Overview
- The former Executive Councilor and 2024 primary contender announced a second bid, centering her message on rising prices and pledging no sales or income tax.
- Warmington criticizes plans for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Merrimack and urges Gov. Kelly Ayotte to state a clear position.
- She blames high property taxes on the state’s voucher-style education program and points to Medicaid and premium increases as drivers of health costs.
- Ayotte’s campaign and New Hampshire Republicans immediately attacked Warmington’s past lobbying for Purdue Pharma and promotion of OxyContin.
- Before her entry, Jonathan Kiper was the lone Democrat in the race, Portsmouth Mayor Deaglan McEachern is weighing a run, the primary is in September, and Ayotte is expected to seek reelection with strong polls and fundraising.