John Stephen was the 2010 Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 nominee for Governor of New Hampshire

Governor of New Hampshire

The Governor of the State of New Hampshire is the supreme executive magistrate of the U.S. state of New Hampshire.The governor is elected at the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along with bordering Vermont, to hold...

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Education

Stephen graduated from Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire

Manchester, New Hampshire

Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...

. Stephen earned his Bachelor of Science from the Whittemore School of Business and Economics

Whittemore School of Business and Economics

Whittemore School of Business and Economics – University of New HampshireThe Whittemore School of Business and Economics is the business school of the University of New Hampshire, a public university located in Durham, New Hampshire. The Whittemore School is located on the main campus, in its own...

 at the University of New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire

The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...

. He then graduated with honors from Detroit College of Law.

Career

Prior to running for governor, Stephen served as a federal district court law clerk, Assistant Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 380,841 people, 144,455 households, and 98,807 families residing in the county. The population density was 435 people per square mile . There were 149,961 housing units at an average density of 171 per square mile...

 Attorney, New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General, Assistant Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Safety, New Hampshire Coordinator of Homeland Security, New Hampshire Commissioner of Health and Human Services, and as partner for The Lucas Group.

2008 election campaign

Stephen ran for the Republican nomination for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

New Hampshire's 1st congressional district covers the southeastern part of New Hampshire. The district consists of three general areas: Greater Manchester, the Seacoast and the Lakes Region....

. Jeb Bradley

Jeb Bradley

Joseph E. "Jeb" Bradley is a Republican member of the New Hampshire State Senate, currently serving as Senate Majority Leader. He represents his hometown of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire and 16 other towns in east-central New Hampshire. He was formerly a U.S...

, winner of that primary, would later co-chair Stephen's 2010 gubernatorial campaign.

2010 election campaign

Stephen won the Republican primary for governor with nearly a two third majority in September 2010. He lost in the general election against incumbent Governor John H. Lynch.

External links

• John Stephen for Governor campaign website