Keith McGuigan for Rockingham District 1

About me

A rational approach to government

I'm Keith McGuigan, and I'm running for New Hampshire State Representative for Rockingham District 1 (Northwood/Nottingham).

My background...

I’m a a life-long NH resident. My wife, Kim, and I have lived in Northwood over twenty years. We share our home with our three kids and two rascally cats.

I grew up in the Pembroke area and went to college at UNH (BS & MS in Computer Science). As a computer programmer, I’ve found that job skills like being detail-oriented and analytical have come in handy when dealing with RSAs and government bureaucracy as an elected official.

For five years I served on the School Board, much of that time as chair. I am also Town Moderator and a member of the Budget Committee. Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about municipal laws, budgets, policies, and procedures and have worked hard to maintain an even keel with legal, transparent, and (mostly) non-controversial decision-making.

Why am I running?

Interacting with community members locally has demonstrated to me how most of us have common interests and views on where our communities should go. Unfortunately, most political dialogue today gets toxic real fast and most of those seeking office get caught up in the party-conflicts and wedge issues. This does our community no good and I've stepped up to run to give people an option for a constructive, reasonable representative at the state level, instead of the divisiveness that typically results because of political party us-versus-them mindsets.

You may find a political party on the ballot next to my name, as it's a (unfortunately) a practical need to go through that mechanism to get onto the ballot, but that doesn't and never will define me or my approach to things.

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