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Jesse Craton "Jess" Edwards Jr. is an American politician, who is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[1] He represents the Rockingham 4 district, comprising the towns of Auburn, Chester, and Sandown.[2]
Jess Edwards | |
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Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Rockingham 4th district | |
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Political party | Republican |
Edwards served in the United States Medical Corps, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel and retiring in 2009.[3][2]
Edwards is a Republican. In his third term, he was appointed to Chair Division III of the Finance Committee.[1]
In 2023, Edwards endorsed Ron DeSantis for president.[4]
In 2022, Edwards advocated for the successful passage of HB1609 which created an exemption for fatal fetal diagnoses to the 24-week abortion ban law passed in 2021.[5]
In 2024, Edwards argued against raising New Hampshire's minimum marriage age from 16 to 18, stating that 16- and 17-year-olds "are a ripe, fertile age and may have a pregnancy and a baby involved", in which case "marriage might be the right solution" and should be available "as a legitimate social option" to avoid "making abortion a much more desirable alternative".[6]
Edwards' daughter, Elizabeth, served as a state representative, and Edwards credits her service as the inspiration for his run for office.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jess Edwards (incumbent) | 6,686 | 14 | |
Republican | Chris True (incumbent) | 6,330 | 13.3 | |
Republican | Jason Osborne (incumbent) | 6,235 | 13.1 | |
Republican | Tony Piemonte (incumbent) | 5,982 | 12.5 | |
Republican | Oliver Ford | 5,966 | 12.5 | |
Democratic | Michael D'Angelo | 3,533 | 7.4 | |
Democratic | Jane Van Zandt | 3,441 | 7.4 | |
Democratic | Matthew Krohn | 3,178 | 6.7 | |
Democratic | Ben Geiger | 3,162 | 6.6 | |
Democratic | Russell Normal | 3,158 | 6.6 | |
Total votes | 47,676 | 100 | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris True (incumbent) | 4,416 | 12.6 | |
Republican | Jess Edwards (incumbent) | 4,371 | 12.5 | |
Republican | Becky Owens | 4,236 | 12.1 | |
Republican | Jason Osborne (incumbent) | 4,093 | 11.7 | |
Republican | Tony Piemonte | 3,948 | 11.3 | |
Democratic | Cynthia Herman | 2,934 | 8.4 | |
Democratic | Todd Bedard | 2,834 | 8.1 | |
Democratic | Patrick McLaughlin | 2,784 | 8.0 | |
Democratic | Stephen D'Angelo | 2,698 | 7.7 | |
Democratic | Benjamin Geiger | 2,622 | 7.5 | |
Total votes | 34,940 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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