Raymond Wieczorek
Encyclopedia
Raymond J Wieczorek is a Republican
politician from Manchester, New Hampshire
, currently representing District 4 in the New Hampshire
Executive Council
.
Wieczorek ran for Council to replace Republican Thomas Coluontuno, who had resigned after being appointed United States Attorney for New Hampshire
. Wieczorek defeated the Democratic nominee, state Rep. John Kacavas, and was elected to the Council in 2002. He served five terms as mayor of Manchester in the 1990s before being defeated in the 1999 election by Democrat
Robert A. Baines
.
He is best known for this quote regarding an article about the defunding of Planned Parenthood in New Hampshire:
When asked if the contract could exclude the issuance of condoms, he said that he does not believe the state should subsidize contraception. "If they want to have a good time, why not let them pay for it?" Link to article
Raymond Wieczorek is featured on the Tumblr blog "Men Who Hate Women."
veteran, a member of the American Legion
and Veterans of Foreign Wars
, and owner of the Wieczorek Insurance Agency. He resides in Manchester, where he has lived since 1958. His wife Susan died in 2008.
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...
politician from 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...
, currently representing District 4 in the New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
Executive Council
Executive Council of New Hampshire
The Executive Council of the State of New Hampshire is the executive body of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Executive Council advises the Governor on all matters and provides a check on the governor's power. New Hampshire is one of the few states that has an Executive Council, and is the...
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Career
Wieczorek was the director and president of the Manchester Scholarship Foundation between 1973 and 1976. He became commissioner of the Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority in 1984, and was its chairman from 1986 to 1989.Wieczorek ran for Council to replace Republican Thomas Coluontuno, who had resigned after being appointed United States Attorney for New Hampshire
United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of New Hampshire. The Warren B. Rudman U.S...
. Wieczorek defeated the Democratic nominee, state Rep. John Kacavas, and was elected to the Council in 2002. He served five terms as mayor of Manchester in the 1990s before being defeated in the 1999 election by Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Robert A. Baines
Robert A. Baines
Robert A. Baines is a former mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. He served in that office from 2000 - 2006. A Democrat, he was first elected in November 1999, defeating incumbent Republican Raymond Wieczorek. Manchester mayoral elections are held every other year - in his last successful bid for...
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He is best known for this quote regarding an article about the defunding of Planned Parenthood in New Hampshire:
When asked if the contract could exclude the issuance of condoms, he said that he does not believe the state should subsidize contraception. "If they want to have a good time, why not let them pay for it?" Link to article
Raymond Wieczorek is featured on the Tumblr blog "Men Who Hate Women."
Personal life
Wieczorek is a Korean WarKorean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
veteran, a member of the American Legion
American Legion
The American Legion is a mutual-aid organization of veterans of the United States armed forces chartered by the United States Congress. It was founded to benefit those veterans who served during a wartime period as defined by Congress...
and Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a congressionally chartered war veterans organization in the United States. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, VFW currently has 1.5 million members belonging to 7,644 posts, and is the largest American organization of combat...
, and owner of the Wieczorek Insurance Agency. He resides in Manchester, where he has lived since 1958. His wife Susan died in 2008.