Carol Holden

For immediate release:

September 22, 2008

Pam Manney, contact person

Holden admits false accusations against Manney

Hillsborough County, District 3, candidate for County Commissioner, Carol Holden (R), Amherst, admits that accusations she lodged against her primary opponent, Pamela Manney (R), Goffstown, were false.

News releases sent out on August 29th by Holden to area newspapers and blogs accusing Manney of failing to disclose campaign finances were later found to be false.

This was verified by a letter to the editor, dated Sept. 12th, that Holden herself sent to the Goffstown Residents Association website where Holden admits, “I have since learned that she did file the report on time using the new online system.  There appears to be problems with the online system.  The problems have prevented the public from accessing the information...this is not the fault of my opponent.”

Hillsborough County Commissioner Carol Holden (R-Amherst) was able to hold off a primary challenge from state Rep. Pam Manney (R-Goffstown).

Holden defeated Manney 4,160 votes to 2,324 votes.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rhona M. Charbonneau

2 Old Derry Road

Hudson, NH 03051

(603) 883-9252

                                                                                    August 21, 2008

RE-ELECT CAROL HOLDEN COUNTY COMMISSIONER

I urge the voters to re-elect Carol Holden as the Hillsborough County Commissioner in District 3.  It was my pleasure to serve with Carol for the ten years on the Board of Commissioners.

Commissioner Holden Is Taxpayer's Best Friend

To The Editor:

As a member of the Hillsborough County legislative delegation executive committee, I decided this past spring that it was important to attend the budget hearings on each and every county department.  I was the only Rep to do this but it was well worth the time and effort.  The number one thing I learned was that Commisssioner Carol Holden is best friend property taxpayers have in this county.  Since I'm from Manchester and she represents the towns, Carol is not my Commissioner, but I shudder to think how county taxpayers would suffer were she not on the job.  She is always on the lookout for more efficiencies in county spending, and I hope voters in the towns will give her the nod in the September 8 Republican primary.  Sadly her opponent, who is a current State Rep, was always voting for more and more unnecessary spending and bloated government, not in the Republican or New Hampshire tradition.  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Carol H. Holden

23 Manchester Road

Amherst, NH 03031

ccommish@rcn.com

603.673.8167 (home)

603.494.8811 (cell)

                                                September 27, 2008

MANNEY FAILS TO DISCLOSE CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES

Pam Manney, my opponent in the Republican Primary for District 3 County Commissioner, did not file the August 20th Summary of Receipts and Expenditures as required by RSA 664.  If there are expenditures exceeding $500 by August 20th for the Primary on September 9th, the filing is required.

Pam Manney (R-Goffstown), a candidate for Hillsborough County Commissioner, has released a list of endorsements three weeks before the Republican primary.

The list includes the former speaker of the New Hampshire House Marshall Cobleigh, retired Executive Director of the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority Claira Monier and Judith MacDonald, the outgoing Hillsborough Registrar of Deeds.

The first candidates to fileCONCORD- Beginning at 8am candidates for state office began to file for office with the Secretary of State.

This year, congressional candidate Grant Bosse was the first candidate to file. Bosse showed up at State House at 6am, minutes before Commissioner Carol Holden. Holden was the first to file in 2006.

State Rep. Pam Manney (R-Goffstown) has officially declared that she is running for Hillsborough County Commissioner against current Commissioner Carol Holden (R-Amherst).

"As my record will attest, I believe in being accessible to constituents, open government and working as a team player. I will use this experience to provide the most efficient County services, ensuring equity for county employees, while maintaining fiscal responsibility," Manney said in a statement.

Sullivan and Mann faced off.

Hodes wasn’t thinking about November.

The GOP was hiring.

Greg and Sununu reported their numbers.

Manney prepared to challenge Holden.

Goffstown State Representative Pam Manney will challenge Hillsborough County Commissioner Carol Holden in a Republican Primary this year.