New Hampshire Young Democrats Elect New Vice-President of Public Affairs

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Contact: Garth Corriveau

603.496.8149/ gcorriveau@nhyoungdemocrats.org

New Hampshire Young Democrats Elect New

Vice-President of Public Affairs

Evan Carlson Elected As NH Young Dems Gear Up For General Election

Manchester, NH (May 17, 2008): On Monday, the New Hampshire Young Democrats (NHYD)Executive Board met and elected Evan Carlson as their new Vice-President of Public Affairs. The unanimous vote comes after Katherine Judd, who had previously held the position, left to pursue out-of-state professional opportunities.

"We are thrilled to have Evan as our VP of Public Affairs," said Garth Corriveau, President of the NHYD. "He has a lot of experience working with the media here in New Hampshire which will be very useful as the New Hampshire Young Democrats gear up for the general election."

During the historic 2006 election cycle which saw unprecedented victories for Democrats in New Hampshire, Carlson served as Deputy Press Secretary for the New Hampshire Democratic Party. He was later named Press Secretary and managed communications for the state party as Democrats in Concord before serving as the New Hampshire Press Secretary for Senator Joe Biden during his Primary campaign.

The election of Carlson comes as the NHYD begin to organize summer events to gear up for the election this fall.

"Young adults made history in the 2008 NH Primary," said Corriveau. "They made up over 16% of the electorate, for the first time accounting for a higher percentage of the vote than senior citizens. NHYD is going to build upon this historic mobilization of young voters and bring new visionary leadership to government."

The organization will kick off its political campaign this Saturday at the New Hampshire Democratic Convention at McLaughlin Middle School in Manchester where they will unveil The 603 in '08. The pamphlet is political guide for young Democratic voters and candidates and for campaigns seeking the support of NH's young voters.