2007 (14 visits, 36 days)
>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on December 14-15, 2007.
On the morning and early afternoon of December 14 he toured Elektrisol and spoke with employees in Boscawen; accompanied by Chuck Norris, visited the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton; and held a news conference at the Holiday Inn in Concord to announce Ed Rollins as campaign chairman.
Accompanied by Chuck Norris on December 15 he held a town hall meeting hosted by the Androscoggin Valley Republican Committee at New Hampshire Community Technical College in Berlin; made a campaign stop at the Topic of the Town in Littleton; and spoke at a town hall meeting hosted by Dr. Deborah Warner at Littleton High School in Littleton.
[On December 16 he plans to speak at "The Season of Giving" event at Londonderry Middle School Cafeteria in Londonderry.canceled due to weather].

>Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on November 30-December 2, 2007.
On November 30 he spoke at the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce 2008 Presidential Forum Series at the Concord Holiday Inn in Concord; played with the Tilton School rock band and spoek to students, faculty and local residents at the Tilton School in Tilton; and did a meet and greet hosted by Carolyn Virtue at Chen Yang Li Restaurant in Bow.
On December 1 he spoke at a Coffee & Conversation hosted by Doug and Shannon McGinley at their home in Bedford; spoke at College Convention 2008 at the Center of New Hampshire Radisson Hotel in Manchester; attended a 90th birthday party for Beryl Reeve at her home in Hudson; attended a house party hosted by Rep. Dan and Kathleen Dumaine and Dr. Blake Wullbrandt at the Children's Dental Care Office in Keene; and spoke at the Cheshire County Republican Committee/Cheshire Republican Women's Committee Joint Holiday Party at the Keene Country Club in Keene.
On December 2 he spoke at morning worship service at Grace Fellowship of Nashua.

>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on November 9-10, 2007.  On November 9 he spoke at health policy grand rounds at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon; and did private meetings in Concord including a discussion with SEA (SEIU Local 1984) members.  On November 10 he ran in a 5K Fun Run with supporters at the University of New Hampshire (in front of the TKE House) in Durham; did a downtown walk with Rep. Lee Quandt at Town & Country Barber in Exeter; attended a Coffee & Conversation hosted by Rep. Lee Quandt and Chris Moustis at the Townlyne Grill in Exeter; attended the Chowderfest co-hosted by the Seacoast Republican Women and the Hampton and Seabrook Republican Town Committees at Brown's Seabrook Lobster Pound in Seabrook; attended a reception at the home of Bob & Estella Hughes in Bedford; and attended a house party hosted by Bob Burns in Amherst.

>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on October 17-19, 2007.
On October 17 he spoke at a Primary Insight presidential candidate forum at Devine Millimet in Manchester; toured and met with employees at BAE Systems in Nashua; spoke at a AARP-NH Divided We Fail Issues Forum at the Executive Court Banquet Facility in Manchester; and participated in a live interview by Myron Kandel of The Initiative for Corporate Responsibility, with a live audience for broadcast by New Hampshire Public Television in Collings Auditorium at Daniel Webster College in Nashua.
On October 18 he spoke to the Jaffrey Rindge Rotary in the Emily Flint Campus Center Building at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge; spoke in Pierce Hall at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge; made a campaign stop at the Peterborough Diner in Peterborough; filed his candidacy papers at the Secretary of State's office at the State House in Concord; attended a reception at the Huckabee campaign office at 143 North Main Street in Concord; and stopped at a Republican Party fundraising event at the home of Rep. Steve Stepanek in Amherst.
On October 19 he spoke at the Politics and Eggs breakfast at the Bedford Village Inn in Bedford; played with the jazz band and spoke to students at Concord High School; participated in a WMUR Commitment 2008 "Candidate Café" at Merrimack Restaurant in Manchester (closed press); and spoke at The Androscoggin Valley Republican Committee Ronald Reagan Dinner at Mountain View Grand Resort in Whitefield.

>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on October 13-14, 2007.  On the afternoon of October 13 he spoke at the Global Warming & Energy Solutions Conference at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester; and attend eda meet and greet at the 21st Century Demonstration GREEN home owned by Steve and Nash Reddy in Loudon.  On the morning of October 14 he attended a meet and greet hosted by Rep. Jason Bedrick at his home in Windham.

>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on September 28-30, 2007.
On September 28 he taped an interview  with WCVB (Channel 5 Boston) at WMUR-TV studios in Manchester; and played bass guitar with local rock band, Mama Kicks (and with Barry Goudreau, one of the original guitarists for the rock band Boston), at Whippersnapper's in Londonderry.
On September 29 he attended a pancake breakfast with seniors at Havenwood-Heritage Heights in Concord; stopped in for a $400 hair cut, proceeds to benefit autism research, at Hair Biz Salon (David Holden, prop.) in Concord; spoke at YouthStorm, Grace Assembly of God Church, in Salem; toured Elliot Medical Center, taking part in their community day, in Londonderry; attended an "Old Fashioned Backyard Conversation" hosted by Joe & Joanne Paradis at the historic home at the intersection of Mammoth and Litchfield Roads in Londonderry; spoke at an American Solutions workshop at St. Anselm College in Manchester; and attended a house party at the home of Dave & Karen Testerman in Franklin.
On September 30 he did a radio interview at NH Family Radio, then gave the morning sermon at Amherst Christian Church in Amherst (closed press); and attended a meet and greet at the property of Glenn and Chris Sealy in Hollis.

>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on September 4-7, 2007.
On the evening of September 4 he attended a private reception at the home of Fred Bramante in Durham.
On September 5 he participated in the debate at UNH in Durham.
On September 6 he guested on "Fox and Friends" from Durham; hosted conference calls with bloggers and with members of the media from Durham; toured the Dover Adult Learning Center with leaders of the NH Center for Nonprofits and the NH Nonprofit Primary Project; toured Turbocam in Barrington; and attended a reception hosted by Dan & Jennifer Philbrick at Three Rivers Farm Road in Dover.
On September 7 he participated in Service Employees International Union's "Walk a Day in My Shoes" program, making stops at the Youth Development Center in Manchester and the Women's Prison in Goffstown.  (Then to Boston for AARP Expo).

>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on August 17-20, 2007.
On the evening of August 17 he attended a spaghetti dinner hosted by the Manchester Republican Committee at the Tower Café in the Brady Sullivan Tower in Manchester.
On August 18 he attended a closed press breakfast with clergy at the Merrimack Restaurant in Manchester; attended a Chowderfest in his honor hosted by former Sen. Russell and Susan Prescott at The Kingston 1686 House in Kingston; made a campaign stop at the Annual Strafford County Republic Picnic at the home of Brian and Sandy Payne in Center Strafford; and attended a house party hosted by Ray & Mary Ann Shakir at their home in North Conway.
On August 19 he spoke at the morning church fellowship at Manchester First Assembly Church in Auburn; was guest on “Chat & Chew with The Big Guy & the Mrs.” WTPL (107.7) radio show at the Red Blazer Restaurant in Concord; made a campaign stop at the Hillsborough Republican County August Barbeque at Alpine Grove in Hollis; and attended a house party hosted by Dan & Sue Pichette at their home in Manchester.
On August 20 he attended a breakfast at the Manchester Republican Committee Annual Golf Tournament at the Derryfield Country Club; taped "NewsNight with Jim Braude" at New England Cable News; and spoke at the Nashua Rotary luncheon at the Nashua Country Club in Nashua.

>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on July 6-8, 2007 with his band Capitol Offense on a "New Hampshire Summer Tour 2007."  On July 6 he performed with Capitol Offense at a party at the home of Dan & Jennifer Philbrick in Dover.  On July 7 he performed with Capitol Offense at Operation America Rising, Salute to the Troops at Greely Park in Nashua; made a speech and shook hands at the 9th Annual Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers Family Reunion Picnic at Hopkinton State Fairgrounds in Hopkinton; and performed with Capitol Offense at a campaign fundraiser on the ball fields behind Northeast Delta Dental in Concord.  On the morning of July 8 he did a prayer service at Summercrest Assisted Living facility in Newport, and a prayer service at Lake Sunapee Baptist Church.

first six months of 2007 (5 visits, 10 days)
>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on June 3-5, 2007.
[On the evening of June 2 he plans to make a campaign stop at the Daddy's Junky Music annual dinner at C.R. Sparks in Bedford.did not make this event].
On June 3 he attended morning worship service at the Household of Faith in Amherst; attended a house party at the home of Roger Jackson in Francestown; and attended a study break pizza party with Dartmouth College Republicans in the Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth College in Hanover.
On June 4 he participated in an early morning fun run with Northeast Delta Dental CEO Tom Raffio and employees at One Delta Drive in Concord; attended a private breakfast meeting; met with employees at Lincoln Financial Group in Concord; tour Granite State Manufacturing and talked with employees, in Manchester; and in the rest of the afternoon held private meetings.
On June 5 he participated in the debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester.

>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on May 5-6, 2007.   On May 5 [he plans to meet with board members of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Seacoast at the Gateway Restaurant in Somersworth]; he ran the 3rd Annual Seven Hills Road Race (5K) with former Congressman Jeb Bradley in Somersworth--they crossed the line together in just over 31 minutes; had a luncheon with press at the TD BankNorth Building in Concord; did some private meetings in Concord including the NH Coalition of Taxpayers; and had a private dinner with friends and supporters at the Yard in Manchester.  On May 6 he attended morning worship service at the New Life Church in Raymond; and attend a house party at the home of Cliff Hurst in Manchester.

>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on April 17-19, 2007.
On the evening of April 17 he did a private dinner with friends and supporters at Fratello's Restaurant in Manchester.
On April 18 he did a  5K Fun Run with friends and supporters starting at Veterans Memorial Park in Manchester; was guest lecturer at Saint Anselm College in Manchester; made a campaign stop at Daddy’s Junky Music in Manchester; had lunch with Strafford County Federation of Republican Women, hosted by Wendy Stanley-Jones at her home in Durham; participated in rehearsal with Oyster River Middle School band in Durham; made a campaign stop at Exeter Music in Exeter; did a meet and greet with the Tri-Town Republican Committee at 11 Water Street (Restaurant) in Exeter; and attended a house party hosted by Ron Dupuis at his home in North Hampton.
On April 19 he attended a breakfast hosted by the Nashua Area Federated Republican Women at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua.

>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee campaigned in NH for a full day on March 14, 2007.  He started with a guest interview on the Charlie Sherman Radio Show on WGIR-AM; did a guest interview on NH Public Radio's "The Exchange" with host Laura Knoy in Concord; met with employees at Northeast Delta Dental in Concord; attended a luncheon with legislators and key officials hosted by Sen. Robert Clegg at New Hampshire State Library in Concord; taped a “Conversation with the Candidates” at WMUR-TV studios in Manchester, to air at a later date; did some private meetings; and attended a house party for “Friends of Mike Huckabee” at the home of Doug and Shannon McGinley in Bedford.

>Former Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on February 9, 2007.  He addressed business leaders at a National Leaders Forum luncheon, co-hosted by the Business and Industry Association and the New Hampshire Political Library, at Daniel Webster College in Nashua; did a live interview on WRKO Radio 680 AM / Boston with talk show host Howie Carr; and held a ‘Meet Mike Huckabee’ reception at The Merrimack Restaurant in Manchester

Gov. Huckabee  finished his tenure in Jan. 2007.

2006 (3 visits, 6 days)
>Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on August 10-13, 2006.
On August 10 Huckabee met with the editorial board of the Concord Monitor; and he and his band, Capitol Offense, appeared at a fundraiser for Executive Councilor Ray Wieczorek at Palazzi in Hooksett.
On August 11 he addressed the Politics and Eggs breakfast at the Bedford Village Inn in Bedford; spoke at a New Hampshire Republican Party luncheon at the party's headquarters in Concord; spoke and performed with Capitol Offense at a Central NH GOP Women's Club rally on the lawn in front of the Capitol building in Concord; and in the evening he and Capitol Offense appeared at a Nancy Wall for State Senate kickoff rally and fundraiser at the Brookdale Farm in Hollis.
On August 12 he appeared at a Cheshire County GOP breakfast "meet and greet" at the Best Western Hotel in Keene; did an outdoor reception/concert at Fred Bramante's house in Durham; spoke to a group of Derry Republicans at a private residence in Derry; was the special guest at a Jim Coburn for Governor reception at a private residence in Manchester; and he and Capitol Offense performed at a Manchester City Committee dance at the Eleven Eleven Club in Manchester.
On August 13 he preached and attended church service at Bethany Chapel Church of Christ in Manchester; and was the keynote speaker at a lunch with Teenage Republicans, Young Republicans and College Republicans at a private residence in Manchester.
He also held several private meetings scattered throughout the visit.

>Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on March 29, 2006.  He met over lunch with members of the NH GOP's Executive Committee in Concord; had informal meetings with business community and political leaders including newly elected GOP chairman Wayne Seprini and Manchester mayor Frank Guinta; attended a house party at the home of former Manchester Republican Committee chair Cliff Hurst; and was the guest speaker at the Manchester Republican Committee's Republican Lincoln/Reagan Banquet at The Courtyard in Manchester.

>Gov. Mike Huckabee spoke at the Grafton County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner at the Fireside Inn in West Lebanon, NH on February 28, 2006.

2005 (1 visit, 1 day)
>Gov. Mike Huckabee visited NH on August 27, 2005.  At the Radisson Center of New Hampshire in Manchester he did a photo op with New Hampshire Young Republicans doing a voter registration drive; attended a NHRSC Issues & Answers Series breakfast at the Radisson Center of New Hampshire; and did a media roundtable with members of the New Hampshire and Arkansas media.  He spoke at the Nashua Republican City Committee's Steak Out at the Alpine Club in Hollis (substituting for Gov. Romney who had bowed out); attended the Strafford County Republican Picnic/Pig Roast at Three River Farm in Dover [speech]; did a book signing at the Barnes & Noble in Newington; stopped in at the Seacoast Irish Festival at Dover Elks Lodge in Dover; and attended a reception at the home of Turner and Wendy Stanley Jones in Durham.
 

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