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Click here to read the letter Congressional candidate Grant Bosse sent to the Federal Elections Commission accusing his opponent, Jennifer Horn, of illegally using general election money in her primary campaign.

A UNH poll contains good news for U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) but show trouble for U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester).

According to The Granite State Poll, Shea-Porter is losing to former U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) 46 percent to 40 percent. However, the same poll has Shea-Porter beating Bradley's primary rival, former Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen 42 percent to 36 percent.

Grant Bosse (R-Hillsboro) is taking aim at state Sen. Bob Clegg's (R-Hudson) support for a bill that would require insurance companies to cover bariatric surgery, also known as gastric bypass.

Clegg had the weight loss surgery last year and Gov. Lynch signed Clegg's bill earlier this week. In an editorial in The Union Leader Clegg said the bill will save money and lives.

Congressman Paul Hodes sent out an email on Wednesday claiming to be a targeted seat for the Republicans.  That email may have been hard for him to say with a straight face after seeing he had more than 6x as much money in the bank as his nearest Republican competitor. Hodes continues to be a tenacious fundraiser, something he has been since taking office in 2007.  On Tuesday the FEC 2nd quarter numbers were posted and we learned Hodes had raised nearly $250K and had $972K on hand.  His nearest competitor on the Republican side was state Senator Bob Clegg who raised $64K and finished with $156K in the bank.  Even though he had a significant advantage, it is interesting to see Hodes didn’t sit on his laurels and the very next day was soliciting money via email again.  

Some might call it a campaign steering committee or a leadership team, but Grant Bosse (R-Hillsboro) has nicknamed his supporters "Bosse's Posse."

The "posse" is a group of volunteers who have endorsed Bosse and will campaign for him throughout the 2nd congressional district.

Over the past three months, 2nd Congressional District candidate Grant Bosse (R-Hillsboro) raised $20,091.55.

During the second quarter, Bosse spent $15,878.19 and ended the period with $12,850.61 cash-on-hand.

U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) raised $250,000 over the last three months, his campaign announced today. The Hodes campaign also said that it has $980,000 cash-on-hand.

"I am proud to have earned the support of so many people," Hodes said in a statement. "I have been working hard every day to change Washington since I was elected, and it is clear that my campaign will have the resources it needs to effectively communicate my desire for more change and my record of standing up for working New Hampshire families."

Congressional candidate Jennifer Horn: Campaign photoA well-known New Hampshire Republican activist has endorsed Jennifer Horn's (R-Nashua) congressional campaign.

Judy Galluzzo will serve as Horn's Salem Town Chair and Rockingham County co-chair. Galluzzo will also be a member of Horn's executive committee.

Jennifer Horn with the Petrones: Photo Credit: Horn campaign

Ambassador Joe Petrone and his wife Augusta hosted a fundraiser for Jennifer Horn Tuesday night.

The Petrones are honorary co-chairmen of her campaign for congress.

According to a campaign press release, 90 people attended the event at their house in Dublin with guest speaker Daveed Gartstein-Ross, Vice President of Research for the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.

State Sen. Bob Clegg (R-Hudson): Photo Credit: www.cleggforcongress.comIn an online editorial, 2nd Congressional District candidate Bob Clegg (R-Hudson) says presumptive Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will win the Granite State in the fall not because McCain is a Republican but because he is "independent." In the same editorial, Clegg, a state senator, says he also represents the "mind-set" of voters.

"Both of our congressional seats are now occupied by Democrats, but I believe the voters of New Hampshire will deliver them back to the Republicans this year, with John McCain leading the way," Clegg wrote on the website GraniteGrok. "This is not because we both have an ‘R' next to our names; this is because John McCain and I truly represent the mind-set of New Hampshire voters. In 2004, 44% of New Hampshire voters identified themselves as ‘independent'."