Daphne Kenyon

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  • MORE FABRICATIONS FROM LETOURNEAU


    MORE FABRICATIONS FROM LETOURNEAU

    Derry, N.H., Nov. 3— Mailers sent to District 19 residents from Bob Letourneau contain malicious fabrications. These mailers claim that Kenyon supports eliminating property tax relief for senior citizens and veterans.

    “A key motivation for my run for the New Hampshire Senate is that it would provide me an opportunity to expand property tax relief for citizens of District 19,” Kenyon said. “As I have gone door to door talking to families, I’ve found that many are concerned about their property tax burdens. I believe that my work on property tax relief at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy would help me craft new options for property tax relief if I am honored to serve in the legislature,” Kenyon continued.

    As one example of the distortions contained in Letourneau’s mailer, he cites HB717, passed in 2003 as an attempt to kill property tax relief for low and moderate homeowners. The fact is that HB717 eliminated the state property tax, which is why the property tax credit against the state property tax was no longer necessary. It makes no sense to have a tax credit against a repealed tax.

    Letourneau’s mailers regarding Kenyon’s positions on property tax relief should not be regarded as fact.

  • Lynch to Campaign with Kenyon

    Derry, N.H., Oct. 31—Governor John Lynch, Democratic incumbent, will be in Derry this Saturday to campaign with Daphne Kenyon, who is running for New Hampshire State Senate District 19.

    Lynch and Kenyon will be at Mary Ann’s Diner, located at 29 East Broadway in Derry, at 9 a.m. this Saturday, Nov. 1. Kenyon, Lynch’s first appointee to the State Board of Education, was endorsed by the governor earlier this month.

    “I am excited to be campaigning with the governor in Derry,” Kenyon said. “He has been incredibly supportive, and I know that he and I will make a great team for New Hampshire’s families.”

    State Senate District 19 includes Derry, Hampstead and Windham. Kenyon, a 19-year resident of Windham, is a professional economist, an expert on education funding and property tax relief, and has over 25 years of experience researching and analyzing state and local government policy.

  • Shaheen to Campaign with Kenyon

    Derry, N.H., Oct. 31—Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, will be in Derry this Saturday campaigning with Daphne Kenyon, who is running for New Hampshire State Senate District 19.

    Shaheen and Kenyon will be at Mary Ann’s Diner at 11:30 a.m. this Saturday, Nov. 1.

    “It is an honor to be campaigning with Gov. Shaheen in Derry,” Kenyon said. “As our next Senator in Washington, and as Derry next Senator in Concord, I know she and I will be bring the expertise and diligence that the country and New Hampshire desperately need.”

    State Senate District 19 includes Derry, Hampstead and Windham. Kenyon, a 19-year resident of Windham, is a professional economist, an expert on education funding and property tax relief, and has over 25 years of experience researching and analyzing state and local government policy.

  • Letourneau Misleads Derry Residents

    LETOURNEAU MAILER MISLEADS DERRY RESIDENTS

    Derry, N.H., Oct. 24 — Mail that arrived this week in the mailboxes of Derry residents from Bob Letourneau is factually wrong.

    It claims that Governor Lynch’s constitutional amendment on school funding, supported by Kenyon and other members of the State Board of Education, “would open the door to Derry’s state education aid being cut by $7.5 million dollars.”

    “What the Senator does not understand is that the door is already open,” Kenyon said. “And Derry’s loss of $7.5 million in school aid has nothing to do with a constitutional amendment. On Senator Letourneau’s watch the state legislature passed a school funding formula that will cut millions in state education aid for Derry in 2010,” Kenyon continued.

    Letourneau recently briefed the Derry Cooperative School Board on that pending loss as detailed in a page 3 article of the October 30 Derry News. According to reporter Julie Huss, “school officials are thinking hard about how to keep costs under control, while facing a $7.5 million loss under a proposed educational funding plan.” The Derry News article continues, “Having a few years to plan is not a bad thing, Letourneau added, but when 2011 rolls around, it could be hard on the district.”

    Letourneu’s mailer mistakenly refers to “Kenyon’s plan,” but no such “Kenyon school-funding plan” exists. In reality Kenyon supported a constitutional amendment to target aid to communities who need school aid, including Derry.

    Letourneau’s misleading mail attempts to link to completely separate initiatives: the state education funding plan and Governor Lynch’s constitutional amendment that would have allowed targeted school aid. The mailer, an attempt to hide Letourneau’s inability to deliver for Derry residents, should not be regarded as fact.

  • Letourneau Confused on Own Record



    LETOURNEAU CONFUSED ABOUT HIS OWN RECORD

    Derry, N.H., Oct. 24 —

    In an article in the Derry News this week, Sen. Bob Letourneau shows confusion about the facts and his own record. He says that he “worked with community leaders to ensure $7 million in promised state education funding was preserved.” In reality, Letourneau has not ensured that Derry’s education funding will be preserved as the city is slated to lose $7.3 million in education funding in 2010.

    He also claims that Daphne Kenyon, his opponent, is a “champion” of a constitutional amendment regarding school funding. The constitutional amendment is a moot point, since it has been defeated and will not be revived. Kenyon did support the constitutional amendment, but as a way to ensure that communities like Derry that need funding receive it.

    Kenyon is an expert in education funding and has the knowledge on school funding formulas to help Derry regain some of the funding lost on Letourneau’s watch.

  • Kenyon to Host Forum



    KENYON TO HOST CITIZEN’S FORUM

    Derry, N.H., Oct. 21 —

    Daphne Kenyon, Democratic candidate for the New Hampshire State Senate District 19, will be hosting a citizen’s forum on Monday, Oct. 27 from 7 to 9 p.m.

    The event will be held at the Marion Gerrish Community Center located at 39 West Broadway in Derry. All residents from District 19, which includes Derry, Hampstead and Windham, are invited to come and talk with Kenyon.

    The forum will cover subjects including the economy, taxes, education funding, the environment, transportation and much more. Kenyon will listen and discuss some of the critical issues facing New Hampshire in the next two years.

    Kenyon, a professional economist and expert in property tax relief, education funding, and livable wage jobs, will be hearing directly from residents, and answering questions.

    “I think it’s important for New Hampshire citizens to have access to their State Senators. I hope this forum will both provide District 19 residents with a chance to express their concerns and help bridge the disconnect that we have seen between Concord and our citizens in the past,” Kenyon said. “I want to hear about what is on their mind and what should be the priorities be for our state senator in Concord.”

    Daphne Kenyon is a PhD economist, having earned her doctorate from the University of Michigan. She currently serves as Gov. John Lynch’s first appointee to the New Hampshire State Board of Education. Lynch has also endorsed Kenyon for her bid at the State Senate.

  • Lynch Endorses Kenyon for Senate



    LYNCH ENDORSES KENYON FOR STATE SENATE

    Derry, New Hampshire, Sept. 30 —

    New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has endorsed Daphne Kenyon, the Democratic candidate for State Senate for District 19.

    “Daphne Kenyon will make a fine Senator,” Lynch said.

    The governor’s endorsement comes as three major unions, the New Hampshire AFL-CIO, the National Education Association and the New Hampshire Teamsters, all endorse Kenyon for senate as well.

    Kenyon is running as the Democratic candidate for State Senate District 19, which includes Derry, Hampstead and Windham, against Republican incumbent Sen. Bob Letourneau.

    Currently Kenyon serves on the New Hampshire State Board of Education. She was Gov. Lynch’s first appointee to that board. Before this appointment she was vice chair of the Windham School Board.

    A fiscally conservative Democrat, Kenyon has taken the pledge against an income and sales tax. As Senator, Kenyon will work to expand New Hampshire’s economy and ensure that every child receives a quality education. She promises to explore all options for providing property tax relief for needy families.

    Kenyon is a professional economist, specializing in public policy issues, specifically school funding, property tax relief and livable wage jobs. Kenyon has 25 years of experience analyzing local and state government policy, heading the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy and serving as a fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

    She has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Kenyon was a professor of economics at Dartmouth College and Simmons College.

    Kenyon has been a Windham resident for 19 years. She is the mother of Elizabeth Kachavos and wife of physician Dr. Peter Kachavos.

  • Major Unions Endorse Kenyon for Senate

    The New Hampshire AFL-CIO and the New Hampshire Teamsters Union have endorsed Daphne Kenyon, the Democratic candidate for State Senate District 19.

    “The experience she brings in her knowledge of the economy will be a tremendous resource in the State Senate. With her comes a valuable perspective to solving New Hampshire’s problems,” said Mark MacKenzie, president of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO.

    A friend of labor, Kenyon is an expert on livable wage jobs, and was strongly in favor of the raise in the minimum wage. She also supports the evergreen bill, which is legislation that allows workers to receive scheduled pay raises during long negotiations. Her opponent, Republican incumbent Bob Letourneau, voted against both the minimum wage increase and the evergreen bill, two very important pieces of pro-labor legislation.

    Of the endorsement, Kenyon said, “I am delighted to receive these two critical endorsements. I look forward to representing the interests of New Hampshire’s hard working families in Concord.”

    Kenyon, a Ph.D. economist, is an expert on property tax relief, livable wage jobs and education funding. A fiscally conservative Democrat, Kenyon is a professional economist with over 25 years of analyzing government policy. She taught economics at Dartmouth and Simmons College, and currently works as a fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. She and her husband Peter Kachavos have lived in Windham for 20 years. Her husband’s family is from Derry.

  • Kenyon Announces Bid for State Senate

    Daphne Kenyon, announced today that she is running for the District 19 Senate seat, promising to work hard on the issues that matter most to district residents, such as jobs, affordable health care, widening of Highway 93, and excellence in education.  “In these challenging economic times, I want to make sure that our state government works as effectively and efficiently as possible to serve its citizens,” Kenyon said. 

    For Immediate Release                                                                      Thursday May 22, 2008

    Kenyon Announces Bid for State Senate

    Daphne Kenyon, a long time resident of Windham, announced today that she is running for the District 19 Senate seat, promising to work hard on the issues that matter most to district residents, such as jobs, affordable health care, widening of Highway 93, and excellence in education.  District 19 includes Derry, Hampstead, and Windham.  “In these challenging economic times, I want to make sure that our state government works as effectively and efficiently as possible to serve its citizens,” Kenyon said. 

    Daphne Kenyon is an economist who specializes in public policy issues facing state and local government.  She heads D. A. Kenyon & Associates, a public policy consulting firm, and serves as a visiting fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.  Before opening her own consulting firm, Kenyon headed the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, a free-market think tank.  She was an economics professor for many years, first at Dartmouth College, and then at Simmons College, where she served as department chair.  She earned her B. A. in economics from Michigan State University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan.

    Kenyon was Lynch’s first appointee to the state’s board of education.  Previously Kenyon served on the Windham School Board.  Kenyon and her husband Peter Kachavos were early supporters of Governor Lynch, with her husband being a prominent Republican for Lynch.  Kenyon was born in Georgia and lived in the Midwest until she completed her education, and has now lived in New Hampshire over 20 years.  Her husband’s family settled in Derry in the 1920s, and has been a vital part of the Derry community since then.  Kenyon’s father-in-law was proprietor of George’s Shoe Store on Broadway in Derry for 30 years.  Kenyon and her husband have a 17-year-old daughter, Elizabeth.



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