a drug recovery roundtable at Hope for NH Recovery in Manchester.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited NH on November 30, 2015.  Early in the afternoon, arriving late, he did a town hall at the VFW in Laconia; and he headlined one of Scott Brown's "No BS" Backyard BBQs at Dr. Jim Betti's residence in Rye.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on November 20-23, 2015.  He did events with Sen. John McCain on November 20-21.
On November 20, Graham and McCain held an employee town hall meeting at the McLane Middleton Law Firm in Manchester; they dropped by the Northside Grille in Hudson; and they did a town hall at American Legion 48 in Hudson.
On November 21 Graham and McCain did a meet and greet with members of the Vietnamese-American community at the Vietnamese Temple (Auburn St.) in Manchester; they appeared at a house party hosted by John and Sarah O'Connor at their home in Wilmot; they held a town hall meeting at the Franklin Public Library in Franklin; they held a town hall meeting at David R. Cawley Middle School in Hooksett; and they held a town hall meeting at SERESC Conference Center in Bedford.
On November 22 he made a stop at the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester; a stop at the Tilt'n Diner in Tilton; and held a town hall meeting at Belknap Mill in Laconia.
On November 23 he toured Osram Sylvania in Hillsborough; toured Smiths Medical in Keene; held a town hall meeting at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge; and toured the New Horizons food pantry in Manchester.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on November 21-22, 2015
On the evening of November 20 he is to attend a house party hosted by Ellen Christo in Hampton Falls.rescheduled to later date as flight was delayed
On November 21 he held a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting (34) at the Stratham Municipal Center in Stratham; held a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting (35) at Jonathon's Lounge at Park Place Lanes Bowling Alley in Windham; and attended the Granite State Baseball Dinner at the Radisson Hotel Expo Center in Manchester.
On the afternoon of November 22 he spoke at a house party hosted by Rich Ashooh at his home in Bedford.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on November 20-21, 2015
On November 20 he held a town hall at Hollis Pharmacy in Hollis; and did some OTR walking / greeting voters in Nashua. 
On November 21 he visited Androscoggin Valley Hospital and Berlin Craft Fair in Berlin; did a town hall at White Mountains Community College in Berlin; did a town hall at Wakefield Town Hall in Sanbornville; and spoke at a house party at the home of Fergus and Jenny Cullen in Dover.

see also Presidential Primary Filing
>Dr. Ben Carson filed for the New Hampshire primary at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord, NH on November 20, 2015.

>Former Gov. George Pataki filed for the New Hampshire primary at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord, NH on November 19, 2015 (1:00 p.m.).

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on November 18-19, 2015.  On November 18 he did a house party at the home of Phil Taub in Bedford.  On November 19 he toured and did an employee town hall at Dyn in Manchester; filed for the New Hampshire primary at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord (12 p.m.); and did a town hall at Londonderry Senior Center in Londonderry

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on November 16-18, 2015
On the evening of November 16 she made a retail stop at Biederman's Deli in Plymouth; visited CADY, Youth Drug Prevention Program, in Plymouth; and spoke as part of Plymouth State University's Presidential Candidate Lecture Series at the Hartman Union Building at Plymouth State University in Plymouth.
On November 17 she keynoted the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women's annual meeting and lunch at Upham Walker House in Concord; and spoke at a house party hosted by Bob and Kathleen Molway at their home in Concord. 
On November 18 she met with veterans at New England College in Henniker; and spoke at a town hall hosted by Cheshire County Republicans in the Lantern Room at Keene State College in Keene.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on November 13, 2015.  He filed for the New Hampshire primary at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord (12:15) and rallied in front; taped a WMUR-TV Candidate Cafe at the Airport Diner in Manchester; and held at town hall at the Elks Lodge in Portsmouth.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on November 12-13, 2015
On November 12 he spoke to the Laconia Rotary Club at Belknap Mill in Laconia; did an interview with Hippo Press at his headquarters at 62 Lowell St. in Manchester; and spoke at a Nashua GOP meeting at the Crowne Plaza Nashua in Nashua.
On November 13 he spoke to the Greater Salem Rotary Club at the Stagecoach Grille in Atkinson; did a "Fiscal Fridays" at the Rudman Center in Concord; and participated in an Americans for Peace Prosperity and Security national security forum at University of New Hampshire Manchester in Manchester.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on November 12-13, 2015.
On November 12 he recorded a forum with Laura Knoy and Josh Rogers at NHPR in Concord; did a meet and greet at the RiverWoods Retirement Community in Exeter; and spoke at the 13th Annual Nackey S. Loeb 1st Amendment Awards Reception at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord.
On November 13 he did a Balanced Budget for Us town hall meeting at Gilchrist Metal Fabricating in Hudson; and a town hall at Belknap Mills in Laconia.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on November 12-13, 2015.
On the evening of November 12 he attended a house party at Beverly Bruce’s house in Tuftonboro.
On the morning of November 13 he participated in a town hall at the VFW in Franklin.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on November 11-12, 2015.
On November 11 he plans to mix and mingle at the Manchester Veterans Day Parade in Manchestercancelled due to rain; he did mix and mingle at the Nashua Veterans Day Parade event (inside due to rain) at Elm Middle School cafeteria in Nashua; did a Main Street walk starting at the Flegal Law Office in Nashua; toured Foss Manufacturing in Hampton; and attended a vigil at the VFW in Franklin.
On November 12 he filed for the New Hampshire primary at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord (9:00 a.m.); did a diner stop at the Purple Finch Cafe in Bedford with former Mayor Ray Wieczorek at Belmont Hall & Restaurant in Manchester; visited the Londonderry Fish & Game Club in Litchfield; and greeted volunteers at Operation Care for Troops at the Nashua Armory in Nashua.
 
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited NH on November 11-12, 2015
On the evening of November 11 he appeared at a house party at the home of Carem Bennett in Bedford; and spoke at a town hall hosted by the Windham Republican Town Committee at Windham Town Hall in Windham. 
On November 12 he spoke at a Politics & Eggs breakfast at NHIOP at Saint Anselm College in Manchester; and filed for the New Hampshire primary at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord (11:00 a.m.).

>Sen. Ted Cruz visited NH on November 11-12, 2015
On the evening of November 11 he held a veterans and military town hall meeting at VFW Post 1088 in Kingston. 
On the morning of November 12 he filed for the New Hampshire primary at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord (scheduled for 10:00 a.m. but arrived in the office after 10:30 a.m.).

>Donald Trump spoke at a Politics & Eggs breakfast, hosted by the New England Council and the NH Institute of Politics, at the Radisson Hotel Manchester Downtown in Manchester, NH on the morning of November 11, 2015.

>Former Gov. Jim Gilmore visited NH on November 6-9, 2015 on his "I'm not part of the problem" tour.
On November 6 he addressed the Strafford County GOP's RED Rally at the Hellenic Center in Dover.
On November 7 he spoke at a Veterans Day commemoration, hosted by RNC committewoman Juliana Bergeron and the Cheshire County Republican Committee, at the Hall of Flags at Keene State College; in the afternoon attended the UNH Wildcat “Salute to Service” football game and events in the area to recognize veterans, in Durham; and in the evening attended a private dinner hosted by conservative activists Mike and Mar Mar Rogers in Hollis.
On November 8 he did private events and in the afternoon a live interview with WMUR political reporter Adam Sexton.
On November 9 he filed for the New Hampshire primary at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord (11:00 a.m.); and participated in an Americans for Peace Prosperity and Security national security forum at UNH Manchester.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on November 5-7, 2015
On November 5 he spoke at a BAE Systems employee town hall meeting and received the endorsement of 2014 gubernatorial nominee Walt Havenstein at BAE Systems in Nashua; and held a drug addiction, recovery and law enforcement roundtable at American Ambulance Service in Somersworth.
On November 6 he held a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting at Kelley's Row Restaurant in Somersworth; filed for the New Hampshire primary at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord (12:30); did a supporter meet and greet at Tandy's Top Shelf pub at Eagle Square in Concord; and held a Tell it Like It Is town hall meeting at the Salt Hill Pub in Hanover.
On the morning of November 7 he held a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting and veterans appreciation breakfast at American Legion/VFW Post 4483 in Plymouth.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on November 5-7, 2015.
On November 5 she taped a WMUR-TV Candidate Cafe at the Airport Diner in Manchester; filed for the New Hampshire primary at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord; had lunch with supporters at the Barley House in Concord; and spoke at a town hall hosted by the Sullivan County GOP at Salt Hill Pub in Newport.
On November 6 she spoke as part of the First in the Nation Candidate Series at Devine Millimet in Manchester (invite only); met with voters hosted by state Sen. Gary Daniels at Foodee's in Milford; and addressed the Strafford County GOP's RED Rally at the Hellenic Center in Dover.
On November 7 she spoke  at a town hall hosted by Mayor Ken Merrifield and Business and Professional Women's Club of Franklin at City Hall in Franklin; spoke at a house party hosted by Rich and Lori Ashooh at their home in Bedford; and held a town meeting at Londonderry Middle School in Londonderry.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on November 6, 2015.  He went door knocking with state representative candidate Bob Graham in Milton; and and addressed the Strafford County GOP's RED Rally at the Hellenic Center in Dover.

>Gov. John Kasich
visited NH on November 5-6, 2015
On November 5 he spoke at the Portsmouth Rotary Club luncheon at the Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland; held a Balanced Budget town hall at Great Hall at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire in Durham; and held a town hall meeting at the Town Council Chambers in Londonderry. 
On November 6 he filed for the New Hampshire primary at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord (10:30 a.m.); held a New Hampshire Primary filing date reception at the Barley House in Concord; and held a town hall meeting at the Hopkinton Town Hall in Hopkinton.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on November 4-5, 2015.
On November 4 he visited the Upper Valley Senior Center in Lebanon; held a town hall meeting at Dartmouth College's Hopkins Center in Hanover; and held a town hall meeting at Hunt Memorial Building in Nashua.
On November 5 he visited Edge Velocity Corporation in Salem; and toured the Families in Transition: Family Place Resource Center & Shelter in Manchester.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited NH on November 4-5, 2015
On November 4 he did a "Life of the Party" event with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Stay Work Play NH, and the Manchester Young Professionals at Saint Anselm College; and in the evening he spoke at Rivier University's Dion Center in Nashua
On November 5 he filed for the New Hampshire primary at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord (9:00 a.m.); toured Granite State Manufacturing in Manchester; and taped a WMUR-TV Candidate Cafe at the Airport Diner in Manchester.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on a "Jeb Can Fix It" tour from November 3-5, 2015.
On November 3 he attended Scott Brown's "No B.S. BBQ" at the barn of Dr. and Mrs. James Betti in Rye; and held a town hall at Ray-Fre Senior Center in Raymond.
On November 4 he attended an education reform event at the Founder's Academy in Manchester; did a meet and greet at Hollis Pharmacy & General Store in Hollis; held a law enforcement roundtable at Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office  conference room in Goffstown; did a meet and greet at Moultonborough Lions Club in Moultonborough; and held a town hall at the Wright Museum of World War II in Wolfeboro.
On November 5 he held a town hall at the Gibson Center for Senior Services in North Conway; and did a small business tour and employee meet and greet at J-PAC Medical in Somersworth.

>Donald Trump filed for the New Hampshire primary at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord, NH on the morning of November 4, 2015 (10:00 a.m.).

>Sen. Rand Paul rallied in the MUB at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH on November 2, 2015.

OCTOBER

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on October 30, 2015.  He dropped by the Corner View Restaurant  in Concord; and did a First in the Nation Candidate Series discussion at Devine Millimet Law Firm in Manchester.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on October 29-30, 2015
On October 29 he visited Geno's Chowders & Sandwich Shop in Portsmouth, where he received the endorsement of former Sen. Judd Gregg; and in the evening he held a town hall at Whipple Memorial Town Hall in New London.
At mid-day on October 30 he taped a  WMUR-TV Candidate Café at the Airport Diner in Manchester.

>Donald Trump rallied at the Atkinson Country Club in Atkinson, NH early on the morning of October 26, 2015. (7 a.m. rally)

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on October 22-24, 2015
On October 22 he did a meet and greet with the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce at Tuscan Kitchen in Salem; toured Resin Systems Corporation in Amherst; did a walk of the Milford Oval starting at the Red Arrow Diner in Milford; and held a town hall meeting at the Derry Public Library in Derry.
On October 23 he did a "Fiscal Friday" at NH1 in Concord; a business tour at Rokon in Rochester; did door knocking with state Rep. candidate Bob Graham starting at his home in Milton; and spoke at one of Scott Brown's Backyard No BS BBQs at the barn of Dr. and Mrs. James Betti in Rye.
On October 24 he held a town hall at Peterborough Town Library in Peterborough.

>Former Gov. George Pataki taped a Candidate Cafe at the Airport Diner in Manchester, NH on October 23, 2015.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on October 22-23, 2015
On October 22 he held a town hall moderated by MSNBC's "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski at Collis Center  at Dartmouth College in Hanover; and a Balanced Budget town hall meeting at the Sugar River Bank community room in Newport. 
On October 23 he held a Balanced Budget town hall and discussion at Allstate Insurance Company on Elm St. in Manchester; a Balanced Budget town hall at Hampshire Hills Athletic Club in Milford; and a house party at the home of Teresa Rosenberger in Concord.

>603 Alliance's "Grassroots Presidential Selection Caucus" (+) was held at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds in Contoocook, NH on October 17, 2015Sen. Ted Cruz rallied his supporters at the Durgin Pulling Arena and later spoke at the main stage.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on October 16-18, 2015
On October 16 he spoke at the New Hampshire Housing Summit at Saint Anselm College's NH Institute of Politics in Manchester; and did a Bowling for Liberty event at Spare Time in Manchester. 
On October 17 he did a meet and greet at Tucker's in Hooksett; a house party at the home of Ron Noyes in Contoocook; and held a town hall at the American Legion in Ashland.
On the morning of October 18 he did a meet and greet at the Dalton Gang Gun Range in Dalton.

>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on October 16, 2015.  He taped a WMUR-TV Candidate Café at the Airport Diner in Manchester; addressed the New Hampshire Housing Summit at Saint Anselm College's NH Institute of Politics in Manchester; and spoke at one of Scott Brown's Backyard No BS BBQs at his home in Rye.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on October 16, 2015.  He addressed the New Hampshire Housing Summit at Saint Anselm College's NH Institute of Politics in Manchester; and appeared at the grand opening of his campaign headquarters at 20 Washington Place in Bedford.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on October 15-16, 2015.  On October 15 he was the featured speaker at the Rotary Club at the Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland; and spoke at the Sullivan County Amos Tuck Dinner at the Newport Golf Club in Newport.  On October 16 he toured a green, sustainable building at 183 Rockingham Rd. in Windham; addressed the New Hampshire Housing Summit at Saint Anselm College's NH Institute of Politics in Manchester; and met with College Republicans at Pataki for President headquarters on Lowell St. in Manchester.

>Former Gov. Jim Gilmore attended the New Hampshire Housing Summit at Saint Anselm College's NH Institute of Politics in Manchester, NH on October 16, 2015.

Multi - Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Lindsey Graham, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Gov. George Pataki as well as former Gov. Jim Gilmore and Sen. Rand Paul addressed the New Hampshire Housing Summit at Saint Anselm College's NH Institute of Politics in Manchester, NH on October 16, 2015. >

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited NH on October 14, 2015.  He spoke at a house party at the home of Anne Emily Caplin in Portsmouth; and held a town hall meeting at the Adams Memorial Opera House in Derry.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on October 13-15, 2015
On October 13 he delivered a policy speech on repealing the Affordable Care Act at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College in Manchester (+); spoke at an employee town hall at Smiths Medical in Keene; and held a town hall at Upper Valley Senior Center in Lebanon.
On October 14 in the morning he did an OTR for "Bacon, eggs and the morning paper at the Fort" in Lebanon; he toured Next Step Bionics & Prosthetics in Manchester; and in the evening, introduced by new co-chair Sen. Chuck Morse, he spoke at a town hall at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord.
On the morning of October 15 he participated in a domestic violence prevention roundtable at the UNH Law Center in Concord.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on October 12-15, 2015, resuming his bus tour.
(Arriving from Michigan), on October 12 he participated in the No Labels National Problem Solver Convention in Manchester. 
On October 13 he did a town hall at Old Town Hall in Bow; visited the Tilt'n Diner in Tilton; did a Main Street walking tour in Littleton; and held a town hall at the VFW in Littleton.
On October 14 he visited Fadden's General Store in North Woodstock; held a town hall at the Common Man Inn in Plymouth; visited and had lunch at Biederman's Deli in Plymouth; visited the American Police Motorcycle Museum in Meredith; and attended a house party hosted by Beverly Bruce in Center Tuftonboro.
On the morning of October 15 he discussed his "Kasich Action Plan," a plan to get Washington out of the way so America can start growing again" at Nashua Community College in Nashua.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH from October 8-16, 2015.
On the evening of October 7 he plans a town hall meeting at Brookline Fire Station in Brookline.cancelled to be in South Carolina which was hit by flooding
On October 8 he appeared on WGIR's "NH Today;" appeared on NHPR's "The Exchange" in Concord; greeted employees at and toured Samson Manufacturing, manufacturer of firearms parts and accessories, and did some shooting at their range, in Keene; did some shooting at the Cheshire County Fish & Game Club in Keene; and attended a house party hosted by Juliana Bergeron at her home in Keene.
On October 9 he toured Sig Sauer Academy in Newington; did a closed press tour of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard followed by a press availability at 81 Whipple Road in Kittery, ME; joined by Sen. John McCain he dropped by the Manchester Bingo Center in Manchester; and with McCain he did a town hall meeting at the American Legion in Salem.
On October 10 Graham and McCain did five events: a drop by at MoeJoe's Family Restaurant in Manchester; a town hall meeting at the VFW in Raymond; a town hall meeting at the Pink Cadillac Diner in Rochester; a town hall meeting at the Old Town Hall in Canterbury; and a town hall meeting at Colby-Sawyer College - The Pub at Lethbridge Lodge in New London.   ...plus OTR stop at Hammersmith Sandwich Company
On October 11 Graham and McCain did a town hall meeting at the VFW in Pelham; a town hall meeting at the Odd Fellows Hall in Goffstown; and a house party hosted by Laurie Jasper at her home in Hudson.
On October 12 he spoke at the No Labels Problem Solver Convention at the Raddison Hotel in downtown Manchester; visited the Sandwich Fair in Center Sandwich; did a meet and greet at NH Veterans Home in Tilton; and attended a house party hosted by Kevin and Alice Major at their home in Sandown.
On October 13 he did a meet and greet at Intelitek in Derry; taped a WMUR-TV Candidate Café at the Airport Diner in Manchester; did a meet and greet at Bank W Holdings in Bedford; did a meet and greet in Grappone Hall 2nd floor lounge at New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord; and did a town hall meeting at Salt Hill Pub in Newport.
On October 14 he did a tour of Titeflex Aerospace in Laconia; a tour of Tee Enterprises in Conway; and a town hall meeting at the Gibson Center in North Conway.
On October 15 he didn't have any public events, but was in state and also met with the Boston Globe editorial board.
On the afternoon of October 16 he visited SNHU-College of Online & Continuing Education in Manchester.  ...counting as nine days.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on October 12, 2015.  He spoke at No Labels National Problem Solver Convention at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester; and spoke at the Grafton County Columbus Day Dinner at the Common Man Inn in Plymouth.

Multi - The No Labels National Problem Solver Convention took place on October 12, 2015 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH.  Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Gov. John Kasich, former Gov. George Pataki and Donald Trump as well as former Gov. Martin O'Malley, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Sen. Jim Webb participated. >

>Donald Trump spoke at No Labels National Problem Solver Convention on October 12, 2015 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH.

>Gov. Chris Christie spoke at No Labels National Problem Solver Convention on October 12, 2015 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH.

Multi - The Republican Liberty Caucus' Biennial Convention was held October 8-11, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Nashua, in Nashua, NH.  Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Rand Paul (Oct. 9) and former Gov. Jim Gilmore (Oct. 10) spoke.

>Former Gov. Jim Gilmore visited NH on October 8-10, 2015,. 
On October 8 he toured Vectronix, Inc. and Optics 1, Inc. (Safran) in Bedford; and addressed the Nashua Republican City Committee's monthly meeting at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua.
On October 9 he met with Seacoast small businesspeople at C3i in Hampton and talked about his Growth Code; did several private events; and attended a private dinner hosted by Sen. Sam Cataldo in Meredith.
On October 10 he spoke at the Republican Liberty Caucus Convention at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua.

>Sen. Ted Cruz addressed the Republican Liberty Caucus Convention at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua, NH on October 9, 2015.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on October 9, 2015.  He did a business tour and employee Q&A at Meltwater in Manchester; and addressed the Republican Liberty Caucus Convention at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on October 9, 2015, starting a bus tour  He spoke at the inaugural Fiscal Friday (NH1, First Budget, BIA of NH and the Warren Rudman Center) at the Warren B. Rudman Center at UNH Law in Concord; and did a Stratham Republican Committee town hall at Stratham Municipal Center in Stratham.  [To Burlington, VT for GOP dinner].

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on October 7-9, 2015
On the evening of October 7 he held a "Tell It Like It Is" town hall meeting at the VFW in Raymond.
On the morning of October 8 he held a "Tell It Like It Is" town hall meeting at Moe Joe's Family Restaurant in Manchester; and in the evening he held a "Tell It Like It Is" town hall meeting at Shooter's Tavern in Belmont.
On the morning of October 9 he held a "Tell It Like It Is" town hall meeting (29) at Intervale Farm Pancake House in Henniker.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited NH on October 6-7, 2015.  On October 6 he spoke at a house party at the home of Drew and Lauren Cline in Bedford.  On October 7 he toured and held a town hall with employees at DYN in Manchester; did a town hall meeting at the McConnell Center in Dover; and did a town hall meeting at The Wolfeboro Inn in Wolfeboro.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on October 5-7, 2015.
On October 5 he did a meet and greet pizza party with Upper Valley Republicans at Village Pizza in Lebanon; a meet and greet with Dartmouth students in the Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth College in Hanover; and a speech on America's economic future at the Tuck Business School at Dartmouth College in Hanover.
On October 6 he did a meet and greet at Lebanon Diner in Lebanon; private meeting and discussion with the CEO of Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon; lunch with Cheshire County Republicans at Panera Bread in Keene; and spoke at one of Scott Brown's NO BS Backyard BBQ's at his home in Rye.
On the morning of October 7 he met with the Seacoast Media Group (Portsmouth Herald) ed. board.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on October 3-5, 2015
On October 3 she spoke at the "Practical Federalism" forum at Southern New Hampshire University in Hooksett; attended a house party at the home of former Sen. Bob Clegg in Hudson; and spoke at a Seacoast Republican Women wine and cheese reception at Toyota of Portsmouth (on Greenleaf Ave.) in Portsmouth.
Early afternoon on October 4 she spoke at a Scott Brown Backyard No BS BBQ at his home in Rye; and in the evening she did a town hall hosted by Frank and Ruth Bellistri at Golden Brook School in Windham.
On October 5 she spoke to the Manchester Rotary at Fratello's Italian Grille in Manchester; toured Rapid Sheet Metal and Rapid Machining in Nashua; and attended a house party hosted by Drew and Lauren Cline at their home in Bedford.

Multi
- Sen. Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina and former Sen. Rick Santorum spoke at the "Practical Federalism – 2016: Stand and Fight" forum sponsored by American Principles Project, Cornerstone Action and The FAMiLY Leader at Southern New Hampshire University in Hooksett, NH on October 3, 2015

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited NH on October 3, 2015.  He made a retail stop at the Roundabout Diner in Portsmouth; visited the Strafford County Republicans' booth at Dover Apple Harvest Day in Dover; and spoke at the "Practical Federalism" forum at Southern New Hampshire University in Hooksett

>Sen. Ted Cruz visited NH on October 2-3, 2015
On October 2 he addressed the American Renewal Project’s Pastors and Pews event at the Radisson Nashua; [did a fundraiser for the Marlborough City Committee in Boston;]; visited the Deerfield Fair in Deerfield; and did a "smoke a cigar with Senator Ted Cruz" house party at the home of Linda and Steven Goddu in Salem.   
On October 3 he spoke at the "Practical Federalism" forum at Southern New Hampshire University in Hooksett; did a meet and greet at The Fun Spot in Laconia; and held a town hall meeting at the Wright Museum of World War II in Wolfeboro

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on October 2, 2015.  He did a press conference and announcement (Gordon Humphrey endorsement) at the Legislative Office Building in Concord; held a town hall meeting at Odd Fellows Hall in Goffstown; appeared at the grand opening party for his New Hampshire headquarters at 225 Eddy Rd. in Manchester; and spoke at the NHGOP gala reception honoring Sen. Judd Gregg at the Radisson in downtown Manchester.  
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..also on this trip Kasich taped the first of WMUR-TV's Candidate Cafés (hour long discussion with a small group of undecided voters) at the Airport Diner

>Gov. Chris Christie is scheduled to hold a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting at Country View Restaurant in Greenland, NH on the morning of October 2, 2015.canceled due to the approach of Hurricane Joaquin

Totals at End of the 3rd Quarter
(Sept. 30, 2015)
2013-15
Bush
Carson
Christie
Cruz
Fiorina
Graham
Huckabee
Jindal
Kasich
Visits: 232
14
7
25
9
17
19
4
10
14
Days: 380
22
10
43
16
37
39
4
13
23

Pataki
Paul
Perry
Rubio
Santorum
Trump
Walker
Gilmore

18
14
9
9
4
13
7
11


35
24
16
11
6
13
13
20

Tally includes -  Portman 3 visits, 4 days; Huntsman 1 visit, 1 day; Ryan 1 visit, 1 day; Pence 1 visit, 1 day; Bolton (to 5/14/15) 4 visits, 6 days; King 9 visits, 11 days; Ehrlich 9 visits, 11 days (to end of May 2015) Note King reported 12 visits, sought clarification repeatedly but they were very unresponsive.
Not included in tally: Scarborough 2 visits, 3 days.  Romney 2 visits, 2 days.

SEPTEMBER
>Donald Trump held a town hall at Keene High School in Keene, NH on the evening of September 30, 2015.

>Dr. Ben Carson visited NH on September 30, 2015.  He held a town hall meeting at the RiverWoods Retirement Community in Exeter; held a town hall at UNH Huddleston Hall ballroom in Durham; held a fundraising reception at the 100 Club in Portsmouth; and did a meet and greet with doctors hosted by supporter Bill Shulerast past president and CEO of the Portsmouth Regional Hospital, at Red House in New Castle.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on September 29-30, 2015.  Renee and Dan Plummer hosted Bush for dinner at their home in Portsmouth on the night of September 29.  On September 30 he participated in a drug recovery community leader roundtable at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester; made a stop at Blake's in Manchester; and in the evening he held a town hall meeting at SERESC Conference Center in Bedford.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on September 25-26, 2015.
On the evening of September 25 he held a "Tell It Like It Is" town hall meeting (23) at Boston Billard Club in Nashua.
On September 26 he dropped by the NASCAR UNOH 175 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon; spoke at the "We Believe in Recovery" rally hosted by Hope for NH at White Park in Concord; and spoke at a house party hosted by Rockingham County Commissioners Kevin Coyle and Tom Tobarello at Coyle's home in Derry.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on September 25, 2015.  He did a meet and greet at Chez Vachon in Manchester; a meet and greet at the Granite State Indoor Range and Gun Shop in Hudson; OTR stop at Salem Town Forest; a Salem Chamber of Commerce town hall at Tuscan Kitchen; a Students for Rand rally at New England College's Simon Center in Henniker; and a town hall meeting sponsored by Brookline-Mason Republican Committee at Brookline Event Center in Brookline.

>Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to visit NH on September 23, 2015.  He plans to hold a town hall at Saint Anselm College's NHIOP in Manchester; and do a meet and greet at the McDonald's in Epping. Walker suspended his campaign on September 21

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on September 22-23, 2015
On September 22 he spoke to the Financial Management Association of NH on "The Government and Business Climate" at Fratello's in Manchester.
On September 23 he toured Granite State Manufacturing in Manchester; did a meet and greet at the Flegal Law Office in Nashua; and did a meet and greet at Sub Zero Ice Cream and Yogurt in Nashua.

>Donald Trump held a town hall at Rochester Recreational Arena in Rochester, NH on the evening of September 17, 2015.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on September 13-14, 2015
On September 13, arriving after his appearance on Meet the Press, he visited the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival in Hampton; and held a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting (22) with Gov. Paul Le Page at Newick's Lobster House in Dover Point
On September 14 with Mayor Gatsas (campaigning for Election Day tomorrow) he visited Farm and Flower Market at 15 Webster St. in Manchester; and with Mayor Gatsas he visited the William B. Cashin Senior Activity Center in Manchester.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on September 12-13, 2015
On September 12 she keynoted the 2nd Annual Merrimack County Republicans' Stretch Kennedy Patriots Picnic at the home of former Sen. Gordon and Patty Humphrey in Chichester; spoke at the Seacoast Republican Women’s Chili Cookoff at Doug and Stella Scamman’s Farm in Stratham; and spoke at the Strafford County Barbecue and Beer Bash at the Cottage by the Bay in Dover.
On September 13 she did a Carly for President breakfast at the American Legion Hall in Alton; attended Cornerstone's God, Country & BBQ at Grace Capital Church in Pembroke;and stopped by Rep. Gene Chandler’s Fall Family Picnic at the Glen Ellis Family Campground in Glen.

>Former Gov. Jim Gilmore visited NH on September 12-13, 2015.
On September 12 he spoke at the NH College Republicans Northeast Regional Summit at St. Anselm College in Manchester; attended Sen. Kelly Ayotte's 5th annual family picnic at Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester; attended Merrimack County Republicans' Stretch Kennedy Patriots Picnic at the home of former Sen. Gordon and Patty Humphrey in Chichester; attended the Seacoast Republican Women’s Chili Cookoff at Doug and Stella Scamman’s Farm in Stratham; and attended the Strafford County Barbecue and Beer Bash at the Cottage by the Bay in Dover.
On September 13 he spoke at Cornerstone's God, Country & BBQ at Grace Capital Church in Pembroke.

>Gov. George Pataki visited NH on September 12, 2015.  He was the guest speaker at the Hillsborough County GOP meeting at Bedford Safety Complex in Bedford; do a meet and greet at Chez Vachon Diner in Manchester; do a meet and greet at Manchester Diner in Manchester; do a meet and greet at Margie's Dream Diner in Manchester; spoke at the NH College Republicans Northeast Regional Summit at St. Anselm College in Manchester; attended Sen. Kelly Ayotte's 5th annual family picnic at Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester; spoke at the Seacoast Republican Women’s Chili Cookoff at Doug and Stella Scamman’s Farm in Stratham; and spoke at the Strafford County Barbecue and Beer Bash at the Cottage by the Bay in Dover.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on September 12, 2015.  He addressed NH College Republicans Northeast Regional Summit at St. Anselm College in Manchester; did a town hall at the Iber Holmes Gove Middle School in Raymond; spoke at the Seacoast Republican Women’s Chili Cookoff at Doug and Stella Scamman’s Farm in Stratham; and spoke at the Strafford County Republicans' Barbecue and Beer Bash at the Cottage by the Bay in Dover.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on September 11-13, 2015, accompanied by Sen. John McCain for the whole trip.
On September 11 Graham and McCain held a joint press conference at the NH Institute of Politics in Manchester; visited Nashua Station 2: Lake Street Community Fire Station in Nashua; and held a town hall meeting at Pease Public Library in Plymouth.
On September 12 Graham and McCain appeared at the NH College Republicans Northeast Regional Summit at St. Anselm College NHIOP; dropped by Sen. Kelly Ayotte's 5th annual family picnic at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester: did a town hall meeting at New England College-Concord campus in Concord; did a town hall meeting at Laconia Lodge of Elks #876 in Gilford; spoke at the Strafford County GOP's Barbecue and Beer Bash at the Cottage by the Bay in Dover; and did a town hall meeting at the Exeter Historical Society in Exeter.
On September 13 Graham and McCain held a town hall meeting at the VFW in Milford; attended Cornerstone's God, Country & BBQ at Grace Capital Church in Pembroke; held a town hall meeting at Deering Town Hall in Deering; and held a town hall meeting at Keene Senior Center in Keene.

Multi - There were several multi-candidate events the weekend of September 12-13, 2015:
September 12
-NH College Republicans Northeast Regional Summit at St. Anselm College in Manchester:  Graham/McCain, Kasich, Pataki, Gilmore
-Sen. Kelly Ayotte's 5th annual family picnic at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester:  Graham/McCain, Pataki, Gilmore
-Seacoast Republican Women’s Chili Cookoff at Doug and Stella Scamman’s Farm in Stratham:   Fiorina, Kasich, Pataki, Gilmore
-Strafford County GOP's Barbecue and Beer Bash at the Cottage by the Bay in Dover:  Fiorina, Graham/McCain, Kasich, Pataki, Gilmore
September 13
-Cornerstone's God, Country & BBQ at Grace Capital Church in Pembroke:  Fiorina, Graham/McCain, Gilmore

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on September 10-11, 2015.  On September 10 in the afternoon he did a tax policy event at R.E. Prescott in Exeter; and in the evening he held a town hall at Mary A. Fisk Elementary School in Salem.  On the morning of September 11 he made brief remarks and read names of victims at the September 11th observance at Londonderry Town Commons.  He was to tour and attend a town hall at DYN in Manchester on September 11, but that is postponed to October.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on September 8, 2015 for several private meetings; and a No BS Backyard Barbecue hosted by former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown at his home in Rye Beach.
 
>Sen. Marco Rubio visited NH on September 8, 2015.  He held a community meet and greet at Robie's in Hooksett (originally scheduled for July 21); and held a town hall at the Cheshire County Historical Society in Keene.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on September 7-8, 2015
On September 7 he marched in the Milford Labor Day Parade in Milford; spoke and greeted attendees at the the Salem GOP Labor Day Picnic at Derry-Salem Elks Lodge in Salem; and spoke at former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown's first No BS Backyard Barbecue at his home in Rye Beach. 
On September 8 he toured the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and then held a press gaggle at the Shipyard Front Gate in Kittery, ME; participated in on of Americans for Peace, Prosperity and Security's national security forums at Grappone Conference Center in Concord; and in the evening did a national security town hall at Brookline Event Center in Brookline.

Multi - Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Gov. John Kasich and Gov. Scott Walker spoke and greeted attendees at the Salem GOP Labor Day Picnic at Derry-Salem Elks Lodge in Salem, NH on September 7, 2015.

Multi - Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Gov. John Kasich (and Sen. Bernie Sanders) participated in the Milford Labor Day Parade in Milford, NH on September 7, 2015.

>Gov. Scott Walker did a Labor Day Weekend Harley Ride through all ten counties in NH on September 6-7, 2015
On September 6 he kicked off the tour at VFW Post 4368 in Milford; did a pit stop at Kimball Farm in Jaffrey; a pit stop at Washington General Store in Washington; a pit stop at Crossroads Country Store in Salisbury; a meet and greet at the 104 Diner in New Hampton; and a meet and greet at the Plymouth Town Common in Plymouth.
On September 7 he made a pit stop at Murnoe's Family Restaurant in Twin Mountain; a pit stop TEE Enterprises in Conway; a meet and greet at Lino's Restaurant in Sanbornville; a meet and greet at Pink Cadillac Diner in Rochester; and to conclude the ride made a pit stop at the Salem GOP Labor Day Picnic at Derry-Salem Elks Lodge in Salem; afterwards he attended a house party at the home of Chris and Diana Ager in Amherst.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on September 5-7, 2015
On September 5 she was the guest speaker at the Amherst Republicans' monthly meeting  at Joey's Diner in Amherst; did some Ward walking with Mayor Ted Gatsas, who is seeking re-election on Sept. 15, in Manchester; and did a Carly for President town hall hosted by the Sandown Republican Committee at Sandown Town Hall in Sandown.
On September 6 she stopped by (and had a birthday cake) at MaryAnn's Diner in Derry; and did a Carly for President "Come Meet Carly at the Copper Door" event hosted by Tom Boucher at the Copper Door Restaurant in Bedford.
On September 7 she did a meet and greet hosted by State Sen. Jeb Bradley, Michelline Dufort, Paul Shumski, Pamela Puleo, and Ray Goulet at the Goulet/Puleo residence in Concord; she and her husband marched in the Milford Labor Day Parade in Milford; and she spoke and greeted attendees at the Salem GOP Labor Day Picnic at Derry-Salem Elks Lodge in Salem.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on September 2-7, 2015.
On the evening of September 2 he did a town hall at the Kimball Library in Atkinson.
On September 3 he spoke to the Henniker/Hillsborough GOP at Intervale Farm Pancake House in Henniker; stopped by assistant prof. of politics 's class before an appearance on ; did a small business tour at Dyn in Manchester; held a roundtable with transportation industry leaders at the Portsmouth Transportation Center in Portsmouth; and attended a house party hosted by Pete Carey at his home/the Meadow Wind Bed & Breakfast in Hebron (where he signed the GOP loyalty pledge).
On September 4 he visited Polly's Pancake Parlor in Sugar Hill; visited the Dalton Gang Shooting Club of NH in Manchester; visited the Lancaster Fair in Lancaster; toured LL Cote Sports Center in Errol; and did some door knocking in Millsfield.
On September 5 he visited Happy Corner Cafe in Pittsburg; held a town hall meeting at the Tillotson Center in Colebrook; and attended a lunch at Northland Restaurant & Dairy Bar in Berlin.
On September 6 he visited the Concord Gun Show at the Everett Arena in Concord.
On September 7 he greeted voters along the Milford Labor Day Parade route and marched in the parade in Milford; and spoke and greeted attendees at the Salem GOP Labor Day Picnic at Derry-Salem Elks Lodge in Salem.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on September 3-4, 2015
On September 3 he did a meet and greet at Topic of the Town in Littleton; visited the Lancaster Fair in Lancaster; and held a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting at the VFW Halll in Berlin
On September 4 he held a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting (his 21st) at Horsefeathers Restaurant in North Conway; greeted attendees at the Hopkinton State Fair in Contoocook; and attended a house party hosted by Sen. Jeb Bradley, Michelline Dufort and Pamela Puleo at Puleo's home in Concord.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush (overnighted September 2 and) visited NH on September 3-4, 2015..  On September 3 he toured and did an employee town hall at Foss Manufacturing in Hampton; and did a town hall at VFW Post 1670 in Laconia.  On the morning of September 4 he made a surprise visit to the Tilt'n Diner in Tilton, where he had breakfast with police chief Bob Cormier and greeted diners.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on September 1-2, 2015.  On the evening of September 1 he spoke at a house party hosted by Rich and Lori Ashooh at their home in Bedford.  On September 2 he did a conversation with the candidate at Robie's Country Store in Hooksett; a town hall meeting at New England College's Simon Center in Henniker; a town hall meeting at Whipple Memorial Town Hall  in New London; and a town hall meeting at Kilton Library in West Lebanon.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on September 1-2, 2015.
[August 31 in VT]  On September 1 he did a meet and greet at Water Wheel Breakfast & Gift Shop in Jefferson; a meet and greet at Northland Restaurant and Dairy Bar in Berlin; a meet and greet at Zeb's Country Store in North Conway; [and a rally at Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Kitchen & Topside Tavern in Freeport, ME].
On September 2 he did a meet and greet at the Freedom Village Store in Freedom; a meet and greet at Jo Greens Garden Cafe in Wolfeboro; a meet and greet at Gilford Mobil Mart in Laconia; and a meet and greet at the Airport Diner in Manchester.

AUGUST

>Sen. Ted Cruz visited NH on August 30-31, 2015
On August 30 he attended a house party with former Rep. David Scott in Dover; did a meet and greet Brown's Lobster Pound in Seabrook; spoke at a town hall sponsored by the New Boston Republican Committee at New Boston Central School in New Boston; and attended a BBQ at the home of Mike and Mar-Mar Rogers in Hollis. 
On August 31 he participated in a "Veterans and Military Town Hall" organized by Concerned Veterans for America at Milford Town Hall in Milford; attended a Concord Business Caucus roundtable lunch at The Draft in Concord; and opened his headquarters office at 531 Front St. in Manchester.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on August 28-29, 2015
On August 28 he held a small business roundtable in the Great Hall Conference Room at Bedford Village Inn; and attended a house party hosted by Rep. Pam Tucker at her home in Greenland.
On August 29 he walked in the Gilford Old Home Day Parade in Gilford; did a meet and greet at Hollis Pharmacy in Hollis; and attended Greekfest at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Manchester.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on August 28-29, 2015.
On the evening of August 28 he attended a closed press fundraiser/house party at the home of Nevins McCann in Rye Beach.
On. August 29 he held his 19th Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting at the VFW Hall in Laconia; attended a house party hosted by Beverly Bruce in Center Tuftonboro; addressed the Stop the Circle Overdose & Addiction Awareness Rally at Veterans Memorial Park in Manchester; and attended Greekfest at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Manchester.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on August 27-28, 2015
On August 27 he spoke as part of the Greater Derry Londonderry Chamber of Commerce NH Primary Series at The Halligan Tavern in Derry; did a meet and greet/roundtable with the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce at Margarita's in Salem; attended the farmer's market on Concord St. in Manchester; and did a downtown business walk in Concord. 
On August 28 he did a meet and greet at Water Wheel Restaurant in Jefferson; a meet and greet at Fuller's Sugar House in Lancaster; a meet and greet and Q&A at the VFW in Lancaster; and attended the Colebrook Moose Festival in Colebrook.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited NH on August 26, 2015.  He did a coffee with Dartmouth College Republicans at Lou's Restaurant in Hanover; a meet and greet outside the Orford Service Center (auto body shop) in Orford; a town hall meeting at the VFW in Littleton; a walking tour of downtown Franklin with Mayor Ken Merrifield; and a town hall meeting at the Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry.

>Gov. Chris Christie held a town hall, his 18th, at Sayde's Bar and Grill in Salem, NH early on the evening of August 24, 2015.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on August 21-24, 2015
On August 21 he did a business tour at PROCON in Hooksett; did a business tour with Mayor Gatsas at RSCC Aerospace and Defense in Manchester; attended the Mahrajan Festival at Our Lady of the Cedars Church in Manchester; and held a Salem Republican Town Committee house party at the home of Lisa Withrow in Salem.
On August 22 he participated in the Pembrok/Allenstown Parade in Allenstown; attended the Newport Apple Pie Crafts Fair in Newport; and do a Main Street walked at the Newport Town Common in Newport.
On August 23 he did some early morning target practice the Granite State Indoor Range & Gun Shop in Hudson; attended the Henniker Rotary Chili Fest at Pats Peak in Henniker; was the guest speaker at the Hancock GOP monthly meeting at Hancock Town Hall in Hancock; and held a Cheshire County Republican Committee town hall at the home of Charlie and Mary Perry in Chesterfield.
On August 24 he made a visit to Lindy's Diner in Keene; did a business tour at Chamberlain Machine Company in Walpole; a business tour at Granite State Solar in Boscawen; and a business tour at Bionics & Prosthetics in Manchester.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on August 19-23, 2015.
On August 19 she participated in the 2015 New Hampshire Education Summit at Londonderry High School in Londonderry; did a private lunch and open press tour at King Forest Industries in Wentworth; and held a town hall meeting hosted by the Belknap County GOP at Belknap Mill in Laconia.
 
On August 20 she did private meetings and media and in the evening held a Carly for President meet and greet/spaghetti dinner at the VFW in Littleton.
On August 21 she did a Carly for President meet and greet hosted by state Rep. Leon Rideout at VFW Post 3041 in Lancaster; and did a Carly for President meet and greet hosted by Nancy and Richard Gould at their home in Twin Mountain.
On August 22 she headlined the NH Republican State Committee's North Country grassroots training session at the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel in Bartlett; appeared at the Raymond S. Burton Museum and Learning Center Picnic at the Bath Historical Society in Bath; and did a Carly for President meet and greet hosted by Harry and Kathy Viens at their home in Center Harbor.
On August 23 she did a Carly for President meet and greet hosted by John and Kathleen Brandte at their home in Concord; and spoke at a Goffstown Republican Committee picnic at Lemay & Sons Beef in Goffstown.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited NH on August 19-21, 2015
On August 19 participated in the 2015 New Hampshire Education Summit in Londonderry; did a Strafford County Republican Committee townhall at Turbocam International in Barrington; and did a house party at the home of Chris Wolfe in Derry.
On August 20 he did a meet and greet at Morse Sporting Goods in Hillsboro; a meet and greet at One Mile West in Sunapee; and spoke at a Pemi-Baker Valley Republican Committee town hall at the American Legion in Ashland.
On August 21 he spoke at Politics & Eggs at the Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College in Manchester; and did a meet and greet with veterans at the VFW in Derry.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on August 19-20, 2015.  On August 19 he participated in the 2015 New Hampshire Education Summit in Londonderry; and in the evening he held a town hall meeting at Molly's Tavern and Restaurant in New Boston.  On August 20 he taped a Conversation with the Candidate at WMUR in Manchester.

>Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on August 19-20, 2015.  On August 19 he participated in the 2015 New Hampshire Education Summit in Londonderry; ??Puritan Backroom in Manchester??; and did a town hall at VFW Post 8641 in Merrimack. ??Hope for NH Recovery in Manchester??   On August 20 he did a retail stop/impromptu town hall meeting at MacKenna's Restaurant in New London; and held a town hall meeting at the Historical Society of Cheshire County in Keene.  ed. verifying OTRs, sequence

>Donald Trump held a town hall at the Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH on the evening of August 19, 2015.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on August 19, 2015.  He participated in the 2015 New Hampshire Education Summit in Londonderry; and in the early afternoon held a town hall at Derry-Salem Elks Lodge #2226 in Salem.

>Gov. Bobby Jindal participated in the 2015 New Hampshire Education Summit in Londonderry, NH on August 19, 2015.

Multi - Former Gov. Jeb Bush, Gov. Chris Christie, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. John Kasich and Gov. Scott Walker participated in the 2015 New Hampshire Education Summit, sponsored by the American Federation for Children and hosted by The Seventy Four at Londonderry High School in Londonderry, NH on August 19, 2015. 1, 2 (+)

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on August 14-15, 2015.  On August 14 he attended the Windham Annual Senior Citizen Picnic at Windham High School in Windham; hosted a Picnic with Pataki at 36 Beechwood Rd. in Sandown; attended the OKNH-Opportunity Gap Meeting at the YMCA in Concord (closed press); did a meet and greet with first responders at Henniker Brewery in Henniker; attended a private fundraiser at a home in Laconia; and did a private dinner with business leaders at Lavinia's Relaxed Dining in Center Harbor.  On August 15 he marched in the Londonderry Old Home Day Parade in Londonderry.

>Donald Trump rallied and did Q&A at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, NH on the evening of August 14, 2015.  (first event since the debate)

>Dr. Ben Carson visited NH on August 13, 2015.  He did a walk through at the Puritan Backroom Restaurant in Manchester; a town hall meeting at American Legion Post 37 in Hooksett; appeared at the Londonderry Old Home Day 14th Annual Kidz Night at Londonderry Town Common in Londonderry; and addressed the Windham Republican Town Committee at the Castleton Banquet and Conference Center in Windham.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on August 11-13, 2015
On August 11 he spoke at a Politics & Eggs breakfast at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, St. Anselm College in Manchester; did a meet and greet at Riley's Gun Shop in Hooksett; did a meet and greet at Corner View Restaurant in Concord; did a walking tour of Franklin with Mayor Ken Merrifield; and did a town hall at the City of Claremont Community Center in Claremont.
On August 12 he did a Coffee with Rand Paul at the Dinner Table Restaurant in Swanzey; a meet and greet at Lindy's Diner in Keene; a meet and greet at the Peterborough Diner in Peterborough; and a town hall at the Hunt Memorial Building in Nashua.
On  August 13 he did a Coffee with Rand Paul at the Wooden Spoon Restaurant in Somersworth; and a meet and greet at Popovers on the Square in Portsmouth.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on August 11-12, 2015.  On the evening of August 11 he did a town hall at the Monadnock Country Club in Peterborough.  On August 12 he did a town hall at the VFW in Derry; and spoke at and did questions and answers at a Belknap County Republican Committee meeting at the Top of the Town Restaurant in Belmont.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on August 7, 2015.  He made an unannounced stop and sat down for some lobster rolls at Brown's Lobster Pound in Seabrook; made an unannounced stop at Geno's Chowder Shop in Portsmouth; and held a town hall meeting hosted by the Strafford County GOP at Turbocam International in Barrington.

>Gov. John Kasich visited Manchester, NH on August 3-4, 2015.  On August 3 he participated in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College.  On the morning of August 4 he toured and fielded questions from employees at Dynamic Network Services.

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited NH on August 3-4, 2015.  On August 3 in Manchester he taped a Conversation with the Candidate at WMUR; held a town hall meeting on education issues at Founders Academy; and participated in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College.  On August 4 he toured and held an employee town hall at TRM Microwave in Bedford.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on August 3-4, 2015.  On August 3 he did a meet and greet at the Puritan Backroom in Manchester; and participated in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester.  On the morning of August 4 he participated in a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting at Blake's Creamery Inc. in Manchester.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on August 3, 2015.  He participated in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester.  Graham held private meetings for much of the day on August 4.  ...no public events, counting as one day.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on August 3, 2015.  She participated in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester; and afterwards stopped by and made remarks at the Carly for President forum watch party at Bo's Lounge at Milly's Tavern in Manchester. 

>Dr. Ben Carson visited NH on August 3, 2015.  He participated in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester; and afterwards stopped by a watch party at Pint Publick House in Manchester.

>Former Gov. George Pataki participated in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH on August 3, 2015

>Gov. Bobby Jindal participated in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH on August 3, 2015

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush participated in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH on August 3, 2015

Multi - The Voters First Forum took place at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH on August 3, 2015.  Eleven candidates participated at the venue: former Gov. Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson, Gov. Chris Christie, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. John Kasich, former Gov. George Pataki, former Gov. Rick Perry, former Sen. Rick Santorum, and Gov. Scott Walker. 
Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Rand Paul and Sen. Marco Rubio appeared via video; they had been scheduled to go to NH but were in Washington for a procedural vote on a bill to defund Planned Parenthood.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited NH on August 3, 2015.  He did a meet and greet at Theo's Pizza & Restaurant in Manchester; and participated in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester.

>Former Gov. Rick Perry visited NH on August 3, 2015.  He held a business roundtable at MHF Design in Salem; and participate in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham did four events with Sen. John McCain in NH  on August 1, 2015.  They did an unannounced walk around Main Street in Littleton including a stop at Gold House Pizza; spoke at a BBQ at the VFW in Littleton; did a town hall meeting at the Henry J. Sweeney American Legion Post in Manchester; did a house party at the home of Rich and Lori Ashooh in Bedford; and attended the Stars, Stripes & Strings Concert at Veterans Memorial Park in Manchester.

JULY
>Gov. John Kasich visited NH  on July 31, 2015.  He did a business tour at Moore Nanotechnology Systems in Swanzey; a town hall hosted by the Cheshire County Republican Committee at the Historical Society of Cheshire County in Keene; a walking tour of Keene with former Senate President Tom Eaton, and a house party hosted by Eaton at his home in Spofford.

>WMUR's John DiStaso reported former Gov. Rick Perry is scheduled to visit NH on July 29-30, 2015, focusing on Carroll County this did not happen.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on July 27-29, 2015.
On the evening of July 27 he held a Tell It Like It Is town hall meeting at Lab'n Lager Food & Spirits in Keene.
On July 28 he visited Audrey's Cafe in Marlborough; (did an interview with John Harwood at Lindy's Diner in Keene); held a town hall meeting at Salt Hill Pub in Newport; and made an OTR stop at the McDonald's in Newport.
On July 29 he did a meet and greet at Robie's Country Store in Hooksett; made a quick OTR stop at Tuckers in Hooksett; and participated in an Americans for Peace Prosperity and Security's national security forum at the University of Manchester in Manchester.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on July 27, 2015.  He participated in the Greater Derry Londonderry Chamber of Commerce's New Hampshire Primary Series at the Halligan Tavern in Derry (rescheduled from July 22); and per WMUR's John DiStaso, host a "No Nukes for Iran" town hall meeting at the VFW Hall in Salem.canceled due to Senate business

>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on July 25-26, 2015
On July 25 he held a town hall in the community room at Kilton Library in West Lebanon; did a meet and greet at Moose Scoops Ice Cream in Warren, and signed the Thompson pledge; made a stop at the North Haverhill Fair; held a town hall at the Littleton Opera House in Littleton; and attended a house party at the home of Belknap County Commissioner David Devoy in Tilton.  
On July 26 he did a meet and greet at MaryAnn's Diner in Windham; and a meet and greet at Maddie's Bagel & Eatery in Salem.canceled

>Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled do a Harley motorcycle tour in NH on July 25-26, 2015.  On the afternoon of July 25 he plans a "Harley Pit Stop" meet and greet with Scott Brown at Pink Cadillac diner in Rochester; and in the evening will attend a house party at the home of Beverly Bruce in Center Tuftonboro.canceled July 23; Walker is to attend the funeral of Marine Sgt. Carson Holmquist, a Wisconsin native who was one of five service members killed in the Chattanooga, Tenn., shooting.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on July 25, 2015.  He attended the North Haverhill Fair in North Haverhill; did a Main Street walk with Rep. Brad Bailey in Littleton; and attended a Grafton County dinner at the home of Eric Jostrom in Sugar Hill.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on July 24-25, 2015
On the evening of July 24 he was the featured speaker at a New Hampshire Clean Tech Council event at Hopkinton Fire Station in Contoocook.  
On July 25 he made a diner stop at Windmilll Restaurant in Concord; did a Granite Grok radio interview; met with a group at Puritan Backroom in Manchester; greeted attendees at the Granite State Brewers Association beer festival at Arms Park in Manchester; and spoke at the New Hampshire National Security Action Summit, sponsored by First Principles in partnership with The Center for Security Policy and High Frontier, at SERESC (Southeastern Regional Education Service Center) in Bedford.

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited NH on July 24-25, 2015
On July 24 he started with a stop at the Union Leader; held an afternoon town hall meeting hosted by the Merrimack County GOP at New England College's Concord campus; did a Pints and Politics interview at The Barley House in Concord; did a town hall, hosted by the Weare, New Boston, Mont Vernon and Goffstown Republican Committees, at the Weare Town Hall; and a meet and greet at 30 Second New Hampshire Turnpike in New Boston.  [New Boston stop not yet verified-ed.]
On July 25 he greeted diners at Airport Diner in Manchester; greeted diners at Murphy's Diner in Manchester; spoke at the New Hampshire National Security Action Summit, sponsored by First Principles in partnership with The Center for Security Policy and High Frontier, at SERESC (Southeastern Regional Education Service Center) in Bedford; and stopped by Homestead Grocery & Deli in Amherst.

>Following his announcement in Columbus, OH on July 21, Gov. John Kasich visited NH on July 21-23, 2015
On the evening of July 21 he held a town hall meeting in the Dion Building at Rivier University in Nashua
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On July 22 he held a town hall meeting at Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland; and a town hall meeting at Waukewan Golf Club in Center Harbor.
On July 23 he held a town hall meeting at the Pinckney Boat House at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro; had lunch with Mitt and Ann Romney; and did a town hall meeting at The Gibson Center in North Conway.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on July 22-23, 2015.  On the evening of July 22 he spoke at an AFP New Hampshire "Road to Reform" discussion at the Radisson Hotel Manchester in Manchester.  On July 23 he visited Chutters ("home of the World's Longest Candy Counter") in Littleton, where he bought some candy for his grandkids; he did a meet and greet at John W Weeks VFW Post 3041 in Lancaster; and a "Taking on Mt. Washington" town hall meeting at the Medallion Opera House in Gorham.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham is scheduled visit NH on July 21-22, 2015.  On the evening of July 21 he plans a meet and greet with the Salem Republican Town Committee at the home of Lisa Withrow in Salem.  On the morning of July 22 he is to participate in the Greater Derry Londonderry Chamber of Commerce's New Hampshire Primary Series at the Halligan Tavern in Derry.visit canceled due to Senate business; Derry event rescheduled for July 27 at 11 a.m..


>Sen. Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit NH on July 20-21, 2015.  On July 20 he plans a meet and greet at Able Ebeneezer Brewing Company in Merrimack; and a town hall meeting at Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry.  On the morning of July 21 he plans a meet and greet at Robie's Country Store in Hooksett.canceled on July 20 due to illness

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on July 16-17, 2015.  On the evening of July 16 he held a town hall meeting at the VFW in Franklin.  On the morning of July 17 he held a town hall meeting at Chapanga's Griddle & Grill in Milford.

>Donald Trump visited NH on July 16, 2015, holding an evening rally  and Q&A at the Weirs Community Center in Laconia.


>Gov. Scott Walker visited NH on July 16, 2015
, his first trip as a declared candidate.  He did a meet and greet at Joey's Diner in Amherst; taped a Conversation with the Candidate at WMUR studios in Manchester; and did a meet and greet at Seacoast Harley-Davidson in North Hampton.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on July 15-16, 2015
On July 15 in Manchester he held a press conference on protecting the early state primary at City Hall; and did a Main Street Walk with Mayor Gatsas.

On July 16 he toured Macy Industries in Hooksett; and visited the Stratham Fair in Stratham.


>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on July 12-13, 2015.  On July 12 he attended former Executive Councilor Ruth Griffin's birthday celebration at Elks Lodge 97 in Portsmouth; and did a Main Street walk in Newmarket with Alex Talcott and Rep. Adam Schroadter, starting at the Joinery Restaurant.  On July 13 he did a small business visit and discussion at Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth; a small business visit and discussion at RP Abrasives in Rochester; a small business visit and discussion at ROKON International Inc. in Rochester; and a Strafford County Republican Committee townhall at Turbocam International in Barrington.

>Former Gov. Jim Gilmore made a quick trip to NH on July 11, 2015.  Hie was the guest speaker at a Hillsborough County Republican Committee meeting at the Merrimack Town Hall in Merrimack; and spoke at the Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers' annual picnic at American Legion #59 in Hillsborough.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on July 10-12, 2015
On July 10 he toured Insight Technology in Londonderry; did a "Politics & Pool" meet and greet at Milly's Tavern in Manchester; and did and an evening meet and greet sponsored by the Goffstown, Mont Vernon and New Boston Republican Committees at the Odd Fellows Webster Lodge in Goffstown.
On July 11 he made a stop at the Bedford Dump in Bedford; do a town hall meeting at Nesmith Library in Windham; attended the Hillsborough Balloon Fest in Hillsborough; did a business tour at Labelle Winery in Amherst; and attended a house party hosted by Pam Patenaude at her home in Moultonborough.
On July 12 he did a drop by at Rockingham Cafe in Salem; and visit Robie's Country Store in Hooksett.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on July 6-11, 2015.
On July 6 she toured and did a Strafford County Republican Committee townhall at Turbocam International in Barrington.
On July 7 she did a breakfast meet and greet at Geno's Coffee Shop in Portsmouth (followed by a stop at Johns Barber Shop (Russo's); a business tour of Laars Heating Systems in Rochester; and a pit stop at Johnson's Seafood and Steak for some ice cream.
On July 8 she met with small business owners at J Hampe Real Estate in Concord; did a Salem Chamber of Commerce lunch at Tuscan Market in Salem; and a town hall at Hampstead Old Meeting House in Hampstead.
On July 9 she did interviews; a Main Street walk in Nashua; and a house party hosted by the Nashua Republican City Committee at the Negron residence in Nashua.
On July 10 she did a meet and greet at Lundgren Chiropractic Office, hosted by Rep. David Lundgren, in Londonderry; and a meet and greet at Robio's Country Store in Hooksett.
On July 11 stopped by and make remarks at the Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers' annual picnic at American Legion #59 in Hillsborough; attended a house party hosted by Fred and Ruth Ward in Stoddard; and attended a house party hosted by Tom Eaton at his home in Spofford.


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Former Gov. Jeb Bush
visited NH on July 8, 2015.  He made an unannounced stop at Harvey's Bakery in Dover; did an interview with Bret Baier at Robie's in Hooksett; met with the New Hampshire Union Leader ed. board (>); and in the evening held a town hall at the VFW Hall in Hudson. 

>Dr. Ben Carson campaigned in NH on July 6-8, 2015,. 
On the evening of July 6 he and his wife celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary by holding a large party at the Crowne Plaza Nashua in Nashua. 
On July 7 he spoke at a business breakfast hosted by Renee Plummer at One New Hampshire at Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth; did a walking tour in downtown Portsmouth; spoke at a Politics & Eggs lunch at the Bedford Village Inn in Bedford; signed the taxpayer protection pledge at the steps of Exeter Town Hall in Exeter; and did
a Strafford County Republican Committee event at Turbocam International in Barrington
Carson added three stops on July 8 visiting the Corner View Cafe in Concord; the Tilt'n Diner in Tilton; and doing a meet and greet with the Pemi Baker Valley Republican Committee at the American Legion in Ashland.

>Gov. Bobby Jindal visited NH on July 5-7, 2015.
>On the afternoon of July 5 he spoke at the Merrimack County Republican Committee Celebration at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown.
On July 6 he did a downtown walk with Mayor Ted Gatsas in Manchester; and was the special guest at
a Believe Again town hall at The Governor's Inn in Rochester.
On July 7 he did a Pints and Politics at The Barley House in Concord; and was the special guest at a Believe Again town hall at The Yard Restaurant in Manchester.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on July 5-6, 2015.
On July 5 he spoke
at the Merrimack County Republican Committee Celebration at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown; and cheered on the USA women's World Cup soccer team at Murphy's Taproom in Manchester.
On July 6 he appeared at a Derry GOP breakfast at MaryAnn's Diner in Derry; did a business tour at the Londonderry Freezer Warehouse in Londonderry; toured Moonlight Meadery in Londonderry; and he did an immigration policy reporter roundtable at Pataki for President headquarters, 62 Lowell St. in Manchester


Five Republican candidates marched in Independence Day parades in New Hampshire.  The Amherst parade was most popular, drawing Bush, Graham and Perry (as well as Chafee-D).  The Merrimack parade included Bush and Perry (as well as Chafee-D).  Christie and Rubio did the Wolfeboro parade.  Graham did Center Harbor in addition to Amherst.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited NH on July 3-4, 2015On July 3 he (and Christie) overnighted at Mitt Romney's vacation home on Lake Winnipesaukee, and the trio "were also spotted in a local ice-cream shop" in Wolfeboro.  On July 4 he marched in the Wolfeboro 4th of July Parade in Wolfeboro.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on July 4, 2015, marching in the Amherst and Merrimack parades.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on July 4, 2015, marching in the Amherst parade in the morning; and marching in the Center Harbor parade in the afternoon.

>Former Gov. Rick Perry
visited NH on July 3-4, 2015.  On July 3 he appeared at a lakeside house party at the home of Rob and Terry Hampton in Derry.  On July 4 he marched in the Amherst and Merrimack parades; and appeared at a Windham GOP July 4 cookout at the Crossing Life Church and Community Center in Windham.

>Following his announcement in New Jersey on June 30, Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on June 30-July 4, 2015.
On the evening of June 30 he held a town hall meeting at Sandown Town Hall in Sandown.

On July 1 he plans an endorsement event at MaryAnn's Diner in Derry; [received the endorsement of Maine Gov. Paul LePage at Becky's Diner in Portland, ME}; attended a house party hosted by Fred Schneider in Bristol; and did a town hall meeting at Ashland American Legion in Ashland.
On July 2 he held a town hall meeting at the Pink Cadillac Diner in Rochester; attended a business forum hosted by Renee Plummer at One New Hampshire at Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth; made a quick stop at Hayward's Ice Cream in Nashua; received the endorsement of former Mayor Bernie Streeter at Martha's Exchange in Nashua; and attended a house party hosted by former Senate President Tom Eaton at his summer home in Spofford.
On July 3 he received the endorsment of former NH U.S. Attorney Tom Colantuono at MaryAnn's Diner in Derry; and did a meet and greet event at JJ Goodwin's Eatery and Sports Bar in Center Barnstead.  Christie (and Rubio) overnighted at Mitt Romney's vacation home on Lake Winnipesaukee, and the trio "were also spotted in a local ice-cream shop."
On July 4 he attended the Wolfeboro GOP breakfast at the Inn on Main in Wolfeboro; and participated in the Wolfeboro 4th of July Parade.

Totals at End of the 2nd Quarter (June 30, 2015)
2013-15
Bush
Carson
Christie
Cruz
Fiorina
Graham
Huckabee
Jindal
Kasich
Visits: 150.5
5
3
14.5
8
12
7
4
7
5
Days: 225
8
4
20
14
20
12
4
8
7

Pataki
Paul
Perry
Rubio
Santorum
Trump
Walker
Ehrlich
Gilmore

12
10
7
6
2
8
3
9
9

25
16
13
7
2
8
6
11
17
Tally includes -  Portman 3 visits, 4 days; Huntsman 1 visit, 1 day; Ryan 1 visit, 1 day; Pence 1 visit, 1 day; Bolton (to 5/14/15) 4 visits, 6 days; King 9 visits, 11 days.  Note King reported 12 visits, sought clarification repeatedly but they were very unresponsive.
Not included in tally: Scarborough 2 visits, 3 days.  Romney 2 visits, 2 days.

JUNE
Chris Christie June 30-July 4, 2015

>Donald Trump appeared at a house party at the home of Kathy and Bill Van Anglen in Bedford, NH on the evening of June 30, 2015.


>After making his announcement on June 24, Gov. Bobby Jindal visited NH on June 25, 2015.  He me
t with Mayor Ted Gatsas and did a downtown walk in Manchester; and spoke at Politics & Eggs at Saint Anselm College in Manchester.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited NH on June 25, 2015.  He participated in a "Veterans and Military Town Hall" presented by Concerned Veterans for America at Exeter Town Hall in Exeter;
held a town hall meeting at the Salem-Derry Elks in Salem; taped a Conversation with the Candidate at WMUR-TV studios in Manchester; and in the evening participated in an AFP-NH "Road to Reform" discussion focused on "how and why to press for the expiration of the Export-Import Bank" at the Radisson Hotel Manchester in Manchester.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on June 23-25, 2015
On June 23 he had dinner with local Republican notables at Hagan's Grill in Hampton.
On June 24 he had breakfast with businesspeople at Coffee Break Cafe in Hampton; did a Picnic with Pataki at Great Island Common in New Castle; a meet and greet at Robie's Country Store in Hooksett; a closed press reception hosted by Sens. Nancy Stiles and John Reagan at Cheers in Concord; and a meet and greet hosted by Hillary Seeger at The Mug in Center Harbor.
On June 25 he attended a Contoocook Valley Republicans' Thursday Breakfast at the Intervale Pancake House in Henniker; visited the Windham Fire Department in Windham; and hadlunch with Bruce Breton and local business owners at at The Lobster Tail restaurant in Windham.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham is scheduled to visit NH on June 19-21, 2015
On the evening of June 19 he plans to attend a house party hosted by Frank and Gail Ferraro at their home in Exeter. 
On June 20 he is to speak at the
NH VFW State Convention at the Best Western Plus Executive Court Inn in Manchester; hold a town hall meeting at Nesmith Library in Windham; visit the Granite State Indoor Range (gun range) in Hudson; do a "Politics and Pool" at the Lafayette Club in Nashua; and attend a house party hosted by Rich and Lori Ashooh at their home in Bedford. 
On the morning of June 21 he is to do a meet and greet with state Rep. John Manning at the Rockingham Cafe in Salem.
Graham canceled the trip on June 18 following the shootings in Charleston.

>Gov. Bobby Jindal is scheduled to headline the Pemi Baker Valley GOP May Spaghetti Dinner at the American Legion Hall in Ashland, NH on the evening of June 19, 2015. re-scheduled to Sept. 18, 2015

>Former Gov. Jim Gilmore visited NH on June 18-20, 2015.
On June 18 he appeared at the Bedford GOP Committee's summer social at Riddle Brook Elementary School in Bedford. 
On June 19 he started with an interview at WGIR AM 610 with host Jack Heath; made a retail stop at Blake's Family Restaurant in Manchester; taped a Conversation with the Candidate at WMUR-TV studios in Manchester; spoke at the NH VFW State Convention at the Best Western Plus Executive Court Inn in Manchester; appeared at NH Bike Week at Laconia Harley Davidson in Laconia; and headlined Pemi-Baker Valley Republicans' All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner at the American Legion in Ashland.
On the morning of June 20 he participated in a NHGOP grassroots training event at NHIOP at St. Anselm in Manchester.

>Gov. Chris Christie held a "Tell It Like It Is" town hall meeting at the Galley Hatch Restaurant in Hampton, NH late on the afternoon of June 18, 2015.

>Following his announcement in New York on June 16, Donald Trump held a rally at Manchester Community College in Manchester, NH on the evening of June 17, 2015.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on June 17, 2015.  He met with Mayor Ted Gatsas and did a downtown walk in Manchester; appeared at the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy Annual Libertas Award Dinner honoring Steve Forbes at Grappone Center in Concord; and addressed a Hudson Republican Committee meeting at the VFW in Hudson.

>As part of his announcement tour, former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on June 16, 2015.  He made an unannounced stop at Airport Diner in Manchester; and did a town hall at the Adams Memorial Opera House in Derry.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on June 15, 2015.  He attended the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women's 2015 Lilac Luncheon at Grappone Conference Center in Concord; and did a downtown business tour on Elm Street in Manchester.

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Former Gov. George Pataki is scheduled to visit NH on June 11, 2015.  He plans to appear on NH Today with Jack Heath; do a meet and greet at Robie's Country Store in Hooksett; and do a downtown business tour accompanied by Manchester businessman Ben Gamanche on Elm Street in Manchester.canceled after his son in law suffered a stroke


>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on June 8-10, 2015
On the evening of June 8 she attended a house party hosted by Kathy Wagner at her home in Londonderry.
On June 9 she attended a closed press meeting with the sisters at the Monastery of the Precious Blood in Manchester; at midday she plans did a meet and greet with the Hudson Republican Town Committee hosted by Rep. Kim Rice at the Hudson VFW in Hudson; and in the evening she attended a meeting with the New Boston, Mont Vernon and Goffstown Republican Committees hosted by Toni Greene at New Boston Central School in New Boston. 
On June 10 in the morning she tour and made remarks at Cirtronics Corporation in Milford; she did an Elm Street walk with Mayor Ted Gatsas; and in the evening she did a house party/meet and greet at the home of Lisa Withrow in Salem.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on June 8-9, 2015.  On the late afternoon of June 8 he held a "Tell It Like It Is" town hall meeting at The Village Trestle in Goffstown.  On June 9 he spoke at a "Politics & Eggs" breakfast at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester.

>Former Gov. Rick Perry visted NH on June 7, 2015.  Accompanied by retired U.S. Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell he attended a meet and greet/cookout at the home of Hillary Seeger in Meredith; and did a cookout and rally with retired U.S. Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell at Nashua Community College in Nashua.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush made an unannounced visit to Portsmouth, NH on June 7, 2015, between a visit to Kennebunkport and a trip to Europe.  He attended Mass at Immaculate Conception, and stopped for coffee at Breaking New Grounds at Market Square.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on June 5-7, 2015
On the evening of June 5 he celebrated the grand opening of his campaign office at 50 Bridge St. in Manchester.
On June 6 he was the guest speaker at the Amherst Republican Committee's bi-annual organizational meeting at Joey's Diner in Amherst; did a meet and greet at MaryAnn's Diner in Derry; spoke at the Concord GOP's "Politics and Pie" at the Snow Shoe Club in Concord; and did a Strafford County GOP townhall at Turbocam International in Barrington.
On June 7 he did a meet and greet at Roundabout Diner in Portsmouth.

>Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich is scheduled to appear at a Grafton County Republicans' spaghetti dinner at the Lebanon Elks Lodge in Lebanon, NH on the evening of June 5, 2015. Ehrlich canceled this trip

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on June 4-5, 2015.  On June 4 he attended a business roundtable luncheon hosted by Renee Plummer at 1 New Hampshire Avenue in Portsmouth.  [Gap]  On June 5 he met with the Concord Monitor ed board; held a roundtable at Hinkley Allen on S. Main St. in Concord; and spoke at Grafton County Republicans' spaghetti dinner at the Lebanon Elks Lodge in Lebanon.   Also, NH1's Paul Steinhauser reported that Kasich met with former Gov. John H. Sununu on this trip, seq. unclear but v. likely on afternoon of June 5.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on June 4-5, 2015.  On the evening of June 4 he attended a Ted Gatsas for Mayor fundraiser at the St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Manchester; and held a "Tell It Like It Is" town hall meeting at Derry VFW in Derry.  On June 5 he did a meet and greet at the Corner View Restaurant in Concord; and a roundtable discussion with Mayor Ken Merrifield and Sheriff Scott Hillard at Webster Place Recovery Center in Franklin.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on June 2-3, 2015 as part of his announcement tour.  On June 2 he did a drop by at MaryAnn's Diner in Derry; and attended a house party hosted by Beverly Bruce at her home in Tuftonboro.  On June 3 he did a drop by at the Roundabout Diner in Portsmouth; and participated in Americans for Peace, Prosperity and Security's second New Hampshire national security forum at UNH Manchester in Manchester.

>Gov. Bobby Jindal made a brief visit to NH on June 1, 2015 to tape "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR-TV studios in Manchester.


>Sen. Ted Cruz is scheduled to visit NH on May 31-June 1, 2015
On the afternoon of May 31 he is scheduled to speak at a special meeting of the Rochester 912 Project at Salmon Falls Church in Rochester On the morning of June 1 he is to speak at the fourth of the New Hampshire House Business Caucus's presidential candidate series roundtables, co-hosted by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, at the Barley House in Concord.  Trip canceled due to the Senate vote on the PATRIOT Act.

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>Sen. Ted Cruz visited NH on May 29-30, 2015.  On May 29, starting late afternoon, he did a reception with Manchester area business owners at Legacy Financial Solutions; and in the evening did a town hall-like event hosted by the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communications at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge.  On May 30 he participated in a WRKO town hall at the Southern New Hampshire University gym in Manchester; and attended a house party with Bill and Roxanne O'Brien at their home in Mont Vernon; (he then proceeded to Andover, MA).

>Gov. Scott Walker visited NH on May 29-30, 2015.  On the evening of May 29, he participated in Belknap County Republicans' Lincoln Day First-in-the-Nation Presidential Sunset Dinner Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee (according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel he arrived late and the boat returned to the dock to pick him up).  On May 30 he did a house party in Sanbornton; made unannounced stops at a couple of businesses in Franklin, picking up "Circus Peanuts" at Central Sweets and stopping at JJ's Woodfired Pizza; did Politics & Pie at the Snow Shoe Club in Concord; and in the evening he keynoted the Rockingham County GOP's Freedom Founder's Dinner iat the Executive Court Banquet Facility in Manchester.

>Former Gov. Jim Gilmore visited NH on May 29-30, 2015.  On May 29 he had lunch with former state Rep. Lenette Peterson at DW Diner in Merrimack; and participated in Belknap County Republicans' Lincoln Day First-in-the-Nation Presidential Sunset Dinner Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee.  On the morning of May 30 he held a town hall meeting hosted by the Brookline-Mason Republican Committee at Brookline Fire Station in Brookline.

>Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich participated in the Belknap County Republicans' Lincoln Day First-in-the-Nation Presidential Sunset Dinner Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee, departing from the Weirs Beach Pier in Laconia, NH on May 29, 2015.

Multi - Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich, former Gov. Jim Gilmore, former Gov. George Pataki and Gov. Scott Walker participated in the Belknap County Republicans' Lincoln Day First-in-the-Nation Presidential Sunset Dinner Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee, departing from the Weirs Beach Pier in Laconia, NH on May 29, 2015.  [Gov. Bobby Jindal had been scheduled as well but had to stay in Louisiana to tend to state business; former Amb. John Bolton, no longer a potential candidate, had also been scheduled to participate, but cancelled].

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on May 28-29, 2015
(On May 27 he checked out the setting at Exeter Town Hall, but did no public events).
Late on the morning of May 28 he announced his candidacy at Exeter Town Hall in Exeter; did a meet and greet at Me and Ollie's Café in Exeter; a closed press business round table discussion at SIAA in Seabrook; go door to door with states Sen. Nancy Stiles in Seabrook (postponed); and attended a Rockingham County GOP social hour and tour at Smuttynose Brewery in Hampton. 
On May 29 he started with local and national media interviews; at mid-day he did a town hall hosted by the Merrimack County Republican Committee at Havenwood-Heritage Heights Retirement Village in Concord; and in the evening he participated in Belknap County Republicans' Lincoln Day First-in-the-Nation Presidential Sunset Dinner Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on May 26, 2015.  She participated in a President's Circle Leadership Forum at Rivier University in Nashua; a Derry GOP luncheon at LaCaretta's in Derry; and a house party at the home of Doug and Shannon McGinley (former chair of Cornerstone Action) in Bedford.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on May 20-21, 2015
On May 20 at midday he attended a business roundtable hosted by Renee Plummer at 1 New Hampshire Avenue in Portsmouth; and in the evening attended a house party at the home of Rich and Lori Ashooh in Bedford. 
On the morning of May 21 he spoke at the third of the New Hampshire House Business Caucus's presidential candidate series roundtables, co-hosted by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, at the Barley House in Concord; taped a "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR in Manchester; and did a business meet and greet hosted by the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce at Tuscan Kitchen-Wine Cellar in Salem.

>Dr. Ben Carson did a meet and greet hosted by the Derry Republican Town Committee at the Halligan Tavern function room in Derry, NH on the afternoon of May 18, 2015.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on May 18, 2015.  He delivered a speech on foreign policy and America's role in the world at Prescott Park in Portsmouth, with the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard serving as the backdrop; and held a "Tell It Like It Is" town hall meeting at Hudson VFW in Hudson.

>Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich visited NH on May 15, 2015.  He was the featured speaker at the Seacoast Republican Women's Spring Luncheon at Old Salt Restaurant in Hampton; and headlined the Pemi Baker Valley GOP May Spaghetti Dinner at the American Legion Hall in Ashland.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on May 15, 2015.  He met with Mayor Ted Gatsas at the Mayor's Office in Manchester and did a walking tour on Elm Street; at  H.L. Turner Group, Inc. in Concord he met with members of the New Hampshire Clean Tech Council and toured the facility; and he keynoted the Hillsborough County Republican Committee's 2015 Lincoln Reagan Gala at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua.

>Donald Trump visited NH on May 14, 2015.  He participated in a business forum lunch hosted by Renee Plummer at 1 New Hampshire Ave. in Portsmouth; and rallied at Barrington Middle School in Barrington.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on May 12-13, 2015.  On May 12 he delivered an economic speech at UNH Manchester (+); and held at "Tell It Like It Is" town hall at the American Legion in Pembroke.  On May 13 he did a breakfast meet and greet at Tilt'n Diner in Tilton; and a discussion on economic opportunity and growth at the New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trade in Manchester.

>Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum was the keynote speaker at Cornerstone Action's annual Steward of the Family Banquet at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH on the evening of May 12, 2015.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on May 11, 2015.  At mid-day he held a town hall at the Lions Club in Londonderry, where he also announced endorsements of 20 state Representatives (+).

>Dr. Ben Carson visited NH on May 10-11, 2015.  On May 10, in the afternoon he rallied at Manchester Community College on Front Street in Manchester; and attended a house party at the home of Mike and Mar Mar Rogers in Hollis.  On May 11 he made an early morning retail stop at Blake's Family Restaurant in Manchester.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on May 8-9, 2015.  On May 8 she did a meet and greet hosted by Stephen and Jean Mathieu at Legacy Financial Solutions on Elm Street in Manchester; andi keynoted the NH High Tech Council Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Program at the Radisson Center of New Hampshire in Manchester.  On May 9 she delivered the commencement address to Southern New Hampshire University undergraduates at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester.   ...to Greenville for SC Freedom Summit.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on May 7-8, 2015
On May 7 he toured and did a roundtable discussion at the Farnum Center in Manchester; did a meet and greet at One Mile West Tavern in Sunapee; and was the keynote speaker at the Cheshire County Republican Committee's Lincoln Day Dinner at the Keene Country Club in Keene
On May 8 he did a morning meet and greet at Joey's Diner in Amherst; participated in a closed press roundtable discussion hosted by former state Sen. Gary Lambert at his law office in Nashua; did a closed press roundtable with elected officials at the Copper Door in Bedford; met privately with state Rep. Catherine Cheney; and in the late afternoon did a "Tell It Like It Is" town hall meeting at Fury's Publick House in Dover.

>Former Gov. Rick Perry visited NH on May 7-8, 2015
On  May 7 he participated in a business roundtable hosted by Kevin Smith at Freezer Warehouse in Londonderry; appeared at a meet and greet and victory rally for Yvonne Dean-Bailey, candidate for state House Rock. Dist. 32 in the May 19 special election, at the Nine Lions Tavern in Deerfield; and in the evening held a town hall meeting at the Kingston VFW in Kingston. 
On May 8 he did a breakfast meet and greet at the Pink Cadillac Diner in Rochester; coffee with local activists at the Peterborough Diner in Peterborough; and a business roundtable at Southwest Community Services in Keene.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on May 6, 2015.  He addressed a New Hampshire House Business Caucus forum, co-hosted by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, at the Barley House in Concord; taped a "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR in Manchester; and did a meet and greet at Martha's Exchange in Nashua.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on May 5, 2015.  He held a town hall meeting at New England College in Henniker; (private lunch with 2014 state Senate candidate J.P. Marzullo and his wife Donna in Henniker); held a town hall hosted by the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communications followed by a Pizza and Politics with students at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge; and did a meet and greet at Fireworks in Keene. 

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on May 2-3, 2015.  On the evening of May 2 he attended a house party at the home of former NHGOP chair Fergus Cullen and wife Jenny in Dover.  On the morning of May 3 he did a drop-by at the Roundabout Diner and Lounge in Portsmouth.

>Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich taped a "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR in Manchester, NH on May 1, 2015.

...Gilmore, Fiorina visits continue from April.

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>Former Gov. Jim Gilmore visited NH on April 30 and May 1, 2015
On April 30 he had brunch with Bryan McCormack at NH Cornerstone in Manchester; did lunchtime town hall at the Londonderry Fish & Game Club in Litchfield (Gilmore is a board member of the NRA); made a retail stop at the Village Gun Store in Whitefield; and did a meet and greet/town hall with the Coos County Republican Committee followed by dinner with Coos County GOP leadership at J.L. Sullivan’s Irish Pub in Lancaster. 
On May 1 he did a breakfast meet and greet with the Carroll County Federation of Republican Women at Priscilla’s Country Café in North Conway; a Sullivan County Republican Committee lunch at the Salt Hill Pub in Newport; a retail stop at Morse Sporting Goods in Hillsborough; a house party at the home of Hillary Seeger in Meredith. 

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on April 28-May 1, 2015
On April 28 she addressed a New Hampshire House Business Caucus luncheon, co-hosted by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, at the Barley House in Concord; [GAP]; and in the evening she did a meet and greet with Yvonne Dean-Bailey, candidate for state representative in the May 19 special election in Rockingham District 32, at the Northwood Community Center in Northwood.
On April 29 she did a breakfast meet and greet with George and Sandy Lazarus in Dover; participated in an invitation-only business roundtable hosted by Renee Plummer at One New Hampshire Ave. in Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth; and in the evening attended state Sen. Jeanie Forrester's complimentary spaghetti dinner at Horse Meadow Senior Center in North Haverhill
On April 30 she met with Contoocook Valley Republicans at a breakfasthosted by former Hillsborough County Sheriff Walt Morse, former Representative Mark Lindsley, and Bob Flandersat the Interval Pancake House in Henniker; participated in the first national security forum hosted by Americans for Peace, Prosperity and Security at University of New Hampshire-Manchester; stopped for an ice cream (chocolate chocolate truffle) at Kimball Farm Ice Cream in Jaffrey; and appeared at a meeting hosted by the Jaffrey-Rindge-Fitzwilliam Republican Committee at the home of Gillian and Alfred L'Eplattenier in Rindge.
On May 1 she did a Task Talk (spoke about unlocking potential) at ConVal Regional High School in Peterborough; and spoke at "an invitation-only business luncheon hosted by activists Tom Boucher, Brian Mikol, Shannon McGinley and Phil Taub at The Copper Door restaurant in Bedford."

>Donald Trump visited NH on April 27, 2015.  He did a luncheon with business leaders at the Tuscan Kitchen restaurant in Salem; a meet and greet with veterans at VFW Post 5791 in Hudson; a town hall in the Simon Center Great Room at New England College in Henniker; and Politics and Pie at the Snow Shoe Club in Concord.

Multi - Eighteen potential/exploratory/announced candidates addressed the NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit at the Nashua Crowne Plaza in Nashua, NH on April 17-18, 2015: former Amb. John Bolton, former Gov. Jeb Bush, Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Ted Cruz, former Gov. Bob Ehrlich, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, former Gov. Jim Gilmore, Sen. Lindsey Graham, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. John Kasich, Rep. Peter King, former Gov. George Pataki, Sen. Rand Paul, former Gov. Rick Perry, Sen. Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Gov. Scott Walker. (+) >

>Gov. Scott Walker visited NH on April 18-19, 2015.  On April 18 in the evening he was the keynote speaker at the NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit dinner in Nashua; and made an unannounced stop at Chick-fil-A in Nashua.  Early afternoon on April 19 he did a meet and greet with local activists and elected officials at Marion Gerrish Community Center in Derry.

>Sen. Ted Cruz visited NH on April 18-19, 2015.  On the afternoon of April 18 he spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua; keynoted New Hampshire Young Republicans' annual meeting, in the Lower Level Amphitheater at Crowne Plaza in Nashua
; and spoke to the home school community at the First Assembly of God Church in Auburn.  On April 19 he spoke to the Second Amendment community and did some shooting at the Londonderry Fish & Game Club in Litchfield; and he participated in a House Republican Victory PAC meet and greet at the home of Rep. Frank and Kathleen Edelblut in Wilton.

>Donald Trump visited NH on April 18, 2015.  He did a brunch reception at the Marriott Courtyard in Nashua; spoke at and did a media avail at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.

>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on April 18, 2015.  He had breakfast with supporters at North Side Grille in Hudson; visited the Granite State Gun Range in Hudson; and spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on April 18, 2015.  He did a brief retail stop with Town Councilor Bill Boyd at DW Diner in Merrimack; and spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on April 18, 2015.  In the afternoon he spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.

>Gov. Bobby Jindal visited NH on April 18, 2015.  He attended a breakfast with State Representatives Millz, O'Connor, Chirichiello and MacEachern at MaryAnn's Diner in Derry; did one on one meetings with various political figures at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua; spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua; and attended the Derry Boys and Girls Club's 28th annual dinner auction.

>Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich visited NH on April 18, 2015.  In the morning he spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.

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ormer HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on April 17-18, 2015On April 17 she taped a "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR in Manchester; and in the evening she headlined the Pemi-Baker Valley Republican Committee's All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner at Ashland American Legion in Ashland.  On the afternoon of April 18 she spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on April 17-18, 2015.  On April 17 in his official capacity as a Senator he spoke at a National Guard meeting at the National Guard base in Concord.  On the afternoon of April 18 he spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on April 17, 2015.  With Mayor Ted Gatsas he toured the Made in New Hampshire Expo at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester; he spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua; and held a "Tell It Like It Is" town hall at Shooters Sports Pub in Exeter.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited NH on April 17, 2015.  He talked with students at Manchester Community College on Front Street in Manchester; did a house party at the home of Jay and Jenna Pedone in Manchester; went door to door in Hampstead with Dennis Green, candidate for state representative in the April 28 special election in Rockingham District 13; and in the evening he was the keynote speaker at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit dinner in Nashua.  He also made a stop at the Union Leader.  

>Rep. Peter King visited NH on April 18, 2015.  He participated in a homeland security discussion at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge; met with former Sen. Scott Brown; and spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.

>Former Gov. Rick Perry visited NH on April 16-17, 2015.  On April 16 he taped a "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR in Manchester; did a small business roundtable at the Nashua Country Club; a town hall meeting at Milford High School in Milford; and in the evening attended a New Hamphire Association of the U.S. Army dinner at the Nashua Crowne Plaza in Nashua.  On April 17 he made a stop at the Waterhouse Country Store in Windham; and spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on April 16-17, 2015.  On the evening of April 16 he spoke at the Concord City and Merrimack County GOP's "Politics and Pie" at the Snow Shoe Club in Concord On April 17 he spoke at a New Hampshire Institute of Politics "Politics and Eggs" breakfast; and in the afternoon spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.

>Former Amb. John Bolton visited NH on April 16-18, 2015.  On the evening of April 16 he spoke at a Strafford County GOP town hall at the American Legion Post 47 in Rollinsford.  On April 17 he spoke at the NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.  On April 18 he did a town hall with WRKO at Rivier University in Nashua.

>Former Gov. Jim Gilmore visited NH on April 16-17, 2015.  On April 16 he spoke at a Cheshire Republican Women's Club Luncheon at Jane Lane's house in Keene.  On April 17 he spoke at the NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on April 15-17, 2015.
On April 15 he plans to meet with Vital Communities staff and members of the Lebanon Energy Advisory Committe at Kilton Public Library in West Lebanon; do a Grafton County GOP lunch at Village Pizza in Lebanon; due to plane difficulties Pataki drove to NH and did not do the Lebanon events.
On April 15 he attended a reception hosted by Sens. Nancy Stiles and John Reagan at Cheers restaurant in Concord (closed press); spoke at the Strafford County GOP's axe the tax event at the Pink Cadillac Diner in Rochester; and held a dinner meeting with UNH College Republicans in Durham.
On April 16 he did a breakfast meet and greet at Lino's Restaurant in Sanbornville; attended a luncheon hosted by Purr Whalley at HK Power Sports in Laconia; made an unscheduled stop at Chipotle in Manchester; and attended a celebration for his office opening at 62 Lowell Street in Manchester.
On April 17 he spoke at the NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua (+).

(Kelley Ashby Paul did a NH Federation of Republican Women "Tax Day Tea & Book Signing" at Ann Marie Banfield's residence in Bedford, NH on the afternoon of April 15, 2015)

>Gov. Chris Christie visited NH on April 14-15, 2015
On April 14 he gave a policy speech on entitlement reform at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester; made a stop at Caesario's Pizza in Manchester; attended a Rockingham County GOP Happy Hour town hall style discussion at The Stone Church in Newmarket; and met with a group of business leaders hosted by Renee Plummer at One New Hampshire Ave. in Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth.
On April 15 he had breakfast at Chez Vachon and greeted people on Elm Street in Manchester; and held a "Tell It Like It Is" town hall at the Londonderry Lions Club in Londonderry.

>Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich visited NH on April 11, 2015.  In the morning he was the guest speaker at a Hillsborough County Republican Committee meeting at Merrimack Town Hall in Merrimack; and in the evening he spoke at the Concord City and Merrimack County GOP's "Politics and Pie" at the Snow Shoe Club in Concord

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on April 8-9, 2015.  On April 8 he taped a "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR in Manchester; held a town hall meeting sponsored by the Strafford County Republican Committee at Turbocam in Barrington; and was the guest speaker at a Belknap County Republican Committee meeting at the Top of the Town restaurant in Belmont.  On April 9 he joined Sen. Kelly Ayotte at New Hampshire Ball Bearings in Laconia; they toured and spoke at the plant to support legislation reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank.

>Former Gov. George Pataki is scheduled to speak at a town hall meeting in the  hosted by New England College at the Simon Center Great Room on their campus in Henniker, NH on the afternoon of April 8, 2015.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on April 7-8, 2015.  On the night of April 7 he made a brief stop at Murphy's Taproom on Elm Street in Manchester for the Liberty Karaoke event.  On April 8 he rallied at Milford Town Hall in Milford as part of his announcement tour.
[April 7 Louisville, KY  -  April 8 Milford, NH  -  April 9 Mt. Pleasant, SC  -  April 10 Iowa City, IA  -  April 11 Las Vegas, NV].

>Dr. Ben Carson visited NH on April 6, 2015.  He was the keynote speaker at the National Cultural Diversity Awareness Council's "Access to Affordable Health Care" conference at the Radisson in Manchester; did a meet and greet at Hollis Pharmacy and General Store;
and did a meet and greet at the Alpine Grove Banquet Facility in Hollis.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on April 1-2, 2015; during this visit he announced his statewide steering committee and PAC offce (+).  On April 1 he had a couple of private meetings and dinner with several members of the steering committee.  On April 2 he did a "Close Up" interview at WMUR studios in Manchester; do a meet and greet at Littleton VFW in Littleton; a meet and greet at Village Gun Store in Whitefield; did a Periscope; and did a meet and greet at JL Sullivans restaurant in Lancaster.

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>Sen. Ted Cruz visited NH on March 27-28, 2015.  On March 27 he spoke at a rally organized by Conservative Business League of NH at VFW Post 8641 in Merrimack; and spoke at Young America's Foundation "New England Freedom Conference" dinner at the Radisson Hotel in Nashua.  On the morning of March 28 he spoke at brunch hosted by the Rockingham County Republican Committee and Seacoast Republican Women at the Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland.

>Gov. John Kasich visited NH on March 23-24, 2015.  On March 23 he met with Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas.  On March 24 he spoke at a "Politics and Eggs" breakfast at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester; toured the precision manufacturing program at Nashua Community College in Nashua; met with Gov. Maggie Hassan (D) at the State House in Concord; and in the evening spoke at the Concord City and Merrimack County GOP's '"Politics and Pie" at the Snow Shoe Club in Concord.  

>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on March 20-21, 2015

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n March 20 he spoke at the internet services firm Dyn (Dynamic Network Services Inc.) in Manchester; taped a "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR-TV studios in Manchester; and was the featured guest at Carroll County Republican Committee's "An Evening with U.S. Sen. Rand Paul" at the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort in North Conway
On March 21 he did a meet and greet at Pink Cadillac Diner in Rochester; did a meet and greet
hosted by 2014 state Senate candidate Phil Nazzaro at Epoch Restaurant in Exeter; did a meet and greet hosted by state Sen. Regina Birdsell at BeanTowne Coffee House in Hampstead Commons; and appeared at a meet and greet hosted by state Sen. Kevin Avard at Fulchino Vineyard in Hollis.

>Donald Trump visited NH on March 19, 2015.  He taped a "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR-TV studios in Manchester; attended private meetings (sequence unclear) with Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas, with a group of veterans, and with a group of business and political leaders; and spoke at a house party at the home of state Rep. Steve Stepanek in Amherst organized by state representative and former NH House Speaker Bill O'Brien, who plans to host a series of meetings with potential candidates (+). 

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on March 16-17, 2015.  On March 16 he had lunch with business leaders hosted by Renee Plummer at One New Hampshire Ave. in Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth; and toured Silvertech in Manchester.  On March 17 he was one of the speakers at the 24th Annual Wild Irish Breakfast at the Radisson Hotel in Nashua; and with son Owen he did a meet and greet at American Legion Post 3 in Nashua.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham was one of the speakers at the 24th Annual Wild Irish Breakfast at the Radisson Hotel in Nashua, NH on the morning of March 17, 2015.

>Sen. Ted Cruz visited NH on March 15-16, 2015.  On March 15 he appeared at a "Chili and Chat" lunch hosted by the Strafford County Republican Committee at Turbocam in Barrington; and was the special guest at Grafton County Republicans' Lincoln-Reagan Dinner at the Indian Head Resort in Lincoln.  On March 16 he spoke at a "Politics and Eggs" breakfast at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited NH on March 13-14, 2015; except for the training and rally on March 14, the trip comprised private meetings.
On March 13 he made an unannounced stop for breakfast at Blake's in Manchester; met with reporters and editors at the Union Leader; met 
with former governor John H. Sununu; met with a group of about 60-70 businesses leaders hosted by Renee Plummer at One New Hampshire Ave. in Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth; did an interview at WMUR-TV; met with former Mass. Sen. Scott Brown at the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester; met with a group of liberty Republicans; and met with Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas.
On March 14, he met
with county GOP chairs, met with state Senate President Chuck Morse, met with local GOP activists at the Continental Hotel in Concord; spoke to members of the NH GOP executive committee, and then delivered the keynote address at the NHGOP Grassroots Training and Rally in the Christa McAuliffe Auditorium at Concord High School (originally scheduled for the New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord but on March 9 announced the change in venue due to "overwhelming interest"). 

>Former Gov. Jeb Bush made his first visit to NH since 2000 on March 13-14, 2015.  On March 13 he toured and held a business roundtable with members of the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce at Integra Biosciences in Hudson; made an unannounced stop at a Dunkin' Donuts in Hudson; appeared at a fundraising reception for U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta at the Manchester Country Club; and did a meet and greet at the home of former NHGOP chair Fergus Cullen in Dover.  On March 14 he met with former governor John H. Sununu in Hampton Falls; visited Manchester City Hall and met with Mayor Ted Gatsas; with Gatsas stopped in at Portland Pie Co. in Elm Street in Manchester; and spoke at a fundraiser for Sen. Kelly Ayotte at The Copper Door in Bedford (none of Saturday's events were on the public schedule).

>Gov. Rick Perry visited NH on March 12-13, 2015, doing nine events  On March 12 he spoke at a "Politics and Eggs" breakfast at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester; held a business roundtable at the law firm of Cleveland, Waters and Bass in Concord; made a retail stop at Weed Automative in Concord; and held a town hall meeting at the Town and Country Hotel in Gorman.  On March 13 he held a town hall meeting at the VFW in Lancaster; visited Fuller's Sugarhouse in Lancaster; held a town hall meeting at the VFW in Littleton; did a meet and greet hosted by state Sen Jeanie Forrester at Church Landing at Mill Falls in Meredith; and visited Belmont Firearms and Range in Belmont.

>Former Gov. Jim Gilmore visited NH on March 12-13, 2015.  On March 12, as reported by NHJournal's John DiStaso, he planned "private meetings with former U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown, Hillsborough County Attorney Dennis Hogan;" he had lunch with Belknap County Republicans in Meredith; held a public roundtable with UNH students in Durham; and in the evening he appeared at Strafford County Republican Committee's "Politics and Potluck," an informal dinner and discussion at The McConnell Center Cafeteria in Dover.  On March 13 he addressed a Rockingham County Republican Committee breakfast meeting at Lamie's Old Salt in Hampton; and as reported by NHJournal's John DiStaso he planned to "meet with activist Mike Castaldo in Dover, have a private lunch in Concord with state Sen. Andy Sanborn and then meet privately with U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta."

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on March 8-9, 2015.  On the afternoon of March 8 he participated in the inaugural "Politics and Pie," organized by the Concord Republican Committee and RNC Members Steve Duprey and Julian Bergeron, at the Snow Shoe Club in Concord; and in the evening, as reported by RealClearPolitics' Scott Conroy, was the guest of honor at a private dinner with hosted by Sen. Kelly Ayotte at The Copper Door in Bedford.  On March 9 he spoke at a "Politics & Eggs" breakfast at the Bedford Village Inn in Bedford; and met with a group of business leaders hosted by Renee Plummer at One New Hampshire Ave. in Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited NH on March 7, 2015.  She addressed a Cheshire County Republican breakfast at the Keene Country Club in Keene; spoke at 95.7 FM WZID Women's Expo's "20 Outstanding Women of New Hampshire" in the Expo Center at the Raddison in Manchester; and was the featured speaker at New Hampshire Young Republicans' Gipper Award presentation at Grappone Conference Center in Concord. >

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Former Gov. Jim Gilmore visited NH on February 26-27, 2015.  On the afternoon of February 26 he toured Henniker Brewing Company in Henniker.  On the afternoon of
February 27 he held a roundtable with Dartmouth College Republicans at Dartmouth.  Also on this trip, as reported by NH1's Paul Steinhauser, sequence unclear, he met with officials at NH GOP headquarters in Concord; and dined with students at New England College.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on February 24-25, 2015On February 24 he did private meetings.  On February 25 he taped a "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR-TV studios in Manchester; and did a "Pints and Politics" interview (WKXL) at the Barley House in Concord.

>Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich visited NH on February 23-24, 2015.  On the evening of February 23 he attended a GOP meeting at Halligan Tavern in Derry. 
On February 24 he is to make a retail stop at Friendly's in downtown Concord [not yet verified]; spoke at a town hall meeting hosted by New England College at the Simon Center Great Room on their Henniker campus; and was the special guest at a Rockingham County Republican Committee reception at the Sheraton in Portsmouth.


>Sen. Marco Rubio visited NH on February 23-24, 2015.  Starting late afternoon on February 23 he did a meet and greet hosted by Raul Blanche at the Lawrence Barn Community Center in Hollis; and did a signing for his book American Dreams at the Barnes & Noble on S. Willow St. in Manchester.  On the morning of February 24 he addressed a "Politics & Eggs" breakfast at NHIOP at Saint Anselm College in Manchester.

>Former Amb. John Bolton visited NH on February 20, 2015.  He spoke at "Politics & Eggs" at NHIOP at Saint Anselm College in Manchester; did a "Pints and Politics" interview with WKXL's Chris Ryan at the Barley House in Concord; and had lunch with former Sen. Scott Brown at the Airport Diner in Manchester.

>Gov. Chris Christie keynoted the Merrimack County/Concord City Republican Committees’ Lincoln-Reagan Dinner at the Grappone Center in Concord, NH on February 16, 2015.  NH Journal's John DiStaso reported on several private meetings Christie held before the dinner, first with "politically active business leaders in Bedford" and with "Senate President Chuck Morse and several other GOP state senators" in Concord. 

>Former Gov. Rick Perry visited NH on February 11-12, 2015.  On February 11 he spoke at a business roundtable at Altos Marketing Group in Bedford; and he spoke at the Seacoast Republican Women’s Club dinner at the Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland.  On February 12 Perry did an OTR meeting with veteran leaders; and in the evening was the keynote speaker at the Strafford County Lincoln Day Dinner at the Cottage-by-the-Bay in Dover.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina spoke at a "Politics & Eggs" breakfast at the Bedford Village Inn in Bedford, NH on the morning of February 10, 2015.  She also did a "Pints and Politics" interview with WKXL's Chris Ryan at the Barley House in Concord.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on February 3-4, 2015.  The trip was originally scheduled for January 27-28 but postponed due to the blizzard. 
On February 3 he did meet and greet at the Lebanon Diner hosted by city councillor Karen Liot Hill in Lebanon; a meet and tour/discussion at Advance Transit in White River Junction, VT (serves NH); a Sullivan County GOP lunch at Village Pizza in Newport; a Town Hall meeting at in the Student Union Building at Keene State College; and a Cheshire County Republican Committee dinner at Kristin's Bakery in Keene. 
On February 4 he did a retail stop at the Quality Cash Market in Concord;
and a discussion with students about the United Nations and terrorism in a post 9/11 world at Saint Anselm College in Manchester. 

>Former Amb. John Bolton
is scheduled to speak at a Politics & Eggs breakfast at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH on the morning of February 2, 2015.  postponed February 1 due to expected snow

JANUARY
>Former Gov. Jim Gilmore visited NH for Growth PAC on January 29-30, 2015.  On the morning of January 29 he did coffee with a small group of local veterans at the John H. Hargreaves Memorial VFW Post 10722 in Pelham; and on the morning of January 30 he made a retail stop at Riley’s Gun Shop in Hooksett.  Gilmore also met with former Gov. John Sununu, Londonderry Town Manager Kevin Smith, Manchester mayor Ted Gatsas and Alderman Keith Hirschmann and state party chair Jennifer Horn; and he did press interviews including with Karen Testerman in Nashua, Paul Girard in Manchester and Paul Steinhauser at NH1.   

>Former Gov. George Pataki is scheduled to visit NH on January 27-28, 2015.  On January 27 he plans to speak at Cheshire County Republicans dinner at Kristin's Bakery in Keene.  On January 28 he plans to meet with students at Saint Anselm College in Manchester....postponed January 26 due to blizzard.

>Sen. Rand Paul spent a full day in NH on January 14, 2015.  He addressed a legislative leader meeting and breakfast at Murphy's Dinner in Manchester; met with Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas in the Mayor's Office in City Hall; spoke at a Second Amendment supporter event at the Londonderry Fish and Game Club in Litchfield; toured and held an education Q&A session on Common Core at Founders Academy, a public charter school at 5 Perimeter Road in Manchester; and spoke at a business leaders and activists meeting at The Draft in Concord.

>Former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on January 11-12, 2015, doing "over 25 events in two days" (includes interviews and private meetings).  The main public event was a meet and greet at The 401 Tavern in Hampton on January 11.


Republican New Hampshire Visits 2013-14


corrected Jan. 29, 2015 added 1 Fiorina visit, 1 day: March 15, 2014
adjusted: Feb. 4, 2015 Pataki added into totals, March 13, 2015 Bolton, Gilmore added into totals
corrected May 7, 2015 added 1 Ehrlich visit, 1 day: October 21, 2014
2013-14
Christie
Cruz
Fiorina
Huckabee
Jindal
King
Paul
Pence
Perry
Rubio
Santorum
Visits: 56
5
4
5
3
4 8
4
1
2
3
1
Days: 70
5
6
6
3
5 10
6
1
4
3
1
Tally includes -  Portman 3 visits, 4 days; Huntsman 1 visit, 1 day; Ryan 1 visit, 1 day; Trump 2 visits, 2 days;
Bolton 2 visits, 2 days; Ehrlich 3 visits, 4 days, Gilmore 2 visits, 2 days, Pataki 2 visits, 5 days.

Not included in tally: Scarborough 2 visits, 3 days.  Romney 2 visits, 2 days.


2014
>Former HP CEO Carly
Fiorina spoke at a breakfast hosted by the Independent Business Council of New Hampshire (chaired by Congressman-elect Frank Guinta) at the Bedford Country Club in Bedford, NH on December 5, 2014

>As reported by NHJournal's John DiStaso, former Gov. George Pataki visited NH on November 23-24, 2014.  According to DiStaso on November 23 he "met with prominent Seacoast area Republicans, including state Sen. Nancy Stiles. He also met with the UNH College Republicans."  On November 24 he "visited the Henniker Brewing Co. and The Mountain, a t-shirt company in Keene. He is also meeting with Keene area Republicans as well as key Republicans in the Concord area."

>Gov. Rick Perry visited NH on November 9-10, 2014.  On November 9 he attended a New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women reception at The Draft in Concord; attended a Sullivan County GOP Committee reception at Dexter's Inn, Trails & Restaurant in Sunapee; and did a town hall, hosted by Dartmouth CRs, at Dartmouth College in Hanover.  On November 10 he spoke at the Manchester Expeditionary Brigade's U.S. Marine Corps 239th Birthday luncheon at Derryfield Restaurant in Manchester; held a roundtable discussion, hosted by KSC Republicans, at Keene State College in Keene; and spoke at a Cheshire County GOP Committee meeting at Kristin's Bistro & Bakery in Keene.

>Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich headlined Strafford County Republican Committee’s “First Annual Red Dinner” at Cottage-By-the Bay in Dover, NH on the evening of November 7, 2014.


Subtotal for the Pre-Campaign Period: From Nov. 7, 2012 to Election Day, Nov. 4, 2014, 19 potential candidates made 52 visits totaling 65 days.  This is more than the 2012 cycle when 12 potential candidates made 38 visits totaling 46 days through Election Day Nov. 2, 2010, and closer to the 2008 cycle when 12 potential candidates made 53 visits totaling 70 days through Nov. 7, 2006.
2013-14
Christie
Cruz
Fiorina
Huckabee
Jindal
King
Paul
Pence
Perry
Portman
Rubio
Ryan
Santorum
Visits: 52
5
4
4
3
4 8
4
1
1
3
3
1
1
Days: 65
5
6
5
3
5 10
6
1
2
4
3
1
1
Tally includes - Huntsman 1 visit, 1 day; Bolton 2 visits, 2 days; Ehrlich 2 visits, 3 days, Gilmore 2 visits, 2 days; Pataki 1 visit, 3 days; and Trump 2 visits, 2 days.
Not included in tally: Scarborough 2 visits, 3 days.  Romney 2 visits, 2 days.




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