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New Hampshire Individual Race: NH-1

Incumbent: Jeb Bradley (R)
 Jeb Bradley has a lifetime AFL-CIO Congressional Voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 89 percent of the time.
  
Challenger(s): Carol Shea-Porter (D)
 
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Endorsed Candidate: Carol Shea-Porter  
 

Straight Facts About Our Candidates

U.S. House of Representatives,
New Hampshire, District 1

CAROL SHEA-PORTER FIGHTS FOR WORKING FAMILIES

Supports Minimum Wage Increase.
Carol Shea-Porter will fight to raise the minimum wage for New Hampshire’s workers. (Portsmouth Herald, 9/3/06)

Will Protect Social Security.
Carol Shea-Porter is opposed to privatizing Social Security, which would jeopardize our retirement security. (Associated Press, 9/19/06)

Will Make College More Affordable.
Carol Shea-Porter will work to make college more affordable for middle-class families by raising the maximum Pell Grant amount, increasing college tuition tax credits and lowering interest rates for student loans. (Associated Press, 8/31/06; 9/19/06)

 

JEB BRADLEY HAS A RECORD OF FAILING WORKING FAMILIES

While in Congress, Jeb Bradley has repeatedly voted against the interests of workers and their families—opposing an increase in the minimum wage, cutting funding for education programs, slashing student loans and supporting a prescription drug plan that benefi ts pharmaceutical companies over seniors. (Vote #308, 6/22/06; Vote #313, 6/22/06; Vote #319, 6/27/06; Vote #366, 7/12/06; Vote #424, 7/29/06; Vote #321, 10/17/05; Vote #320, 10/17/05; S. 1932, 12/19/05; Vote #669, 11/22/03)

 

VOTE Nov. 7

U.S. Congress, New Hampshire District 1

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