Concord Voters Can Question Connolly May 18

CONCORD, NH - Tomorrow, Mark Connolly, a Democratic candidate for governor of New Hampshire, will join voters and activists in Concord for refreshments and conversation.

“I’m excited to return to Concord and meet local Democrats,” Connolly said in a statement. “Working together, we can fight for better education, 21st-century jobs, safer communities, and government that works for us to keep New Hampshire moving forward to a brighter future.”

• WHO: Mark Connolly and members of the public
• WHAT: Conversation with Connolly
• WHERE: Home of Cory Smith and Erin Corcoran, 24 Rumford St. in Concord
• WHEN: Wednesday, May 18, 6:00 p.m.
• RSVP: act.myngp.com/Forms/6890209031602898944

Following the event, Connolly will be available for questions and interviews. The event is open to the public but organizers are asking anyone interested in attending to RSVP.

Connolly is a New Hampshire native, business leader, and public servant with more than 35 years of experience fighting for Granite State families, according to the campaign.

Connolly, who is from Bedford, worked his way through Dartmouth College and business school, according to his biography. In 1976, as an undergraduate, he was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, where he became close with longtime Upper Valley Democrat state Rep. Elizabeth Crory. In order to continue funding his education, Mark found work with the Army Corps of Engineers on the remote North Slope of Alaska thanks to Crory and her husband Fred.

Following a successful career in business, Connolly returned to public service in 2002 as the Deputy Secretary of State and Director of the Bureau of Securities Regulation, gaining a national reputation for fighting corporate greed, taking on big banks, and helping force the resignation of the Tyco corporate board for wrongdoing.

"Driven by the core belief that every Granite Stater deserves a fair chance to succeed," the campaign stated, "Connolly believes that by working together we can build a future where government works for all of us."