The Chamber

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Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Eva; 2 Children: Wayne, Glenn
Birth date: 03/13/1938
Birthplace: Montague, MA
Home City: Portsmouth NH
Religion:

Profession

Psychologist, Powers Associates, 1982-2003

Education

EdD, Boston University, 1982 MA, Harvard University, 1961 EdM, University of New Hampshire BA, Amherst College, 1959

HR 29 Urges Repeal of Rule Requiring Health Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1666 Limits State Contribution to Public Employee Benefits
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1383 Requires Legal US Residency to Receive In-State Tuition
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 574 Authorizes Government Acquisition of Private Property in State of Emergency
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1383 Requires Legal US Residency to Receive In-State Tuition
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

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HR 29 Urges Repeal of Rule Requiring Health Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1666 Limits State Contribution to Public Employee Benefits
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1383 Requires Legal US Residency to Receive In-State Tuition
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 574 Authorizes Government Acquisition of Private Property in State of Emergency
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1383 Requires Legal US Residency to Receive In-State Tuition
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 228 Prohibits the Use of Public Funds for Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

CACR 13 Prohibits New Personal Income Taxes
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 228 Prohibits the Use of Public Funds for Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 383 Prohibits the requirement that state employees pay association fees
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 536 Removes License Requirement to Carry a Firearm
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 194 Authorizes loaded rifles and shotguns in vehicles
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 628 Recording and Tracking Complaints of Abuse by Transportation Security Agents
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 536 Removes License Requirement to Carry a Firearm
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 194 Authorizes loaded rifles and shotguns in vehicles
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 383 Prohibits the requirement that state employees pay association fees
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 628 Recording and Tracking Complaints of Abuse by Transportation Security Agents
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 194 Authorizes loaded rifles and shotguns in vehicles
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 334 Authorizing Weapons on Public Property
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 217 Penalties for Violent Offenses Against Fetuses
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 334 Authorizing Weapons on Public Property
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 217 Penalties for Violent Offenses Against Fetuses
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

CACR 14 Constitutional Amendment Authorizing the Legislature to Set Standards for Public Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 474 Labor Law Amendments
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: -

CACR 14 Constitutional Amendment Authorizing the Legislature to Set Standards for Public Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 474 Labor Law Amendments
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: -

SB 198 Amends Eligibility Requirements for TANF
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: -

SB 88 Civil Immunity from Acts of Self Defense
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

HB 329 Revising Abortion Procedures for Unemancipated Minors
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

HB 2 Recertification of Employer Retirement Contribution Rates
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 329 Revising Abortion Procedures for Unemancipated Minors
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

HB 2 Recertification of Employer Retirement Contribution Rates
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 121 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 196 Guidelines for Teacher Dismissal
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 121 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 196 Guidelines for Teacher Dismissal
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 78 Gas Tax Reduction
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1 2011-2013 Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

CACR 6 Constitutional Amendment to Require a Supermajority for Budget Increases
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 519 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 580 Public Employee Retirement System Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 218 Repealing the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

CACR 12 Legislative Authority over Public Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 89 State Lawsuit against the Federal Health Care Law
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 330 Carrying Firearms Without a License
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 89 State Lawsuit against the Federal Health Care Law
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 113 Prohibits the Use of State Funds for Public Television
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 474 Labor Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 113 Prohibits the Use of State Funds for Public Television
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 321 Cigarette Tax Increase and Wine Discount Reduction
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: -

HB 1436 Automatic Continuation Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreements
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

CACR 34 Constitutional Amendment to Define an Adequate Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 539 Education Funding Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 312 Insurance Coverage for Obesity Treatments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 539 Education Funding Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 312 Insurance Coverage for Obesity Treatments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 502 Expanding Unemployment Compensation Eligibility
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 24 Impeachment Petition
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 502 Expanding Unemployment Compensation Eligibility
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 24 Impeachment Petition
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 502 Expanding Unemployment Compensation Eligibility
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1434 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1472 Affordable Workforce Housing
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1434 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1472 Affordable Workforce Housing
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1645 State Retirement System Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1436 Automatic Continuation Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1623 Marijuana Decriminalization
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1645 State Retirement System Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1436 Automatic Continuation Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1623 Marijuana Decriminalization
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1645 State Retirement System Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1160 Pre-Abortion Counseling Requirement for Minors
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1495 Parental Notification for Underage Abortions
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1517 Parental Consent for Underage Abortions
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1498 Parental Notification for Underage Medical Procedures
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1588 Residency Verification for Underage Abortions
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1495 Parental Notification for Underage Abortions
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1517 Parental Consent for Underage Abortions
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1498 Parental Notification for Underage Medical Procedures
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1588 Residency Verification for Underage Abortions
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1160 Pre-Abortion Counseling Requirement for Minors
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1498 Parental Notification for Underage Medical Procedures
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1160 Pre-Abortion Counseling Requirement for Minors
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1495 Parental Notification for Underage Abortions
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1517 Parental Consent for Underage Abortions
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1498 Parental Notification for Underage Medical Procedures
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1588 Residency Verification for Underage Abortions
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 847 Speed Limitations for Vessels Operating on Water
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 267 Small Loans Interest Limitation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 927 Adequate Education Definition
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 223 Funeral Protest Ban
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 18 Raising the Compulsory School Age
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 42 Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 802 Requiring Seatbelts in Automotive Vehicles
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 744 Informed Consent Before Abortion
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 254 Mandatory Employer Meetings
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 744 Informed Consent Before Abortion
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 437 Same-Sex Civil Unions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 235 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 10 Resolution Against the Iraq War
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 774 Medical Marijuana
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 235 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 10 Resolution Against the Iraq War
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 774 Medical Marijuana
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Nay

HR 10 Resolution Against the Iraq War
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 235 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

CACR 1 Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 235 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

CACR 1 Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 923 Dog Racing Prohibition
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 927 Adequate Education Definition
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 923 Dog Racing Prohibition
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Nay

CACR 11 Governor Term Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 51 Adoptions by Unmarried Couples
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 184 Abortion Parental Notification
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 143 Damages in Civil Actions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 678 Insurance Company Tax Reduction
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 656 "Do Not Resuscitate" Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1331 TANF Revisions
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 656 "Do Not Resuscitate" Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1331 TANF Revisions
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 318 Use of Deadly Force
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SCR 6 Stem Cell Research Resolution
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 268 High School Dropout Age
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1496 Association with Labor Unions
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1177 Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

Maj AM 1172h Smoking Ban Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1177 Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

Maj AM 1172h Smoking Ban Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

CACR 34 Marriage Definition
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1682 Emergency Contraceptives Requirement
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

CACR 34 Marriage Definition
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1177 Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

Maj AM 1172h Smoking Ban Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1682 Emergency Contraceptives Requirement
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

CACR 34 Marriage Definition
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1492 Emergency Contraceptives and Pharmacists
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1269 Red Deer or Elk Farming and Hunting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1704 Health Care Requirements for Large Companies
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 656 "Do Not Resuscitate" Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1422 Motion on Death Penalty Repeal
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 656 "Do Not Resuscitate" Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1704 Health Care Requirements for Large Companies
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 656 "Do Not Resuscitate" Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 621 Disclosure of Campaign Contributions by Lobbyists
Stage: Inexpedient to Legislate Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 621 Disclosure of Campaign Contributions by Lobbyists
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 345 Photo ID for Voting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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