The Granite Discourse

Katy Peternel is a NH state representative for Carroll County district 6. She is serving her second term as a state rep and is the clerk for the Judiciary Committee. We talked about her life before politics, home schooling her children, and how she ended up running to be a state representative.

Brian Cole is a New Hampshire state representative for Hillsborough County District 26. He is currently serving his 2nd term in the Statehouse. He is a member of the Ways and Means committee and the Vice Chair of the Housing committee.

We talked about his career as an entrepreneur, his life in public service over the years, and his upcoming bid for US Congress in New Hampshire's First Congressional District. He will be making his official announcement on Monday August 4th at the McIntyre Ski Area in Manchester NH from 6-8 PM. You can find out more information at his website: https://cole4nh.com/

Eric Brakey is a former Maine state senator and is currently the executive director of The Free State Project, an organization with a mission to get 20,000 libertarian-minded individuals to relocate to NH to promote liberty. You can find out more at https://www.fsp.org/

Brian Labrie is a NH state representative for Hillsborough County district 2. He is also a member of the Committee on Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services. This is his first term as a NH state rep. We sat down and talked about his experience as an entrepreneur and his move towards civic service.

You can find his website at https://brianlabrie.com/

Matt Drew is a New Hampshire state representative for Hillsborough County district 19 and is the clerk for the health, humans services, and elderly affairs committee.

We talked about his journey from becoming a Free Stater to becoming a state representative as well as a wide ranging conversation about NH politics, global politics and crypto. You can find him at https://mdrew4nh.org/

Tom Mannion is a New Hampshire State Representative and a veteran. He is an advocate for "Defend the Guard Act" which aims to restrict the deployment of the National Guard to combat scenarios without a formal declaration of war by Congress. We sat down and talked about a slew of things from local issues, federal issues, and the experiences he has had that got him to where he is today. You can find out more about him at https://mannion4nh.com/

Michael McEleney and Andy Schaalman from Citizens DOGE and Brett Williams from Carroll County NH GOP sat down and talked about obstacles their organizations face when it comes to rallying voters, what the average person can do in their community to hold their local governments accountable, and the success Citizens DOGE has had so far.

www.citizensdoge.com

https://carrollcountyrepublicans.org/carroll/

Steven Kesselring is a New Hampshire state representative and an entrepreneur. He represents Hillsborough county district 18.

He sat down to talk about his experience as a first term state rep, and what he has learned in the process, as well as his life as an entrepreneur

You can find more info about him at his website https://www.stevenkesselring.com

New Hampshire state representative Mike Belcher represents Carroll County district 4. He came on and talked about current issues we face in NH, as well as his philosophical views that guide him.

Glenn Cordelli is a New Hampshire state representative for Carroll County District 7. He is currently serving his 7th term and is chairman of the Education Policy and Administration committee. You can find more info about him at https://glenncordelli.org/