Bob Clegg

Republican political consultant Debra Vanderbeek has registered to be a lobbyist for two companies in New Hampshire.

During this past election cycle, Vanderbeek was a consultant for the failed congressional campaigns of former U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) and former state Sen. Bob Clegg (R-Hudson). Vanderbeek also managed Mike Huckabee's campaign in the New Hampshire presidential primary.

Two former Republican congressional candidates and a Republican activist are slated to start their own radio shows.

Former state Sen. Bob Clegg (R-Hudson) will launch "Clegg's Corner" this Wednesday on Nashua's WSMN AM. His former rival in the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary Jennifer Horn (R-Nashua) will have a show on Monday mornings on the same radio station. Horn is a former radio talk show host, but left the job to run an ultimately unsuccessful campaign against incumbent U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord).

MANCHESTER-- Supporters of former U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) and incumbent U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) said their respective candidate gave strong performances in their debate here Thursday night.

The two squared-off in a debate sponsored by NECN, NHPTV, NHPR and PolitickerNH.com.

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Mike Huckabee has endorsed former U.S. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) in his bid for the 1st Congressional District.

"Jeb has said his highest priority as a member of Congress was to vote to support the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States, and to support our nation's veterans to whom we owe our most precious freedoms," Huckabee wrote on his website. "Jeb represents those core conservative values that are important to each of us."

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Grant Bosse said that he thought he had been able to spread his conservative message beyond the traditional Republican base in this year's Republican primary.

The Hillsboro Republican finished fourth in a five-way race in the 2nd Congressional District that saw Jennifer Horn (R-Nashua) capture the nomination.

NASHUA--Jennifer Horn (R-Nashua) is the Republican nominee in the 2nd Congressional District and will challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) in November.  Hodes, who did not have a party primary today, unseated Republican Charlie Bass in 2006.

In a five-way race that has been a big draw among Republicans, Horn competed against Grant Bosse (R-Hillsborough), Bob Clegg (R-Hudson), Jim Steiner (R-Concord) and Alfred L'Eplattenier (R-Rindge).

Libertarian Chester Lapointe of Swanzey also is on the Nov. 4 ballot.

WMUR called the race for Horn at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, three and one-half hours after the polls closed in Nashua.

With 86 percent of districts reporting, Horn led Clegg, 40 to 34 percent according to WMUR.

State Sen. Bob Clegg has carried Litchfield, the town next door to his hometown of Hudson, 206-123 over Jennifer Horn.

Horn, however, has carried Newbury in Merrimack County and Sunapee in Sullivan County, a long way from her hometown of Nashua.

Horn also has carried the city of Keene.

NASHUA -- State Sen. Bob Clegg, candidate in the Republican primary in the 2nd Congressional District, was doing some last minute campaigning in Ward 2, holding campaign signs Tuesday evening.