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| Keep New Hampshire New Hampshire | |
|---|---|
| Name | Keep New Hampshire New Hampshire |
| Formation | 2010s |
| Headquarters | Concord, New Hampshire |
| Region | New Hampshire |
| Type | Political advocacy group |
| Ideology | Conservative activism |
Keep New Hampshire New Hampshire
Keep New Hampshire New Hampshire is a New Hampshire-based political advocacy organization active in state and local politics. The group has engaged with legislative debates, primary elections, and ballot initiatives, positioning itself within a network that includes state and national conservative and libertarian actors. Its activities intersect with prominent figures and institutions from New Hampshire and beyond, shaping discourse around taxes, Second Amendment rights, and state regulatory policy.
Keep New Hampshire New Hampshire emerged amid activism around state fiscal policy and social issues in the 2010s, drawing connections with campaigns and movements linked to Tea Party movement, Americans for Prosperity, Club for Growth, Heritage Foundation, and local actors such as Maggie Hassan opponents and supporters of John Sununu. Founders and early backers included activists who had previously worked with New Hampshire Liberty Alliance, Young Americans for Freedom, and grassroots organizers tied to campaigns like Scott Brown and Rand Paul. The organization formed as part of a broader recomposition of New Hampshire civic groups that had engaged with the New Hampshire primary, First-in-the-Nation Primary, and state legislative battles over tax policy and regulatory reform. Connections to political consultants and media personalities from outlets such as NHPR and independent conservative blogs also helped shape its initial profile.
Keep New Hampshire New Hampshire has articulated positions on a range of state-level issues, emphasizing low-tax and pro-business stances that align with groups like Americans for Prosperity and Goldwater Institute. The platform has included opposition to broad-based state tax increases, skepticism toward federal regulatory expansions associated with administrations of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, and support for gun rights advocated by organizations such as National Rifle Association of America. On social and cultural questions the group has often supported candidates and measures favored by Republican and Libertarian activists, while opposing initiatives promoted by figures affiliated with Democratic politicians such as Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen. Policy advocacy has invoked debates around health care reforms associated with Affordable Care Act, state education funding linked to proposals by actors like New England Board of Higher Education, and regulatory issues paralleling litigation by the New Hampshire Attorney General in state courts.
The group has consisted of a core leadership team with roles comparable to those in advocacy groups such as Americans for Prosperity and MoveOn.org affiliates, coordinating fundraising, communications, and field operations. Leaders have included state activists with past affiliations to campaigns for figures like John E. Sununu, Kelly Ayotte, and Chris Sununu, and staff who previously worked for political consulting firms associated with New Hampshire campaigns during the New Hampshire primary cycle. Its network has overlapped with conservative legal advocates and think tanks including the Institute for Justice and state policy organizations comparable to the New England Council. Fundraising and endorsements occasionally involved backers with ties to national donors connected to Club for Growth and other donor networks active in 2016 United States presidential election and subsequent cycles.
Keep New Hampshire New Hampshire has engaged in candidate endorsements, independent expenditure advertising, voter outreach, and ballot measure campaigns. Activities have been visible during primary contests involving candidates like Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and New Hampshire figures such as Jeanne Shaheen challengers. The group has produced mailers, digital ads, and field programs similar to tactics used by Priorities USA and Correct the Record in other contexts, and has participated in coalition efforts on tax and regulatory measures alongside organizations like Americans for Prosperity and Tea Party Patriots. Its campaign work has targeted state legislative races, gubernatorial campaigns involving figures such as Chris Sununu, and federal contests for seats like those once held by Frank Guinta and contested by Maggie Hassan.
Public reception of the organization has been mixed, drawing praise from conservative activists and criticism from progressive groups and some local media outlets including comparisons to national advocacy tactics used by American Crossroads and groups financed through independent expenditures. Controversies have included disputes over funding transparency that echo debates involving Super PACs and allegations of negative advertising tactics similar to those criticized in campaigns of Karl Rove and David Axelrod. Opponents have mobilized through coalitions including New Hampshire AFL–CIO affiliates and progressive groups that draw on organizing models from Indivisible and MoveOn.org.
The organization has influenced candidate selection, primary dynamics, and policy debates in New Hampshire by leveraging endorsements and independent expenditures during high-profile cycles such as the 2016 United States presidential election and subsequent midterms. Its interactions with state institutions, media outlets like Concord Monitor and Union Leader, and national networks have made it a recognized actor in the context of New Hampshire’s unique political calendar centered on the First-in-the-Nation Primary. Analysts and local politicians compare its strategies to those of national advocacy groups including Club for Growth and Americans for Prosperity, noting effects on legislative alignments and the fortunes of candidates across rural and urban districts represented in delegations such as those once held by Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas.
Category:Political advocacy groups in New Hampshire