December 17, 2006
An NH Dem Institution Retires
NH Dem Chair Kathy Sullivan announced this weekend she will not seek re-election in March. She's been the chair of the party since '99 and therefore is, perhaps, the only state chair many current active WH '08 Dems have known. Sullivan will easily go down as one of the most successful state party chairs in NH Dem history. The results speak for themselves. The only office the NH Dems have not been able to win on Sullivan's watch was a U.S. Senate seat and that could change in '08 if GOP Sen. John Sununu receives the strong challenge many analysts expect.
According to multiple reports, NH Dem Vice Chair Ray Buckley, a veteran activist in the party, plans to seek the top spot.
As for Sullivan's future, very little was hinted at in reports about whether she'll run for office herself (could she run for Senate?) or whether she'll sign on with a WH '08 campaign. With Sullivan not presiding over the state party, there is now a new major "get" for WH Dem '08 candidates to fight over: Kathy Sullivan.
Posted at 10:38 AM
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