VIDEO: Why the Coens Are Backing Jon Huntsman

Mark and Tracy Coen held a house party in Concord on Nov. 29, for GOP Presidential candidate .

The couple said they had been watching the other candidates and came away liking the former Utah governor.

During the past few months, Coen has attended a number of meet-and-greet sessions with the candidates, including and , noting to them that he was a bit disturbed by the lack of civility and the perpetual gridlock in Washington, D.C.

At the house party, there were a number of local luminaries, including Concord business people and at least five other Concord City Councilors and Mayor Jim Bouley. .

At the end of Huntsman question and answer period, Coen gave the candidate a Live Free or Die belt, made at Page Belting in Boscawen. Coen, who is president of the company, noted that despite the flight of jobs to China and other countries, Page Belting was still making belts and other items in New Hampshire.